re: LA tuition donation tax credit

In looking at this, this credit actually saves the state money. According to the legislation on this credit, the programs are limited in how much they can give a child for a scholarship. The max value of the scholarship is 10-20% less than what the state is on the hook for when a kid goes to public school.

So it's a cost savings to the state and a kid in poverty goes to the school of the parent's choice. Not to mention the financial benefit to a taxpayer.