BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Governor Landry announced a wave of new tax reform proposals at the capitol on Tuesday, October 1. Some of them will be up for debate in the legislature’s likely special session next month, and others will require voter approval.
Landry cited the $2 billion in budget cuts under his administration and addressed the need for meaningful reform in order to avoid a $1 billion deficit over the next four years.
“It’s like trying to fix the flat when you’re driving down the road,” Landry said. “You got to stop, put a new tire on, and keep driving down the road. Sometimes, you got to put that little spare tire on. Right now, our car has three spares on it.”…