Governor wins support for most of tax reform

Louisiana lawmakers embraced much of the tax rewrite package sought by Gov. Jeff Landry in the just-ended special session, agreeing to lower and flatten income tax rates in exchange for new sales tax charges.Across the two-week session, the House and Senate largely supported the tax swap effort, but they balked at Landry’s efforts to broaden sales tax to cover new services and protecte...

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