Purchases of flashlights, batteries, portable generators and other emergency supplies are free from Louisiana’s 4 percent state sales tax May 24-25, state revenue officials said. The Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday gives residents a chance to prepare for storm …
Floridians would get a 15-day sales tax holiday on hurricane preparedness supplies ranging from portable generators to radios this coming June under a proposal outlined Monday by Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, making the announcement at a Miami lumber and hardware …
Representatives from southeast Louisiana sheriff’s offices met in New Orleans to discuss preparations for the current hurricane season. Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hosted Wednesday’s meeting. At a news conference, he discussed evacuation plans for his office’s facilities and inmates …
Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. May 26. Louisiana law spares …