Another Budget Cycle, Same Education Fight
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.
Resource Category: Budget & Taxes
No Budget Grinches This Year
Louisiana’s governor and lawmakers are getting a little something extra in their holiday stockings this year, courtesy of the state income forecasting panel.
Childhood SNAP Usage in Louisiana
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.
RESET Louisiana Updates Tax Study
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 […]
RESET State Tax Reform Enacted, 2025 Greg Albrecht
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 […]
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As Louisiana braces for what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts will be another season of “above normal” hurricane activity in the Atlantic, the 2025 season also marks the 20-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most destructive and expensive hurricanes to hit the state.
2025 Session: Loosening Ethics Laws
Louisiana lawmakers shut down their two-month regular session after finishing work on a budget that includes record levels of spending and takes sizable sums of money out of a state savings account for infrastructure projects.