Tax & Budget
Op-Ed: Louisiana’s Success Hinges On Reforming State Income Taxes
Originally published in The Center Square. The Pelican State has tremendous opportunity and potential. [...]
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Louisiana Jobs Report: January 2023
Our new jobs report highlights Louisiana’s economic situation based on the most recent data. The report [...]
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Is Louisiana’s Coming Fiscal Cliff a Fiscal Farce?
On January 20th, Louisiana’s Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approved the continuation budget [...]
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Time To Change Louisiana’s Business Tax Climate
In October, the Tax Foundation released the 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index. The report ranks all [...]
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Is The Gas Tax Working?
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Structure is continuing its study of Louisiana’s tax [...]
Read moreLouisiana’s Economic Situation: November 2022
Key Point: Louisiana’s labor market looks okay with a 3.3% unemployment rate but the labor force has [...]
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Money Money Money
Money is always a problem for state governments. Too little of it makes it challenging to meet the [...]
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Taxing Louisiana’s Natural Resources
Last Wednesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives Ways and Means State Tax Structure Subcommittee [...]
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Louisiana Needs To Join the Flat Tax Revolution
It’s time for Louisiana to join the flat tax revolution. Four states passed a flat personal income tax [...]
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