Lawmakers pledge to reduce, reform in 2017

by | Jul 26, 2016 | Legislative Advocacy, One Acadiana News

Louisiana House Speaker Taylor Barras has a ready one-word answer for most new revenue requests next year: No.

Barras and other area lawmakers said in a meeting with One Acadiana leaders that lawmakers who spent a record-breaking 19 weeks in session this year want reform next. And reform means cutting back to protect taxpayers.

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