Push for state gasoline tax hike scrapped due to federal windfall

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Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Winnfield, has dropped his plans to file a gasoline tax increase during the upcoming legislative session due, in large part, to the expected windfall in federal pandemic relief dollars headed to the state. In a letter today, Erich Ponti, whose industry group Louisiana Coalition to Fix our Roads has been advocating for the

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