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Come on Down! There is Space on the Bayou in Louisiana!
First, it was traditional manufacturing. Next, it was data centers. Now, Louisiana is opening its doors to the aerospace industry with new tax incentives. Louisiana's executive and legislative leaders are openly and aggressively pursuing businesses in the aerospace industry. During the ongoing 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Rep. Tony Bacala sponsored House Bill Nos.
Big Ten/Big 12-PayPal Agreement Embodies The Opportunities And Legal Challenges Of The Changing NCAA Landscape
With the recent preliminary approval of the House settlement, many universities are preparing for a new era in which they directly contract with and financially compensate many of their student athletes. This change brings with it a host of new legal and practical challenges for such schools. Chief among those concerns is finding additional revenue sources to fund these payments without having to make significant cuts to staffing, facilities projects, or non-revenue sports.
Big Ten/Big 12-PayPal Agreement Embodies the Opportunities and Legal Challenges of the Changing NCAA Landscape
By William D. Hall, III, William M. Backstrom, Jr. With the recent preliminary approval of the House settlement, many universities are preparing for a new era in which they directly contract with and financially compensate many of their student athletes. This change brings with it a host of new legal and practical challenges for such schools.
Louisiana Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against The La. Department Of Revenue
JW Jones Walker More At Jones Walker, we look beyond today’s challenges and focus on the opportunities of the future. Since our founding in May 1937 by Joseph Merrick Jones, Sr., and Tulane Law School graduates William B. Dreux and A.J. Waechter, we have consistently asked ourselves a simple question: What can we do to help our clients succeed, today and tomorrow? Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval.
La. Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against The La. Department Of Revenue
JW Jones Walker More At Jones Walker, we look beyond today’s challenges and focus on the opportunities of the future. Since our founding in May 1937 by Joseph Merrick Jones, Sr., and Tulane Law School graduates William B. Dreux and A.J. Waechter, we have consistently asked ourselves a simple question: What can we do to help our clients succeed, today and tomorrow? Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval. United States Tax
Louisiana Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against the La. Department of Revenue
Skip to main content June 13, 2025 Volume XV, Number 164 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News Louisiana Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against the La. Department of Revenue Print Mail Download />i Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Digg Print X Buffer Flipboard Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval.
La. Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against the La. Department of Revenue
Skip to main content June 12, 2025 Volume XV, Number 163 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found. Trending News La. Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against the La. Department of Revenue Print Mail Download />i Facebook Twitter Linkedin Pinterest Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Digg Print X Buffer Flipboard Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval.
La. Legislation Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits Against the La. Department of Revenue
Yesterday, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 416 and sent it to Governor Landry for his executive approval.
Louisiana Industrial Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) - New Rules And Executive Order
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issuedExecutive Order No. JML 25-033and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgatednew rules (beginning at p. 366)which make changes to Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry's view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic development tool to encourage capital investment in Louisiana manufacturing projects.
Louisiana Industrial Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) – New Rules and Executive Order
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry’s view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic development tool to encourage capital investment in Louisiana manufacturing projects.
Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) - New Rules And Executive Order
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry's view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic development tool to encourage capital investment in Louisiana manufacturing projects.
Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) - New Rules and Executive Order
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry's view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic development tool to encourage capital investment in Louisiana manufacturing projects.
Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) - New Rules and Executive Order
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry's view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic development tool to encourage capital investment in Louisiana manufacturing projects.
Louisiana Department Of Revenue Announces An "Extraordinary Measure" To Continue Certain Sales Tax Exemptions For Non-Profits And Educational Institutions
On January 16, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-009 announcing the "extraordinary measure" of continuing to administratively recognize two exemptions related to nonprofits and school-related admissions to athletic and entertainment events that apparently were inadvertently repealed (effective January 1, 2025) during the recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature.
New York State Legislature Passes Health Data Law to Protect Abortion Rights
On January 21, 2025, the New York legislature passed Senate Bill S929, an act to amend the general business law, in relation to providing for the protection of health information (the “Act”). The Act would provide for the protection of health information and require written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual’s health information. The bill is pending Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature.
Louisiana Department of Revenue Announces an “Extraordinary Measure” to Continue Certain Sales Tax Exemptions for Non-Profits and Educational Institutions
On January 16, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue issued Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-009 announcing the “extraordinary measure” of continuing to administratively recognize two exemptions related to nonprofits and school-related admissions to athletic and entertainment events that apparently were inadvertently repealed (effective January 1, 2025) during the recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature.
"In-House and Outside Counsel Privilege - How to Protect It"
Bill Backstrom, leader of the firm’s Tax Practice Group in the New Orleans office, presented at the 2024 Council on State Taxation (COST) Spring Conference and Audit Session in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 1, 2024. His presentation “In-House and Outside Counsel Privilege – How to Protect It” discusses attorney-client privilege regarding the Supreme Court’s dismissal on In re Grand Jury, and includes legal and non-legal advice from both in-house and outside counsel.
Louisiana Announces a New "Transfer Pricing Managed Audit Program"
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Louisiana Department of Revenue Grants Sales Tax Relief Related to COVID-19
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Louisiana Tax Commission Issues Guidance on Hearings and Property Tax Filing Deadlines
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Tax Deadline Delayed
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House Ways & Means SALT Deduction Legislation
Mr. Katz is a partner in the firm's Tax & Estates Practice Group. Mr. Katz' practice focuses predominately on federal taxation, with a particular focus in federal and state new markets tax credit and historic rehabilitation tax credit transactions. In addition to his tax credit practice, his federal tax practice includes estate planning and administration, federal alcohol excise tax compliance, nonprofit formation and compliance, S corporation compliance, and business organizations.
Louisiana’s New Remote Sellers Law: What Does H.B. 547 Have in Common with a Box of Donuts?
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Tax Reform House Senate
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee released its version of tax reform legislation . The Senate bill, which comes one week after the House bill, departs from the House bill in several key areas, including: The bill would retain 7 individual income tax brackets, as opposed to 4 under the House bill, and the top individual rate is reduced from 39.6% to 38.5%. The state and local tax deduction would be eliminated for individuals.
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