Data on TOPS Scholarships Yields Interesting Findings

There are several bills this legislative session that seek to make changes to the TOPS scholarship program. Some deal with relatively small adjustments to the underutilized TOPS Tech program. But a couple (HB 77 and HB 275) would make significant changes to the more popular TOPS Academic award that close to 15,000 new students access […]

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Revamping Tax Credits to Strengthen Louisiana’s Workforce Pipeline

Louisiana has long recognized the need to invest in its workforce. With a shortage of skilled workers and persistent out-migration of young talent, Better Louisiana is advocating a bill this legislative session (House Bill 533) that offers a timely, strategic update to two underutilized tax credit programs—consolidating and enhancing them to better serve students, employers, […]

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New Report Signals Economic Milestone for Louisiana, but Gaps Remain in Growth and Competitiveness

Leaders for a Better Louisiana has released its First Quarter 2025 Economic Dashboard, offering a data-driven look at the state’s economic recovery and ongoing challenges. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana has fully regained the jobs it lost—marking a key milestone in the state’s long road back to economic stability. According to […]

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As Interest in Work-Based Learning for Students Grows, New Data Analysis Shows Louisiana Lagging Other States In Apprenticeship and Internship Participation

Today, Leaders for a Better Louisiana released new data detailing where Louisiana stands compared to peer states in terms of the number of high school students participating in internship and apprenticeship programs. The full report is available online here. Generally, the data show that while the number of students participating in work-based learning opportunities has […]

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Early Voting Ends Soon: Don’t Forget the Constitutional Amendments

Early voting ends Saturday, March 22. This time around there are four amendments for voters to consider. All of them require a certain amount of homework before you cast your ballot, and we have resources to help. The big item voters are considering for this election is Constitutional Amendment #2. As most have probably heard […]

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Are You Ready to Vote on the Constitutional Amendments?

Early voting starts March 15 and continues through March 22. This time around, voters are being asked to consider four constitutional amendments, including one that’s unlike anything they have ever seen before. It is Amendment #2, a total rewrite of Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution. That’s the longest article in the constitution and one […]

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Better Louisiana Analysis & Recommendation on 2025 Constitutional Amendments

Click Here for Full Analysis & Recommendations for the 2025 Constitutional Amendments Today, Leaders for a Better Louisiana is releasing its analysis and recommendations on the four constitutional amendments on the March 29 ballot. Amendments #1 and #4 deal with changes related to the judiciary. Amendment #3 involves the criminal justice system. But Amendment #2 […]

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Understanding the High Costs of Louisiana Auto Insurance

Legislators continue to dig into the challenging market for property and auto insurance in Louisiana and the topic is expected to be a major focus of the 2025 Legislative Session. For a new data report series for 2025, Leaders for a Better Louisiana collected available information on insurance factors. These may be useful for citizens, […]

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Big News for 2025

For more than 60 years CABL has been a leader in developing, promoting, and protecting policies to move Louisiana forward. Today we are announcing a brand new chapter in that long history that sets the stage for an even more dynamic future. CABL is merging with the Committee of 100 for Economic Development to form […]

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CABL Analysis of Constitutional Amendments

Early voting is underway and there are four constitutional amendments on the ballot for the December 7 election. That might not be enough to spur a heavy turnout, but amendments to the constitution are still important. It’s hard to know exactly why lawmakers decided to place only one amendment on the November ballot and save […]

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