Changes to industrial tax exemption program won’t apply to renewals, governor and commerce board decide

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An executive order signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards earlier this year imposing stricter standards on the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program will only apply to new applicants—not renewals, the governor and a state board says. (File photo)

A controversial executive order signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards earlier this year imposing stricter standards on the state’s 80-year-old Industrial Tax Exemption Program will only apply to new appli…


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