Centralized sales tax amendment moves forward
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:47am
Another Louisiana House committee has endorsed changing the state constitution to centralize sales tax collection.
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6th recovered body identified as Franklin man
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:45am
Media sources are reporting the recovery of a sixth body from the Seacor Power crew, this one from Franklin.
Economist: 7,500 energy jobs lost during COVID
Mon, 04/19/2021 - 11:13am
BATON ROUGE — Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, with layoffs of 7,500 more workers.
Second body recovered in search for lift boat crew; divers now at vessel
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 3:05pm
The Coast Guard recovered one unresponsive person in the water Thursday near the capsized Seacor Power lift boat 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, according to the Coast Guard's New Orleans station.<
Louisiana Legislature's tax overhaul hits early session speed bump
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 7:23pm
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’ pr