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

BOND RATING
BUDGET, STATE
BUDGET AND FISCAL REFORMS
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
DEBT, STATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION, ACCOUNTABILITY
EDUCATION, HIGHER
EDUCATION, K-12
EDUCATION, VO-TECH
ELECTIONS
ETHICS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
FORCED HEIRSHIP
GAMBLING
HEALTH CARE POLICY
HOME RULE
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
INITIATIVE
JUDICIARY
LABOR
LEGISLATURE
LIBRARIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOTTERY
MINERAL REVENUES
NEW ORLEANS
OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS
OPEN PRIMARY
PERSONNEL
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
REAPPORTIONMENT
RECOVERY
RETIREMENT
SPENDING, GOVERNMENT
STATE EMPLOYMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
SURPLUS AND NONRECURRING FUNDS
TAXES AND FEES
TERM LIMITS
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT
TOURISM
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
WORKERS' COMPENSATION

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BOND RATING

• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana Recovery District, October 1, 1994
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Wall Street Views Louisiana (December 26, 1990); March 1991
• Borrowing for Cash Flow (Louisiana Recovery District,) Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987

BUDGET, STATE

• PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• 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 Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, 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
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the November 7, 2006, Ballot , October 2006
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says , June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No, Commentary, May 19, 1999
• 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
• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
• Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Provision; Commentary, May 3, 1993
• Memo To PAR Members: Balancing the State Budget Without New Taxes: The Deficit Elimination Plan; May 3, 1993
• Summary of PAR Press Conference on 1994 State Budget; April 21, 1993
• Memo To PAR Members: More Taxes Won't Solve the Fiscal Crisis; February 17, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; State Expenditure Limit, Budget Reduction Authority, Capital Budget Priorities, Feasibility Study for Capital Outlay Projects, November 3, 1992
• Proposed State Budget: More Quick Fixes; Commentary, March 12, 1992
• Limitations on Budget Cutting; Memo, July 3, 1991
• The Budget Cutting Option; Commentary, July 3, 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Budget Controls, October 6, 1990
• A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted, Legislative Fiscal Irresponsibility; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• Scenario 1991: Another Big Budget Crunch; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues, Budgetary Reforms; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Budget (State and Capital); PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• The Unique 1988-89 Recommended State Budget: "Clean, Lean and Mean"; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 2, May 9, 1988
• Fiscal Status: Deep Red; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June 19, 1987
• Borrowing for Cash Flow: Payable From What Anticipated Revenue?, Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987

BUDGET AND FISCAL REFORMS

• Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
• Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Restoration Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
• The 'Stelly Plan:" A Proposed Income/Sales Tax Swap, September 2002
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly Plan," September 2000
• Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Revenue Estimating Conference; May 9, 1995
• Reform Scorecard 1993; May 24, 1993
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 4: Louisiana Fiscal Policies: There Are Choices, November 1992
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: State Budget Reforms Continue (June 5, 1991), The Budget Cutting Option (July 3, 1991); July 1991
• State Budget Reforms Continue; Commentary, June 5, 1991
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus, Report No. 1: Two Decades of Tax Instability; April 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries:Amendment No. 2: State Budget Reforms Mean Huge Dollar Savings (September 26, 1990); January 1991
• Constitutional Budget Reforms; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin; Budgetary Reforms, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Memo to PAR Members: Governor's Fiscal Reform Package; September 28, 1988
• Memo to Legislature: Update on Fiscal Reforms; June 5, 1987
• The 1987-88 Proposed State Budget: Abdication of Executive Responsibility; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 4, May 26, 1987
• Constitutional Budget Reforms; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future, PAR Special Report #1: Budget Reform Essential To Fiscal Sanity; April 1987

CAMPAIGN FINANCE

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• PAR Announces Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007, March 2007
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Contributions During Session, April 2006
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary, 4/30/04
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• Judicial Campaign Finance and Merit Selection; PAR Analysis No. 292; July 1996
• Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain; PAR Study, September 1995
• Campaign Finance; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• Campaign Finance; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 27, 1988
• Campaign Finance Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 13, 1988
• Campaign Finances in the 1987 Governor's Race; PAR Analysis 284, May 1, 1988

