The nonprofit Tax Foundation says changes made to improve Louisiana’s tax code by lawmakers during the special session will move the Bayou State out of the bottom in their rankings for tax codes. Senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, Manish Batt, says the tax reform package waiting for the governor’s signature should improve the state’s Business climate…
But not everyone is as optimistic. State Representative Mandie Landry, a Democrat from New Orleans, says she doesn’t believe the changes will lead to business growth.
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Louisiana’s income tax rate will go down beginning January 1st, while the state sales tax will go up five cents at the start of the new year.
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One of the worst states in the nation for lung cancer survival is Louisiana, with a survival rate of 23-percent, significantly below the national average of 28-percent. Sean Richardson has more.
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Since Thanksgiving fell on the latest date possible, it’s let to the shortest Christmas shopping season possible. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says retailers started their Black Friday deals early this year…