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May 21, 2025
HomeAuthorsC.B. Forgotston

Articles by C.B. Forgotston

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Oil prices drop is a double whammy in taxes, services

September 4, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

At the Aug. 14 meeting of the State Revenue Estimating Conference we learned revenue predictions from oil revenues for the current fiscal year were based on $62 a barrel. […]

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Look that gift horse in the mouth

August 28, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

During the 2015 regular session the legislators pass a “temporary” (wink, wink, nod, nod) 1 percent tax increase (HCR 8) on all non-residential electrical utilities. […]

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A peek into Jindal’s inner sanctum

August 7, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

Despite holding the title of governor of Louisiana for over 7-1/2 years, we know very little about Bobby Jindal beyond his carefully-crafted public persona and well-scripted talking points. […]

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Citizens are lunch for legislators

June 19, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

“Today, I don’t feel like we’re a band of brothers,” [Sen. J.P. Morrell] said. “I feel like we’re packs of wolves.” – LaPolitics Weekly, June 12, 2015 […]

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Legislators’ misplaced priorities

June 12, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

Our Louisiana legislators are paying lip service, but, apparently, not attention to the fact that the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 has at least a $1.6 billion deficit. […]

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Louisiana House of Reps is schizophrenic on taxes

June 5, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

This is another in a series of interim reports on the taxing frenzy by legislators to increase our taxes. […]

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Rep. Jim Fannin misleads House colleagues – welcome to ‘a fiscal abyss’

May 29, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

I’ve often wondered where the legislators get such outrageous information they give their constituents. […]

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Louisiana lawmakers give up their independence with ‘toothless’ LFO

May 22, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

In 1973, the Legislature created the Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO) to provide independent analysis and advice to the legislature on state fiscal matters. […]

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Chronic House vote-changing unabated

May 15, 2015 C.B. Forgotston

At the end of each day while the lege is in session, members of the House queue-up at the House podium and ask the Clerk of the House to change how they voted on various legislation. […]

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