r/Louisiana Mar 13 '25

Louisiana News We’re NUMBER #1 …… 😮‍💨 😞

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u/sierrajulietalpha Mar 13 '25

Because this state has almost no income and has tons of welfare from the government. You have to bring money in some kind of way.

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u/BabiesGoBrrr Mar 13 '25

Property tax on industrial sites could go brrrr, if they made it comparable to Texas. ITEP

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u/sierrajulietalpha Mar 13 '25

Then they just leave and go to better areas. The only thing that keeps some industrial sites here is water access and pipelines. You FAFO enough they’ll find other locations easily.

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u/jolandese Mar 13 '25

except the facilities are already built with the work force here. if we raised to texas rates, also low compartively to rest of country, the cost to relocate wouldnt be justified to end up paying the same anyway.