LULING – A state tax reduction plan will be the subject of a debate Thursday at Esperanza Restaurant on River Road in Luling.

The event is sponsored by the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Rep. Vic Stelly and Sen. James David Cain will debate the pros and cons of the “Stelly Plan,” a program to eliminate the state’s sales- and use-tax rates on food for home consumption, consumer purchases of certain utilities and prescription drugs, in exchange for an increase of personal income taxes.

Registration will start at 111:30 a.m. with the program starting at noon. It is open to the public.

Cost to attend is $17 per person, and reservations should be made by calling Hannah Herrick at 504-527-6939, or by email at hherrick@norce.org or on the Chamber’s Web site at www.norce.org.