Survey: Louisianans want tax increases, spending cuts to solve state budget crisis
 

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Louisiana residents may not be as anti-tax as conventional wisdom suggests, according to an LSU survey released today, but most residents also believe the state can and ought to reduce spending by eliminating government inefficiencies.

A sizable majority of those surveyed ? 71 percent ? believe lawmakers should use a combination of tax increases and spending cuts to solve the state?s reoccurring budget shortfalls, LSU?s Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs Louisiana Survey 2017 found.?