Louisiana Voters Reject Tax Changes to State Constitution

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s (R) plan to streamline the tax and budget article of the state constitution failed to win support from voters during a special election held Saturday.

Voters rejected Amendment No. 2, a complex proposal that would have overhauled Article VII of the constitution with 115 pages of revisions. The ballot question was designed to attract support from key voter blocks—mentioning income-tax cuts for seniors and exemptions for religious organizations, among other things.

But the amendment was opposed by 65% of voters across the state, according to the unofficial results released by Secretary of State Nancy Landry. ...