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Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance
Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws today ran into the same problem that has bedeviled previous...
Metro Council asked to weigh in on phasing out of state inventory tax
The Broome administration is asking the Metro Council to approve a resolution at its meeting later today “strongly opposing” a bill to eliminate the state’s inventory tax—unless any such measure would supplement the revenue loss for all parish taxing jurisdictions.
Legislative panel advances bill creating ‘sandbox’ for blockchain businesses
A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology, The Center Square reports.
Blockchain is...
Graves continues push to speed up coastal restoration projects with new bill
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge., today introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act, which aims to modernize the...
Water Institute will work with corps to amend cost-benefit analyses process
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected The Water Institute of the Gulf to analyze how the federal benefit-cost analysis, used to select projects for construction, can more fully account for nature-based project benefits to the economy, environment and our communities.
Sports events, conventions could bypass state if transgender restrictions approved
Leaders in Louisiana’s tourism industry—particularly those centered on New Orleans—say the restrictions on transgender people currently under consideration in the state Legislature may drive...
State lawmakers begin advancing bills to overhaul tax system
Louisiana lawmakers took the first steps to overhaul the state's complicated tax system today as legislators on committees in the House and Senate advanced...
Alford: Fiscal session not confined to money issues
The first day of the Legislature’s regular session this past Monday kicked off with a few reminders that politics never sleep. There were three...
PAR publishes ‘Fiscal Crossroads’ commentary on legislative session
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana today released a new commentary called Fiscal Crossroads, just as the Louisiana Legislature launched its regular session.
"If...
’Pent-up demand’ will drive legislative session
Despite the coronavirus outbreak, the Louisiana Legislature opens a regular session this morning that seems more like those of pre-pandemic times, with debates planned...
NFIB outlines small business agenda ahead of legislative session
The National Federation of Independent Business today released its small business agenda for the upcoming Louisiana legislative session, urging lawmakers to vote in favor...
‘LaPolitics’: Landowners group has new director; auditor selection underway
Just in time for the regular session, the Louisiana Landowners Association has named attorney Donelson T. Caffery III as its new executive director. He’ll...
Groups to gather at state Capitol in support of a Southern Green New Deal
Representatives from local environmental and social justice organizations will gather on the steps of the state Capitol today to promote their vision of a...
Edwards releases his legislative agenda for upcoming session
Gov. John Bel Edwards today released his legislative agenda for the regular session that starts April 12.
Edwards’ top priorities are enhancing pay for teachers...
Louisiana Survey: White and Black Louisianans view discrimination differently
White and Black Louisianians view discrimination and racial progress very differently, according to the fourth of five reports from the 2021 Louisiana Survey.
The latest...
State Sen. Bodi White proposes splitting BREC parks
Sen. Bodi White, R-Baton Rouge, has filed a bill ahead of the April 12 legislative session proposing that BREC’s 182 parks be split into...
Biden’s corporate tax hike would hurt some companies more than others
Corporations had ample warning—an entire presidential campaign—that tax increases were coming. But that doesn’t take the sting out of President Biden’s proposal to raise...
Closed party primary debate dividing Louisiana GOP
Louisiana's Republican leaders are sharply at odds over whether and how the state should redesign its primary elections, a resurfacing disagreement driven by political...
Biden infrastructure plan offers hope for Baton Rouge-NOLA commuter rail
Local economic development leaders are applauding the inclusion of $80 billion in President Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package to expand passenger rail service...
BRAC’s legislative priorities include modernizing state tax code
With the 2021 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature just around the corner, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber has prioritized modernizing the state’s tax code and investing in transportation infrastructure as two of its key issues this year.
