The latest report from the Louisiana Survey shows many residents believe income tax rates have increased, but that’s not the case. Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab Dr. Mike Henderson says many residents are also confused on the sales tax rate. He says 40% incorrectly believe the state sales tax rate is higher than one year ago. It actually went down about a half-a-cent. However, 60% correctly said the sales tax is higher than four years ago
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During the Jindal administration, the state’s sales tax rate was four-percent, it’s now around 4.5-percent.
Shreveport Representative Barbara Norton has a bill that would enforce pay equality between men and women in Louisiana’s private sector. Currently only public sector employers must pay women the same as men for equal work. According to a report Louisiana ranks 48th in pay equality, and Norton says something must be done.
20 percent of the Bayou State has ordered their groceries online for delivery or pickup, part of a growing trend nationwide. Matt Doyle has the story.