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LOUISIANA MOVES UP ON BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS LIST

Louisiana has climbed from No. 27 to No. 13 on Chief Executive Magazine's list of Best Places for Business.  The magazine cited the

GOV. JINDAL SIGNS HISTORIC EDUCATION REFORM LAWS

- Office of the Governor, State of LouisianaGovernor Bobby Jindal signed three historic education reform bills into law last month, paving the

ISIS CAPITAL RELOCATES TO NEW ORLEANS

- Jacquetta White, The Times-PiccayuneThe Louisiana tax credit program that state officials have touted as the key component in luring high-profile

HAMMOND WINS SAFE COMMUNITY DESIGNATION

After 3 years of hard work and determination, Hammond has received the International designation as an official Safe Communities City. Hammond

NORTHSHORE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FLEXES SERIOUS MUSCLE

- Action News 17 The Northshore Legislative Delegation flexed some serious muscle power Wednesday, when six House members and four Senators

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03May

LA State Representative Kevin Pearson Discusses Jindal's Pension Plan at NBC Meeting

Representative Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell) addressed a private meeting of the Northshore Business Council Members on April 20, 2012, to educate the Business Council membership on the problems faced by the State of Louisiana from unfunded, but accrued, pension liabilities in the thirteen retirement systems which provide benefits to State employees. Representative ...

15Mar

Hammond Sales Taxes 2001-2012

Mayor Mason Foster of the City of Hammond recently released the City's comparable sales tax collections for the last ten years, reflecting notable increases over the last decade. The City saw a 6.18% increase in this fiscal year alone. The full report is below.20012002200320042005AmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeJanuary$1,166,0612.07%$1,151,977-1.21%$1,314,37314.10%$1,185,698-9.79%$1,297,6199.44%February$791,6661.66%$805,6291.76%$911,30313.12%$918,1940.76%$971,9875.86%March$918,7206.31%$912,341-0.69%$938,3832.85%$932,942-0.58%$971,9534.18%April$971,0542.60%$1,025,5775.61%$1,057,6353.13%$1,047,457-0.96%$1,085,1273.60%May$906,9241.07%$911,3850.49%$963,9665.77%$977,7481.43%$1,002,4652.53%June$910,8505.77%$972,3266.75%$980,1980.81%$957,682-2.30%$988,9263.26%July$947,777-0.04%$984,2703.85%$964,735-1.98%$1,154,65919.69%$1,066,639-7.62%August$883,7355.60%$913,9893.42%$970,9686.23%$1,111,26014.45%$955,061-14.06%September$943,6177.39%$924,998-1.97%$994,1317.47%$992,810-0.13%$722,947-27.18%October$857,626-3.85%$1,010,04517.77%$1,022,9961.28%$1,003,484-1.91%$1,558,38155.30%November$879,7143.49%$998,45213.50%$939,963-5.86%$1,001,4976.55%$1,539,85853.76%December$942,7633.06%$995,8595.63%$965,072-3.09%$934,253-3.19%$1,473,10157.68%TOTALS$11,120,5072.86%$11,606,8484.37%$12,023,7233.59%$12,217,6841.61%$13,634,06411.59%20062007200820092010AmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeJanuary$1,895,16446.05%$1,557,036-17.84%$1,570,9280.89%$1,784,97113.63%$1,655,932-7.23%February$1,217,22025.23%$1,174,188-3.54%$1,173,238-0.08%$1,226,8734.57%$1,073,197-12.53%March$1,530,65757.48%$1,156,852-24.42%$1,358,55217.44%$1,233,059-9.24%$1,231,031-0.16%April$1,495,81137.85%$1,351,223-9.67%$1,478,4039.41%$1,395,065-5.64%$1,439,3443.17%May$1,356,88935.36%$1,211,774-10.69%$1,319,8078.92%$1,307,020-0.97%$1,262,236-3.43%June$1,443,47945.96%$1,381,484-4.29%$1,314,176-4.87%$1,278,694-2.70%$1,251,222-2.15%July$1,468,42637.67%$1,370,818-6.65%$1,670,40921.85%$1,428,320-14.49%$1,405,296-1.61%August$1,215,73227.29%$1,210,805-0.41%$1,325,9829.51%$1,268,654-4.32%$1,232,297-2.87%September$1,330,52484.04%$1,245,752-6.37%$1,323,4696.24%$1,288,989-2.61%$1,281,467-0.58%October$1,294,713-16.92%$1,277,191-1.35%$1,392,1259.00%$1,326,700-4.70%$1,302,904-1.79%November$1,218,307-20.88%$1,258,7183.32%$1,279,9021.68%$1,186,482-7.30%$1,212,1612.16%December$1,180,023-19.90%$1,202,4611.90%$1,189,976-1.04%$1,198,6500.73%$1,275,2146.39%TOTALS$16,646,94522.10%$15,398,302-7.50%$16,396,9676.49%$15,923,477-2.89%$15,622,301-1.89%20112012201320142015AmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeAmountChangeJanuary$1,655,125-0.05%$1,766,7626.74%February$1,156,4347.76%$1,278,88510.59%March$1,257,2192.13%April$1,446,7160.51%May$1,287,5502.01%June$1,264,6961.08%July$1,476,3065.05%August$1,253,8991.75%September$1,334,6854.15%October$1,429,0159.68%November$1,295,2826.86%December$1,335,7234.75%TOTALS$16,192,6503.65%$3,045,647$0$0$0*Centralized ...

11Jan

St. Tammany Parish's New Elected Officials

St. Tammany Parish government officials began their new term of office Monday in an hour-long outdoor ceremony in Covington. Parish President Pat Brister and members of the Parish Council were inaugurated on the steps of the parish courthouse.Brister, in her inauguration speech, pledged to help "build a government that works today, tomorrow and for ...

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