CONSTITUTION

• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• 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
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• 2003 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 2002 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• PAR Says It's Time to Update Constitution, Commentary, May 14, 2001
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 1999 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 1998 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• Constitutional Reforms Under Attack; Commentary, March 28, 1995
• Assault on Louisiana Constitution Intensifies; Commentary, May 10, 1994
• Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Protection; Commentary, May 5, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Constitutional Amendment Procedure, November 3, 1992

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
• 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
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
• 2004 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 2004 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendment on the Defense of Marriage Act
• 2003 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 2002 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 1999 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 1998 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; August 1996
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 1, 1994
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 16, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 3, 1992 and November 3, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 19, 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 6, 1990
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 7, 1989
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment; April 29, 1989
• 1988 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendment; October 1, 1988
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; November 21, 1987

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• PAR Says It's Time to Update Constitution, Commentary, May 14, 2001
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Limited Constitutional Convention, November 3, 1992
• Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; November 3, 1992
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 3: 1992 Constitutional Convention PAR Recommendations, August 1992
• The Proposed Constitutional Convention; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 2, April 30, 1992
  That's Why We Elected Them; Commentary, March 27, 1992

DEBT, STATE

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• Public Employee Retirement: A Time for Change, March 2005
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana Recovery District, October 1, 1994
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Debt Limit, Agency Debt Costs, October 16, 1993
• Meaningful Debt Limit Requires Strong Constitutional Protection; May 5, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; General Obligation Debt, November 3, 1992
• Financing Louisiana's Future: State Debt; PAR Special Report, February 1, 1988

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• Secrecy is Bad Business, PAR Says, Commentary, 6/2/04
• PAR Says Continue Drive to Elevate LSU, Commentary, 3/25/04
• Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, 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
• White Paper on Higher Education, Issue Paper #1, 4/29/03
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Restoration Fund, Coastal Restoration Fund, Coastal Restoration Liability, Leasing Local Property, August 25, 2003
• Considering a "Deal Closing Fund" for Louisiana, April 2002
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "Louisiana, Inc." and "Donation for Economic Development," September 2000
• Louisiana Inc. Plan Moving at the Speed of Business, Commentary, March 24, 2000
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development and Gaming; May 28, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Use of Public Funds, October 19, 1991
• Government Limits Louisiana's Potential; Commentary, September 25, 1991
• "New Directions" for Economic Development and Financing Business Development; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, May 22, 1991
• Economic Development; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988

EDUCATION, ACCOUNTABILITY

• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• East Baton Rouge Parish Schools: A New Beginning?, July 2005
• NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead, July 2004
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Fourth in Series, April 2004
• White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education, Issue Paper #3, September 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; State Takeover of Failing Schools, August 25, 2003
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Third in Series, April 2003
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
• BESE Should Delay Decision on Two Accountability Program Changes, December 11, 2000

EDUCATION, HIGHER

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, 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
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, September 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• PAR Says Continue Drive to Elevate LSU, Commentary, 3/25/04
• PAR Says Community College Cuts Costly, Commentary, 5/23/03
• White Paper on Higher Education, Issue Paper #1, 4/29/03
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly Plan'" September 2000
• The Community College Question, August 1997
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investing in the Education Trust Fund, October 1, 1994
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regents' Membership, Investment of 8(g) Fund in Stocks, October 3, 1992 and November 3, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regents' Membership and Authority, New Fund For Higher Education, October 19, 1991
• Merit Cannot Be Rewarded "Across The Board"; Commentary, August 29, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Superboard for Higher Education: The Only Solution? (April 24, 1991); July 1991
• Superboard for Public Higher Education: Solutions or New Problems?; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Amendment No. 3: Added Protection for the Quality Education Trust Fund (September 26, 1990); January 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; College Stock Acquisition, October 6, 1990
• Superboard for Higher Education; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 13, 1988
• Higher Education (Superboard for Higher Education); PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• Vo-Tech - In Search of a System, December 1981
• Meeting Louisiana's Need for vocational-Technical Education: A Summary, October 1972

