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In Case You Missed it in LaPolitics Weekly
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, right, greets Rep. Raymond Crews, R-Bossier City, before giving his address in the House Chamber on opening day of the regular legislative session, Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week…
— TAX PLAN UNVEILED: Gov. Jeff Landry will have to navigate a political minefield to win approval of his proposed overhaul of Louisiana’s taxation system…
— INSURANCE ISSUES: While some lawmakers and Commissioner Tim Temple continue to call for an insurance-focused special session, legislators are meeting in hopes of crafting a package of bills to address high premiums…
— LaPOLITICS Q&A: “This amendment allows the coast to take care of the coast and avoids us having to dip into the general fund once the BP dollars are gone,” said Rep. Joseph Orgeron about the constitutional amendment on the November ballot…
— FIELD NOTES: The Council for a Better Louisiana is urging lawmakers not to make higher education take the full brunt if major budget cuts are needed next year…
— SHOP TALK: Adapting polling methodologies for a changing electorate…
— OUR HISTORY: Pierre A.C.B. Derbigny, the sixth elected governor of Louisiana, died in office on Oct. 6, 1829…
— THEY SAID IT: “I admire him for putting his head down and trying to run through this wall,” Senate President Cameron Henry said about Gov. Landry’s proposed tax overhaul.
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