Abandoned oil well bill passes Louisiana House

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The Louisiana House of Representatives has unanimously passed HB662, which would exempt oil produced by abandoned oil wells from severance tax, Louisiana Illuminator reports. The bill, introduced by Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan, R-Lafayette, would give the incentive of not paying the severance tax, which is currently 12.5%, to any company that wants to take over the

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