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Across its first three years, more than 10,500 people in Louisiana have received aid through the state-financed M.J. Foster Promise Program to help them access workforce education and training aimed at getting residents into high-demand, high-wage jobs.
With his latest budget proposal, Gov. Jeff Landry is restarting what appears likely to be an annual debate of whether and how to expand Louisiana’s education voucher program. Again, he’s hitting resistance.
Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the sign-up process for how candidates get their names on the ballot and provide new rules for how voters participate.
Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the sign-up process for how candidates get their names on the ballot and provide new rules for how voters participate.
Louisiana’s governor and lawmakers are getting a little something extra in their holiday stockings this year, courtesy of the state income forecasting panel.
The latest federal government shutdown drew attention to the large numbers of people in Louisiana, particularly children, who depend on the federal food stamp program for assistance.
According to the most recent data available from the state ethics administration office, one in every eight complaints submitted to the Board of Ethics over a four-year period led to charges, fines or caution letters.
In a quick special session that lasted only a week, Louisiana lawmakers pushed the spring 2026 election dates back a month amid hopes the delay could buy them enough time to redraw state congressional districts if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the current map.
Empty hallways and quiet classrooms are increasingly common in Louisiana’s K-12 public schools. Not only is enrollment dropping, but attendance remains below the pre-COVID-19 pandemic average, leaving officials to direct efforts toward increasing the attendance of enrolled students.
Louisiana has enrolled an average of 3,200 students over the last decade in its six public schools that train new doctors, lawyers, dentists and pharmacists.
In the November 2024 special session, the legislature enacted a variety of changes to the state tax system affecting the individual income tax, the sales tax, and corporate income and franchise taxes. Leaders for a Better Louisiana along with the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, have commissioned an analysis of the implications of the […]
Economist provides information on impacts of enacted income and sales tax changes on Louisiana households RESET Louisiana hired noted economist Greg Albrecht in fall 2024 to estimate the impacts of proposed changes to state income and sales taxes from Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration as part of its tax reform initiative. Lawmakers in a November special […]
LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) announced they are partnering on survey research and programming to understand and reduce political polarization in Louisiana, while promoting dialogue and civic thought.