Hornets Tax Break Heading To Jindal's Desk

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BATON ROUGE -- The New Orleans Hornets should get a tax break of $36.5 million over a 10-year period as part of a new deal with the state, senators said Monday.

On a 28-7 vote, senators approved House Bill 1072 by Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Jefferson, sending it to Gov. Bobby Jindal who is expected to sign it.

The bill is part of the package of concessions the state made in negotiations to keep the National Basketball Association franchise playing at the Arena through at least 2024, and possibly 2029.

Sens. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, and Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, were the only New Orleans area senators who voted against the bill.

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