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Affirmative Action And Minority Construction Firms : An Analysis Of The Public Works Set-Aside Programs In Louisiana, Curtis L. Boyd
Affirmative Action And Minority Construction Firms : An Analysis Of The Public Works Set-Aside Programs In Louisiana, Curtis L. Boyd
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City of Richmond v. Croson received national attention when the Supreme Court mandated that all states and municipalities conduct a disparity study to investigate the possibility of discrimination against minority firms in the construction industry, as a precondition for maintaining or instituting a set-aside program. This paper is an offspring of that disparity study conducted in Louisiana. It will primarily focus on disparity in the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in awarding public works construction contracting in Louisiana; however, it is important to examine the effectiveness of the set-aside program and determine if there are administrative problems within the …