legislative session

June 14, 2022

The 2022 Legislature: A windfall session

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June 28, 2021

2021 Louisiana legislative session: A return to (somewhat) normal

Federal pandemic relief dollars lessened the pressure on the state budget and allowed the Legislature to make important new investments in education, including a much-needed boost to the Go Grants program that will make college more affordable for low-income students and the creation of the M.J.… Read more...

July 3, 2018

Back from the Brink: The 2018 Louisiana Legislative Sessions

Louisiana’s 2018 legislative year began with one overriding objective: to solve a looming“fiscal cliff” caused by $1.4 billion in temporary tax revenue that was expiring on July 1.
March 13, 2017

Repairing a ‘broken’ tax system

Four weeks from today the curtain will rise on the 2017 Legislature, where the top order of business will be an overhaul of Louisiana’s inadequate tax structure.