EDUCATION, K-12

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Teacher and School Employee Pay: A Strategic Approach, May 2007
• GulfGov Reports Education Research Tracks School Recovery, April 2007
• PAR Says Don't Pull Plug on the RSD, March 2007
• 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
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Education Finance Reform: A 65% Solution?, March 2006
• Expanded Takeover a Promising First Step, PAR Says, November 2005
• East Baton Rouge Parish Schools: A New Beginning?, July 2005
• NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead, July 2004
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Fourth in Series, April 2004
• White Paper on Elementary and Secondary Education, Issue Paper #3, September 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; State Takeover of Failing Schools, August 25, 2003
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Third in Series, April 2003
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002
• Education Funding: How Does Louisiana Compare?, October 2001
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
• Teacher Pay Plan Has Major Drawbacks, Commentary, March 7, 2001
• BESE Should Delay Decision on Two Accountability Program Changes, December 11, 2000
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly Plan," September 2000
• An Open Letter to the Governor From PAR, December 29, 1999
• Education Accountability and the Role Of School Choice, March 30, 1999
• School Employee Pay: How Does It Stack Up?, April 1997
• Louisiana's Children At Risk; PAR Analysis 293, February 1997
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Baker and Rapides Parish School Districts, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investing in the Education Trust Fund, October 1, 1994
• Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 1, June 10, 1994
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Investment of 8(g) Money in Stocks, BESE Membership, November 3, 1992
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government Scholarships, November 3, 1992
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Statewide Teacher Evaluation Essential For the Children, Teachers and Us (April 10, 1991); July 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Children First in Recommended New MFP Formula Funding (March 20, 1991) and Teacher Evaluation: It's Wounded and Needs First Aid (February 20, 1991); March 1991
• Formula Funding of Public Higher Education: Myth Vs. Reality; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991
• Evaluating Teacher Evaluation; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3, May 13, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Amendment No. 3: Added Protection for the Quality Education Trust Fund (September 26, 1990) and Class Size: How Small, How Much? (December 12, 1990); January 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Education Trust Fund, October 6, 1990
• MFP Changes Urgent; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin, Elementary and Secondary Education, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Education (MFP), Retirement, Taxes, Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• Assignment Education Summary Report: Findings and Recommendations; November 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
• 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. 4: Student Testing: Problems and Promises; May 1989
• Assignment Education Report No. 3: Louisiana's Students: Children At Risk; February 1989
• 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
• Assignment Education Report No. 1: Ranking Resources and Results; October 1988
• The Children First Act, MFP; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• Update on Recommended Changes in the MFP; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
• School Reform: Children First Act and Regional Service Centers; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 4, May 27, 1988
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Legislature or BESE Authority Over State School Aid Program, November 21, 1987
• Educational Evaluation Study: Ouachita Parish and City of Monroe; August 1, 1987
• How Much Legislative Control of the $1 Billion MFP?; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
• Teacher Pay; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987

EDUCATION, VO-TECH

• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• Keep Technical School Reforms, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/5/04
• PAR Calls for Centralized Technical College System, Commentary, March 29, 2000
• The Community College Question, August 1997
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government Scholarships, November 3, 1992
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Vo-Tech Schools; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• Vo-Tech Reform Package: A Mixed Bag; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
• Vo-Tech - In Search of a System, December 1981
• Meeting Louisiana's Need for vocational-Technical Education: A Summary, October 1972

ELECTIONS

• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• Louisiana's Unique "Free-For-All" Open Primary; Commentary, November 22, 1991
• Recall Gives Dark Horse A Very Longshot; Commentary, November 4, 1991
• Louisiana Voter Participation Can Be Improved; Commentary, July 17, 1991

ETHICS

• 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
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Financial Disclosure Bill Offers Historic Chance, June 2007
• PAR Announces Ethics Reform Agenda for 2007, March 2007
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• PAR Says Close Loophole Allowing Free Tickets for Elected Officials, June 2006
• PAR Says Ban Recovery Contracts for Officials, May 2006
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Contributions During Session, April 2006
• PAR Says Disclosure First Step, Must Ban Contracts, November 2005
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary, 4/30/04
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Legislative Auditor's Political Activity, August 25, 2003
• PAR Lauds House Action on Bad Ethics Bill, Commentary, 6/20/03
• PAR Says Bill Would Make Bad Ethics Provision Worse, Commentary, April 5, 2002
• PAR Says Senate Bill Would Gut Major Ethics Code Provision, Commentary, May 25, 2001
• The Big Chill, Commentary, June 8, 1999
• Memo To Members of Louisiana Legislature: Authority of the Proposed Ethics Board to Initiate Investigations; April 11, 1996
• Ethics Reform Update; PAR Study, April 1, 1996
• Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain; PAR Study, September 1995
• Ethics Board Direction To Be Decided by 1995 Appointments; Commentary, March 22, 1995
• Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State Agencies; Commentary, April 25, 1995
• PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State (March 6, 1991); March 1991
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Ethics Board, October 7, 1989

