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 […]
What just a couple of days ago seemed like a pathway to a smooth landing at the Legislature turned into chaos on the final day as lawmakers approved billions of dollars in spending in the waning minutes of this year’s legislative session. It wasn’t a pretty sight and some of the final spending decisions are […]
The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, the Council for A Better Louisiana and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today unveiled their 2023 RESET Louisiana issues initiative for this year’s state elections. The 55 policy recommendations and nine policy briefings focus on four key areas: Enacting tax and spending policies that make sense […]
The state House of Representatives took a novel approach to the budget this year, voting to pay off a large chunk of retirement system debt in lieu of some of the spending recommendations in the plan proposed by the governor. But now the budget is in the Senate where not everyone agrees debt reduction is […]
On Thursday the House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget. In doing so it made major changes to the spending plan proposed by the governor and supported by many in the Senate, setting up a possible showdown in the weeks to come. That, in itself, is nothing particularly new, but this time […]
The 2023 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature is underway, and it should be interesting. There will be a lot of discussion about money because there is a lot of money to spend, but also debate about taxes and other issues around state finances. This is a “fiscal session” which occurs in odd-numbered years. As […]
Teacher pay raises are back in the news. The governor presented his plan to increase salaries for educators. BESE took a slightly different approach. And now, some lawmakers are wondering if everyone is asking for too much. That sets up another interesting discussion on an important topic when the legislative session kicks off next month. […]
The Council for A Better Louisiana and Louisiana Public Broadcasting are partnering once again to host a statewide televised debate in the Louisiana governor’s race. The forum will be held on September 28th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and broadcast across LPB’s statewide network and in the New Orleans metro area through strategic partnerships. […]
It may not feel like it just yet, but 2023 is an election year. So far, most of the attention has focused on who’s running for governor and, just as often, who is not. That will likely sort itself out soon, but once it does, the critical question has to be what the field of […]
CABL has re-elected Shreveport attorney Malcolm Murchison as Chair of the organization for 2023. He will serve on CABL’s Board of Directors along with a slate of officers from across the state, steering the organization in its 61st year of service to Louisiana. “I am honored to serve another term as chair of CABL as […]
