Republican lawmakers expressed their concerns today in the House Ways and Means committee over Governor John Bel Edwards plan to impose a gross recepits tax that would result in over 400-million dollars in revenue from a tax paid by businesses. Monroe Representative Jay Morris says this tax would be passed along to the citizens…
cut 12 (09) “…double taxation”
Franklin Representative Sam Jones is sponsoring the bill and reminded legislators that the other part of the plan is to reduce individual income taxes….
cut 10 (08) “….get a tax cut”
There will be more testimony on this legislation tomorrow as interest groups and the public will have their chance to testify.

A measure to be heard before the House Transportation Committee would eliminate inspection stickers on personal vehicles in most parishes. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley says he filed the bill because the inspection stickers do not lead to safer roads.
Cut 7 (06) “stickers on”
Inspection stickers will still be required in the five-parish Baton Rouge area, because federal law mandates it, due to air quality concerns.

Contractors removed one of the four controversial confederate monuments in New Orleans early this morning. Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the work of taking the Liberty Place monument down was done in the middle night for the safety of the workers. The statue honors the killing of police officers by white supremacists. Landrieu says they’ll move to remove the three other monuments sooner rather than later.

LSU Footbal Coach Ed Orgeron said today that quarterback Danny Etling had a minor procedure on his back and he’ll be okay.