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
• PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
• PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• Veto Pay Raises, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/27/04
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• An Open Letter to the Governor From PAR, December 29, 1999
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin; Executive Branch Reorganization; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• The 1987-88 Proposed State Budget: Abdication of Executive Responsibility; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 4, May 26, 1987

FORCED HEIRSHIP

• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Abolish Forced Heirship, October 21 and November 18, 1995

GAMBLING

• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Keep Ban on Riverboat Campaign Contributions, Commentary, 4/30/04
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, August 25, 2003
• Teacher Pay Plan Has Major Drawbacks, Commentary, March 7, 2001
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Voter Approval of New Gambling, Statewide Proposition: Local Option Election, August 1996
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development and Gaming; May 28, 1992
• Casinos: Gold Mine or Fools' Gold?; Commentary, April 1, 1992
• Education, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3, May 13, 1991
• State Budget, Gambling; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990

HEALTH CARE POLICY

• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
• LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
• Health Care Collaborative: Go Statewide, Consider Charity Hospitals, October 2006
• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, September 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
• Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
• Moving Toward Medicaid Managed Care, ; PAR Analysis 294, June 30, 1997
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Lottery Dedication for Health Insurance, November 3, 1992
• Curing Charity Hospital Ills; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991

HOME RULE

• PAR Says End Run on Home Rule an Outrage, Commentary, April 12, 2001
• A Proposed Home Rule Charter for St. Landry Parish; July 1, 1992
• Accountability and Innovation; Commentary, February 11, 1992
• Home Rule Charter for Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government; PAR Study, February 1, 1992

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

• 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
• Governor's Homestead Exemption Proposal a Bad Idea; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 1, May 17, 1996

INITIATIVE

• Should Louisianians Take The Initiative?; Commentary, January 15, 1996

JUDICIARY

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• 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
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Judges' Retirement Age, Contraband, August 25, 2003
• PAR Says Merit Selection of Judges Should Be Considered; Commentary, April 24, 2003
• Merit Selection and Retention Elections for Judges; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 2; May 2, 1997
• Judicial Campaign Finance and Merit Selection; PAR Analysis No. 292; July 1996
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mandatory Retirement for Judges, Jury Instruction, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Juveniles Tried as Adults, Family Court Jurisdiction, October 1, 1994
• Civil Court Costs in the District Court; PAR Study, January 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Family Court Jurisdiction, November 3, 1992
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Supreme Court Judges, District and Appeals Judges, October 7, 1989
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Appointment of Temporary Lower Court Judges, November 21, 1987

LABOR

• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• Prevailing Wage, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988

LEGISLATURE

• 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
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, 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
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
• PAR Says Senate Should Expand Transparency,January 2007
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• PAR Says Close Loophole Allowing Free Tickets for Elected Officials, June 2006
• PAR's Special Session Wrap-up, February 2006
• PAR Guide to the 2006 Louisiana Legislature, March 2006
• PAR Calls Hijacked Bill Abuse of Process, November 2005
• PAR Says Disclosure First Step, Must Ban Contracts, November 2005
• Veto Pay Raises, PAR Says, Commentary, May 2004
• The 2005 Session: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, June 2005
• PAR Guide to the 2005 Louisiana Legislature, April 2005
• PAR Guide to the 2004 Louisiana Legislature, March 2004
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• PAR Says House Expense Proposal Off Base, Commentary, June 8, 2001
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• 2000 Guide to the Louisiana Legislature
• Legislative Wrap-Up 1999, July 8, 1999
• 1999 Update For PAR Legislative Guide, April 9, 1999
• Citizen's Guide to the 1996 Louisiana Legislature
• Session Provided Short-Term Solutions, Long-Term Questions; Commentary; June 24, 1996
• Legislative Wrap Up-Regular Legislative Session April 29-June 12, 1996; PAR Analysis 291, May 1, 1996
• Memo To Members of Louisiana Legislature: Authority of the Proposed Ethics Board to Initiate Investigations; April 11, 1996
• Legislative Wrapup-Special Legislative Session March 24-April 19, 1996; PAR Analysis 290, April 1, 1996
• Governmental Ethics Laws in Louisiana: Public Trust or Private Gain; PAR Study, September 1995
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Revenue Estimating Conference; May 9, 1995
• Prohibit Legislators' Contracts With State Agencies; Commentary, April 25, 1995
• Support to End Early Retirement Intensifies; Commentary, April 19, 1995
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1995
• Should Our Legislators Be Paid More?; Commentary, June 29, 1994
• The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1994
• Reform Scorecard 1993; May 24, 1993
• Your Legislators' Voting Record: 1993
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Legislative Sessions, October 16, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Statutory Dedications, November 3, 1992
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Effective Date of Laws, October 3, 1992
• Memo to Members of the Louisiana Legislature: Economic Development and Gaming; May 28, 1992
• That's Why We Elected Them; Commentary, March 27, 1992
• Citizen's Guide to the 1992 Legislature; January 1992
• Changing Characteristics of Louisiana Legislators: More Representative, Better Educated; Commentary, January 8, 1992
• Government By Supermajority; Commentary, October 23, 1991
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Notice of Local/Special Bills, October 19, 1991
• Unique Power of Louisiana Legislature To Suspend Laws; Commentary, October 9, 1991
• Legislative Reapportionment Not What It Used To Be; Commentary, July 31, 1991
• Recap of the 1991 Legislative Session; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 5, July 17, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Stop Legislative Suspension of Laws By Resolution (June 19, 1991); July 1991
• Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, May 6, 1991
• Reapportionment Means Shift in Political Power; Commentary, January 9, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No.1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Should Legislative Terms Be Limited? (October 17, 1990); January 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Regular Legislative Sessions, October 6, 1990
• A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• The 1990 Legislative Session; Commentary, May 25, 1990
• Senate Shuffle; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• Legislature; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 2, May 2, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• 1990 Supplement: PAR Guide to the 1988 Louisiana Legislature; January 1, 1990
• Citizens' Guide to the 1988 Legislature; January 1, 1988
• How Much Legislative Control of the $1 Billion MFP?; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
• Legislative Fiscal Office; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987

LIBRARIES

• Reading Between the Lines: An Analysis of LA Libraries; February 1, 1993

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• 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 Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 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
• 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
• PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
• Property Assessment Reforms Needed, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/3/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• PAR Says For Tax Equity, Appoint Assessors, Commentary, 5/2/03
• Public Contracting for Legal Services, November 2001
• PAR Says Senate Bill Would Gut Major Ethics Code Provision, Commentary, May 25, 2001
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "Donation for Economic Development," September 2000
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Donation of Abandoned Housing, August 1996
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State and Local Liability Limit, Limit Local Tax Votes, Local Hunting and Fishing Laws, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Local Government Scholarships, November 3, 1992
• Accountability and Innovation (Home Rule Charters); Commentary, February 11, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Mandates on Locals, Notice of Local/Special Bills, October 19, 1991
• State Mandates: The Rest of The Story; Commentary, November 14,1990
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Inheritance Tax, October 6, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin; State Aid; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Donations for Industry, October 7, 1989

LOTTERY

• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, August 25, 2003
• Proposals To Dedicate Lottery Proceeds; Legislative Bulletin, May 13, 1991
• PAR Lottery Recommendations; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
• PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Lottery Dedications: The Shell Game (February 6, 1991); March 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Lottery, October 6, 1990

