Louisiana Voters Will Have Final Say on Governor’s Tax Ambitions

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping overhaul of the state tax code following a rapid-fire special legislative session is signed, sealed, and delivered, but the governor’s longer-term aim to be more competitive with surrounding states still faces a difficult test.

Included in the bundle of 19 bills approved by Landry is a measure, HB 7, that will ask voters in a March special election to approve 115 pages of revisions to the tax article of the state constitution.

The amendment question was seeded with goodies to attract support from key ...