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  • Tax break recommendations expected in March

    January 18, 2013 6:38 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The chairman of a legislative study panel reviewing Louisiana's billions of dollars in tax breaks says he won't meet a February deadline to compile recommendations to lawmakers. Rep. Joel Robideaux, a Republican leading the Revenue Study Commission, says he'll have the report and its suggestions ready for... more »
  • Gov. Jindal, BASF breaks ground on expansion in Geismar

    October 23, 2012 2:22 PM

    GEISMAR - Governor Bobby Jindal and BASF executives joined other officials today in breaking ground on a new formic acid production plant at the company's 2,600-acre chemical complex in Geismar. The project will be the only plant of its kind in North America, and will create 20 new direct... more »
  • New report takes a look at Louisiana tax structure

    October 8, 2012 10:50 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana state agencies have released a 43-page report that provides an overview of the state's tax structure and the $6.8 billion in tax breaks on the books. The report, released Monday, was put out by the Department of Revenue and Department of Economic Development. It is designed... more »
  • Romney breaks from vacation for July Fourth parade

    July 4, 2012 6:38 AM

    WOLFEBORO, N.H. - Mitt Romney is taking a break from vacationing at his lakeside estate in New England to march in the local Independence Day parade - and to see and be seen by news media as well as potential voters. Romney and his family plan to parade through... more »
  • Saints bounties: Vilma hearing breaks up

    June 18, 2012 12:57 PM

    NEW YORK - Suspended Saints player Jonathan Vilma left an appeals hearing with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after about an hour Monday, denying he had a role in New Orleans' bounty program and saying the process is unfair. The linebacker's attorney, Peter Ginsberg, said the NFL requested an adjournment to... more »
  • Obama: End tax breaks for big oil

    March 29, 2012 11:23 AM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Americans are getting hit twice - once at the gas pump, and once more by sending billions of dollars in tax subsidies to oil companies. Flanked by dozens of invited guests in the Rose Garden, Obama is again seeking to pressure Congress to... more »
  • Economist says Jindal tax breaks would cost state

    March 27, 2012 2:11 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Jindal administration and the Louisiana Legislature's chief economist are at odds over whether a package of business tax breaks sought by the governor will drain dollars from state coffers. The House Ways and Means Committee backed the bills Tuesday. The proposals would let the Department of Economic... more »
  • Gov. Jindal proposes new business tax breaks

    February 2, 2012 2:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing to expand business incentive programs in a bid to attract new industry and corporate headquarters to Louisiana. Among the proposals are a rewriting of the corporate tax laws, expansion of a local property tax exemption program, a new incentive for... more »
  • Student arrested for battering bus driver

    October 28, 2011 1:12 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An enraged high school student inadvertently injured herself this morning after hitting her bus driver in the back of the head causing the driver to slam on the breaks and throw the high schooler into the bus' windshield, smashing it in the process. East Baton Rouge... more »
  • Lawmakers toe the line on tax breaks this session

    June 25, 2011 11:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Millions of dollars in modest tax breaks for bottled water, historic building renovations, private school tuition and digital media businesses wound through the Legislature and await action by the governor. Those are only a small slice of the billions of dollars in tax breaks proposed this session.... more »
  • Technical college breaks ground on new campus

    February 19, 2011 3:02 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Northshore Technical College has broken ground on a new campus in Greensburg. Roughly 200 people attended Friday's groundbreaking ceremony for the technical college's new Florida Parishes campus, a $8.1 million project on 58 acres of land. Construction of the 46,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to start in... more »
  • Jindal proposes renewal of business tax breaks

    February 16, 2011 2:14 PM

    BATON ROUGE, La. - Despite state budget gaps, Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing to renew several tax breaks for businesses, including one that gives companies rebates for creating high quality jobs. Also on the governor's list are the extension of tax breaks for research and development and technology commercialization... more »
  • Group wants to repeal some of La.'s $7B in tax breaks

    November 18, 2010 5:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A group of unions, nonprofit organizations and health care advocates are urging Gov. Bobby Jindal and state lawmakers to consider repealing some of the more than $7 billion in tax breaks on the state's books. The newly-formed organization, called Better Choices for a Better Louisiana, says the... more »

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