Bobby Jindal Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

February 21, 2018

The Ways to be Mean Committee

The House Ways and Means Committee spent several hours Tuesday hearing testimony on various tax bills, yet no clear path emerged on how lawmakers will replace some of the $1.4 billion in revenues that expire on June 30.

Number of the Day

6 percent - Maximum growth for expenditure limit proposed in House Bill 12 (Source: House Legislative Services)

January 10, 2018

Fiscal reform cannot wait

Although the state’s revenue picture is expected to brighten by up to $300 million once federal tax changes take effect, the extra revenue won’t be nearly enough to plug the $1.5 billion shortfall in next year’s state budget that is mostly due to temporary taxes expiring on July 1.

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323,000 - Square feet of office space that Louisiana is renting from New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson at above-market rates, costing the state nearly $2 million a year. (Source: Gannett Louisiana)

October 30, 2017

Louisianans are not overtaxed

Conservatives in the Legislature are once again combing through the state budget in search of things to cut rather than raising the revenue needed to support critical services.

Number of the Day

74,000 - Number of children in Louisiana who hail from immigrant families (Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation)

August 18, 2017

Contingency planning

Louisiana’s 2017-18 budget is currently balanced. But Republican state lawmakers don’t believe the state’s revenue projections will hold up, and have asked Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne to provide a list of $60 million in potential mid-year cuts.

Number of the Day

$54 million- Amount the state saved by refinancing $377 million in Gasoline and Fuels Tax Revenue Bond debt, which can be used for highway and bridge projects. (Source: The Advocate)