Still waiting to see if the House has reached a deal on renewing a portion of an expiring one-cent sales tax to prevent deep cuts in higher education, TOPS and other state progams.

The Tax Foundation says Louisiana lawmakers should not rely on Thursday’s US Supreme Court decision to bail them out of their fiscal mess. The decision from the nation’s highest court allows states to collect taxes on purchases made through a business that doesn’t have a physical presence in that state. Tax Foundation’s John Buhl says Louisiana will first have to make changes to its complex sales tax laws, before they are able to cash in…
cut 8 (08) “….start to ramp up”

The LSU football program has received a verbal commitment from a four-star quarterback out of Alabama. Peter Parrish is ranked as the 11th best dual-threat QB in the 2019 recruiting cycle according to 24-7 sports.

US Senator John Kennedy has attached an amendment to an appropriations bill to keep taxpayer money from going towards first-class airline tickets for federal employees. Kennedy says there’s only two reasons why a federal worker should receive a taxpayer funded first-class ticket….
cut 9 (10) “…abused”
In a report released last March, EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt allegedly spent 105-thousand dollars on first class flights in his first year on the job.

The statewide average for a regular gallon of gasoline has dropped below $2.60, but get ready for an increase at the pump. That’s according to AAA’s Don Redman says the supply of fuel is dwindling and demand for gas is getting ready to skyrocket….
cut 12 (09) “…record-breaker”
Redman says gasoline prices to increse by at least five to ten cents over the next couple of weeks.