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Louisiana

Fiscal Ranking

Louisiana ranks 37th among the US states for its fiscal health.

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Federal Regulatory Impact Ranking

In 2015, Louisiana experienced the highest impact of federal regulations.

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Health Care Ranking

Louisiana ranks near the top in the Healthcare Openness and Access Project Index with a score of 3.33.

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Number of Certificate-of-Need Laws

CON laws, which require government permission before adding, expanding, or improving healthcare facilities, have failed to meet any of their stated goals.

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-908 M

Rainy Day Fund

Louisiana would need an additional $908 million to weather a recession of average severity.

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#37 | Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition: Louisiana

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Research Paper / Study
Healthcare
Healthcare Openness and Access Project
Darcy N. Bryan, MD, Jared Rhoads, Robert Graboyes
June 13, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
State and Local Policy
A Paternalism Ranking of the States
Russell S. Sobel, Joshua C. Hall
January 3, 2018
Book
State and Local Policy
For Your Own Good
Adam J. Hoffer, Todd Nesbit
January 3, 2018
Research Paper / Study
Regulation
Federal Regulation and State Enterprise Index, 2017
Patrick McLaughlin, Oliver Sherouse
December 13, 2017
Study of American Capitalism
Certificate-Of-Need Laws: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
Thomas Stratmann, Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell, James Bailey, Matthew C. Baker, David Wille, Anne Philpot
August 29, 2017
Chart / Data Visualization
Study of American Capitalism
40 Years of Certificate-of-Need Laws Across America
Matthew D. Mitchell, Christopher Koopman
September 27, 2016
Expert Commentary
Disaster Recovery
Weathering the Storm
US News & World Report
Scott Burns
September 12, 2016
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Louisiana Has What It Needs to Recover After Devastating Floods
Fiscal Times
Stefanie Haeffele, Scott Burns
August 29, 2016
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
How We Came Back
Nona Martin Storr, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr
July, 2015
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Ex-Im Funds Flow to Few States, but All Bear the Risks
Veronique de Rugy
July 30, 2014

Research Paper / Study
Healthcare
Healthcare Openness and Access Project
Darcy N. Bryan, MD, Jared Rhoads, Robert Graboyes
June 13, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
State and Local Policy
A Paternalism Ranking of the States
Russell S. Sobel, Joshua C. Hall
January 3, 2018
Book
State and Local Policy
For Your Own Good
Adam J. Hoffer, Todd Nesbit
January 3, 2018
Research Paper / Study
Regulation
Federal Regulation and State Enterprise Index, 2017
Patrick McLaughlin, Oliver Sherouse
December 13, 2017
Study of American Capitalism
Certificate-Of-Need Laws: How CON Laws Affect Spending, Access, and Quality across the States
Thomas Stratmann, Christopher Koopman, Matthew D. Mitchell, James Bailey, Matthew C. Baker, David Wille, Anne Philpot
August 29, 2017
Chart / Data Visualization
Study of American Capitalism
40 Years of Certificate-of-Need Laws Across America
Matthew D. Mitchell, Christopher Koopman
September 27, 2016
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
How We Came Back
Nona Martin Storr, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr
July, 2015
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Ex-Im Funds Flow to Few States, but All Bear the Risks
Veronique de Rugy
July 30, 2014
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Government-Financed Employment and the Real Private Sector in the 50 States
Keith Hall, Robert Greene
November 25, 2013
Policy Briefs
Technology Policy
Mercatus Center State Policy Guide
September 24, 2013

Book
State and Local Policy
For Your Own Good
Adam J. Hoffer, Todd Nesbit
January 3, 2018
Book
F. A. Hayek Program
How We Came Back
Nona Martin Storr, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr
July, 2015

Chart / Data Visualization
State and Local Policy
A Paternalism Ranking of the States
Russell S. Sobel, Joshua C. Hall
January 3, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Study of American Capitalism
40 Years of Certificate-of-Need Laws Across America
Matthew D. Mitchell, Christopher Koopman
September 27, 2016
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Ex-Im Funds Flow to Few States, but All Bear the Risks
Veronique de Rugy
July 30, 2014
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Government-Financed Employment and the Real Private Sector in the 50 States
Keith Hall, Robert Greene
November 25, 2013
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
The Fiscal Interplay Between Federal, State, and Local Governments
Veronique de Rugy
July 30, 2012
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
State and Local Governments Outpace Growth of Private Sector
Matthew D. Mitchell
June 11, 2012

Expert Commentary
Disaster Recovery
Weathering the Storm
US News & World Report
Scott Burns
September 12, 2016
Expert Commentary
F. A. Hayek Program
Louisiana Has What It Needs to Recover After Devastating Floods
Fiscal Times
Stefanie Haeffele, Scott Burns
August 29, 2016
Expert Commentary
Freedom in the 50 States and Migration
Neighborhood Effects
Emily Hamilton
April 26, 2013
Expert Commentary
State-by-State Comparisons
What the Freedom Index Considers and Why
Pileus
Jason Sorens
April 4, 2013
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
Welcome to the New Freedom in the 50 States Site!
Roman Hardgrave
March 28, 2013
Expert Commentary
Third Edition of Freedom in the 50 States
Emily Hamilton
March 28, 2013
Expert Commentary
Disaster Recovery
FEMA Doesn't Have Local Knowledge Needed for Effective Relief
U.S. News and World Report Debate Club
Steven Horwitz
November 1, 2012
Expert Commentary
State and Local Policy
States’ Real Debt Burden: $4 Trillion
National Review Online
Veronique de Rugy
August 29, 2012

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