Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on June 20, 2023Audits of safety net programs enable “One Door” to combat poverty in LouisianaYou may not have noticed as other hot-button issues have taken center stage, but over the past few years, [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on May 16, 2023LOUISIANA HOUSE VOTES ON SCHOOL CHOICE RELATED BILLBaton Rouge — The Louisiana House of Representatives vote on House Bill 98 sends a strong message that [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on July 14, 2022No Veto Override: A Missed Opportunity for Louisiana’s KidsYesterday, Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Senate President Page Cortez [...]Read more
Posted by Daniel J. Erspamer on June 7, 2022Tax Reform ContinuesThe big theme of the 2021 legislative session was Tax Reform. Voters kicked off the journey to reform by [...]Read more
Posted by Erin Bendily, Ph.D. on May 20, 2022Louisiana Legislature Stands Strong for Charter SchoolsSchool choice has definitely been front and center during the 2022 legislative session, but not just [...]Read more
Posted by on July 29, 2021The Pro Act Would Be a Disaster for Louisiana WorkersLouisiana workers have struggled to recover from the economic and physical damage caused by the pandemic. [...]Read more
Posted by on July 16, 2020Victory in Fight Against Lawsuit Abuse in LouisianaOn Thursday, Governor John Bel Edwards signed House Speaker Clay Schexnayder’s HB 57, which will [...]Read more
Posted by on June 20, 2020Louisiana Continues Making Progress on Criminal Justice Reformby Joshua Levine Since the passage of bold bipartisan criminal justice reforms in 2017, Louisiana’s [...]Read more
Posted by on September 16, 2019Pelican Institute Joins Groups Nationwide in Defending Louisiana Workers’ RightsThis week, the Pelican Institute signed onto a letter opposing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) [...]Read more