Is Governor Landry’s tax reform proposal in jeopardy? The House once again delayed a vote on House Bill 9 pushing it to today. That’s the bill that would broaden the sales tax base to include 41 services not currently being taxed. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says the House may be discussing a plan “B” – raising the state sales tax rate from the current 4.45-percent to five-percent.
Cut 4 (11) “…point-four-five.”
If that can’t pass, Landry’s whole plan could go up in smoke.
The fatal shootings during a second line parade in New Orleans disrupted a cultural tradition, leaving residents concerned about safety during public events. Councilman Eugene Green pledged to enhance community safety and strengthen local enforcement strategies.
Governor Landry awards nearly 1.4-billion dollars to bolster broadband connectivity throughout the state. Veneeth Iyengar (EYE-in-gur), the executive director of Connect L-A, says the vast majority of that money is going to Louisiana-based companies, and the broadband lines they’ll be installing will be buried underground.
Cut 12 (08) “…be built underground”
Iyengar says this funding will create between eight-thousand and ten-thousand new jobs in Louisiana in the next three to four years.
Deer hunting season is temporarily closed in the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Shane Granier (gran-YAY) with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says when a tide gauge reaches a certain level, deer hunting is automatically closed.
Granier says it will reopen when levels drop below 2.5 feet.