Senate backs off some tax cuts

Lawmakers have been debating Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax-overhaul proposals. (Photo by Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)
Lawmakers have been debating Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax-overhaul proposals. (Photo by Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)

By Avery Sams, Ella Ray and Grace Thompson LSU Manship School News Service BATON ROUGE— Some tax cuts adopted by the state House of Representatives last week were undone by a Senate committee on Tuesday when it took up major elements of the governor’s tax proposals. The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee backed away from abolishing tax credits for historic preservation of buildings and pr…