taxes

You might be shocked at how much the government is going to take if you win the big jackpot this week.

The good news is that it shouldn't affect the amount of your refund.

If you were planning on using your refund dollars for a big TV, braces, vacation, or anything else - you are probably going to have to adjust your plans.

Thanks to the Louisiana state legislature, the Bayou State will go the next seven years without a tax-free weekend of any sort.

Curious how much crawfish and boudin are gonna cost you after the state sales tax goes down? Let's talk real numbers, Louisiana.

Tired of different cell phone bills every month? Well, Louisiana cellphone bills will be going up later this year.

Residents of Calcasieu Parish pay a higher sales tax than people living in Baton Rouge or even New York City. Why? Where does all the money go?

If you miss today's filing and payment deadline you could be subject to penalties. So, get that return and those payments in. You don't want to pay more than your fair share.

Should Lake Charles residents pay for developing the lakefront by raising our sales tax when we already have one of the highest tax rates in the country?

When will we all get back to work and will the Governor's tax plan put us deeper in the hole? Those are questions Louisiana residents would really to have answered.

With a little ingenuity and some good, old-fashioned American know-how, you'll be filing your taxes and smiling the whole time this year.

According to the state, we need to start paying A LOT more for gas so we can keep driving our cars on all the roads it isn't fixing.