By Tierra Smith
BATON ROUGE – Seven bills raising taxes on Louisiana’s tobacco products are before the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Frank Hoffmann, R-West Monroe, filed HB3 levies a tax increase from 86 cent to $1.08 per pack. Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, filed HB14 that called for the same tax increase. Rep. Kenny Cox, D-Natchitoches, did as well
LSU Manship School Statehouse Bureau 