sales tax

What's the value of a penny? The state of Louisiana hopes that a penny increase in the state's sales tax, which takes effect April 1, will help close the deficit in the state's budget.

Could the proposed one cent sales tax increase actually be more than a penny on your purchases? The debate rages on in the special session.

Mayor-President Joel Robideaux calls for review of the municipal budget priorities amid a three-month sales tax decline.

Who is responsible for Louisiana's current budget crisis? The same people who want you and I to reach deeper into our paychecks to fix it.

The new $90 million terminal will be is part of $150 million in future projects at the airport.

The summer vacation season is quickly coming to a close, and with the looming first day of school comes the responsibility for parents of making sure they have everything their children need for successful year. Getting all the clothes, supplies and other gear your children need can cost plenty of money...

Up to $3 million from tax will be used to build a frontage road and other infrastructure at 42-acre site.

Lafayette Regional Airport commissioners are urging voters parishwide to approve a one-cent sales tax to fund improvements to the terminal at the airport.

A few of our neighboring parishes have such a tax and St. Landry has been behind the curve.

The parish operates their road maintenance without a parish-wide sales tax or property millage.

Currently, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes on online purchases if the store has a physical presence in the state. This loophole has allowed online sales to thrive in an economy where everyone is looking for the best deal possible.

From March of this year to last, about 7.68 percent of revenue was lost.

A proposal to end a rebate that helps businesses cover accounting expenses related to collecting sales tax remains up in the air after a lengthy debate at this month's Lafayette City-Parish Council meeting.

People who vote on property taxes need to have more "skin in the game".

In this case talk can be as effective as action.

No income tax and lower property taxes should lure more people to Louisiana.

Cyber Monday could be a dark cloud.

The Lafayette City-Parish Council is not ready to move ahead with placing a half-cent sales tax on the ballot to fund public safety improvements. The panel decided last night to take the matter off the table indefinitely.

Louisiana sales tax coming in as the third highest in the nation. In the report released by Washington-based Tax Foundation, only Tennessee and Arizona came in ranked higher.