Tax & Budget
Louisiana: Rich State or Poor State?
All findings of the 2016 Index considered, the regimen for Louisiana is clear. Louisiana needs to adopt [...]
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Happy Tax Freedom Day, Louisiana!
All in all, Americans will spend more on taxes than they will on food, housing and clothing combined.
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Louisiana’s New “Amazon Law” Raises Constitutional Questions
The question of whether states can or should tax businesses when their only in-state presence is an [...]
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Guest Commentary: Governor Edwards, Please Don’t Make Me Regret Moving to Louisiana
But raising the state sales tax without reducing other taxes will just knock the state of its top-five [...]
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Five Problems with Raising the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage risks putting individuals, businesses and the entire state economy in a worse [...]
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Louisiana Ranks Highly in Small Business Optimism
It is important that we maintain a firm commitment to small businesses and to the economic principles [...]
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Legal Reform in the Background as State Budget Woes Dominate the Start of Legislative Session
The short session, which opened last week and must conclude by June 11th, will be dominated by debate [...]
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Taking Inventory of Louisiana’s Outdated Tax
Those calling to increase state revenue by eliminating the inventory tax credit need to be reminded that [...]
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Louisiana Pensions: A Bargain for Teachers, A Burden for Taxpayers
Many of our public pension systems operate outside the laws of reason and are usually motivated more by [...]
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