Once again, Louisiana leads the nation for the highest state and local sales tax rates. Tax Foundation policy analyst Janelle Fritts says Louisiana has the highest average combined state and local sales tax rate at 9.55 percent…:
CUT 12(08) “…very, very high.”
Some small relief, she says, will come in 2025, as a temporary .45-percent sales tax increase will expire…taking us to 9.1-percent.
Five-term Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says he will not seek re-election. The sheriff says he started thinking about retirement about a year-and-half ago…:
CUT 11(11) “…sacrificed a lot.”
Mancuso will continue in office until June 30th, 2024. He endorses Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory as his successor.
A Mandeville state lawmaker says he’ll try again this year to pass a bill that would hold back certain public school students who are way behind in reading. Republican Richard Nelson says the same thing was done in the state next door with great success…:
CUT 04(09) “…elementary literacy.”
Nelson says he expects the bill to affect a fairly low percentage of kids, but those children need to receive learning assistance. By the way, Nelson is also a declared candidate for Governor this fall.
Heartwarming stuff here. LSU pitcher Thatcher Hurd has donated the money he’s received in name, image, and likeness compensation to help feed the hungry in Baton Rouge. Hurd says he decided the money could be used to really make a difference…:
CUT 07(07) “…to me.”
Hurd also volunteers at the Baton Rouge Food Bank.