The state Department of Revenue reports tax and fee collections for the month of April were 494-million dollars lower than the previous April. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Governor Edwards announces plans to hire up to 700 Louisianans to expand the state’s contact tracing program. Edwards says for those interested in the job…
You can email ContactTracing@LA.gov.
State numbers released for COVID-19 show an increase in case numbers by 215 to 31,815 and fatalities up 29 to 2,242.
The state budget is facing a potentially massive revenue hit due to the COVID shutdown, and some lawmakers in the house are calling to suspend severance taxes for the oil and gas industry for one year. Ways and Means Chairman and resolution sponsor Stewart Bishop says we can’t afford to let the industry disappear.
A recent survey of Louisiana oil and gas companies indicates massive layoffs and production shut-ins are also imminent due to the oil price war.
New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes opposed the resolution and asking if the industry could cash the windfall and still lay off workers…
The vote was 11 to five in favor and now moves to the House floor.