Louisiana House of Representatives
David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library
New Acquisitions List – April 2012
AGED
OLD BEHIND BARS : the aging prison population in the United States / New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, 2012.
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/usprisons0112webwcover_0.pdf
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAMINERS / La. State Board of Private Investigator Examiners. -- Baton Rouge : 2012-
LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION [LIGA] ANNUAL REPORT / Baton Rouge : La. Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA), 2011-
http://www.laiga.org/whoweare/auditreport.html
ARTS
ARTS EDUCATION : does arts training improve social and academic skills? / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
AUDITS
CONQUERING WORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY : compliance audit, issued April 11, 2012 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/294F8958F37100B4862579DB007565A7/$FILE/000292A5.pdf
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, STATE OF LOUISIANA : procedural report, issued April 11, 2012 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/E42453AA4D261D15862576A30071978A/$FILE/0001495F.pdf
BANKS AND BANKING
RESPONSE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 93 OF THE 2011 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION / La. Department of the Treasury; La. Office of Financial Institutions; La. Department of Economic Development. -- Baton Rouge : 2012.
"...to study the advisability and feasibility of creating a Louisiana Infrastructure Bank..."
CENSUS
HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES, 2010 / Washington, DC : U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2012.
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-14.pdf
CHILD ABUSE
INTERSTATE PERPETRATORS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT : national prevalence estimates and selected characteristics / Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2012.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/12/InterstatePerpetrators/rb.pdf
CHILD HEALTH
REPORT PREPARED IN RESPONSE TO SENATE RESOLUTION 134 (SR 134) OF THE 2011 REGULAR SESSION : on the status of ongoing efforts to curb the high prevalence of childhood obesity in Louisiana / Baton Rouge : La. Department of Health and Hospitals, 2012.
CHILD SUPPORT
CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW COMMITTEE, [YR] QUADRENNIAL REPORT, CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES REVIEW / La. Department of Children and Family Services; La. District Attorneys Association. -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Children and Family Services, 2012-
Pursuant to Act 578 of the 2008 RS, the Child Support Enforcement Program of the Department of Children and Family Services and the Louisiana District Attorneys Association in consultation with members of the child support committee were entrusted with the responsibility of reviewing the state's child support guidelines and making recommendations to the Legislature.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ESTIMATING GDP AT THE PARISH (COUNTY) LEVEL : an evaluation of alternative approaches / Baton Rouge : LSU. Agricultural Center, 2012.
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
REPORT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PURSUANT TO HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 204 OF THE 2009 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE / Baton Rouge : La. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2011-
EMPLOYMENT
ATTRACTING JOBS : do tax breaks for business spur employment? / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
FOOD
BRINGING LEGISLATORS TO THE TABLE : addressing hunger through public-private partnerships / Denver : NCSL, 2011.
http://www.ncsl.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=iUcBbrmRJlk%3d&tabid=23486
SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD POLICY COUNCIL REPORT : recommendations for a sustainable local food economy / Sustainable Local Food Policy Council. -- Baton Rouge : 2012.
HEALTH INSURANCE
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE : estimates of individuals with pre-existing conditions range from 36 million to 122 million / Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2012.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/589618.pdf
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET REFORMS IN THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42069.pdf
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION CONFLICT : should states crack down on unlawful aliens? / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
LONG TERM CARE
STUDY GROUP ON CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY REPORT TO THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE IN RESPONSE TO HR 125 / La. Study Group on Chronic Care Management in the Community. -- Baton Rouge : AARP Louisiana, 2012.
"...to make recommendations for improving the coordination of care and support services so that persons with chronic diseases can remain in their homes and communities as long as possible."
NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING
THE FRACKING DEBATE : a policymaker's guide / Denver : NCSL, 2012.
http://www.ncsl.org/documents/energy/frackingdebateguide412.pdf
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING : chemical disclosure requirements / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42461.pdf
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ISSUES / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41760.pdf
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) : selected issues / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2012.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42502.pdf
NEW ORLEANS
INVESTIGATION OF NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT / U.S. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division. -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, 2011.
