Jarvis DeBerry Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

November 14, 2018

Another business leader weighs in on ITEP

Ever since Gov. John Bel Edwards gave local authorities more control over industrial property tax breaks, the big question has been how that power should be used. Should school boards, city councils and local sheriffs issue a blank check to manufacturers?

Number of the Day

4.3 - Louisiana’s percent change in real GDP for the second quarter of this year. (Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis)

June 14, 2018

The Children of Central City

Simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring, the special project by a team of reporters and photographers at Nola.com/The Times Picayune about children growing up in one of New Orleans most historic and most violent neighborhoods is a must-read.

Number of the Day

$1.4 billion - Total amount of federal SNAP benefits distributed to low-income Louisiana families (Source: Department of Children and Family Services)

December 5, 2017

Louisiana is a low tax state

Louisiana residents want quality public schools, health care and strong state universities, but our state’s broken and inadequate tax system consistently leaves state lawmakers without enough revenue to fully fund those priorities.

Number of the Day

60 - percentage of people who oppose repealing the ACA’s individual mandate after learning that eliminating the mandate would increase premiums for people who buy their own coverage. (Source: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll)

October 13, 2017

Sabotaging the ACA

Having failed to push a health care repeal bill through Congress, President Donald Trump used his executive authority Thursday to destabilizing health insurance markets in two significant ways.

Number of the Day

33 - Percentage of transgender Louisianans who reported living in poverty in 2015. (National Center for Transgender Equality)