MINERAL REVENUES

• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• 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
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mineral Rights of Restored Coastal Lands, Mineral Revenue Fund Use, Oilfield Site Restoration Fund, Oil Spill Contingency Fund, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Title to Certain Terrebonne Parish Land, October 3, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mineral Settlement Money, October 19, 1991
• Mineral Settlement Windfalls: Blessing or Curse?; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: This Year's Mineral Revenues: Last Chance for a Choice (October 30, 1990); January 1991
• This Year's Mineral Windfall: Last Chance For A Choice; Commentary, October 30, 1990
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Fund, October 7, 1989
• Mineral Stabilization Fund Update; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June 19, 1987
• Mineral Stabilization Fund Update; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987
• Setting Aside Excess Mineral Revenues; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future: Mineral Revenues; PAR Special Report, April 1987

NEW ORLEANS

• 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
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Says Help Fund Local Redevelopment and Road Home, June 2007
• Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 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
• PAR Says Consolidate New Orleans Assessors, June 2006
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• Expanded Takeover a Promising First Step, PAR Says, November 2005
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Second in Series, February 2002
• Close-up on Education Accountability, Assessing the Accountability Plan, March 2001
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Redeeming New Orleans Property, Donating Abandoned (New Orleans) Homes, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Nominees, New Orleans City Civil Service Commission, November 21, 1987

OPEN MEETINGS AND PUBLIC RECORDS

• Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Health Care and Airports Need Sunshine, Too , June 2007
• PAR Says Senate Should Expand Transparency, January 2007
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• Secrecy is Bad Business, PAR Says, Commentary, 6/2/04
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• PAR Questions Secret Votes On Legislative Auditor Candidates, Commentary, 4/25/03
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws: The Promise and Peril of New Technology, February 12, 2003
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws: Technological Change and New Fears Challenge Open Government, July 2002
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; April 2002
• PAR Says Sunshine Laws Under Threat; Study Underway; Commentary, July 11, 2001
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; April 2000
• Louisiana's Sunshine Laws, April 25, 1998
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; October 1996
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; February 1993
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; 1991
• Citizens' Rights Card on Open Meetings and Public Records; September 1987

OPEN PRIMARY

• Louisiana's Unique "Free-For-All" Open Primary; Commentary, November 22, 1991

PERSONNEL

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly Plan," September, 2000
• Education Funding: How Does Louisiana Compare?, October 2001
• School Employee Pay: How Does It Stack Up?, April 1997

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

• The LPSC Re-examined; PAR Analysis 286, May 1992
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Weaning the PSC From Outside Consultants (May 8, 1991); July 1991

REAPPORTIONMENT

• Legislative Reapportionment Not What It Used To Be; Commentary, July 31, 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Reapportionment Means Shifts in Political Power (January 9, 1991); March 1991

RECOVERY

• Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• 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
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• GulfGov Reports Education Research Tracks School Recovery, April 2007
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006

RETIREMENT

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Public Employee Retirement: A Time for Change, March 2005
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Judges' Retirement Age, August 25, 2003
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Part-Time Officials' Retirement, August 1996
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• Support to End Early Retirement Intensifies; Commentary, April 19, 1995
• Memo To PAR Members: Public Employee Retirement: Problems and Solutions; April 30, 1993
• Early Retirement Issue Lingers On; Commentary, January 23, 1992
• Weakening Retirement Oversight; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Funding The Retirement System Debt; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin; Public Employee Retirement; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• Pensions; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988
• Pension Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
• Public Retirement Funding; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 3, May 13, 1988
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Actuarial Funding, Retirement Systems, November 21, 1987
• Public Retirement Funding Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987
• Financing Louisiana's Future: Public Retirement; PAR Special Report, May 1987

SPENDING, GOVERNMENT

• Strengthening the Standards: A Case Study of Disaster-Related Contracting Practices in Louisiana, April 2008
• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• 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 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
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• LRA Should Limit Grant for LSU Hospital, PAR Says, December 2006
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Keep Nursing Home Payments Flexible, PAR Says , June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• Hurricanes and Health Care Reform, April 2006
• PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, Wetlands Restoration Fund, Coastal Restoration Fund, State Infrastructure Bank, TIMED Projects, Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
• Public Contracting for Legal Services, November 2001
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• State/Local Revenue and Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Brief #1; January 2000
• Voters Trust Tobacco; Commentary; October 27, 1999
• Making the Most of the Tobacco Windfall; Commentary; June 9, 1999
• Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No; Commentary; May 19, 1999
• Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
• Taxes: The Unfinished Business Of Fiscal Reform, May 6, 1998
• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis 289, February 1, 1995
• The Addictions of Our Politicians; Commentary, May 26, 1994
• Fiscal 1991 State/Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares; PAR Analysis 287, January 1, 1994
• 1993 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Feasibility Studies/Spending Limit, October 16, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; State Expenditure Limit, November 3, 1992
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 2: State/ Local Spending: How Louisiana Compares, July 1992
• The 1992-93 Fiscal Balancing Act; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 1, April 20, 1992
• A 3-D Session: Disappointing, Deficit Prone, Distracted; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Spending Growth; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• State Spending; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987

