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Louisiana Budget Project
Baton Rouge, Louisiana ·The Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) monitors and reports on public policy and how it affects Louisiana’s low- to moderate-income families.
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State of Working Louisiana
- April 5, 2023
- Louisiana Budget Project
Louisianans are working at near record numbers, and the state’s unemployment rate continues at or near record lows. The state’s rapid recovery follows a chaotic period of massive, pandemic-related job […]
Equitable tax policy in the South
- June 28, 2022
- Louisiana Budget Project
The American South is one of the most racially diverse regions of the country and is famous for its food, hospitality and music. But Southern states also fare worse on […]
It’s time for Louisiana to raise the wage
- April 26, 2022
- Louisiana Budget Project
- Jackson Voss
As workers struggle to keep up with rising costs, Louisiana continues to be one of only five states without a state minimum wage. This means many workers in our state continue […]
We must increase unemployment insurance benefits without caveats
- May 21, 2021
- Louisiana Budget Project
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on our state’s economy, Louisiana workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own were stuck with some of the lowest […]
The American Health Care Act Would Reverse Recent Coverage Gains and Strain Louisiana’s Budget
- June 1, 2017
- Louisiana Budget Project
- Jeanie Donovan
The American Health Care Act — which passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is the basis for a bill being negotiated in the U.S. Senate — would be devastating […]
Most would get tax cut under Gov. John Bel Edwards’ tax plan
- April 1, 2017
- Louisiana Budget Project
- Staff Report
Louisiana is $440 million short of the revenue needed to fund state government at current levels in next year’s budget. The problem gets much worse in the 2018-19 fiscal year, […]
Moving from Budget Cuts to State Investments: Blueprint for a Stronger Louisiana
- February 1, 2017
- Louisiana Budget Project
- Staff Report
Louisiana’s tax system is broken. It doesn’t bring in enough revenue to pay for the things that allow communities to thrive- strong schools, good hospitals and public safety. It […]
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]
The State of Working Louisiana
- September 1, 2015
- Louisiana Budget Project
- Steve Spires
After years of decline and stagnation, the median wage in Louisiana rose 39 cents from 2012 to 2014 to $15.63 an hour, and Louisiana added 54,000 jobs over that time. […]
Louisiana Needs a Higher Wage
- February 1, 2014
- Louisiana Budget Project
- David Gray
Louisianans of all political stripes strongly favor establishing a state minimum wage of at least $8.50 an hour that would keep pace with the cost of living, according to polling […]