taxes

Louisiana Republicans celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, lauding it as a major boost to the economy, though Democrats warned it could have dire consequences.

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage.

A resolution setting up terms for debating President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts bill in the House has barely cleared the Rules Committee, a warning sign of some House Republican resistance.

A new law gives economic development officials more power to change the state’s film tax credit program.

The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook.

Rep. Julie Emerson proposed a bill that could lead to a further cut in state income tax rates.

Legislation to repackage portions of Amendment 2, which failed in the March 29 election, will be heard in the House Ways and Means Committee this week.

After voters rejected an amendment on taxes, Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order Wednesday, imposing a hiring freeze on Louisiana’s executive branch in hopes to save the state $20 million.

Gov. Jeff Landry tied public school teacher pay to a constitutional amendment on budget and tax policies that failed spectacularly at the polls Saturday.

Questions remain over whether teachers, school workers will see a pay reduction.