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AMENDMENT NO. 1

To exempt raw materials, goods, commodities, personal property, and other articles stored in public and private warehouses and destined for the Outer Continental Shelf from property taxes.

Answer:
This is to clarify that oil and gas items used in federal waters are allowed to be in Louisiana temporarily without paying property tax. This helps clarify the current practice and helps support our offshore o&g services industry.

AMENDMENT NO. 2

To provide for appropriations from the Education Excellence Fund for the Louisiana Educational Television Authority, Thrive Academy and lab schools operated by public post-secondary education institutions.

Answer:
We already pay for these items in the state general fund, this just makes them eligible for their share of the income of a state trust fund for education that other similar schools also benefit from.

AMENDMENT NO. 3

To require prompt recovery of any unconstitutional tax paid and to allow the Board of Tax Appeals jurisdiction on matters related to the constitutionality of taxes.

Answer:
This is pro-taxpayer and was supported by all taxpayer and business groups. It makes clear that you have to have a remedy to get your money back if the state collected an unconstitutional tax from you, otherwise they could keep your money. Taxpayer groups and collectors also agreed that if your case is at the Board of Tax Appeals (99+% are) then let it hear the whole case. Everyone still has the option to go to regular court, but most taxpayers want to start their tax case in the tax court and the current system resulted in years of delay.


AMENDMENT NO. 4

To allow the City of New Orleans to exempt property within Orleans Parish from all or part of ad valorem taxes that would otherwise be due for promoting affordable housing.

Answer:
This is a special property tax break for affordable housing only in New Orleans.

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Check out John Brady jump up at the bottom left of the screen doing the radio call.

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That's actually Chris Blair you see in the purple. I was at the game, Blair was in purple and Brady was wearing black and sitting to Blair's left. Not trying to be a dick, but pointing out that Blair is loving him some Tigers since some people still seem to question that on this board. You could definitely hear Brady on the call though, loved that shot!

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Tigers lead 3-1

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Thanks Cheer! :cheers:

I never meant to imply Cheer wasn't doing a great job. Just an observation I made when I started reading the thread about 9:00 pm trying to catch up one night.

Because I was at work and couldn't listen live, but wanted to see how we scored.

Hey Cheer, just a suggestion, but would you mind including the score at the beginning or end of each half inning? I came in late the other night and was trying to read through the thread to catch up, but it's tough to keep up with the score as you scroll through if you're behind the live action.

Does the streaming feed on LSUSports.net cut out every 2 mins for everyone else? I keep having to hit play, then stop, then play to get it restarted.

If you're a student, it's Vandy and it's not close.

Carson = GOAT :bow: