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July 15, 2010

Property tax hike on the horizon for New Orleans? | wwltv.com | WWLTV.com News

With a current multi-million dollar deficit and worries future budgets may not look much better, some believe the possible solutions for New Orleans may be few and far between. So could that mean an increase in your property taxes?

State Sales Tax Exemption Extends to Modular-built Homes

A partial sales and use tax exclusion is available for modular homes and other "factory-built" homes purchased or used in Louisiana. Previously, the exclusion applied only to purchases of dwellings categorized as "manufactured homes," known widely as mobile homes; the sales tax exemption became effective July 1, 2009.

State tax amnesty generates $40 million - WXVT-TV Delta New

Louisiana's tax amnesty program aimed at getting those owing back taxes to pay up, has collected about $40 million.

New Orleans East shopping | FOX 8 Live WVUE-TV

Developer Cesar Burgos laid out his vision of re-developing Lake Forest Plaza complete with big box stores, restaurants, a police substation and parks. Burgos explains, "If Lake Forest Plaza is allowed to redeveloped, the city will recapture most of the tax dollars that are currently being lost to Jefferson Parish and St Tammany.

Tax-Free Weekend For Guns Starts Friday In Louisiana | KBMT ABC 12

A different kind of tax-free weekend begins Friday, and its not for school supplies. Its a way to buy guns and outdoor supplies tax-free in Louisiana.

In New Orleans, Four Entrepreneurial Havens for Start-Ups | NYTimes.com

A small group of entrepreneurs has been using the word optimism to describe their efforts to attract small businesses to New Orleans. For now, their enthusiasm may be greater than their results. But they say the city’s low rents and business tax incentives along with its music and culture have proved to be powerful lures, despite the still-halting efforts to get past the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Louisiana raise gas tax to pay for roads, group says | HoumaToday.com

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Signs have long touted the planned upgrading of U.S. 90 to I-49 between
New Orleans and Lafayette. This picture, near Raceland, was taken in 2003.

Jindal and his administration have repeatedly rejected efforts to raise taxes, even when the Legislature sought to do so to help cover a $1.3 billion budget shortfall during the session that concluded last month. Instead, budget cuts were used to curb the deficit, with health and education taking some of the biggest hits.

Louisiana Sales tax holiday next month | HoumaToday.com

Get ready to stock up on school supplies and most other items you desire on the first Friday and Saturday of August.

The annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holiday began officially in 2007, after a bill was passed. There was a sales tax holiday in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, as a way for people devastated by the storm to buy furniture and other items for their homes...

Louisiana gets new Tax Incentives for Digital Interactive Media

The state of Louisiana will now offer computer and video game companies a 25 percent tax credit for interactive media expenditures in the state, and also provides for a 10 percent credit on state payroll taxes.

New Orleans: tax day photo-vacation / Denver Dining Examiner

If you have waited until the last minute to finish your taxes, (as so many Americans do), then you may need to take a short break, and what could be better than a trip to New Orleans without even leaving your desk? So, take a bight on your Po’Boy, have a sip of French roast, sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip.

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