Gov. John Bel Edwards kicked off the first meeting of his new Governor's Task Force on Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification today at the Water Campus in Baton Rouge
Louisiana’s top marginal income tax rate for individuals now is the fifth lowest in the nation among states that charge income taxes, according to the Tax Foundation, following changes lawmakers and voters approved last year.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission paid about $6.1 million in state and federal unemployment benefits to 1,054 ineligible recipients identified as state employees who do not appear to have been eligible for the programs, the Legislature’s auditors say.