STATE EMPLOYMENT

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• "Rightsizing" Louisiana Government; Commentary, December 11, 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Police Commission, Supplemental Pay, October 6, 1990
• Pay Increases for Almost Everybody, Maybe; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Staffing Levels; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• Employment in Louisiana; PAR Analysis 283, April 1, 1988
• Public Employment; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5, June 3, 1988
• State Employees: Ending The Numbers Game; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May 19, 1987

STATE GOVERNMENT

• PAR Says Stronger Burden of Proof Weakens Ethics Reform, April 2008
• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• PAR Says Postpone Ethics Board Reorganization, February 2008
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Realigning Charity Health Care and Medical Education in Louisiana, May 2007
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• Par Urges More Oversight for Aid Spending, June 2006
• PAR Says Let Sun Shine on Agencies within Governor's Office, May 2006
• PAR Says Embed Recovery Authority in Law, January 2006
• PAR Recommends Levee Board Consolidation, February 2006
• PAR Says Fortify Financial Oversight , October 2005
• White Paper on Governmental Ethics and Constitutional Revision, Issue Paper #4, September 2003
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Administrative Law System, August 25, 2003
• Public Contracting for Legal Services, November 2001
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• Citizen's Guide to Government, January 29, 1999
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State and Local Liability Limit, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: State Mandates: The Rest of the Story (November 14, 1990); January 1991
• Upgrading State Management; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990

SURPLUS AND NONRECURRING FUNDS

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Spending Federal Disaster Aid, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 2006
• PAR Says Delay Session, November 2006
• Reject Proposals to Issue Rebates, PAR Says, October 2006
• GulfGov Reports: One Year Later, August 2006
• PAR Says Session Missed Opportunities, June 2006
• PAR Says Keep Cuts, Save Reserves, November 2005
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Conservation Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, August 25, 2003
• Rainy Days and Windfalls; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 1; April 14, 1997
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Nonrecurring Revenues, October 16, 1993
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Nonrecurring Revenue, November 3, 1992
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 3--Summary of PAR Commentaries: A Saner Policy for Surplus Funds Use (May 22, 1991); July 1991
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Use of Surplus; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• Mineral Stabilization Fund; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 5, June 1, 1987

