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NCLI Leads Second Local Rejection of Industrial Tax Break

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · March 06, 2018 7:02 AM

For the first time in the history of Louisiana's Industrial Tax Exemption Program, a school board rejected an application in order to preserve public funding for its schools. Northern & Central Louisiana Interfaith (NCLI) leaders and Caddo Parish teachers spoke passionately at a Caddo Parish School Board meeting, asking board members to "put the students first." As a result, the Board voted to deny exemptions from school board taxes for Inferno Manufacturing, Inc.

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NCLI Effort Leads to First Local Rejection of Industrial Tax Break

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 22, 2018 8:59 AM

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Fighting a four-front battle to better invest local public funds, Northern & Central Louisiana Interfaith (NCLI) leaders recently persuaded the Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator to become the first local official in state history to use the newly-granted local authority to reject an industrial tax exemption request.

This month, three more local entities (Caddo Parish, the City of Shreveport, and the Caddo Parish School Board) will vote on multi-million dollar tax exemption requests, one application at a time.

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Power of Together Baton Rouge Recognized by Business Journal

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 16, 2018 7:32 AM

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Those who had considered TBR little more than an annoyance suddenly realized it was a force with which to be reckoned. The gloves came off....

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NCLI Challenges Giveaway of Shreveport, Caddo Parish and Caddo Public School Funds

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 12, 2018 3:59 PM

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Leaders of Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith (NCLI) hosted a press conference urging Caddo Economic Development not to grant Inferno Manufacturing a tax exemption for work already completed. Citing research by Blackwell Associates Law Firm indicating that granting tax subsidies for work completed violates the state constitution, Interfaith leaders testified that citizens should not be asked to pay for Inferno's already purchased equipment.

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Together Louisiana Builds Power and Demands Transparency of State Economic Development

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · January 02, 2018 10:45 AM

Baton Rouge, LA - From its earliest days, starting shortly after Hurricane Katrina, the network of religious congregations and citizen organizations that make up Together Louisiana asked:

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'Together Louisiana' Secures Gubernatorial Pledge to Disclose Tax Exemption Applications for Greater Transparency

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 09, 2017 3:44 PM

Industrial Tax Break Info to be Posted Online, Edwards Says, US News & World Report

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Together Louisiana Challenges Ascension Parish's Secret Vote

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · October 13, 2017 2:34 PM

After the Ascension Parish Council secretly voted to approve $55 million in tax exemptions, Ascension Parish residents associated with Together Louisiana filed a lawsuit over the Council's secrecy as they conducted the vote. Their approval of industrial tax exemptions would cost Ascension tax-payers $55 million over the next eight years.

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Together Louisiana Stalls $25 Million Tax Giveaway in Ascension

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · September 20, 2017 1:13 PM

Ascension Parish School Board Committee Punts on Proposed Industrial Tax Exemptions, Seeks More Time for Review, The Advocate

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TBR: Let's Be Clear on How Texas Does Tax Breaks

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · August 17, 2017 1:48 PM

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Together BR Questions Efficacy of Industrial Tax Exemptions

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · August 09, 2017 2:00 PM

One year after wresting control of industrial tax breaks away from a statewide board and into the hands of the local government entities affected by them, Together Baton Rouge released a report detailing how 2017 tax breaks impacted one community: East Baton Rouge. According to the report, the tax exemption cost local schools, sheriff, government, parks, libraries, fire and health departments $139 Million, just in 2017.

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