Governor Bobby Jindal is away from the Mansion and is out lobbying for his tax plan at the Alario Center on the Westbank in Jefferson Parish.  This is an annual meeting in which the Governor has been presenting his legislative overview prior to the session starting. (The Governor's press statement from that event is below)

by Paris Hughes

An elected official from Washington Parish gains support from several organizations in his effort to increase Louisiana’s tobacco tax, which may reduce the high rates of tobacco use in the state.  But, will it suffer a similar cancerous fate as those attempts in the past few years--heavy opposition?   

by Tyler Bridges, reporter for The Lens

Gov. Bobby Jindal says he wants to simplify Louisiana’s tax system by eliminating income taxes and ending tax exemptions that benefit what he calls “special interests.” But the governor’s plan would keep dozens of these loopholes.

The flurry of opinions and frustrations are flying across the Louisiana media and political landscapes as more organizations get in part of the Jindal tax reform-tax swap debate.