Legislation to make it legal to have cremated pet remains buried with their owner advances from House Commerce. Minden Representative Wayne McMahen filed the legislation last year but pulled the bill after pushback from the Cemetery Association.
The bill makes it legal to have cremated animals’ remains declared as personal property and it’s still up to each individual cemetery to allow the practice or not. Boyd Mothe of Mothe Funeral Homes opposes the legislation on the grounds that cemeteries are dedicated properties for human remains only and are considered sacred.
The bill advances to the house floor.
The House Ways and Means approves legislation that would trim the state’s sales tax by two-tenths of a percent starting in July. The state sales tax is currently 4.45 percent, but .45 percent will expire in July 2025. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala believes it would be a good idea to start phasing it out this year…:
And House Ways and Means approves legislation to extend the state’s film tax credit program to 2035. The program which costs the state 180-million dollars every year is set to expire in two years. Some say they credits yield little or no real return on investment, but Louisiana Film and Entertainment President Trey Burvant begs to differ…:
CUT 15(13) “…film industry.”
Both bills move to the House floor. debate.