Politics PAR commentary: State should avoid using trust fund to cover budget shortfalls By Deanna B. Narveson - November 29, 2022 (File photo) FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Louisiana has quietly poured more than $1 billion in higher-than-usual business tax collections into a 6-year-old trust fund aimed at lessening the state’s overreliance on the volatile income so… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.