Louisiana lawmakers will take up tax cut, education savings account bills

(The Center Square) – Louisiana lawmakers have prefiled dozens of bills six weeks out from 2023 Regular Legislative Session, including several that failed to become law in prior sessions.

State legislators are preparing for a 2023 session that will begin on April 10 and run through June 8, with about 18 bills prefiled in the Senate and nearly four dozen in the House.

The proposed legislation offers a preview of priorities that range from a repeal of the state’s corporate franchise tax, to efforts to expand school choice, to benefit increases for state retirees.