The Louisiana Public Service Commission (“LPSC”) and the State Legislature are conflicted over regulation of motor carriers of waste in Louisiana. While the Louisiana Constitution grants the LPSC the authority to regulate common carriers, and the LPSC oversees the certification and permitting of such carriers, in the 2017 Regular Session the Legislature enacted Senate Bill
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Louisiana Governor Edwards’ Proposed Commercial Activity Tax Dies In House Ways and Means Committee
By William Kolarik on
On April 25, 2017, State Representative Sam Jones requested that the Louisiana House Committee on Ways and Means voluntarily defer HB628, which would have imposed a commercial activity tax upon many business organizations doing business in Louisiana. The Committee’s vote to voluntarily defer the bill means that the proposed commercial activity tax is likely…