Daily Dime

The number of students in unapproved private schools in Louisiana has nearly doubled since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it’s hard to determine what kind of education the approximately 21,000 students are receiving – or if they’ve learned anything at all.… Read more...

The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau includes some good and bad news for Louisiana. Louisiana’s official poverty rate decreased slightly in 2022, but still remains the second highest in the nation. The state’s uninsured rate fell to another record low and income inequality decreased slightly.… Read more...

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has tapped a climate-change skeptic with a background in agribusiness to serve as his administration’s top environmental steward, sparking concerns that the incoming administration will back away from the state’s current goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.… Read more...

Louisiana’s economic development agency is receiving criticism from the U.S. Treasury Department and startups and small business groups over its inability to distribute federal stimulus money. States across the country, on average, have distributed approximately 30% of the funds from the State Small Business Credit Initiative.… Read more...