A proposal to more than double the tax placed on sports gambling in Louisiana – and dedicate some of that revenue to Division I athletics programs – is moving forward in the state legislature. The ...

Louisiana House advances bill to increase taxes on online sports betting from 15% to 21.5%. The original proposal was to raise the tax to 32.5%, but an amendment lowered the rate. The bill aims to ...

The state's House of Representatives approved a revised bill to raise taxes on online Louisiana sports betting, choosing a more moderate increase than initially proposed. House Bill 639 ...

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If passed, it would more than double the tax on online sports gambling from 15% to 32.5%. The state would then take a quarter of that money and put it toward eligible college athletic departments.

As national policies and developments continue to reshape the landscape of college sports, this executive order is about fairness—for our Louisiana students, our schools, and our athletes ...

LSU if the only school from Louisiana to make the field. But that doesn't mean the state won't be well represented in this year's tournament. Eleven schools in the tournament have at least one ...

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana House advanced a bill Tuesday to raise taxes on online sports betting after adopting an amendment to lower the amount of the tax increase. As amended, House Bill 639 ...