LBP Presents

Two new background briefings by the Louisiana Budget Project provide in-depth information about state tax exemptions and the federal Affordable Care Act.

These presentations are designed as a tool for policymakers, the news media and the general public as Louisiana policymakers begins the complex task of implementing the 2010 health-care reform law and the Legislature begins its review of the 468 exemptions, credits and other loopholes in the state tax code.

They are available at LBP’s website, www.labudget.org, by clicking the “LBP Presents” tab.

The governor's plan will mainly benefit corporations and the wealthy, while working and middle-class families will pay more for services and products we use every day such as diapers, garbage collection, haircuts and home repairs. Louisiana’s tax system certainly needs to be improved, but this is the wrong way to do it.
Gov. Jeff Landry has called the Legislature into a special session to overhaul Louisiana’s tax structure.