The build-up of licensing laws in Louisiana makes it difficult for entrepreneurs and aspiring professionals in the Pelican state. In our new Archbridge Institute report, we recommend four reforms to slow down the steady march of entrepreneurs out of the state.

Occupational licensing has grown substantially in recent decades. The percentage of workers who need a license has increased from five percent in the 1950s to over 20 percent today.

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