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New Orleans voters approve ‘rainy day’ emergency fund
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
New Orleans voters have agreed to create a safety net for the city’s finances, establishing a “rainy day” fund with...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject property tax for schoolteacher raises
By Faimon Roberts
Source: The Advocate
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday narrowly rejected an 8.45-mill, 10-year property tax that would have paid for salary increases...Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject school tax increase
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 18, 2017
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new 8.45-mill property tax Saturday (Nov. 18) that school officials requested to boost teacher pay....Rainy day fund is vital to New Orleans’ financial future, mayor says
By Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Source: Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 17, 2017
In 7 1/2 years, together with the City Council and the people of New Orleans, we have righted the...Jefferson Parish voters to decide on new tax for teacher raises
By Paul Murphy
Source: WWL-TV
November 17, 2017
Jefferson Parish schools are asking taxpayers to vote “yes” on Saturday to a new 8.5 mil property tax. The...Jefferson School Board asking voters to approve new tax for teacher raises
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 6, 2017
The Jefferson Parish public school system is asking voters to approve a new 8.45-mill property tax on the Nov. 18 ballot...Jefferson Parish voters to decide on 8.45-mill tax hike to pay for school employee raises
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
November 4, 2017
It’s been a rocky few months for the Jefferson Parish School Board: Longtime member Ray St. Pierre died, parents...Mayoral candidates discuss drainage, other S&WB issues
By Sabrina Wilson
Source: FOX 8
November 2, 2017
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – The unexpected July and August outraged many people in the city and revealed deficiencies...Early voting begins Friday, continues through Nov. 10 for runoff election
By Dominic Massa
Source: WWL-TV
November 2, 2017
Early voting begins Friday across the state for the Nov. 18 election, with the runoffs for New Orleans mayor...Our Views: There will be other ‘rainy days’ in New Orleans; vote yes for proposed emergency fund
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
November 2, 2017
When Mayor Mitch Landrieu and a new City Council took office in May 2010, New Orleans was broke. The...