Tax & Budget
Tax Reform Will Bring Opportunity Home
Louisiana has been plagued with demographic woes for years. In 2021, Louisiana ranked fifth in the nation [...]
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Tax Reform Continues
The big theme of the 2021 legislative session was Tax Reform. Voters kicked off the journey to reform by [...]
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Mississippi Moves Forward with Tax Reform
by Brett Kittredge, Empower Mississippi This week, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax [...]
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Report Finds Louisiana State Government Most Dependent on Federal Assistance
A WalletHub study has found that Louisiana ranks among the most federally dependent states in the [...]
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Study Finds Louisiana Among Worst States for Taxpayer ROI
Tax Day can be a sore subject for many Americans. A recent study has determined which state’s taxpayers [...]
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Louisiana’s Sales Tax Laws Are a Nightmare for Small Business Owners
To say that the internet has changed the way Americans shop and do business is an understatement. [...]
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Amendment #1
Louisiana is one of three states that does not have a centralized sales tax collection process. Instead, [...]
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Teacher Pension Debt Hits a Whopping $11.1 Billion
Louisiana’s retirement debt costs the state $1 of every $4 in annual state aid allocated to public [...]
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Louisiana Ranks Among the Worst in the Country for Fiscal Health
Louisiana has earned a D rating in an annual assessment by a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group that [...]
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