Negotiations have begun this week in advance of next week’s special session, with parties involved hoping to get a deal in place before Monday to avoid another dramatic last second finish to what will be the last session of the fiscal year. The half-cent sales tax that came close to passage last session had a six year sunset, but Senate President John Alario says in a perfect world, he’d like to see a permanent tax plan put in place to give the state some fiscal predictability.
The session begins June 18th.
Small business optimism has reached its highest level in 34 years. That’s according to the National Federation of Independent Business, who surveys its members regularly. NFIB state director Dawn Starns credits the tax reform legislation approved last December…
Cut 6 (11) “…at the end of the year.”
Two Acadiana men are under arrest in connection to the murder of a St. Martinville teenager. Twenty-five-year-old Brandon Boutte of St. Martinville was charged with Obstruction of Justice and Second Degree Murder in the death of 19-year-old Simone Robin. St. Martin Parish Sherriff’s Spokesperson Major Ginny Higgins says Robin’s trailer was set on fire Saturday, and her body was found later that day on a levee in St. Landry. Higgins says arson investigators discovered the attempt to destroy Robin’s home was not completely successful.
Twenty-two-year-old Toby Boutte was also charged with one count of accessory after the fact of second-degree murder.
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