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Lawmaker: Jindal tax plan faces hurdles to passage

By Melinda Deslatte
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The lawmaker sponsoring Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax rewrite proposal said Monday that while the plan faces strong opposition, it’s not doomed to failure as the legislative session begins next week.

“If the governor’s pushing something, it’s never dead on arrival,” said Rep. Joel Robideaux, R-Lafayette, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

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