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PAR releases plan for reforming financial portions of Louisiana Constitution

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today released a plan for state constitutional...

P&N expands Lafayette office with new acquisition

Postlethwaite & Netterville, the largest Louisiana-based public accounting firm, today announced that the tax...

ExxonMobil, Chevron CEOs talked merger after pandemic outbreak

The chief executives of ExxonMobil and Chevron spoke about combining the oil giants after...

Gov. Edwards: Overcoming virus will be best medicine for economy

The best medicine for the Louisiana economy will be overcoming COVID-19 and its impact...

Louisiana business grant program helps nearly 21,000 companies

Louisiana’s Main Street Recovery Grant Program, a business assistance fund that state GOP lawmakers...

Louisiana legislative leader to push for tax system simplification

One of the Louisiana Legislature’s most powerful members wants to make simplifying the state’s...

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State board approves ExxonMobil’s ITEP request

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry voted unanimously this morning at its virtual meeting to approve ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax abatement, worth some $20 million over 10 years, for its proposed $240 million modernization project at its north Baton Rouge refinery.