LA State Workers Call for Corporations to Pay Fair Share of Taxes

To celebrate Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’s proclamation of Public Service Recognition Day, 700 state workers gathered on the grounds of the state capitol in Baton Rouge.

There, AFSCME members launched a powerful message – that Louisiana’s budget crisis can be solved easily if corporations pay their fair share of taxes.

The event, held May 10, sent a message to those state lawmakers who would rather give massive tax breaks to large corporations than provide adequate funding for public service so the entire state could benefit.