Public Policy

• educate nonprofits about the pertinent issues that will impact them,
  
• track legislation and advocate on the sector’s behalf, and to
  
• build the sector’s advocacy capacity so that nonprofits can effectively engage in influencing policy.
  

Our public policy program educates,informs and engages our membership in advocacy, both to empower nonprofits and also to encourage LANO's members to get involved in relevant public policy issues.

LANO's public policy unit houses the Louisiana Budget Project, as well as policy efforts at the state and federal level, and coalition building.

2009 Louisiana Legislative Wrap-Up

While we followed many bills throughout the session and advocated on many fronts, a bulk of our advocacy efforts were focused on bills that would impact health outcomes and the fiscal stability of our state. The bills of most importance in this realm included HB 889, the “Tobacco Tax”, SB 335 aimed at delaying of excess federal itemized deduction increase, and a handful of bills to eliminate the state income tax.  Read more...

Public Policy Committee

There are a range of opportunities for involvement in public policy with LANO, from attending trainings, conference calls, receiving blogs and participating in coalitions. If you are interested in LANO Public Policy, please contact Alison Neustrom, Vice-President of Public Policy, at (225) 929-5266 [ext. 220] or alisonneustrom@lano.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to some of the common questions about advocacy, public policy and dealing with the media and Legislature.