Louisiana flood
August 31, 2016
Louisiana’s gas tax has been unchanged since 1990, and has lost much of its purchasing power since then because of inflation.
August 25, 2016
People displaced by this month’s flooding will have several housing options as they try to rebuild and recover, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced at a Wednesday press conference.
August 17, 2016
Flooding brings infrastructure deficits into focus
As South Louisiana starts recovering from this week’s catastrophic floods, attention is also shifting to unfinished flood prevention infrastructure projects. A diversion canal project, on the books for at least 16 years when several parishes approved a property tax, may have prevented some of this past week’s flooding, yet was never completed due to lack of funds.… Read more...