
February 12, 2026
The average VA home loan amount in Louisiana during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $290,387, a 0.3% decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 10, 2026
The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Louisiana for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $286,707, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 7, 2026
An analysis by Pelican State News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” Louisiana is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
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February 7, 2026
Out of the $16 billion in total tax revenue collected by Louisiana in 2024, $1 billion came from corporation net income taxes, representing a decrease from the previous year, when the total was $1.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 4, 2026
Louisiana collected $16 billion in state taxes in 2024, a 2.9% increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 3, 2026
Out of the $16 billion in total state taxes collected by Louisiana in 2024, $131.2 million—or 0.8%—came from property taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 1, 2026
Louisiana generated $4.9 billion from general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2024, ranking 28th among U.S. states.
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January 25, 2026
Out of the $16 billion in total tax revenue collected by Louisiana in 2024, $808.9 million came from amusements sales taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $759 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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January 21, 2026
Louisiana generated $131.2 million from property taxes in 2024, ranking 17th among U.S. states.
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January 15, 2026
Of the $16 billion in taxes collected by Louisiana in 2024, 0.5%, or $76.2 million, came from alcoholic beverages sales taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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