Final passage of the package during the special legislative session represents a major political victory for Gov. Jeff Landry, although lawmakers bowed to the pressure of special interests and scrapped major portions of his package that sought to eliminate tax breaks to simplify the complicated tax code.

Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious plan to overhaul Louisiana’s tax structure has largely been pared down to a more modest goal – cutting state income taxes. Lawmakers are working on a way to make sure the state can pay for that desired tax reduction while not having to make damaging cuts to areas such as health

The state Senate is scheduled Thursday to vote on Jeff Landry's tax package, including a 1-cent sales tax increase.

State lawmakers have agreed to a pared-down version of Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax overhaul package but one that would still affect most people and businesses in Louisiana. The deal, hashed out in back-room negotiations Thursday,

The state Legislature has settled on the final details of Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax package, but adjourned Thursday night without taking any action because staff members were still drafting the final language of the various bills.

The Louisiana Legislature has passed a slew of bills to restructure the state’s tax system. The key changes are cuts to the individual and corporate income tax, a raise in the state sales tax among cuts to corporate income and eliminating the franchise tax.