Goodbye Hollywood South, hello tax on Audubon Zoo

By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Legislative Black Caucus member Elbert Guillory launched a very public campaign vocally opposing a key element of the governor’s tax

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Jindal plan cost La. revenues

By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The Public Affairs Research Council released its analysis for the governor’s income-sales tax swap late Thursday. While it backed up

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Voter laws threaten political clout for people of color
By Cathy Cohen and Jon C. Rogowski Contributing Writers (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from America’s Wire ) — In a democracy, few rights are as cherished as the right ... Jindal’s tax-swap outline leaves many questions unanswered
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org Who’s going to pay? That is the essential question any tax plan must answer. But Gov. Bobby Jindal and his top tax adviser were either unable or unwilling to ... Democratic budget protects oil, gas, and Sen. Landrieu
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It would have only taken one vote for the Democratic Budget to be killed in Senate committee, and Washington’s Patty Murray seriously worried that allies of Louisiana’s ... Dardenne decision endangers Landrieu re-election
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer “This isn’t good,” the liberal website DailyKos.org, led with last Tuesday. The revelation that Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne is seriously considering a ... An Edwards run for governor hurts income/sales tax swap
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Piyush “Bobby) Jindal appeared on “Meet the Press” boasting of his plan to increase Louisiana’s sales tax in exchange for abolishing the state income tax. The Pelican ... Election to fill Dist. 79 representative post this Saturday
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Saturday, March 2, 2013, will see a special election to replace the recently resigned Tony Ligi in House District 79. As Ligi leaves ... Special election endorsement
With Carnival so recently past, It is easy to forget that there is a special election coming up in the lakefront neighborhoods of Metairie and Kenner. The season is ... Fiscal Hawks’ fly to Jindal’s right, denounce governor’s budgeting
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org One is a Sunday school teacher who sells piping to oil companies and represents a state House district in Lake Charles.
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