Posted by Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on March 18, 2024Governor Landry’s First Budget Proposal: A Responsible Step for Louisiana’s ProsperityBudget proposals serve as a cornerstone for shaping government policy. Given Louisiana’s numerous [...]Read more
Posted by Team Pelican on March 7, 2024How Integration of Workforce and Social Services Can Lift Louisiana’s People From Poverty to OpportunityLouisiana boasts five of the fifteen busiest United States ports, affordable land, plentiful natural [...]Read more
Posted by Jamie Tairov on March 5, 2024A Fragmented System: Louisiana Audit Calls for Improved Coordination in Social Safety Net and Workforce ProgramsA recent performance audit conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor found significant shortcomings [...]Read more
Posted by on February 29, 2024Mythbuster: ESAs Help, Not Harm, Students, Schools, and CommunitiesIt’s no secret that Louisiana’s state leaders have been eyeing what several other states have given their [...]Read more
Posted by on February 27, 2024Solutions Summit 2024: It’s Geaux Time!Join the Pelican Institute for its 2024 Solutions Summit on Thursday, March 7th in Baton Rouge! The [...]Read more
Posted by on February 23, 2024On the Radio (Waves)The first wireless communication took place in 1895, when Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi sent a morse [...]Read more
Posted by on February 18, 2024Reading and Math are Louisiana K-12 Education Priorities, but Are School Systems Prioritizing Them?A recent news article highlighted Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley’s [...]Read more
Posted by on February 15, 2024Governor Landry’s First State Budget Shows Signs of Fiscal RestraintGovernor Jeff Landry introduced his first state budget recommendation this week. Speaking to the [...]Read more
Posted by Jamie Tairov on February 7, 2024Paying Down Debt Yields the Savings PromisedPelican previously highlighted the state budget that busted through its own limits to spend billions in [...]Read more