Por: The Advocate Politics September 17, 2022
Revenue from Louisiana's gasoline tax is insufficient to meet the state's road and bridge needs, Legislative Auditor Michael Waguespack said in a report issued Tuesday.Waguespack noted that the state's 20-cents-per-gallon gas tax has not been changed since 1990 and is not indexed for inflation, like it is in 22 other states, including Arkansas, Alabama and Florida.He also said nearly $310 million had to be redirected over a... + full article
The Advocate USA Business September 17, 2022
Ascension Parish has established a new district that would divert tax revenue from new and expanding industry to improve roads in the parish's east bank industrial corridor along the Mississippi River.Even as projects in neighboring St. James run into legal and regulatory... + más
Prairieville traffic fix on hold while Ascension Parish, DEMCO fight over power lines. | The Advocate
Why LSU says traffic after Mississippi State game will be better than snafu after Southern | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Crime September 17, 2022
St. James Parish doesn't have to pay nearly $864,400 in back sales taxes and legal interest to Nucor Steel, the ending a six-year legal battle.It's a win for a rural parish government and school system that have been reeling financially in late 2020. But it's a... + más
Last-minute challenge slows rollout of broadband in rural Louisiana parish | The Advocate
Thousands of old warrants clog Baton Rouge's justice system. Here's how some want to change that. | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Entertainment September 17, 2022
When Alecia Bergeron retired six years ago, she wasn’t looking to start a new career, and she certainly wasn’t expecting any awards.She got both.Bergeron, who teaches American Sign Language to infants, toddlers and preschool students at a unique Baton Rouge center, is among... + más
Letters: Revised early learning standard will yield long-lasting benefits | The Advocate
Master or expert, you still practice: Louisiana martial arts expert teaches tai chi and kung fu | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Opinion September 17, 2022
Wish you were buying things at the price of 32 years ago? Don’t we all, but we all also know that we’re not going to get as much for our money.And that goes for road repairs in Louisiana, the Potholes-a-Million State.To the surprise of no one, from the Legislative... + más
Bill Cassidy pitches the benefits of the infrastructure bill that he supported | The Advocate
Tax dollars in Ascension industrial zone to go toward road work to relieve traffic backups | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 17, 2022
Despite huge budget and political hurdles, a key House committee Tuesday began to study the possibility of eliminating Louisiana's individual and corporate income taxes.Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, whose resolution earlier this year prompted the review, noted that... + más
Louisiana's gas tax cannot meet state's road and bridge needs, audit says | The Advocate
Our Views: Our wretched roads won’t get better if we don't pay more at the pump | The Advocate
Louisiana will get nearly $100 million in federal transportation aid that went unused by other states, officials said Tuesday.Gov. John Bel Edwards said it is the largest amount Louisiana has collected after successfully obligating the full amount of its federal assistance for... + más
I-10 lane closings set just as new state leaders take office; DOTD chief says timetable secure | The Advocate
Like other Republicans, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy has been hammering President Joe Biden for the rise of inflation, especially high gas prices.Luke Mixon, one of the three main Democrats challenging Kennedy, is attempting to turn the tables that says the senator isn’t doing... + más
John Kennedy, Luke Mixon oppose Biden's debt forgiveness plan. Chambers and Steib back it. | The Advocate
Birds & Bubbles at Spoke & Hub, a charity wine dinner and a 'Farm, Food & Cooking' tour | The Advocate
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