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Editor's note: The following is an analysis by Greg Hilburn, who covers Louisiana politics for USA Today Network. It's never too early to set the stage for the next Louisiana governor's 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 Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, both Republicans, are widely considered near-certain entrants in the gov...

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 state's tax system for decades. But legislators — some working independently, others working in a team — say this year's efforts could succeed at changing the archaic structure of high initi...