On This Week in Louisiana Politics, Governor Jeff Landry announced a plan for a special session centered on tax reform.

Gov. Jeff Landry says he will call Louisiana lawmakers into a special session next month to consider major tax reform proposals. Landry says Louisiana’s current tax system is holding the state back. Louisiana also faces a looming projected $700 million budget shortfall due to the expiration of a temporary sales tax.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced today that he will call a special session in November to consider significant tax reform.  While details of the plan have not been released, he did indicate that the proposal would expand sales taxes on services,