Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
[Read Article]The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also called FERC, is involved in deciding where LNG facilities and pipelines will be located. FERC usually meets in Washington, D.C., but representatives came to…
[Read Article]Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
[Read Article]A critical study by ORVI highlights the ineffectiveness of Louisiana’s ITEP in boosting the economy, suggesting a move towards sustainable development.
[Read Article]A recent empirical study found that Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) offers little benefit to the state and its residents.
[Read Article]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement nominating Judy Chang, David Rosner, and Lindsay See to be Commissioners on the Federal Energy…
[Read More]Ascension Parish’s property taxing authorities (the School Board, APSO, Parish Government, et al.) never met an Industrial Tax Exemption they could not approve.
[Read Article]With Reform on the Horizon, New Tax Breaks for Petrochemicals Are a “Losing Proposition,” Data Suggest.
[Read Article]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state’s oil refineries and chemical plants. We use grassroots action to create…
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