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'''Kevin Patrick Kane''' (June 12, 1966 – October 27, 2016) was a public policy analyst who was the founder and president of the [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a [[think tank]] based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Kevin Patrick Kane''' (June 12, 1966 – October 27, 2016) was a public policy analyst who was the founder and president of the [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a [[think tank]] based in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].

==Biography==

==Biography==

A native of Mineola on [[Long Island]], [[New York]], Kane graduated in 1984 from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in [[English]] from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans, at which he was the captain and president of the [[rugby]] team. In 1993, Kane graduated from the Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. He worked earlier in his career in Mobile, [[Alabama]], and in [[New York City]]. After [[Hurricane Katrina]], Kane returned to New Orleans to establish in 2008 the Pelican Institute, which offered conservative policy solutions to aid in recovery efforts from the massive storm. Under his leadership, Pelican became a pioneer for [[free market]] policies and for [[school choice]].<ref name=obit/> Quin Edmonson Hillyer (born 1964), a New Orleans-born writer and former congressional candidate in Alabama, called Kane "a thoughtful, soft-spoken, highly intelligent and principled man who loved New Orleans deeply. ... What really interested him was the possibility of finding solutions that could draw support across partisan and ideological lines."<ref name=hillyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_718d0c3c-9e23-11e6-9b7b-ab7f513aaed4.html?sr_source=lift_amplify|title=Kevin Kane, founder of conservative 'think tank' in New Orleans, dies at 50|author=Dennis Persica|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 29, 2017|access date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> Hillyer noted that Kane was a strong advocate for [[charter school]]s and criminal sentencing reform.<ref name=hillyer/>

A native of Mineola on [[Long Island]], [[New York]], Kane graduated in 1984 from Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in [[English]] from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans, at which he was the captain and president of the [[rugby]] team. In 1993, Kane graduated from the Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. He worked earlier in his career in Mobile, [[Alabama]], and in [[New York City]]. After [[Hurricane Katrina]], Kane returned to New Orleans to establish in 2008 the Pelican Institute, which offered conservative policy solutions to aid in recovery efforts from the massive storm. Under his leadership, Pelican became a pioneer for [[free market]] policies and for [[school choice]].<ref name=obit/> Quin Edmonson Hillyer (born 1964), a New Orleans-born writer and [[Republican Party|Republican]] former congressional candidate in Alabama, called Kane "a thoughtful, soft-spoken, highly intelligent and principled man who loved New Orleans deeply. ... What really interested him was the possibility of finding solutions that could draw support across partisan and ideological lines."<ref name=hillyer>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_718d0c3c-9e23-11e6-9b7b-ab7f513aaed4.html?sr_source=lift_amplify|title=Kevin Kane, founder of conservative 'think tank' in New Orleans, dies at 50|author=Dennis Persica|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 29, 2017|access date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> Hillyer noted that Kane was a strong advocate for [[charter school]]s and criminal sentencing reform.<ref name=hillyer/>

Kane was an ad hoc ambassador for his adopted city and its music and culture whenever he attended national conferences and visiting conventions. He served on the board of the Choice Foundation and the Center for Development and Learning and was a fellow at the Loyola Institute of Politics. He was also affiliated with Rotary International and the Stratford Club.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-patrick-kane&pid=182210540|title=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 28, 2016|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>  

Kane was an ad hoc ambassador for his adopted city and its music and culture whenever he attended national conferences and visiting conventions. He served on the board of the Choice Foundation and the Center for Development and Learning and was a fellow at the Loyola Institute of Politics. He was also affiliated with Rotary International and the Stratford Club.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-patrick-kane&pid=182210540|title=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 28, 2016|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>