First Special Session Highlighted by Ambitious Agenda

It’s great to hit the ground running, but sometimes things can go too fast. That could be the case with the just-called special session of the Legislature. Governor Jeff Landry began his term as the state’s new chief executive with a bang. It was already understood that there would be a special session in mid-January […]

Read More


More Constitutional Amendments Coming in November

If it feels like déjà vu, it probably is. After deciding four constitutional amendments in October, voters will now have to weigh in on four more on November 18. Some of these are worth taking a closer look at. In October voters seemed to like what they saw in the offerings for constitutional amendments. All […]

Read More


Congratulations to Governor-Elect Jeff Landry

CABL offers congratulations to Governor-elect Jeff Landry and wishes him all the best as he begins to build a new leadership team for Louisiana. As we have said throughout the campaign, Louisiana is at a crossroads and our new governor and Legislature will have much to do as we embark on the next chapter of […]

Read More


Early Voting Ends Saturday and CABL Has Election Resources

Louisiana’s primary election is October 14. Early voting is underway and ends Saturday. Voters have a lot of decisions to make and CABL can help. This is a big election for the state, and it’s been a while since there were so many hotly-contested elections for so many statewide offices. There are also a lot […]

Read More


CABL & LPB Partner for Statewide Debate in Louisiana Governor’s Race

Once again CABL is partnering with Louisiana Public Broadcasting to host a statewide televised debate in the Louisiana governor’s race. Tune in tonight at 7:00 p.m. on LPB stations across the state and WYES and WLAE in New Orleans. This will be the final debate before the primary  election, and we will be taking this […]

Read More


CABL Releases Analysis of Constitutional Amendments

This fall there are eight constitutional amendments on the ballot for voters to decide, a slight decrease from the 11 amendments on the ballot in 2022. CABL has just released its analysis of the four amendments that voters will consider on October 14. We will be releasing information on the other four in advance of […]

Read More


CABL Indicators Reveal Mixed Outcomes on Major Issues

Last week CABL released The Louisiana Fact Book: Facts for the Future. It consists of a series of 35 indicators that provide a snapshot of where Louisiana stands on a broad set of issues. That raises the question: What should we do with them? The first is, we should stop and take a look at […]

Read More


CABL Releases Election-Year Resource of 35 Indicators Measuring State’s Wellbeing

Since its founding, CABL has always placed data at the forefront of its public policy work. Over the years, we have produced many resources driven by data that aim to point out our state’s most pressing issues and identify data-driven solutions that help move Louisiana forward.  A popular resource for the first decade of the […]

Read More


With State Races Set, Now It’s Time to Focus

Qualifying has ended, there is still a little shuffling going on in some races, but for the most part now we know who will be on the ballot for state elections this fall. That means attention should turn to what the candidates are saying about the issues that are most important for the future of […]

Read More


New Study Reveals Fundamental Issues with Teacher Pay in Louisiana

It didn’t garner a lot of attention, but a recent study of teacher pay in Louisiana that was presented to a legislative task force looking at teacher recruitment and retention sheds new light on how we compensate educators in Louisiana. Some of the findings were eye opening and should be the starting point for future […]

Read More