Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious tax package easily passed its first hurdle when the House passed three measures Tuesday that would reduce tax payments by nearly $2 billion.

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment

If approved by the full House and Senate, the plan would eliminate the current tax brackets and move the state closer to eliminating the income tax.

Reports this week listed Landry, former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt as leading candidates for the appointment.

Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday he will not be joining President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, squashing speculation that Landry could be one of several high-profile Louisiana politicos hoping to make the jump to Washington D.

Although Gov. Jeff Landry’s major tax overhaul would do away with many of the state’s tax breaks in exchange for lower income tax rates, Louisiana’s most lucrative corporate subsidy — its Industrial Tax Exemption Program — would remain in place,

The Louisiana House has approved two significant pieces of Governor Jeff Landry’s tax plan. The first bill to head to the Senate for its approval is a measure reduce individual income taxes to a flat three-percent rate.

The House Ways and Means Committee took steps Sunday toward achieving the governor’s tax overhaul by advancing a bill to cut the corporate income tax rate, now one of the highest in the nation, in stages from 7.