Louisiana Legislature Third Special Session Final Report

July 09, 2018

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Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce to lobby in Baton Rouge on behalf of the business community in our region

Our lobbyist, Eric Sunstrom, has put together a report of bills to follow during the Special Session. Click below for his report.

Special Session 3 Final Report

LABI Updates

President's View:

The Court Has Spoken ...Will Louisiana Listen?

Each October, the United States Supreme Court begins its annual term to hear cases on a range of issues from across the country. These public hearings and private deliberations by the justices take place off and on for roughly nine to ten months, with court opinions typically coming out in May and June of the following year. In the last few weeks, the court has released several of its 2018 opinions, and this year's batch held some significant findings, a few of which have particular consequences for Louisiana.

Specifically, the opinions by the Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and South Dakota v. Wayfair will force Louisiana to finally confront a few policy problems that have long warranted a smart solution.

Senate Passes Sales Tax Bill and the Legislature Approves the State Budget, Adjourning

the 4th Session of 2018

The Senate briefly debated then passed HB 10 by Rep. Paula Davis (R-Baton Rouge) on a vote of 33-6, sending the bill to the governor for his signature.

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This Week Around Louisiana

provided by the Chesapeake Group

Week Ending June 24, 2018 The links below are a few of the other highlights in news from around Louisiana.	Week Ending July 1, 2018 The links below are a few of the other highlights in news from around Louisiana.
SPECIAL SESSION: TAKE 3 BY ELIZABETH CRISP \| The Advocate	TANGLED WEB BY TYLER BRIDGES \| The Advocate
ALFORD: Making history, but not fiscal policy June 19, 2018 By Jeremy Alford	ALFORD: Door closing on Legislature June 26, 2018 By Jeremy Alford
Speaker Barras' leadership facing another test BY TYLER BRIDGES \| The Advocate	Little interest seen in secretary of state race BY MARK BALLARD \| The Advocate
House rejects half-cent tax measure BY ELIZABETH CRISP \| The Advocate	'The State Needed This' Legislators Strike Compromise BY ELIZABETH CRISP \| The Advocate
'Let's get this done' Jim Beam \| The American	19 winners and losers in La's budget and tax battles By Julie O'Donoghue \| NOLA.com
Wrinkle in state tax talks: Supreme Court ruling MELINDA DESLATTE \| The Associated	Senator wants action after critical audit MELINDA DESLATTE \| The Associated Press
Foster care miracle? Louisiana boosts age By Greg Hilburn \| USA Today Network	Why did solution take so long? JIM BEAM
For Scalise, coming back was 'like closing chapter' USA Today Network	Number of people in Louisiana prisons falls By MELINDA DESLATTE \| ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lessons in Scalise-Richmond buddy act By Stephanie Grace \| The Advocate	Shrimping tradition fades on troubled coast By Tristan Baurick \| NOLA.com \| The Times
	State seeks firms for restoration projects in Barataria Basin By Mark Schleifstein \| NOLA.com \| The Times

School Board Qualification

& Election Information

Elections will be held for the Terrebonne Parish School

Board on November 6, 2018 with a run-off date of December 8, 2018 if needed.

For those interested in running for the TPSD School Board, qualifying dates are July 18 - July 20 . Click below for a list of qualifications and election information.

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LA State Department of Revenue: New State Sales Tax Rate Goes Into Effect July 1

Effective July 1, 2018, Louisiana's overall state sales tax rate decreases from 5 percent to 4.45 percent. The new rate, enabled by House Bill 10 of the 2018 Third Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature, is to be levied upon the sale at retail, the use, the consumption, the distribution and the lease or rental of an item of tangible personal property; and upon the sale of services