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by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | April 15, 2021 11:00 AM Print this article A day after two major tax bills got out of committee with relative ease, day three of the Louisiana Legislature’s fiscal session demonstrated how complicated and politically difficult lawmakers’ promised tax overhaul may get. Lawmakers have said they want to eliminate or reduce the cost of the state’s many tax breaks while lowering tax rates. They said they want to create a...

Channel3000.com April 14, 2021 3:16 PM By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press Posted: Updated: Gerald Herbert Sen. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, talks with Stuart Bishop, R-Lafayette, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, during opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 12, 2021. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws Wednesday ran into the same proble...

Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws today ran into the same problem that has bedeviled previous legislative efforts, opposition from special interest groups trying to protect tax breaks given to industry. The House Ways and Means Committee, which handles tax measures, delayed votes on two bills aimed at paring back myriad tax breaks that Louisiana has on ...

Louisiana lawmakers make bold predictions for Legislative Session BATON ROUGE — Louisiana lawmakers opened their 2021 Regular Legislative Session here Monday primed for a 60-day sprint to the finish. There are no budget threats this year to hospitals, colleges, TOPS or other popular programs, thanks to better than expected revenue and an infusion of federal COVID dollars, but that doesnt mean the session will lack drama. Lawmakers in the House and Senate predicted what they believe will be th...

After the thaw, water troubles continue to plague communities across the South Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean © Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal Downtown Memphis, Tenn. under heavy snowfall and below freezing temperatures on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. As white snow patches become dirty roadside blotches, the South is still feeling the effects of last weeks ice storm. The melting ice hasnt ended the infrastructure problems that were revealed in the frigid temperatures. For...

Editors note: The following is an analysis by Greg Hilburn, who covers Louisiana politics for USA Today Network. Its never too early to set the stage for the next Louisiana governors race with candidates eyeing the 2023 campaign posting the first look at their war chests. With two-term Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards unable to run again in 2023, the path is clear for a wide-open race. The deadline for annual campaign finance reports was this week. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and L...

Tax system revamp for Louisiana is in the works with one overall goal: lowering rates Mark Ballard Though facing a nearly $1 billion revenue shortfall, a number of state lawmakers are putting together legislation that would restructure how Louisiana taxes people and businesses with an overall goal of lowering rates on income taxes. Political leaders have been talking about the need for revamping the states tax system for decades. But legislators — some working independently, others working ...