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August 12, 2021

Grants available for charities, faith groups, and small businesses providing COVID relief

Starting Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, charities, faith-based organizations and small businesses can apply for grants to support COVID-19 response and relief efforts in Louisiana through the Louisiana Nonprofit and Small Business Assistance Program.

August 02, 2021

Millions in state tax refunds headed for Unclaimed Property if taxpayers don’t claim them

Louisiana taxpayers have until Sept. 15, 2021, to claim millions of dollars in state income tax refunds before they become unclaimed property.

June 25, 2021

Louisiana’s revenue secretary elected president of national tax administrators’ association

Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Kimberly J. Lewis (photo) has been elected to lead the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA), a national association of state and local tax authorities.

June 11, 2021

Louisiana state income tax deadline is June 15 for most taxpayers; storm-related extension to Aug. 16 for five parishes

For most Louisiana taxpayers, the deadline for filing and paying their 2020 Louisiana state income taxes is June 15, 2021.

May 14, 2021

Reminder: Louisiana’s individual income tax filing deadline is June 15

The deadline for filing 2020 Louisiana state individual income tax returns is June 15, 2021.


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August 26, 2025

LDR partners with OMV in Lafayette to resolve driver’s license suspensions

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is partnering with the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) to help Lafayette-area taxpayers resolve driver’s license suspensions.

August 25, 2025

New Orleans-area suspects arrested; products seized in crackdown on illegal vapes

BATON ROUGE – A state task force arrested four people and confiscated tens of thousands of banned substances in the second phase of a statewide crackdown on illegal and unauthorized vape products.

August 12, 2025

Guilty plea resolves fraud investigation related to Hurricane Ida recovery

A guilty plea in a Baton Rouge criminal court closes the investigation into a fraud case related to the recovery process following Hurricane Ida in 2021.


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