The gloves are about to come off in the Louisiana Legislatures special session. The issue, how much of your money is the state going to be claiming as our money.
Stonecipher: "Shreveport and Caddo taxes are much higher - 50% to 100% - depending on which of the taxes we're talking about, than Bossier, right next door."
Louisiana's new alcohol tax. Who is going to pay the tab on this? Chances are it will be you. The good news, you probably won't notice. The better news, after a few cocktails you won't even care.
The Senate could make or break a proposed tax increase on alcohol when they consider the issue during their session today. The House has already approved a tax increase on both alcohol and cigarettes.
State Senator Greg Tarver of Shreveport joined us on KEEL this morning and he says Louisiana is "broke" and we must do something now. Tarver says we've been kicking the can down the road for far too long.
The Internal Revenue Service is reporting a hardware failure in its computer system. This has temporarily suspended your ability to electronically file your taxes.