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The following are PAR's publications since 1987, organized chronologically within each year. To order a hard copy of any publication or for more information contact PAR at (225) 926-8414.

2008

• Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
• PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• PAR Says Postpone Ethics Board Reorganization, February 2008

2007

• GulfGov Reports:Response, Recovery, and the Role of the Nonprofit Community in the Two Years Since Katrina and Rita, October 2007
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance, June 2007
• PAR Says Health Care and Airports Need Sunshine, Too , June 2007
• PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
• Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
• Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• GulfGov Reports: Education, April 2007
• PAR Announces Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007, March 2007
• PAR Says Don't Pull Plug on the RSD, March 2007
• PAR Says Senate Should Expand Transparency, January 2007

2006

• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• Health Care Collaborative: Go Statewide, Consider Charity Hospitals, October 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot , October 2006
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot , September 2006
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Action Steps for Access to Care, June 2006
• Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says , June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• PAR Says Close Loophole Allowing Free Tickets for Elected Officials, June 2006
• PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
• PAR Says Ban Recovery Contracts for Officials, May 2006
• PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
• Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Contributions During Session, April 2006
• Education Finance Reform: A 65% Solution?, March 2006
• PAR Guide to the 2006 Louisiana Legislature, March 2006
• PAR's Special Session Wrap-up, February 2006
• PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
• PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006

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2005

• PAR Calls Hijacked Bill Abuse of Process, November 2005
• PAR Says Disclosure First Step, Must Ban Contracts, November 2005
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• Expanded Takeover a Promising First Step, PAR Says, November 2005
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• East Baton Rouge Parish Schools: A New Beginning?, July 2005
• Public Employee Retirement: A Time For Change, March 2005
• The 2005 Session: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, June 2005
• Case for Cigarette Tax Not Yet Made, PAR Says, June 2005
• When it Rains it Pours, PAR Says, May 2005
• PAR Says Follow Constitution in Using Windfall, May 2005
• Property Tax Bills Threaten To Undermine Local Taxing Capacity, May 2005
• PAR Says Keep Stelly Plan on Track, April 2005
• PAR Guide to the 2005 Louisiana Legislature, March 2005
• PAR Opposes Diverting Rainy Day Funds, March 2005
• Strengthen Inspector General's Office, PAR Says, February 2005
• PAR Says Don't Weaken Ethics Laws, January 2005

2004

• 2004 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendment on the Defense of Marriage Act
• NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead, July 2004
• Secrecy is Bad Business, PAR Says, Commentary, 6/02/04
• Veto Par Raises, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/27/04
• Keep Technical School Reforms, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/5/04
• Property Assessment Reforms Needed, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/3/04
• Your Louisiana Government, An Owner's Manual, Textbook, revision current through 5/1/04
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Fourth in Series, April 2004
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary, 4/30/04
• Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
• PAR Says Continue Drive to Elevate LSU, Commentary, 3/25/04
• Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
• PAR Guide to the 2004 Louisiana Legislature, March 2004

2003

• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Ethics, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education, Issue Paper #3, September 2003
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• PAR's 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• PAR Lauds House Action on Bad Ethics Bill, Commentary, 6/20/03
• PAR Says Community College Cuts Costly, Commentary, 5/23/03
• PAR Says For Tax Equity, Appoint Assessors, Commentary, 5/2/03
• White Paper on Higher Education, Issue Paper #1, 4/29/03
• PAR Questions Secret Votes On Legislative Auditor Candidates, Commentary, 4/25/03
• PAR Says Merit Selection of Judges Should Be Considered, Commentary, April 24, 2003
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Third in Series, April 8, 2003
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws: The Promise and Peril of New Technology, February 12, 2003

2002

• Presentation on Teacher Tenure to the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education, December 11, 2002.
• PAR Says "The 'Rainy Day' Has Arrived", Commentary, November 19, 2002
• 2002 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, September 2002
• The 'Stelly Plan:" A Proposed Income/Sales Tax Swap, September 2002
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws: Technological Change and New Fears Challenge Open Government, July 2002
• Considering a "Deal Closing Fund" for Louisiana, April 2002
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records, April 2002
• Corporate Tax Burdens in the Southern States: A Comparison, April 2002
• PAR Says Bill Would Make Bad Ethics Provision Worse, Commentary, April 5, 2002
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002

