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Advantous proudly sponsored the Texas Chemistry Council and Texas Chemistry Alliance's Annual Industry Luncheon in Baytown, TX last week. Our team members, Andrew Black and Bob Adair, joined by Councilman James Franco, Kerry Albright, and Holly Kurth M.Ed. enjoyed an insightful panel discussion on "Polls and Predictions: What's in Store for Texas this November?" Thanks for having us and we look forward to attending again!

Last week, Matt Rookard and Kimberly C. Wallett attended LIDEA (Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association)'s Annual Meeting, where the LED Leadership Team shared exciting updates and LIDEA unveiled the "new LIDEA" - Louisiana Economic Alliance for Development. Congratulations on another great event!?

Tomorrow at 1pm, the Louisiana Tax Commission will meet for the tentative adoption of proposed amendments to the 2025 LTC Rules and Regulations. For more information, please contact our Property Tax team.?5666.pdf (la.gov)

? A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the Texas Chemistry Council and Texas Chemistry Alliance 2024 Annual Industry Luncheon! We had an insightful panel discussion on Polls and Predictions: What’s in Store for Texas this November? ??? A special shoutout to our speakers: Dr. James Henson from The Texas Politics Project at The University of Texas at Austin, Brad Johnson from The Texan, and Jeremy Wallace from the Houston Chronicle And a huge thank you to our own Mia McCord for putting together a stellar panel and leading the conversation!??? Congratulations to State Rep. Ed Thompson, who was given our Legislative Leadership Award for his stalwart support of industry and Texas. And to Corey Wright of Covestro, winner of the 2024 TCA Membership Drive! We’re so grateful to all our attendees for making this event a success and to our sponsors for their generous support! ?? #TexasChemistry #ChemistryVotes #ChemistryBuildsTexas Coastal Ice & Water, LLC. Total Tent Solutions Advantous Consulting BASF DIAMONDBACK WORKS, LP. Dow LyondellBasell Ohmstede Industrial Services Inc. Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc. Cajun Industries, LLC Covestro ExxonMobil Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Industrial Safety Training Council Oxy PSC Group TPC Group Turner Industries Winkler Public Relations

Today, October 8th, the Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee will be meeting to discuss Governor Landry's proposed tax reform package. For more information, please contact our Government Relations team.? https://lnkd.in/gaDm-Zf3

Andrew Black and Bob Adair enjoyed a fantastic day of golfing and networking at the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA)'s Annual Golf Tournament at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin TX. A special shoutout to our outstanding teammates who helped elevate our game; your support made all the difference!????♂???

Last week was filled with impactful events for #teamadvantous, starting off with sponsoring and attending the 2024 Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference in West Monroe. Then, we headed to the Gulf Coast Regional Fly-In to DC, presented by Advantous, where our partners, friends, and clients gathered to share their stories to a bipartisan group of legislators from across the country. #DCFlyIn #LACCEconference

Thank you to the Institute for Professionals in Taxation for inviting me to speak at the Sales Tax Symposium last week! And special thanks to my speaking partner, Jeremy Sandel for joining me (and providing our additional visual aid!). I hope the audience enjoyed it as much as we did. Thanks again to IPT for putting on another great event—I’m already looking forward to next year!

Office of Governor Jeff Landry held a press conference this morning to announce his plans to call a Special Session in November aimed at reforming Louisiana's tax code to address the state's impending budget deficit, estimated to potentially equal upwards of $800M. For more information, please contact Advantous' Government Relations team members Jason DeCuir and Mary L. Robinson, MBA.

For those of you keeping tabs on Washington, you know last week was a mad dash to pass a CR, funding the government for a few more months. A kicking of the proverbial can down the road (mainly past the election). In the midst of the mayhem, an energized group of advocates for the LNG industry united for a Gulf Coast Fly In to relay the on the ground stories of the positive impacts of the LNG industry on the lives of our hard working people, the small business community, and the overall economy (all while lowering emissions) to members of the LA, TX, and GA Congressional Delegations, as well as other policy leaders. Conversely, we met with the new commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), David Rosner, to explain the negative impacts the DOE’s pause on LNG export permits (to non FTA countries) is having along the gulf coast. Thanks to Advantous Consulting, Matt Rookard, Monique Thierry (U.S. Chamber) and all who helped organize it!