N EW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s legislature approved a massive tax reform package last week, a big step for a state ranked ...

Louisiana shifts to a flat 3% income tax with higher standard deductions Most households see lower taxes, but poorest may face increases Report finds 9% of households could pay more under new system ...

Louisiana’s tax system now ranks 31st in the country for competitiveness, up six spots from last year, according to the Tax Foundation‘s new 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index. The group said the ...

Louisiana Democratic Rep. Alonzo Knox has filed a bill that would allow service workers to deduct tips from their state income taxes. Knox's House Bill 198 will be debated in the upcoming Legislative ...

BATON ROUGE–The House of Representatives voted 86-13 Wednesday to approve a bill that might further cut the state’s new flat individual income tax rate and create a tax break for seniors starting in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The deadline to file and pay your 2024 Louisiana state income taxes is Thursday, May 15. The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) will accept your returns at no ...

Louisiana’s ranking in the conservative think tank’s Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index improved from 37th to 31st with further improvement expected as a result of the tax reforms ...

As Louisiana tries to stay competitive in a new college athletics landscape in which players can get paid, it could soon join other states that are considering a new strategy: tax breaks for athletes ...

Yet less than half a year ago, Louisiana lawmakers went in the wrong direction. In the midst of a host of tax reforms and trade-offs, they actually raised state sales tax rates rather than reduced ...

Louisiana Representative Alonzo Knox has proposed a bill that would allow service workers to deduct tips from their state income taxes. Knox argues that this bill would benefit a large portion of ...