Task Force Recommendations Represent Strong Step Forward

CABL was pleased to serve on the Task Force on Structural Change in Budget and Tax Policy. From our perspective, the group’s final recommendations represent a strong step forward for Louisiana in suggesting a permanent tax structure to replace the temporary actions approved by the Legislature in the 2016 legislative sessions.

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Are You Ready for the Constitutional Amendments?

This year there are six amendments to the state constitution on the November 8 ballot. Four of them – amendments 2, 3, 5 and 6 – can clearly be viewed as substantive and we hope voters will take a few minutes to review those closely. We support three of those amendments. Two other amendments are […]

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CABL’s Recommendations on the 2016 Constitutional Amendments for the November 8 Ballot

CABL has released it’s recommendations on the constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot.

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CABL/LPB Host first Televised U.S. Senate Debate

CABL was pleased to host the first, statewide televised debate in Louisiana’s U.S Senate race with our broadcast partner Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

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In Memory: Robert “Bob” Hamm

CABL morns the loss of our immediate past chair, Mr. Robert “Bob” Hamm.

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Helping Educators and Families Recover from the Floods

The recent floods in south Louisiana have been devastating to tens of thousands of people. Among those hit hard are many thousands of educators and parents of school-age kids.

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Flood Recovery Information

During this time of crisis in Louisiana, CABL would like to share the following flood recovery documents.

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The Need to be Watchful around New Federal Education Law

It’s probably a safe bet that most people have at least some vague familiarity with the federal law that was dubbed “No Child Left Behind.” What most people probably don’t know, though, is that that law was replaced this year with a new version called the “Every Student Succeeds Act” or ESSA. In many ways, […]

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ACT Scores Bring Good News

It was good news to hear that for the fourth year in a row the number of students earning a college-going score of 18 on the ACT test has increased. At the same time the state’s average ACT also rose to 19.5 – the highest it’s been since the state started requiring all high school […]

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Out of Tragedy, Still Reasons for Appreciation and Hope

It has been a couple of tumultuous weeks in Louisiana with our state once again thrown into the national spotlight that seems to visit us on an all-to-regular basis – usually for things that are not good. Of course, it was provoked by two incidents the drew the country’s attention:  the controversy over a police […]

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