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News from August 2023

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July 26: Congressional Record publishes “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section

By Pelican State News | Aug 2, 2023

The Congressional Record published “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section on July 26.

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Louisiana ranks 27th in the U.S. for the most individual income taxes paid in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 2, 2023

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).

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Louisiana during week July 15

By Pelican State News | Aug 2, 2023

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.

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Louisiana collected $5.7 million in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 2, 2023

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).

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Louisiana collected 1.8% more in motor fuels sales tax in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 2, 2023

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).

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Louisiana deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Aug 1, 2023

Louisiana's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Gov. Edwards has In-Depth Conversation with Author and Journalist Charles Lane on the Podcast Times Like These

By Pelican State News Report | Aug 1, 2023

Gov. John Bel Edwards was a recent guest on the popular podcast Times Like These hosted by Charles Lane, a journalist and author of the book The Day Freedom Died that details the facts of the Colfax Massacre on Easter Sunday of 1873.

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Louisiana collected 5.8% less in taxes on motor vehicle licenses in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 1, 2023

Of the $14.5 billion in taxes collected by Louisiana in 2022, $80.1 million came from taxes on motor vehicle licenses, a 5.8 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kennedy, Judiciary Republicans urge Durbin to call on Garland, Weiss to testify about Hunter Biden investigation

By Pelican State News Report | Aug 1, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with all Republican Judiciary Committee members, including Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), urged Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to call on Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Attorney David Weiss to testify regarding recent developments in the Hunter Biden tax investigation.

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Louisiana deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending July 8

By Pelican State News | Aug 1, 2023

Louisiana's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending July 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Louisiana collected $3 billion in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 1, 2023

Of the $14.5 billion in taxes collected by Louisiana in 2022, 20.7 percent, or $3 billion, came from selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Louisiana ranks 27th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2022

By Pelican State News | Aug 1, 2023

In 2022, Louisiana collected $5,518,637,000 in 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).

Senate Passes Cassidy, Durbin, Shaheen, Boozman, Coons, Bipartisan Bill To Increase U.S. Exports To Africa And Latin America In NDAA

By Pelican State News Report | Aug 1, 2023

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), and Chris Coons (D-DE) applauded last night’s Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to improve America’s competitiveness throughout the African continent and in Latin America and the Caribbean.