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Senate committee advances bill dedicating $800M in sales taxes for Louisiana roads Monday, April 19, 2021 A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and bridges by dedicating the state’s temporary sales tax to infrastructure cleared a Senate committee today despite worries it could create future holes in the state budget, The News Starreports.  SB1 by Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Bossier City, would gradually divert money from the state’s 0.45-cent temporary sales tax that expires on June 30, 2025, to the Transportation Trust Fund—$168 million in 2022, ...

A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and bridges by dedicating the state's temporary sales tax to infrastructure cleared a Senate committee Monday despite worries it could create future holes in the state budget. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Bossier City, would gradually divert money from the state's 0.45-cent temporary sales tax that expires on June 30, 2025 to the Transportation Trust Fund — $168 million in 2022, $294 million in 2023 and $387 million in 2024. Peacock said his bill would allow the state to wean itself from the t...

New bill could save you money on your energy payments Lawmakers debate proposal affecting energy bills By Chris Rosato | April 14, 2021 at 7:05 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 7:05 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - After the previous hurricane season, we had the winter freeze and people were baffled by how much their energy bills went up. Lawmakers think they might have found a solution. With the ugly 2020 hurricane season that brought several named storms to Louisiana, plus the harsh winter freeze, many were left without power for days, some even weeks. “This is a storm securitization bill re...

Port Huron Times Herald A ruling in St. Clair County Circuit Court Thursday is “essentially pausing the process” in issuing final marijuana licenses in the city of Port Huron. Judge Cynthia Lane granted requests for injunctive relief from two marijuana operators — Farm Science, LLC, and 1864 US-23, LLC — that are suing the city over the process used to review provisional license applications earlier this year. The ruling prevents the city from formally awarding local recreational and medical marijuana permits under the local ballot ordinance OK’d by voters last November. Both plain...

La. officials considering how to boost international trade New money coming into the state, including federal stimulus and disaster recovery dollars, could help Louisiana seize an opportunity to be more competitive in international trade, a legislative subcommittee heard Thursday. “We’re not doing as much as we could be doing,” said Greg Rusovich, CEO of New Orleans-based Transoceanic Development and chairman of the Louisiana Board of International Commerce. Rusovich said Louisiana should create a new master plan to help identify focus areas and strategies. A port close to the mouth of ...