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Lawsuit challenging Louisiana's professional licensing provisions dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a Louisiana social worker’s lawsuit that alleged the Louisiana Department of Health’s regulatory regime unconstitutionally restricted her from providing life-skills instruction to special-needs children. -
Parties in lawsuit challenging Louisiana's sales tax system debate dismissal motion
A federal judge this week heard arguments about whether a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s sales tax system as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause should be dismissed. -
Parish tax officials seek dismissal of federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana sales tax system
Several local tax officials in Louisiana have asked a federal judge to dismiss a potentially far-reaching lawsuit that challenges the state’s parish-based sales and use tax system as unconstitutionally burdensome to out-of-state businesses. -
Louisiana must reform rules governing occupational licensing, new study says.
Louisiana needs to reform its stringent occupational licensing system to improve economic mobility for low- and moderate-income residents and expand job opportunities, according to a new Pelican Institute for Public Policy report. -
'Louisiana makes it extremely hard to do business in the state': Arizona business sues Louisiana over sales tax system
A family-owned jewelry and craft supply wholesaler in Arizona has had enough of the nightmare Louisiana’s approach to sales tax creates. -
Liberty Justice Center 'very pleased' with Fifth Circuit decision halting vaccine mandate
A lawsuit spearheaded by a Louisiana business owner has led a federal appeals court to order the Biden administration to halt enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers until the issue is fully adjudicated. -
Louisiana businessman, policy institute win temporary injunction against vaccine mandate
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has halted enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandate for millions of private-sector employees in a case that was advanced by the New Orleans-based Pelican Institute for Public Policy. -
Louisiana voters to decide fate of business-backed sales tax simplification plan
Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment later next month that aims to provide a uniform and simplified statewide system for collecting sales taxes, a change supporters say would improve the state’s business climate. -
Louisiana veto-override session fizzles after two days
What was billed as a historic veto-override session ended after only two days as the Louisiana legislature failed to override any of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ vetoes of 28 bills during the 2021 session. -
Attorney says public records bill, dead for now, would threaten government transparency
An attorney for the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a New Orleans-based watchdog nonprofit tasked with ensuring fair taxation and reform, said a proposed bill that was withdrawn from the Legislature could have decimated transparency and the public’s right to access public records. -
Louisiana Senate to reconsider bill allowing social media firms to be sued for editing content
A Senate bill that would allow Louisianans the right to sue social media companies that delete or censor their religious or political speech will be reconsidered next week after falling short during a floor vote earlier this month. -
Oil industry calls coastal erosion settlement authorized by Landry misguided, flawed
Louisiana oil industry representatives and others blasted a multi-million-dollar coastal-erosion settlement authorized Thursday by Attorney General Jeff Landry as misguided and flawed, arguing that it fails to address the underlying issue of coastal restoration -
Social worker's lawsuit alleges health agency blocked her bid to help special-needs kids
A New Orleans woman is suing Louisiana Department of Health officials in federal court for rejecting her bid to launch a business aimed at helping special-needs children learn basic life skills. -
Dispute between Edwards, lawmakers over his coronavirus orders returned to district court
The Louisiana Supreme Court has sent a dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican lawmakers over the governor’s authority to issue coronavirus orders back to the district court. -
Google antitrust lawsuit won't benefit consumers, tech expert says
An antitrust case filed against Google by the U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general, including Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, fails to address the best interests of consumers, a tech expert at the Pelican Institute said. -
Edwards vetoes bill that would check his power to respond to health emergencies
Gov. John Bel Edwards and the state legislature remain at loggerheads over the executive branch’s broad authority to issue regulations and orders to deal with health emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic. -
Bill giving legislature more authority over Louisiana emergency orders passes House
A bill to rein in the power of governors to maintain health emergency orders by giving the Louisiana legislature a greater oversight role has cleared the lower house on a 63-to-27 vote. -
Louisiana governor's coronavirus orders facing increased push-back
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ coronavirus restrictions have come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks, with Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy urging more flexibility for churches and the Pelican Institute for Public Policy favoring a greater role for the state legislature. -
LABI, coalition partners market Louisiana to out of state auto insurance companies
BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and its legal reform partners sent more than 1,100 letters to auto insurance companies who currently do not operate in Louisiana, marketing the potential of bringing business back to the state after the passage of legal reform legislation during the first special session of 2020. -
Louisiana tort-reform bill seen as jobs booster
A compromise tort-reform bill sitting on Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ desk will lift some of the financial burdens that lawsuit abuse places on households and encourage businesses to expand job offerings.