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Until 2016, Louisiana gave the largest industries in our state, a 100% property tax break under the Industrial Tax Exception Program (ITEP), promoting the sacrifice of millions of dollars in tax revenue as incentives necessary to lure more and varied new industries to relocate here. So, why …

Under Gov. Kathleen Blanco, we reorganized state government to address our coastal crisis by uniting state agencies through our coastal program and the creation of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA). Its board of directors and Govs. Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards cont…