Gov. John Bel Edwards
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that he signed the following bills into law:
ACT 335 – HB 978: Provides for administration, disposition, enforcement, and adjudication of state and local taxes under the jurisdiction of the Board of Tax Appeals
Jeremy Alford
With a variety of issues on the agenda for second special session of the Louisiana Legislature, ranging from sales tax exemptions to corporate taxes, Senate President John Alario believes the most endangered part of the governor’s call may involve the personal taxes paid by citizens of the state.
Students receiving TOPS may have to pay as much as half of their tuition bills from their own pocket this year, and safety-net hospitals throughout the state for low income are looking at deep cuts if House Republicans reject Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to raise money this special session.
Sen. Karen Carter Petersen, D-New Orleans, listens to Gov. John Bel Edwards address the joint session of the Legislature on the opening day of the second special session of the year. The night before she single-handedly killed a bill to allow juveniles who were sentenced to life without parole would have become eligible after serving 30 years in prison. Credit: Samuel Carter Karlin
With three minutes left in the 2016 regular session, a life-and-death drama was unfolding on the Senate floor. Sen.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that he signed the following bills into law:
ACT 266 – SB 30: Authorizes the exchange of land between the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Cooper Cemetery Association in Beauregard Parish
