# Pelican Institute

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{{Short description|American free market think tank}}
{{Other uses|Pelican (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Institute
| name = The Pelican Institute
| image = Logo Pelican Institute.png
| established = 2008
| chairman = Stephen M. Gelé
| budget   = $3.54 million (2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pelican Institute For Public Policy - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/261704791 |website=ProPublica |access-date=30 March 2026 |language=en |date=9 May 2013}}</ref>
| endowment = 
| location = [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana)
| address = 400 Poydras St, Suite 900
New Orleans, LA 70130
| website = {{URL|http://www.pelicaninstitute.org}}
}}

The '''Pelican Institute''' is a [free market](/source/free_market) [think tank](/source/think_tank) headquartered in [New Orleans, Louisiana](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana). Kevin Kane founded the Pelican Institute in 2008 and served as the organization's president until his death in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Persica|first1=Dennis|title=Kevin Kane, founder of conservative 'think tank' in New Orleans, dies at 50|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_718d0c3c-9e23-11e6-9b7b-ab7f513aaed4.html|accessdate=29 November 2016|publisher=The Advocate|date=October 29, 2016}}</ref> The Pelican Institute's goals include increased government transparency, lower taxes, and improved schools.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Feith|first1=David|title=How to Bring Innovative Ideas To a Machine-Politics State|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121824246529126197|accessdate=1 September 2015|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=August 9, 2008}}</ref> The Institute's stated mission is "to conduct scholarly research and analysis that advances sound policies based on free enterprise, individual liberty, and constitutionally limited government."<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.pelicaninstitute.org/about-us/|publisher=Pelican Institute for Public Policy|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref> The Pelican Institute publishes policy studies and commentaries via their news outlet, ''The Pelican Post''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Jenny|last2=Lender|first2=Jon|title=Foley's Policy Proposal Uses Same Wording As 'Think Tank' Articles On Internet|url=http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-tom-foley-urban-policy-20140924-story.html|date=September 24, 2014|accessdate=1 September 2015|publisher=Hartford Courant}}</ref> Issues addressed include health care, state and federal spending, energy, environmental issues, poverty, and corruption. The group has a legal arm that engages in "liberty focused strategic litigation."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yoshonis |first1=Scott |title=Pelican Institute files suit to challenge Biden administration LNG ban |url=https://www.klfy.com/louisiana/pelican-institute-files-suit-to-challenge-biden-administration-lng-ban/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |date=May 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pfeil |first1=Alyse |title=Pelican Institute policy director named to post at Louisiana Workforce Commission |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/pelican-institute-official-joins-state-workforce-commission/article_5b2fe8cb-d2ab-5d67-a5cd-117f617c6f71.html |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=The Advocate |date=19 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Portal|United States|Libertarianism}}
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==External links==
* {{Official|https://pelicanpolicy.org/}}
* [http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/261704791/popup/1 Organizational Profile] – [National Center for Charitable Statistics](/source/National_Center_for_Charitable_Statistics) ([Urban Institute](/source/Urban_Institute))

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Category:Think tanks based in the United States
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Category:Libertarian organizations based in the United States
Category:Libertarian think tanks

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