RESET: Constitution
Louisiana should simplify the state constitution to increase fiscal flexibility,allow improvements to tax and spending policies and modernize state and localrelations.
Resource Category: Louisiana Constitution
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.
PAR Guide to the 2022 Constitutional Amendments
PAR Guide to the 2021 Constitutional Amendments
Louisiana Constituional Reform- Part II
Louisiana Constitutional Reform Part II: An Enduring Fiscal Framework provides critical background information and recommendations for addressing potential reforms of the tax and spending portions of the state Constitution. It challenges common assumptions and does not attempt to satisfy any constituency or sacred cow.