Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 19, 2009, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will jointly release the 2009 Louisiana Pork Report focusing on government waste, fraud, and abuse in the Louisiana state budget. 

Representatives from the Pelican Institute and CAGW will gather on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol Building to release the report and field questions about the millions of tax dollars being wasted by the state’s politicians.    

WHEN:                                  Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at noon

WHERE:                                The front steps of the Louisiana State Capitol Building

WHO:                                     Kevin P. Kane, President, Pelican Institute for Public Policy

Tom Schatz, President, CAGW 

CAGW mascot, PigFoot, will also be on hand!

The Pelican Institute for Public Policy is a nonprofit research and education institution that conducts scholarly research and analysis of Louisiana public policy.  The Institute's mission is to advance sound policies based on the principles of free enterprise, individual liberty, and limited government.  Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.