The Pelican Institute for Public Policy seeks an External Affairs Manager to help drive an aggressive growth strategy and public policy agenda for the state of Louisiana. The position can be base...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2018/01/06/hiring-external-affairs-manager/
The Pelican Institute applauds Governor John Bel Edwards for releasing a broad outline of his proposal to close an anticipated $1 billion budget gap as we approach 2018. That said, as it stands, ...
Onerous Licensing Laws in Louisiana Licensing laws in Louisiana have always been onerous. We are, after all, the only state in the union that licenses florists. That bears repeating: we are the o...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/11/29/occupational-licensing-louisiana/
What Do Those Unemployment Numbers Really Mean? Every leader in Louisiana is rooting for this economy. Everyone wants to see more jobs come into the state and fewer of our fellow citizens unemplo...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/11/29/truth-about-unemployment-louisiana/
For years, The Pelican Institute has been warning citizens in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and elsewhere about red light traffic cameras and how they may not be what they seem. They may n...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/11/20/new-orleans-refund-redlight-camera/
Pelican Institute's CEO, Daniel Erspamer, writes in The Hayride, about Louisiana's criminal justice reforms and why they were a strong step in the right direction. He starts by identifying possib...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/11/05/in-defense-of-louisianas-criminal-justice-reforms/
Louisiana passed and enacted a Justice Reinvestment Package, what was modeled on successful reforms in other states that have demonstrably improved public safety, reduced crime and recidivism, a...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/10/24/what-does-criminal-justice-reform-louisiana/
The Pelican Institute’s CEO, Daniel Erspamer, recently had an OpEd published by The Advocate, both in the Baton Rouge edition and the New Orleans edition. Daniel lays out a bold new approach t...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/10/04/daniel-erspamer-bold-new-approaches-needed-for-louisiana/
A recent survey from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has identified Louisiana as the worst state in the nation for lawsuit climate. What that means is that businesses are being scared away from Loui...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/09/28/louisiana-ranked-worst-for-state-lawsuit-climate/
The Brewers Association, a beer industry non-profit, has ranked Louisiana 48th out of the 50 states for breweries per capita in a recent report. This is not for lack of love for beer, but because...
http://www.thepelicanpost.org/2017/09/13/louisiana-breweries-harmed-by-regulations/