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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 […]
Redesigning the office of inspector general, the state’s executive branch waste and fraud watchdog, needs to be a front-burner priority for the governor. Nearly a year has passed since the death of Bill Lynch, the state’s first and only inspector general (IG). Yet, it is still unclear when and whether a replacement will be named, […]
Rising ticket prices have prompted some legislators to complain about ethics laws that prohibit them from receiving tickets to sporting and cultural events valued above $100 per event (or $500 a year per donor). They complain that the current threshold prevents elected officials from receiving tickets to any but the cheapest seats. Such complaints are […]