Governor Landry says he’s calling lawmakers in for a special session in November to debate and approve a tax reform plan that seeks to lower or possibly eliminate personal and corporate income taxes, but several tax breaks would be eliminated and services currently not taxed would be taxed, like streaming services. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford gives his early read…
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The tax plan would also need voter approval in March.
Governor Jeff Landry is not backing away from the idea of having a live tiger on the field before LSU football games. It has not been done since the 2015 season when Mike the Sixth was put in a portable cage and placed in front of the visitor’s locker room. During a press event on LSU’s campus, Landry says it’s time to bring the tradition back…
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Mike the Seven’s care takers are not in favor of this idea.
The Louisiana Economic Forecast put together by economist Loren Scott projects the state will add 58-thousand jobs over the next two years. Scott says the Shreveport and Monroe areas are ripe for data centers, due to the area’s access to reliable electric power and open space…
The opening of the first land-based casino in the Bossier-Shreveport market will also bring hundreds of new jobs. Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana is set to open in Bossier City early next year.
Starting January 1st phone calls to and from Louisiana jails and prisons will drop from 25 cents per minute to six cents per minute. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell welcomes the change, saying sheriffs were taking advantage of the inmates and their families.