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These new Louisiana laws take effect in 2025
2024年12月27日 · Gas stations won’t be able to sell hemp products anymore. Laid-off workers won’t get as many unemployment benefits and Louisiana will have a new income tax rate when a slew of bills become law on Jan. 1, 2025. State lawmakers passed dozens of laws this year during the regular legislative session ...
Louisiana officials plan for road closures, power outages from …
2025年1月19日 · Sub-freezing temperatures and a high chance of snow have officials in Louisiana treating the approaching winter weather as an emergency, one in which they anticipate road closures and other impacts from the frigid conditions. Gov. Jeff Landry took part in a conference call Sunday afternoon with ...
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6 天之前 · U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants BY: Ashley Murray - January 21, 2025 WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat ...
Record snowfall could keep South Louisiana residents homebound …
6 天之前 · The potential for record-breaking snowfall and extended sub-freezing temperatures across south Louisiana means residents could have to stay home for at least two days until conditions improve, state officials said Monday. Gov. Jeff Landry, who had been in Washington, D.C, for President Donald Trump ...
Lake Charles mayor slams nonprofit leader for online criticism, …
1 天前 · LAKE CHARLES – A batch of emails Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter initially sought to withhold from a public records request show he complained to the board of a nonprofit that does work with the city on programs for at-risk youth after the director criticized the city and school system on social media. Then, he rejected a funding request from Erin Davison, who says she was later encouraged to ...
Louisiana’s legislative leaders say they have a tax deal; final votes ...
2024年11月21日 · Louisiana Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, left, and Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, speak in the Louisiana House of Representatives on the opening day of a legislative special session, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)
Key portions of Louisiana tax overhaul win approval in House
2024年11月12日 · Flat income tax advances. Individuals and business owners who file income taxes will be affected most by the flat tax bill, House Bill 1, sponsored by Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro.It would eliminate Louisiana’s three graduated income tax brackets and replace them with a single flat rate of 3% on all income.
Louisiana colleges and universities spend minimally on DEI, new …
2025年1月14日 · The reports are required by Act 641, which Rep. Emily Chenevert, R-Baton Rouge, authored.It mandates school-level reports on all DEI personnel, programs and spending from all Louisiana public two- and four-year colleges.
Lawmakers ponder ‘tort reform’ rebrand to fix car insurance crisis …
2024年12月19日 · Wes Muller has been with the Illuminator since its founding and covers politics, energy, economics and environment. He traces his journalism roots back to age 13 when he built a hyper-local news website for his New Orleans neighborhood.