BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A simmering Republican intraparty feud between House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and one of his legislative leaders intensified Wednesday, when Rep. Ray Garofalo sought to chair
Louisianaâs revenue forecast brightens amid rain plaguing state WAFB file photo of the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Source: WAFB) By Nick Gremillion | May 18, 2021 at 7:03 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 7:03 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As parts of south Louisiana recovered from heavy rains, flooding, and tornadoes and braced for the possibility of more rain, members of Louisianaâs Revenue Estimating Conference offered up a bright forecast for state revenue on Tuesday, May 18.
The four-member panel told the Associated Press Tuesday, it predicts the state will collect an estimated $677 million in additional tax collections than previously expected over the next 14 months.
Garofalo sent the following letter to his fellow members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: Members: It has been nearly three weeks since I presented HB 564 in committee. Since that presentation, I have been the subject of much speculation and my chairmanship has been questioned daily. As a chairman, you must have the support of leadership to accomplish your duties and responsibilities, and the barrage of speculation and failure of leadership to support my position significantly reduced my ability to carry out those responsibilities. Now, after three long weeks, the Speaker has removed me as chairman of Education. I want to be clear; I did NOT voluntarily step down as chairman.