2001

• Public Contracting for Legal Services, November 2001
• Education Funding: How Does Louisiana Compare?, October 2001
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
• Teacher Pay Plan Has Major Drawbacks, Commentary, March 7, 2001
• PAR Says End Run on Home Rule an Outrage, Commentary, April 12, 2001
• PAR Says It's Time to Update Constitution, Commentary, May 14, 2001
• PAR Says Senate Bill Would Gut Major Ethics Code Provision, Commentary, May 25, 2001
• PAR Says House Expense Proposal Off Base, Commentary, June 8, 2001
• PAR Says Sunshine Laws Under Threat; Study Underway, Commentary July 11, 2001

2000

• The Politics of Reform, PAR: 50 Years of Changing Louisiana, September 2000
• 2000 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, September 2000
• 2000 Guide to the Louisiana Legislature, March 2000
• BESE Should Delay Decision on Two Accountability Program Changes, Commentary, December 11, 2000
• Citizens Rights Card Update, April 4, 2000
• PAR Calls for Centralized Technical College System, Commentary, March 29, 2000
• Louisiana Inc. Plan Moving at the Speed of Business, Commentary, March 24, 2000
• Value Added Tax Needs More Study, Commentary, February 24, 2000
• State/Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares, PAR Brief, January 2000

1999

• An Open Letter to the Governor From PAR, December 29, 1999
• Voters Trust Tobacco, Commentary, October 27, 1999
• PAR 1999 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, August 1999
• Legislative Wrap-Up 1999, July 8, 1999
• Making the Most of the Tobacco Windfall, Commentary, June 9, 1999
• The Big Chill, Commentary, June 8, 1999
• Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No, Commentary, May 19, 1999
• 1999 Update For PAR Legislative Guide, April 9, 1999
• Education Accountability and the Role Of School Choice, March 30, 1999
• Citizen's Guide to Government, January 29, 1999
• 1999 Louisiana Tax Handbook

1998

• 1998 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
• The Tangled Web of State Mandates, Teacher Pay and the MFP, Legislative Bulletin, May 20, 1998
• Taxes: The Unfinished Business Of Fiscal Reform, May 6, 1998
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws, April 25, 1998

1997

• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care, June 30, 1997
• 1997 Supplement to the 1996 Citizen's Guide to the Louisiana Legislature
• Louisiana's Children At Risk; PAR Analysis 293, February 1997
• School Employee Pay: How Does It Stack Up?, April 1997
• Rainy Days and Windfalls; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 1; April 14, 1997
• Merit Selection and Retention Elections for Judges; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 2; May 2, 1997
• 1997 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care; PAR Analysis 294, June 1997
• The Community College Question, August 1997

1996

• Citizen's Guide to the 1996 Legislature
• 1996 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• Legislative Wrapup-Special Legislative Session March 24-April 19, 1996; PAR Analysis 290, April 1, 1996
• Ethics Reform Update; PAR Study, April 1, 1996
• Memo To Members of Louisiana Legislature: Authority of the Proposed Ethics Board to Initiate Investigations; April 11, 1996
• Legislative Wrap Up-Regular Legislative Session April 29-June 12, 1996; PAR Analysis 291, May 1, 1996
• Governor's Homestead Exemption Proposal a Bad Idea; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 1, May 17, 1996
• Session Provided Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Questions; June 24, 1996
• Judicial Campaign Finance and Merit Selection; PAR Analysis No. 292; July 1996
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; August 1, 1996
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; October 1996

1995

• 1995 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis 289, February 1, 1995
• Ethics Board Direction To Be Decided by 1995 Appointments; Commentary, March 22, 1995
• Constitutional Reforms Under Attack; Commentary, March 28, 1995
• Support to End Early Retirement Intensifies; Commentary, April 19, 1995
• Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State Agencies; Commentary, April 25, 1995
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Revenue Estimating Conference; May 9, 1995
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1995
• Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain; PAR Study, September 1995
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995

1994

• Fiscal 1991 State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis 287, January 1, 1994
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 5: Family Tax Burdens: A National Comparison, February 1994
• Assault on Louisiana Constitution Intensifies; Commentary, May 10, 1994
• The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
• Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 2, June 10, 1994
• Should Our Legislators Be Paid More?; Commentary, June 29, 1994
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1994
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 1, 1994
• Corporate Tax Burdens in the Southern States: A Comparison; PAR Analysis 288, December 12, 1994

1993

• Civil Court Costs in the District Court; PAR Study, January 1993
• Reading Between the Lines: An Analysis of LA Libraries; February 1, 1993
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; February 1993
• Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Protection; May 5, 1993
• Reform Scorecard 1993; May 24, 1993
• 1993 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1993
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 16, 1993

