Days after voters said no to Amendment One to create a single tax collection system, a federal lawsuit has been filed in New Orleans to force the change. Daniel Erspamer, CEO of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, says Louisiana’s collection system is one of two in the nation that’s overly complex and possibly unconstitutional.
Voters did approve Amendment Two, which will lower state income tax brackets, cap the highest brackets and remove the deduction for federal income taxes paid. State Revenue Secretary Kimberly Lewis says state legislators worked with her department to create a tax reform that would have minimal impact on small business and individual taxpayers.
Cut 12 (10) “…all income levels.”
A Legislative Audit found the Louisiana Workforce Commission made $2.9 million in payments that might have violated state and federal unemployment rules. LWC spokesperson Chris Fiore says while the agency acknowledges the mistake, they also had to process a huge number of claims with little federal guidance.
LSU-Health Shreveport is helping parents by making it as convenient as possible to have children ages five to eleven get vaccinated at schools in north Louisiana. Hospital K-12 Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Deason says understandably many are apprehensive about getting a shot and so they try to ease their fears and even ask if they’ve ever been pinched by their sibling.
Parental consent is required.