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• Reminder: Louisiana's individual income tax filing deadline is June 15

  May 14, 2021 10:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) issued a reminder, Friday, stating that the deadline for filing 2020 Louisiana state individual income tax returns is June 15, 2021. LDR says it granted automatic filing and payment extensions to individual and business taxpayers due to severe winter weather... more »

• EBR city-parish to freeze hiring but has sizable rainy day fund to operate during pandemic

  April 15, 2020 12:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – City-parish departments funded through the mayor’s yearly budget plan have been ordered to freeze hiring for open positions as East Baton Rouge works to save as much money as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only essential or “justifiable” positions will be filled, the mayor’s office said... more »

• Voters deny sales tax for school security in Livingston

  November 6, 2018 11:41 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – A sales tax to fund additional school security failed to get support from voters. Fifty-six percent of people voted against the half-cent sales tax. Just more than 17,000 votes were cast in favor of the tax – not enough to levy the tax. The tax... more »

• Special Session ends in failure; TOPS cut thirty-percent Play Video

  June 5, 2018 2:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Frustrated state lawmakers shouted at each other in the House of Representatives late Monday night as last-ditch efforts to raise sales taxes failed. The $29 billion state budget beginning July 1 is short $540 million with pro-rata cuts to services including the TOPS college scholarship program. TOPS... more »

• Gov. Edwards on fixing budget hole: 'I've got to have some plan' Play Video

  January 8, 2018 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The question of how the state will be making up a $1 billion budget gap this year still remains unanswered. Governor John Bel Edwards is trying to avoid making huge cuts to the budget, but says the biggest issue right now is a lack of agreement... more »

• Hunters get a break during 2nd Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday

  August 28, 2017 7:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE- During the 2017 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday hunters will get a sale tax discount when they shop for firearms and other hunting supplies. The sales tax holiday weekend will run from September 1 through September 3. Hunters can get a discount on a wider... more »

• State tax holiday for hurricane preparedness this weekend

  May 22, 2017 11:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue announced a sales tax holiday for Hurricane preparedness emergency supplies. The Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. The sales tax holiday provides a... more »

• City of Gonzales approves resolution for 10 percent sales tax Play Video

  May 8, 2017 10:18 PM

  GONZALES - Voters in Gonzales will decide on possibly raising the sales tax by a half-cent this October. The City of Gonzales council passed a resolution to allow a half-cent sales tax increase, which will hike the city's sales tax to 10 percent if voters approve it on October's... more »

• Gonzales City Council to discuss potential sales tax increase Play Video

  May 5, 2017 6:58 PM

  GONZALES – The Gonzales City Council will be considering a half-cent sales tax increase at its next meeting. The money from the sales tax will be used for public safety, police and fire protection. If the council passes the resolution for the tax increase, it will be placed on... more »

• New taxes for roads, mental health center to be discussed Wednesday

  September 13, 2016 6:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Metro Council will discuss five new tax proposals at its meeting Wednesday. Among the items are taxes on property to pay for new roads and a mental health facility. Also, the council will consider a two-percent tax on hotel rooms to raise money for the newly-created... more »

• Sales tax refunds available for property destroyed in 2016 floods

  August 26, 2016 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Taxpayers in certain parishes can claim refunds for state sales taxes paid on personal property destroyed by last week’s historic flooding or the March 2016 flooding. According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, those refunds are only available to residents living in a parish declared a... more »

• Louisiana's sales tax holiday on Fri. and Sat.; 3 percent to be paid by shoppers Play Video

  August 2, 2016 12:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state's annual Sales Tax Holiday is on Friday and Saturday this year, however unlike past years, customers will end up paying some tax. On Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6, shoppers will pay three percent sales tax rather than the full five percent. The... more »

• House raises sales tax by a penny; Senate must approve measure next Play Video

  February 25, 2016 3:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers in the state house have approved a one-cent tax increase to help fill budget holes in two budgets: the current budget and next year's spending plan. The tax proposal was passed 76-27, WBRZ political correspondent Mark Armstrong first reported on Twitter Thursday afternoon. The senate... more »

• Treasurer: State revenues increased 3 percent for January

  February 15, 2016 12:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The State Department of the Treasury says reports indicate total revenue for January 2016 saw a three percent increase over December of last year. Sales tax, severance tax and corporation/franchise tax receipts are down from last year in the 2015-16 fiscal year, but individual income tax... more »

• Lawmakers urged to raise state sales tax Play Video

  January 13, 2016 7:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers were told to face the music and raise the sales tax Wednesday. LSU professor Jim Richardson said it's one of the only ways to raise money immediately. Lawmakers have till June to raise $700-$750 million. Otherwise Medicaid, public schools and state colleges could run out... more »

• Livingston Parish cashing in on Juban Crossing Play Video

  January 11, 2016 4:16 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Juban Crossing continues to be a cash cow for Livingston Parish as the popular shopping center brought in more sales tax revenue in 2015. When comparing December 2014 to last December, Juban Crossing saw a nearly $400,000 increase in sales tax revenue with a total of $7.2... more »

• Lawmaker: 99 percent of people don't pay online sales tax Play Video

  October 28, 2015 7:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A lawmaker is hoping to tackle a growing $808 million loss in tax revenue due to sales being made online. People are not paying the taxes on out-of-state purchases made online. Buyers are supposed to report online purchases each year on tax returns. “You're legally... more »