Resource Category: Louisiana Constitution

Louisiana’s State Surpluses

Louisiana has enjoyed repeated state surpluses for the last seven years, and the latest calculations estimate lawmakers will see that trend continue another year. A surplus occurs when a state’s revenue collections exceed its spending within a budget year.

Savings Account Shuffle

The governor’s ambitious tax reform package includes a merger of two Louisiana trust funds that help promote financial stability for the state, a change that lawmakers should weigh carefully. The proposal that lawmakers will consider in the upcoming special session on taxes involves the Budget Stabilization Fund (commonly known as the state’s “rainy day” fund) […]

PAR Guide to the 2024 Constitutional Amendments

PAR Statement on a Proposed Constitutional Convention

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana believes the state needs constitutional reform after years of cluttering Louisiana’s primary governing document with hundreds of amendments and provisions best left to statute.

PAR Guide to the 2023 Constitutional Amendments

RESET: Constitution

Louisiana should simplify the state constitution to increase fiscal flexibility,allow improvements to tax and spending policies and modernize state and localrelations.

Recapping the Constitutional Amendments

Since voters ratified the Louisiana Constitution in 1974, they have been asked to decide 305 amendments, a number growing to 308 with the proposals in the December election. So far, 206 changes have won approval.