According to the Tax Foundation, Louisiana has the highest average state and local sales tax rate in the nation at 9.55 percent, which is a shade higher than Tennessee’s. Tax Foundation Policy Analyst Janelle Cammenga says on average states rely on their sales tax for 24-percent of their state and local tax collection…
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The Tax Foundation says Louisiana ranks 38th for state and local individual income tax collections and 43rd for state and local property tax collections.

Louisianans in 47 parishes can now play online fantasy sports through Draft Kings after the Gaming Control Board approved a license for them. Louisiana Gaming Enforcement Division Trooper Joseph Hall says they conducted a thorough background check of Draft Kings…
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DraftKings launched the first mobile fantasy gaming app in 2013 and is available in 43 states.

Renters in Louisiana are on average facing dues that are not compatible with their wages and with the eviction moratorium ending at the end of the month they could be displaced. Erik Piccoli has the story…
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