RESET: Taxes
Louisiana should provide a fair, simple and competitive tax environment for individuals and businesses that produces sufficient and stable revenue for essential government operations and services.
Resource Category: Budget & Taxes
Managing Medicaid Disenrollment
Louisiana has started removing tens of thousands of people from the state’s Medicaid program, more than 50,000 so far, either because they no longer qualify for the taxpayer financed health insurance or at least haven’t proven they remain eligible.
2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
While last year’s Hurricane Ian devastated Florida and the Carolinas, Louisiana experienced a quiet hurricane season in 2022. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts “near normal” hurricane activity in the Atlantic for the season that started June 1 and will end November 30.
Law Enforcement Pay
Part 4 of a four-part series addressing public employee compensation in Louisiana.
2023 Legislative Session: Breaching the Cap
Louisiana lawmakers wrapped up their work in a contentious regular session with a chaotic, last-minute flurry of votes on a budget plan that charted spending for the next year, divvied up $2.2 billion in short-term cash and completed the only must-do item for legislators.
Tax Collections Surge Higher
Louisiana’s surging tax collections still haven’t tapered off, with the newest forecasts pouringadditional dollars into state coffers and further complicating tense legislative negotiations overwhat to do with all the cash.
Budget Clash
Spending plans crafted by Republicans leaders in the Louisiana House trade most of the governor’s recommended education investments to instead pay down retirement debt, setting up a financial clash with senators who want a different approach.