What impact will potential changes to sales taxes and personal income taxes have on taxpayers? RESET Louisiana did a comprehensive study on that issue as lawmakers get set to debate Governor Landry’s tax reform proposal in a special session next month. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says the study made connections between income levels and changes in tax burdens.
Cut 4 (13) “…slightly less regressive.”
Which means a vast majority of Louisiana citizens will see a tax cut, almost all-in double-digit percentages. But the plan could also leave the state with fewer dollars to spend on education and other state services.
A Baton Rouge woman has been sentenced to life in prison after her two-year-old son, Mitchell Robinson, died from a fentanyl overdose death in 2022. 31-year-old Whitney Ard was found guilty of second-degree murder. Mitchell was hospitalized two other times after overdosing on fentanyl-laced opioids before he finally died from the drugs. The Department of Children of Family Services were notified, but the state agency didn’t act fast enough to get the child out of the home. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore…
Cut 8 (11) “…for his death”
In November of 2022, the Secretary for the DCFS at that time, Marketa Garner Walters, resigned as a result of this case and another Baton Rouge infant also dying from a drug overdose.
Wallethub.com conducted a ranking of the safest states in America and Louisiana came in last. Louisiana also ranked 49th in financial safety. Wallet-hub-dot-com analyst Chip Lupo….
Cut 12 (13) “….would be lower”
Thousands will descend on New Orleans later this week to see pop star Taylor Swift perform at the Superdome. She’s holding three concerts starting on Friday night and Doctor Diego Bufquin, director of the hospitality unit at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, says the Eras Tour could result in Swifties returning to New Orleans….
Cut 14 (07) “….more money here”