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Louisiana’s legislative leaders say they have a tax deal; final votes ...
1 day ago · Louisiana Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, left, and Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, speak in the Louisiana House of Representatives on the opening day of a legislative special session, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)
Louisiana lawmakers search for ways to pay for Landry’s proposed …
2 days ago · Gov. Jeff Landry holds a copy of the Louisiana tax code during his speech to the Legislature at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, the opening day of a special session in which he is asking lawmakers to overhaul the state’s tax structure.
Prison telecom companies, reform advocates debate lower phone …
1 day ago · The new rule caps audio calls in prisons and large jails at 6 cents per minute — well below the state average of about 14 cents per minute for prisons and 20 cents for local jails — and limits the fees that providers share with jail and prison operators to 2 cents per minute. (Rates for small and medium-sized jails will be capped at between 7 …
Louisiana Legislature passes permanent teacher pay proposal; …
11 hours ago · Two pieces of legislation that would make a temporary pay raise for K-12 teachers and school support workers permanent received final passage Friday in the Louisiana Legislature, but voters have to approve a constitutional amendment before the money appears in their paychecks next school year.
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4 days ago · ICE violated civil rights of Colombian detained in Louisiana, watchdog says. BY: Bobbi-Jean Misick, Verite - November 15, 2024. Until late last year, Daniel Cortes De La Valle had not stepped foot in his native Colombia since 1998. His mother moved him and his brother to Florida when he was eight after his family had faced drug cartel violence.
Experts warn oil and gas can't save Louisiana’s economy — even …
6 days ago · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to lift roadblocks to oil and gas production and approve construction of more than a dozen liquefied natural gas terminals in Louisiana and elsewhere. At the same time, a special session in the Louisiana Legislature that began Nov. 6 seeks to cut state taxes for oil refineries and petrochemical companies.
Louisiana lawmaker says he’ll shrink proposal to apply sales tax to ...
4 days ago · A bill that would expand the state sales tax to apply to labor and services was sidelined in the Louisiana House of Representatives again on Monday, though its author said he intends to cut the list of items it will cover by more than half. House Bill 9 remained stalled for the third day in a row in ...
How Louisiana tax burdens might shift under Gov. Landry’s …
Oct 9, 2024 · The core of the proposed tax overhaul includes eliminating Louisiana’s three graduated income tax brackets that currently max out with a 4.25% rate and replacing them with a single flat tax rate of 3% on all income. The flat tax would be paired with a much higher $12,500 standard individual deduction, up from $4,500.
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3 days ago · BY: Piper Hutchinson - November 6, 2024. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the state’s tax code. “This tax code is broken. This tax code is incredibly out of date. And this tax code is holding our state back,” Landry said in an address to the […]
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