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Tax overhaul gains momentum, but what approach?

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With two weeks of the legislative session complete, Louisiana’s Republican legislative leaders have speeded ahead with a rewrite of the state’s tax system, but without a clear consensus yet emerging on the precise approach to take.

Oil and gas industry needs ‘sanctuary’ too

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State Rep. Danny McCormick recently introduced House Bill 617, seeking to have Louisiana designated and declared a “sanctuary” state for fossil fuels in order to protect our oil and gas industry — a critically important part of our state’s economy — that is again under attack, this time by the Biden Administration.

The opportunity to pay it forward

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“Pay it forward.” Those words carry so much more weight now that I am older. I always thought of it as a cliché for ad campaigns that want you to do more community service.

Reflections on a comma queen’s reign

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Are you one of those people who’s covertly contemplating ordering a T-shirt for your word nerd friend? The shirt that says, “I’m Silently Correcting Your Grammar.”

Specifics on sales tax centralization not in writing

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Since the last time I wrote a column about the state’s latest push for centralized sales tax collections, the bill in question has actually been written, not to mention passed through two House com

COVID money not meant for recurring relief

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For the second consecutive year, Louisiana lawmakers are debating the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, only this time the fight isn’t over mitigation measures or whether the pandemic is a partisan figment of somebody’s imagination.

The steep construction price of a modest roof

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The cost of construction materials has gone through the roof — if you can still afford a roof, which isn’t very affordable right now.

#rustonsmart a good idea for transparency

Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

Don’t convict the LCB in court of public opinion

This week, the Ruston Daily Leader has published stories regarding the beginning of an investigation by the Ruston Police Department into complaints of sexual abuse at the Louisiana Center for the Blind.

We’re off to the races with library tax

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For four months we’ve been wondering and guessing what the Lincoln Parish Library’s next tax proposal would look like since the public said “no thanks” to the first renewal attempt in December.