Andrew W. Kahrl

The legislative logjam over revenues began to break on Memorial Day, when the House of Representatives advanced a pair of tax bills that would renew about $400 million in expiring revenue to help offset cuts in next year’s budget.

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8.7 -  percentage of the 293,317 U.S. veterans in Louisiana that live below the poverty line.  Source: Housing Assistance Council Veterans Data Central