Taxation (Jefferson)
JP school leaders consider next move after teacher pay millage defeat
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
November 21, 2017
METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) – Jefferson Parish School Board members are debating which way to go next after voters narrowly defeated a measure...Despite poll defeat, Jefferson Parish school leaders planning to bring taxes back before voters
By Faimon A. Roberts III
Source: The Advocate
November 21, 2017
Just days after Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new property tax to fund a pay raise for public...School board member wants Jefferson Parish voters to reconsider teacher pay tax
By Littice Bacon-Blood
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
November 21, 2017
Jefferson Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that he wants voters to reconsider an 8.45-mill...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....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...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...$9.8 million in property taxes up for renewal to fund Jefferson Parish bus service
By Drew Broach
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 28, 2017
The government agency overseeing Jefferson Parish’s two bus systems is sitting on a big pile of cash: $21.2 million. And...