Final passage of the package during the special legislative session represents a major political victory for Gov. Jeff Landry, although lawmakers bowed to the pressure of special interests and scrapped major portions of his package that sought to eliminate tax breaks to simplify the complicated tax code.

The Louisiana Legislature has passed a slew of bills to restructure the state’s tax system. The key changes are cuts to the individual and corporate income tax, a raise in the state sales tax among cuts to corporate income and eliminating the franchise tax.

The Louisiana Legislature Friday approved the centerpiece of Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax package, a measure that will cut individual income taxes and offset most of the lost revenue by raising sales taxes. The Senate vote was 38-1, with only Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, voting no.