Louisiana Spotlight: Tax deal was about politics, not policy
Mon, 07/02/2018 - 9:54am
Analysis: Louisiana tax deal was about politics, not policy
By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press
State
New sales tax rate goes into effect Sunday
Fri, 06/29/2018 - 10:12am
BATON ROUGE – Effective July 1, 2018, Louisiana’s overall state sales tax rate decreases from 5 percent to 4.45 percent.
Louisiana budget deal complete
Wed, 06/27/2018 - 9:34am
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana completed its tax and budget deal Tuesday, when nearly $500 million in taxes passed by lawmakers for the upcoming budget was added into state revenue forecasts, paving
Legislature finds money and a compromise on sales taxes
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 10:11am
BATON ROUGE (AP) — After a grueling, months-long negotiation over how to balance the budget, Louisiana lawmakers on Sunday completed their third special legislative session this year with a deal th
Trump is backing Higgins
Fri, 06/22/2018 - 10:52am
President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins in his re-election bid, a day after a report about Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s connection to Higgins’ opponent’s campaign.