He said it was hard to persuade people to support a gas tax when the state is getting several billion dollars from the federal coronavirus relief package.
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
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Rep. Jack McFarland said Thursday he's shelving the tax hike proposal ahead of the legislative session that starts April 12, as billions of dollars in federal coronavirus aid that could be used for road and bridge work is headed to Louisiana.
With more aid coming, Louisiana lawmaker scraps gas tax hike
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