TAXES AND FEES

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments, September 2007
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees: Louisiana’s Options for Keeping Pace, May 2007
• PAR Calls Session a Waste, December 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
• Property Assessment Reforms Needed, PAR Says, Commentary, 5/3/04
• Begin Business Tax Cuts, PAR Urges, Commentary, 3/1/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Offshore Drilling Rigs Tax Break, Dedication of Lottery Proceeds, August 25, 2003
• The 'Stelly Plan:" A Proposed Income/Sales Tax Swap, September 2002
• Corporate Tax Burdens in the Southern States: A Comparison; PAR Analysis 303, April 8, 2002
• Fiscal Decision-making: Room for Improvement, March 2001
• 2000 PAR Guide to the Constitutional Amendments, "The Stelly Plan," September, 2000
• Value Added Tax Needs More Study; Commentary; February 24, 2000
• 1999 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
• Taxes: The Unfinished Business Of Fiscal Reform, May 6, 1998
• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• 1997 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1996 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1996 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Intangible Property Exemption, Sales Tax Exemptions, August 1996
• 1995 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Two-Thirds Vote for Fees, Limit Local Tax Votes, October 21, 1995 and November 18, 1995
• Corporate Tax Burdens in the Southern States: A Comparison; PAR Analysis 288, December 12, 1994
• 1994 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Louisiana Recovery District, October 1, 1994
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus Report No. 5: Family Tax Burdens: A National Comparison, February 1994
• 1993 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1993 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Mobile Home Tax Exemption, October 16, 1993
• 1992 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1992 Guide to the Constitutional Convention Proposal; Industrial Tax Exemption Job Criteria, Local Sales Tax Exemptions, Local Occupational License Tax, November 3, 1992
• 1992 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Home Builders' Property Tax Exemption, Homestead Exemption for Mobile Homes, October 3, 1992
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Single Parish Sales Tax Collector, October 19, 1991
• Inventory Tax Relief; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 4, May 22, 1991
• Too Many Local Sales Collectors; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 1, April 22, 1991
• Louisiana Fiscal Focus, Report No. 1: Two Decades of Tax Instability; April 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No.2--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Too Many Tax Collectors (January 24, 1991); March 1991
• PARticles Vol. 1, No. 1--Summary of PAR Commentaries: Inventory Taxation is Bad Business for Louisiana (November 28, 1990); January 1991
• 1991 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1990 Louisiana Tax Handbook
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Local Inheritance Tax, Wholesale Inventory Tax Exemption, Tax Break for Improvements, Tax Break for Housing Homeless, New Orleans Property Tax, Donations for Industry, Lignite Tax Dedication, October 6, 1990
• State Tax Increases and Failure of Tax Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 6, July 13, 1990
• Inventory Tax Reform; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 25, 1990
• Budget Issues for Fiscal 1990-91, Proposed Tax Plan; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 3, May 8, 1990
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues; Legislative Bulletin; Property Tax, Local Sales Tax; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Tax-Exempt Inventory, Municipal Property Tax, Tax Break for Improvements, Drug Property Seizure, Auto License Tax, Lignite Tax Allocation, October 7, 1989
• 1988 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Five-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze for Housing Restoration, October 1, 1988
• Property Tax; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, June 19, 1987

TERM LIMITS

• PAR Wraps Up the Special Session on Ethics, February 2008
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• 1995 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Term Limits for Legislators, October 21 and November 18, 1995
• Terms: Limited or Unlimited; Legislative Bulletin, May 13, 1991
• 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
• PAR Recommendations on Unresolved Major Issues ; Legislative Bulletin; Taxes, Property Tax, Local Sales Tax; Vol. 38, No. 1, April 25, 1990

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT

• 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
• Municipal Bankruptcy in Perspective, April 2006
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; Coastal Restoration Fund, August 25, 2003
• Voters Trust Tobacco; Commentary; October 27, 1999
• Making the Most of the Tobacco Windfall; Commentary; June 6, 1999
• Tobacco Addiction: Just Say No; Commentary; May 19, 1999

TOURISM

• GulfGov Reports: A Year and a Half After Katrina and Rita, An Uneven Recovery , April 2007
• Leadership of State Tourism: An Organizational Nightmare; Commentary, March 5, 1992
• Tax-Free Shopping for Foreigners; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988

TRANSPORTATION

• Special Session Set Stage for Growth, PAR Says, March 2008
• Questioning Candidates Beyond the Platitudes, September 2007
• PAR Wraps Up 2007 Session, June 2007
• Take the High Road, Not the Highways, PAR Says, Commentary, 4/8/04
• White Paper on State Finances and Taxation, Issue Paper #2, August 2003
• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; TIMED Projects, August 25, 2003
• Now Is Not The Time, Commentary, June 1, 1998
• TIME... and TIME Again?, November, 1997
• Impact of Transportation Trust Fund; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, May 11, 1990
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Transportation Fund, October 7, 1989
• Administration Proposal Would Gut Highway Priority Program; Legislative Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 2, May 12, 1987

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

• Unemployment Insurance; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

• Guide to the Constitutional Amendments on the September 30, 2006, Ballot, September 2006
• 1989 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Wetlands Fund, October 7, 1989
• 1987 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Constituional Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund, November 21, 1987

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

• 2003 Guide to the Constitutional Amendments; LWCC Board, August 25, 2003
• 1991 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; State Workers' Compensation Fund, October 19, 1991
• 1990 Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Workers' Compensation, October 6, 1990
• Workers' Compensation; PAR Legislative Analysis, July 1988

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