This week, Governor Jeff Landry could sign the tax reform legislation approved in the recently completed legislative session. Landry lauds the tax reform package as a tax cut for Louisiana residents, but Representative New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says a reduction to personal income taxes, combined with a higher sales tax, is a wash for most taxpayers …
In order to pay for the cut to income taxes, legislators raised the state sales tax to five-percent, giving Louisiana the highest or one of the highest sales tax rates in the country. But Senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, Manish Batt says legislators can do more reform to the soften the higher sales tax hit…
Louisiana ranks among the worst in the nation for lung cancer survival, with a survival rate of 23-percent, significantly below the national average of 28-percent. American Lung Association Director of Advocacy Eric Weinzettle says targeted actions are taking place to increase the survival rate and that includes lung cancer screening…
Cut 9 (10) “….outreach about screening”
The LSU football team defeated Oklahoma 37-17 in the regular season finale on Saturday. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier came back from an in-game injury to his shoulder to throw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Nussmeier says he was determined to finish the game…
Cut 20 (15) “….out there”