On August 7, 2023, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that contractors have plugged more than 500 orphaned well sites in the first six-and-a-half months of work funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,731,397 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association will receive $1,731,396.60 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in relief for Hurricane Ida.
There were 35 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up 6.5% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were 37 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up 6.8% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were 17 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
Managing chronic sinusitis long term can prove to be extremely expensive. Dr. Adil Fatakia of ENT & Allergy of New Orleans said studies have shown that medical costs for unresolved sinusitis can be astronomical.
There were 34 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up 6.3% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
There were 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Louisiana in the week ending Aug. 5, making up 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.
In 2022, Louisiana collected $491,032,000 in severance taxes, ranking it eighth in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
In 2022, Louisiana collected $491,032,000 in other taxes, ranking it 23rd in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
In 2022, Louisiana collected $1,039,929,000 in corporations net income taxes, ranking it 26th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
In 2022, Louisiana collected $4,478,708,000 in individual income taxes, ranking it 27th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Louisiana's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 15, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of the $14.5 billion in taxes collected by Louisiana in 2022, less than 0.1 percent, or $5.7 million, came from pari-mutuels sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Of the $14.5 billion in taxes collected by Louisiana in 2022, $651 million came from motor fuels sales tax, a 1.8 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).