Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne (2017)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-06-12
Duration: 00:29:42
Subjects: Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2017 | Tax reform | RAINY DAY FUND | Louisiana Revenue Estimating Conference | STATE BUDGET | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | DARDENNE, JAY | Politics
Contributors:
- Dardenne, Jay Speaker
Description
A speech by Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne before the Baton Rouge Press Club on June 12, 2017. He discusses: the 2000 Legislative Session, the last regular session of the Louisiana Legislature prior to the 2017 session to end without the passage of a state budget; the lack of tax reform passed during the 2017 Regular Session; the defeat of the commercial activity tax; the three constitutional protections under threat at the session – the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the Rainy Day Fund and the Revenue Estimating Conference; and the status of the state budget. He also answers questions from the audience.