tax amnesty program

Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield says the law allows use of credits to pay outstanding tax liabilities.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Notices to 443,000 taxpayers begin going out this week, notifying them that they may be eligible for the state's tax amnesty program. The program runs from Sept. 23 through Nov. 22. It gives delinquent taxpayers the opportunity to get caught up on their tax bills without penalties and with only half the interest charges they would otherwise owe on the debt...