Looking ahead to 2025, expect the Louisiana Legislature to take another stab at lowering auto insurance rates. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Based on a CDC report, COVID and flu vaccination rates are low in Louisiana. About a third of Louisiana adults and children are vaccinated against the flu in Louisiana, when the national average is 42-percent and just ten percent of adults in Louisiana are vaccinated against COVID.
Come next Wednesday, scores of new tax laws will go into effect. The state income tax will be reduced to a flat three-percent following a 12,500-dollar standard deduction, which means everyone will see more money in their paychecks. Manish Bhatt (BOT), the senior policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, says while that is certainly good, it is offset by higher sales taxes.
New laws governing the sale of CBD and THC products will go into effect when the calendar flips to 2025. Ernest Legier (le-ZHAY), the commissioner of Louisiana alcohol and tobacco control, says starting January 1st, the minimum age to purchase these products goes from 18 to 21, with no grandfather clause for those who are between those ages.
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Legier says the state will also be cracking down on companies selling THC-laced gummies in packages that resemble those of popular candies, so that they are not marketed to children.