Failed legislative special session: Nearly $1 million ‘down the drain,’ one La. lawmaker says

Legislature meets in special session to address the state's fiscal crisis Monday March 5, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. Speaker of House Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, lower left, announces the vote to call HB8 off the calendar which was authored by Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, which was 49-49 and thereby defeated.

Here’s how Louisiana plans to revamp nation’s highest, most convoluted sales tax

Rep. Julie Stokes, R-Kenner, has served as chairwoman of the Sales Tax Streamlining and Modernization Commission since 2015. The commission has been trying to come up with ways to make Louisiana's sales tax less convoluted as the Legislature prepares for a crucial fiscal session that begins April 10. Here, Stokes answers questions about one of her bills during a 2015 special legislative session.

Crimefighters endorsement, consultant questioned, newspaper says

Greg Buisson has a contract with the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau and was a political consultant to Mike Yenni during Yenni's campaign for Jefferson Parish president. Crimefighters of Louisiana Inc. was called out for another endorsement of a candidate with whom it shares a media consultant, according to CityBusiness .