If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. This is exactly what Louisiana Senators did when they rejected two tax-cut bills that would have created a billion-dollar shortfall in the coming fiscal ...

In a recent decision, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held that nursing homes and adult residential care ...

The Tax Exemption Budget shows that legislators over the years have legalized a total of 564 tax breaks in the form of exemptions, deductions and exclusions from sales, income, corporate franchise ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill filed for the 2025 regular legislative session would eliminate local sales tax on certain food and beverage items in Louisiana. House Bill 229 ...

House Bill 229, authored by Rep. Danny McCormick (R-Oil City), proposes a mandatory local sales and use tax exemption on the same types of grocery items that are already exempt from state sales tax.

Louisiana state sales tax rate is among the lowest in the U.S. at just 4.45%, but it is set to increase to 5% in 2025. However, city and parish rates can push the total sales tax rate up near 12%.

For example, according to an analysis by RESET Louisiana, if you are a Louisiana resident earning between $30,000 and $40,000 a year, you could save around $330 on your state taxes. If your income ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase, giving Gov. Jeff Landry ...