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/nopd_letter.pdf
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/nopd_report.pdf
OIL SPILLS
OIL AND GAS : Interior has strengthened its oversight of subsea well containment, but should improve its documentation / Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 2012.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/588961.pdf
POLICE BRUTALITY
POLICE MISCONDUCT : will excessive force, racial profiling be curbed? / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
UNDERSTANDING PENSIONS : a primer on public employee pension plans / New Orleans : Bureau of Governmental Research, 2012.
http://www.bgr.org/files/reports/BGR-Pension_Primer.pdf
RETIREMENT FUNDS
LEGAL ANALYSIS OF 2012 PENSION BILLS : In accord with my constitutional and statutory responsibilities, I requested that the attached legal analysis be done to assist me in the preparation of actuarial notes for pension bills being considered this 2012 Regular Legislative Session. / La. Office of Legislative Auditor; La. Legislative Actuary. -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/8CD9E352857E67EC862579D1007FAF12/$FILE/00028CB2.pdf
SCHOOL BUSES
REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON EDUCATION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 72 OF THE 2011 REGULAR SESSION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE / Baton Rouge : La. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2012.
"...urges and requests the Department of Education to study issues relative to using biodiesel fuel in school buses used to transport students..."
TAX INCENTIVES
EVIDENCE COUNTS : evaluating state tax incentives for jobs and growth / Washington, DC : Pew Center on the States, 2012.
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/report detail.aspx?id=85899380985
MOVIE PRODUCTION INCENTIVES IN THE LAST FRONTIER / Washington, DC : Tax Foundation, 2012.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr199.pdf
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTH RATES FOR U.S. TEENAGERS REACH HISTORIC LOWS FOR ALL AGE AND ETHNIC GROUPS / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db89.pdf
New Editions of Serial Titles – April 2012
AGED
INCOME OF THE AGED CHARTBOOK / Washington, DC : U.S. Social Security Administration, 2010.
Holdings: 2010 (data yr.)
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/income_aged/
AIR QUALITY
STATE OF THE AIR / New York, NY : American Lung Association, 2012.
Holdings: 2012.
http://www.stateoftheair.org/2012/assets/state-of-the-air2012.pdf
ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL, PAROCHIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS / East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority. -- Baton Rouge : 2009-
Holdings: 2009 (data yr.), 2011.
CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS BOARD : annual report / La. Crime Victims Reparations Board. -- Baton Rouge : La. Division of Administration, 1993-
Holdings: 1985 (data yr.), 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.lcle.la.gov/programs/cvr.asp
LOUISIANA DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT / Baton Rouge : La. Developmental Disabilities Council, 2006-
Holdings: 2005, 2006, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.laddc.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2011-LADDC-Annual-Report-042312.pdf
LOUISIANA REHABILITATION SERVICES, LOUISIANA COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, ANNUAL REPORT / La. Commission for the Deaf. -- [s.l.] La. Commission for the Deaf, 2005-
Holdings: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT / La. Division of Administration. Office of Risk Management. -- Baton Rouge : La. Division of Administration, 2008-
Holdings: 2009 (data yr.), 2010, 2011.
http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/orm/annrepts.htm
AUDITS
SINGLE AUDIT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, ----- / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 1992-
Holdings: 1991 (FY), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/04C0A31118610405862579D100582D05/$FILE/00028D7A.pdf
CHARTER SCHOOLS
CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS ACROSS THE STATES : rankings and scorecard / Washington, DC : Center for Education Reform, 2008-
Holdings: 2010, 2011, 2012.
http://www.edreform.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/CER_2012_Charter_Laws.pdf
CRIMINAL STATISTICS
CONSUMER SENTINEL NETWORK DATA BOOK / Washington, DC : Federal Trade Commission, 2012.
Holdings: 2008 (data yr.), 2009 (data yr.), 2010 (data yr.), 2011 (data yr.)
http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/reports/sentinel-annual-reports/sentinel-cy2011.pdf
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RICH STATES POOR STATES : ALEC-Laffer state economic competitiveness index / Washington, DC : American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), 2007-
Holdings: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
http://www.alec.org/docs/RSPS_5th_Edition.pdf
EDUCATION STATISTICS
ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE PROFESSION / Washington, DC : American Association of University Professors, 2008-
Holdings: 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012.
