Major tax reform legislation advantaged out of committees in both the Senate and House that would lower state income tax rates but eliminate state tax deductions for federal taxes. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says non-partisan groups have backed this reform for years…
The change would need two-thirds backing in both chambers and approval from voters.
On a 3-2 vote, a bill allowing Louisianans to carry concealed handguns without a concealed carry permit is headed to the Senate floor. New Orleans Senator Troy Carter asked bill author, Senator Jay Morris, about the specifics…
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20 states have so far adopted Constitutional Carry laws.
Governor John Bel Edwards says he will reject legislation to be considered impacting transgender sports participation and healthcare access for teens.
On a slim 4-3 vote a bill authorizing a parish-wide vote in St. Tammany Parish over allowing a casino to be built in Slidell moves to the Senate floor. Louisiana Baptist Convention President David Cranford opposes allowing the vote…
But bill author and Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt countered…
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The proposed casino would be built by P2E, who seeks to relocate DiamondJacks from Bossier to the waterfront in Slidell.
With no opposition, a Senate committee approved a bill that would task the Louisiana Department of Health with creating a comprehensive grading system for state water systems by 2023. The bill author says the list could be used to map out a series of municipal water system consolidations.