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Senate Passes Landrieu Tax Cut For Gulf Coast Homeowners

$1.1 billion tax relief amendment to housing bill would eliminate so-called "Road Home Tax," spur business investment WASHINGTON - April 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —...

PAR Releases “Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments”

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) today released its “Guide to the Proposed Constitutional Amendments” for the October 20, 2007, ballot. The...

Increased property assessments shock homeowners

Phone lines lit up the second and fourth floors of City Hall Monday as frazzled homeowners across New Orleans started to receive unwelcome letters...

Millage revival may raise taxes

SELA 5-mill tax was waived after storm Property owners in Jefferson Parish could see an increase in their tax bills this fall should the Parish...

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T & I Committee Passes Graves’ Legislation to Improve Disaster Recovery

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced a slate of bills today, including a bipartisan disaster relief bill authored by Reps. Garret Graves (LA-6) and Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.). The legislation, H.R. 1311 is designed to help communities recover from disasters and increase disaster program transparency and oversight