House Bill 585 would allow Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish voters to decide if they want a half-cent sales tax increase on rental cars, according to an article by The Advocate. Sponsored by Rep. Julie Stokes (R-La.), the rental car tax would help support local arts programs.
The bill was approved by the Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee last week, according to the report. One-third of the tax would be given to the city of Kenner, La., for arts and recreation and the remainder would be split among other arts programs.
