Louisiana Payday Loans
July 14, 2014
Louisiana Budget Project Director Jan Moller issued the following statement in response to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s report on payday lenders:
“The auditor’s report confirms what the payday industry tried to deny – that these short-term loans are designed to trap workers in long-term cycles of debt.… Read more...
June 12, 2014
Louisiana’s economic growth below average; Payday loan debate moves to federal arena; Louisiana Community and Technical College Board approves tuition increase; New data collection on TOPS recipients; and New healthcare subsidies proposed.
May 15, 2014
Payday loan industry wins another round at the Legislature; Sen. Landrieu urges protection of Coastal use fund and better budgeting procedures; Efforts to reign in TOPS spending not seeing much support; and House agrees to close LSU public hospital in Pineville.
April 30, 2014
“Citizens lose, lobbyists win” on payday loans; The Lens concludes “Fiscal Hawks” have lost the battle over one-time money; Louisiana hospitals are below-average for patient safety; and Company that built healthcare.gov website gets state incentives.
