Columns
State budget debacle only just beginning
How will lawmakers deal with a $1.4 billion budget hole next year? […]
budget
Editorial
Lawmakers second guess red money keeping budget in black
When the state signed a cooperative endeavor agreement last summer with the Russian-based company EuroChem, lawmakers barely took notice. […]
Editorial
Delinquent taxpayers will help balance budget
With lawmakers working to plug holes in the state budget that takes effect July 1, a new amnesty program is on the move that could offer delinquent taxpayers much more in the way of waivers than originally projected. […]
Columns
Jindal budget ‘shell game’
Still scratching my head over where Bobby Jindal found the extra $50 million in state funds to give to higher education in his proposed FY15 budget, but I may have found the source. […]
Editorial
What’s next for the budget reform coalition?
For starters, the organization will continue to be referred to as the Fiscal Hawks, whether its membership likes it or not. […]
Government
Parish honored for budget presentation
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has recently presented St. Charles Parish with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. […]
News
Schools expect sales taxes to decline in ‘14 budget
St. Charles Parish Public Schools has released its interim 2014 annual budget projection and the school system anticipates running a small deficit for the year. […]
Columns
No fat in state budget?
There is a public perception and a perception by the leges that Tim Barfield is in charge of the Louisiana Department of Revenue.
Government
Attorney general will not weigh in on constitutionality of Jindal’s budget
State Rep. Greg Miller (R-Norco) said he was disappointed after Attorney General Buddy Caldwell decided not to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of the state’s budget.