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The EPA comes to Cancer Alley

This week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is visiting the largely Black communities across Louisiana that have endured decades of industrial pollution and high rates […]

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$32.05

Hourly wage needed to support a household with one adult and one child in New Orleans – up from $22.89 in 2016 (Source: MIT Living Wage calculator via Big Easy magazine)

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November 17, 2021
Louisiana should make SNAP work better for working people
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Medicaid after Covid-19: How Louisiana can keep eligible people enrolled in Medicaid as pandemic flexibilities end
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October 19, 2021
LBP Guide to the 2021 Constitutional Amendments: Tax changes on the ballot
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October 16, 2021
Amendment 2 analysis: Tax swap is not reform
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LBP in the News

November 14, 2021

THE CENTER SQUARE: Lowering maximum income tax rate gets Louisiana voter approval

November 13, 2021

WRKF: Louisiana voters reject sales tax collection overhaul amendment, but approve ‘tax swap’

November 13, 2021

LOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR: Louisiana voters approve income tax changes supported by business community

November 11, 2021

BR PROUD: Amendment 4: Tapping more dedicated money to fix a deficit

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