‘Yes’ on West Jefferson levee maintenance tax | Editorial

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‘Yes’ on West Jefferson levee maintenance tax | Editorial

By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

April 27, 2018

The Times-Picayune editorial board makes the following recommendation for Saturday’s (April 28) election. JEFFERSON PARISH WEST JEFFERSON LEVEE DISTRICT...

On the Ballot: West Jefferson Levee District Millage

March 29, 2018

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: West Jefferson Levee District Property Tax, April 28, 2018. On April...

St. Tammany business groups endorse sales tax renewals for jail and courthouse

By Sara Pagones

Source: The Advocate

March 13, 2018

Three prominent business groups are backing a pair of proposed sales tax renewals for the St. Tammany Parish courthouse...

St. Tammany West Chamber backs taxes for jail, courthouse

By Robert Rhoden

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

March 12, 2018

The St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce has announced its support of March 24 ballot proposals to renew sales taxes to...

St. Tammany making third try on sales tax renewals for jail, courthouse

By Sara Pagones

Source: The Advocate

March 6, 2018

For the third time in two years, St. Tammany Parish voters are being asked this month to approve a...

On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Sales Tax Renewals

March 2, 2018

Today the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases On the Ballot: St. Tammany Parish Tax Renewals. On March 24, 2018, St....

Government watchdog group endorses Tammany jail tax, but not courthouse tax

By Robert Rhoden

Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

March 2, 2018

The Bureau of Governmental Research is backing a St. Tammany Parish sales tax renewal for the operation and maintenance of the...

Government watchdog group endorses St. Tammany sales tax for jail but not for courthouse

By Sara Pagones

Source: The Advocate

March 2, 2018

The Bureau of Governmental Research has come out against a one-fifth cent sales tax for the St. Tammany Justice...

New Orleans’ SELA drainage work should end this year, except on Florida Ave.

By Susan Buchanan

Source: The Louisiana Weekly

February 19, 2018

On some days, you need nerves of steel to drive down Louisiana Avenue during rush hour. It’s one of...

Federal inspector general to audit S&WB use of Katrina recovery funds

By Jeff Adelson

Source: The Advocate

December 18, 2017

The Sewerage & Water Board will open the new year facing both a federal audit of its post-Hurricane Katrina...