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/comm/rep/Z/default.htm
ENERGY
LOUISIANA ENERGY FACTS ANNUAL / La. Department of Natural Resources. Technology Assessment Division. -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Natural Resources, 2002-
Holdings: 2002 (data yr.), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/TAD/newsletters/energy_facts_annual/LEF_2011.pdf
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
KAUFFMAN INDEX OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY, 1996-2011 / Kansas City, Mo. : Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2012.
Holdings: 2012.
http://www.kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/KIEA_2012_report.pdf
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT / Baton Rouge : La. Firefighters' Retirement System, 2011.
Holdings: 2011.
http://www.lafirefightersret.com/finance.html
HEALTH
LOUISIANA HEALTH REPORT CARD : as required by R.S. 40:1300.71 / La. Department of Health and Hospitals. Office of Public Health. -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Health and Hospitals, 1997-
Holdings: 1997 (data yr.), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES REPORT / U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. -- Rockville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009-
Holdings: 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr11/nhdr11.pdf
INCOME TAX
THE IMPACT OF STATE INCOME TAXES ON LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN [YR.] / Washington, DC : Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2007-
Holdings: 2006 (data yr.), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.cbpp.org/files/4-4-12sfp.pdf
LEGISLATORS
WOMEN IN STATE LEGISLATURES [YR] / NCSL. Women's Legislative Network. -- Denver : NCSL, 2005-
Holdings: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012.
http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/wln/women-in-state-legislatures-2012.aspx
MEDICAL CARE
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE QUALITY REPORT / U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. -- Rockville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009-
Holdings: 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr11/nhqr11.pdf
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
THE STATE OF PRESCHOOL : [yr] state preschool yearbook / New Brunswick, NJ : National Institute for Early Education Research, 2009-
Holdings: 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://nieer.org/yearbook/
PRISONERS
PRISONERS IN [YR.] / Washington, DC : U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2011-
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbse&sid=40
PRIVACY
COMPILATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL PRIVACY LAWS : supplement / Providence, RI : Privacy Journal, 2012.
Holdings: 2012.
PUBLIC HEALTH
INVESTING IN AMERICA'S HEALTH : a state-by-state look at public health funding and key health facts / Trust for America's Health; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. -- Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, 2011-
Holdings: 2011, 2012.
http://healthyamericans.org/assets/files/Investing.pdf
SCHOOL FINANCE
LOUISIANA EDUCATION QUALITY TRUST FUND : annual report / Baton Rouge : La. Department of the Treasury, 1990-
Holdings: 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
TAX COLLECTIONS
STATE GOVERNMENT TAX COLLECTIONS : summary report [yr] / Washington, DC : U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1993-
Holdings: 2010 (data yr.), 2011.
http://www2.census.gov/govs/statetax/2011stcreport.pdf
TAX COMMISSION
LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT / Baton Rouge : La. Tax Commission, 2008-
Holdings: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
http://www.latax.state.la.us/Menu_AnnualReports/AnnualReports.aspx
TAXATION
SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL'S BUSINESS TAX INDEX : best to worst state tax systems for entrepreneurship and small business / Oakland, Va. : Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, 2012.
Holdings: 2012.
http://www.sbecouncil.org/businesstaxindex2012/
TEACHER COMPENSATION
ANNUAL TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE / La. Department of Education. Office of Management and Finance. -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Education, 2002-
Holdings: 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012.
http://www.louisianaschools.net/topics/teacher_salary_schedules.aspx
VICTIMS OF CRIME
CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION, [YR.] / Washington, DC : U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1995-
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbse&sid=58
VITAL STATISTICS
LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT VITAL STATISTICS OF LOUISIANA / La. State Center for Health Statistics. -- New Orleans : La. Department of Health and Hospitals. Office of Public Health, 1999-2003; 2008-
Holdings: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008.
http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/2004
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