(AP) — A state lawmaker wants to more than triple Louisiana’s tax on cigarettes but faces opposition from Gov. Bobby Jindal. Rep. Karen Carter Peterson said Tuesday she plans to file legislation that would add $1 in taxes per package of cigarettes, raising the per-pack state tax to $1.36. Peterson said the tax on cigars and other tobacco products would jump by 50 percent of their current level. The New Orleans Democrat said the tax increase would create $209 million in new annual revenue, helping to reduce the state budget deficit.–Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]