1992

• 1992 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• Citizen's Guide to the 1992 Legislature; January 1992
• Home Rule Charter for Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government; PAR Study, February 1, 1992
• The 1992-93 Fiscal Balancing Act; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 1, April 20, 1992
• The Proposed Constitutional Convention; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 2, April 30, 1992
• The LPSC Re-examined; PAR Analysis 286, May 1, 1992
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development and Gaming; May 28, 1992
• A Proposed Home Rule Charter for St. Landry Parish; July 1, 1992
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 2: State/ Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares, July 1992
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 3: 1992 Constitutional Convention PAR Recommendations, August 1992
• Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; November 3, 1992
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 3, 1992 and November 3, 1992
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 4: Louisiana Fiscal Policies: There Are Choices, November 1992

1991

• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Budget Reform, Education Trust Fund, Term Limits, Mineral Revenues, State Mandates, Inventory Tax, Class Size; January 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Louisiana's Bond Rating, Reapportionment, MFP; March 1991
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus, Report No. 1: Two Decades of Tax Instability; April 1991
• Education, Taxes; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
• Charity Hospitals, Education, Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991
• Education, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3, May 13, 1991
• Economic Development, Taxes; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, May 22, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Teacher Evaluation, Superboard for Higher Education, Public Service Commission Consultants, Use of Surplus Funds, Budget Reforms, Legislative Suspension of Laws By Resolution, The Budget Cutting Option; July 1991
• Recap of the 1991 Legislative Session; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 5, July 17, 1991
• 1991 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 19, 1991

1990

• 1990 Supplement: PAR Guide to the 1988 Louisiana Legislature; January 1, 1990
• 1990 Louisiana Tax Handbook; April 1, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 2, May 2, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• State Budget, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
• Education, Retirement, Taxes, Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 6, 1990

1989

• Making Education Work; PAR Conference; April 11, 1989
• Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 1, April 14, 1989
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment; April 29, 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 3: Louisiana's Students: Children At Risk; February 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 4: Student Testing: Problems and Promises; May 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 5: Class Size: Impact and Cost; June 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 6: Teacher Supply: Meeting the Demand; June 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 7: The Very Special 8(g) Money; July 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 8: Addressing the Needs of At-Risk Children, July 1989
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 7, 1989
• Assignment Education Summary Report: Findings and Recommendations; November 1989

1988

• PAR Recommendations Adopted; PAR Study, January 1, 1988
• Citizens' Guide to the 1988 Legislature; January 1, 1988
• Financing Louisiana's Future: State Debt; PAR Special Report, February 1, 1988
• The Revolution Begins; PAR Conference, March 17, 1988
• Employment in Louisiana; PAR Analysis 283, April 1, 1988
• Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 1, April 21, 1988
• Campaign Finances in the 1987 Governor's Race; PAR Analysis 284, May 1, 1988
• The Unique 1988-89 Recommended State Budget: "Clean, Lean and Mean"; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 2, May 9, 1988
• Retirement, Campaign Finance, Education; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 13, 1988
• Education, Campaign Finance; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 27, 1988
• PAR's Critical Issues Checklist; PAR Study, June 1, 1988
• Education, Public Employment; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
• Budget, Vo-Tech Schools, Campaign Finance; Special Legislative Bulletin, July 1, 1988
• Memo to PAR Members: Governor's Fiscal Reform Package; September 28, 1988
• Assignment Education Report No. 1: Ranking Resources and Results; October 1988
• 1988 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment; October 1, 1988
• Presidential Election, November 8, 1988; PAR Analysis 285, December 1, 1988
• Assignment Education Report No. 2: The MFP: Time for a New Approach; December 1988
• A "White Paper;" The MFP: Time for a New Approach; December 1988

1987

• PAR's Critical Issues Checklist: Education, Financial and Government Structure; January 1, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future: Mineral Revenues; PAR Special Report, April 1, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future: Budget Reform; PAR Special Report, April 1, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future: Public Retirement; PAR Special Report, May 1, 1987
• Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 1, May 5, 1987
• Budget, Retirement; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
• Education, Spending; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987
• The 1987-88 Proposed State Budget: Abdication of Executive Responsibility; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 4, May 26, 1987
• Vo-Tech, Schools, Taxes; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
• Memo to Legislature: Update on Fiscal Reforms; June 5, 1987
• Taxes, Budget; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June 19, 1987
• Educational Evaluation Study: Ouachita Parish and City of Monroe; August 1, 1987
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; September 1, 1987
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments

1981

• Vo-Tech - In Search of a System, December 1981

1972

• Meeting Louisiana's Need for vocational-Technical Education: A Summary, October 1972

 

 

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