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PAR’s 55th Annual Conference and Luncheon attracted a crowd of over 500 attendees to preview the 2005 legislative session. The April 22 event focused on the wide range of topics to be covered during the state’s first hybrid fiscal session. Click Here to read PAR’s Summer 2005 Newsletter with a complete rundown of the conference […]
When it was initially introduced, the state budget for next year left a large healthcare funding gap in spite of considerable belt-tightening. However, there was not the sense of crisis and urgency that has often accompanied the budget presentation. The reason soon became apparent as the state’s fiscal prospects brightened considerably. With improved revenue estimates […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: For a list of the 2005-2006 PAR Board of Directors Click Here. You may want to highlight people from you community. Dr. James Peltier of Thibodaux was elected chairperson of the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) Board of Directors at the organization’s annual conference in Baton Rouge on Friday, April 22nd. Peltier has […]
For a free copy of the full report Click Here. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Education, conducted a cross-section survey of the state’s 44,000 teachers regarding their professional development experiences. The survey provided basic data for a recently released analysis by the Louisiana Staff Development […]
Order Form for PAR’s Guide to the 2005 Louisiana Legislature The Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) announced the release of its “Guide to the 2005 Louisiana Legislature.” The 2005 Guide is presented in a handy, pocket-sized version with underwriting support provided by Entergy Louisiana. “We are very pleased to offer our new Legislative Guide in […]
For a copy of the PAR 2005 PAR Annual Conference and Luncheon Reply Form, Click Here. The Public Affairs Research Council will hold its 2005 Annual Conference and Luncheon on Friday, April 22, at the Holiday Inn-Select in Baton Rouge. Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will be the luncheon keynote speaker. The morning session of the conference will feature a […]
Some members of the joint budget committee seem eager to consider ways to divert revenue from the Rainy Day Fund into program spending. While not part of the administration’s budget plan, the idea of lowering the cap on the fund to free up mineral revenues for general fund use was raised several times in last […]
Enacting public employee retirement reforms now can help prevent funding problems from spinning out of control in the future, the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) said in an analysis “Public Employee Retirement: A Time for Change” released today. “The state’s 40-year plan to pay off the unfunded accrued liability (UAL) of the pension systems and […]