The central elements of a bid to revamp Louisiana’s tax system by swapping more sales taxes for a lower flat tax on income cleared the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. House lawmakers approved a handful of bills from Gov.

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment

Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday he will not be joining President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, squashing speculation that Landry could be one of several high-profile Louisiana politicos hoping to make the jump to Washington D.

Although Gov. Jeff Landry’s major tax overhaul would do away with many of the state’s tax breaks in exchange for lower income tax rates, Louisiana’s most lucrative corporate subsidy — its Industrial Tax Exemption Program — would remain in place,

The Louisiana House has approved two significant pieces of Governor Jeff Landry’s tax plan. The first bill to head to the Senate for its approval is a measure reduce individual income taxes to a flat three-percent rate.

The House Ways and Means Committee took steps Sunday toward achieving the governor’s tax overhaul by advancing a bill to cut the corporate income tax rate, now one of the highest in the nation, in stages from 7.