A study by RESET Louisiana says for the majority of tax payers the tax overhaul approved last fall by the legislature improved their overall tax burden. Barry Erwin, chief policy officer for a Better Louisiana, says the state’s long-term goal is to eliminate the income tax altogether to help Louisiana compete with other southern states that have no income tax. He says short of that, the flat three-percent income tax is still pretty good.
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He says for most people, their combined tax burden will decrease by double digits.
About 135 Louisiana National Guard soldiers are heading to Washington, DC. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says President Trump requested the help of the Guard to restore order in the nation’s capital.
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She says their mission is to restore safety and peace in the nation’s capital. They will be in DC through at least September 30th.
A Miami-based Bitcoin mining company breaks ground on an A-I data center in West Feliciana Parish. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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According to the U-S Forest Services the Backbone Wildlfire in Natchitoches has burned 24-hundred acres in the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area, which is located about 15 miles south of Natchitoches. The wildfire, which started because of a lightning strike just over two weeks ago, is 58-percent contained.