2017-18 Chair Elect
Speaker Taylor Barras, Louisiana
News and Updates
June 6, 2018
SLC Energy & Environment Committee Delegation
On June 5-6, a delegation comprising members of the Energy & Environment Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference, led by Representative Lynn Smith (Georgia), chair of the committee, traveled to Washington, D.C. to engage in meetings with senior officials from the U.S. Department of... Read More
May 8, 2018
New SLC Regional Resource - Opioids and Organ Donations: A Tale of Two Crises
At least 42,249 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016, a 28 percent increase from 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Opioids now kill more Americans each year than guns, breast cancer or automobile... Read More
April 4, 2018
Louisiana State Visit
On April 3-4, SLC Director Colleen Cousineau, along with three SLC policy and research staff – Anne Roberts Brody, Roger Moore and Nick Bowman – visited legislative members and staff of the Louisiana Legislature to discuss services available to them from the Southern Legislative Conference of The Council... Read More
Recent Research
Policy Analysis | June 11, 2018
Distracted Driving Laws in SLC Member States
Policy Analysis | May 10, 2018
Agriculture Sector's Contribution to State GDP, 2016-2017
SLC Regional Resource | May 8, 2018
Opioids and Organ Donations: A Tale of Two Crises
Policy Analysis | April 25, 2018
Chamber Vote Adjustment in the South
Policy Analysis | April 16, 2018
SLC - China Trade Data