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Proposed tax hike measures fail in Orleans, St. Tammany parishes

By FOX 8 Staff

Source: FOX 8

April 29, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Voters in Orleans and St. Tammany parishes overwhelmingly rejected property tax hikes Saturday (April 29)...

New Orleans voters reject Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposed tax hike by huge margin

By Joseph Cranney

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 29, 2023

New Orleans on Saturday delivered a nearly unanimous rejection of a proposal from Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to...

Election Day today features tax issues on both sides of the lake

By Staff Report

Source: WWL Radio

April 29, 2023

Voters are going to the polls across Southeast Louisiana today consider tax issues and a handful of races. Elections...

Tax propositions await voters in New Orleans, St. Tammany Parish on Saturday

By Staff Report

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 29, 2023

New Orleans voters will decide the fate Saturday of a tax proposition that would nearly double the tax collected...

(Opinion) Editorial: New Orleans voters should say no to sheriff’s tax hike

By Staff Editorial

Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com

April 28, 2023

Tomorrow is the first Saturday of Jazz Fest. It’s also Election Day in New Orleans — but we doubt...

(Opinion) VOTER EDUCATION GUIDE: SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023

By ANTIGRAVITY Staff

Source: ANTIGRAVITY Magazine

April 21, 2023

PW Law Enforcement District5.5 Mills In-Lieu – Sheriff – 10 Yrs.Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of...

BGR Discusses Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office Tax Proposition on The Good Morning Show on WBOK

By WBOK Staff

Source: WBOK

April 21, 2023

On April 21, 2023, BGR President and CEO Rebecca Mowbray and Research Analyst Paul Rioux discussed BGR’s report, On...

(Opinion) Viewpoint: Citizens Weigh In On Picking A Police Chief

By Danae Columbus

Source: Mid-City Messenger

April 20, 2023

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has been conducting meetings across New Orleans this week to receive public...

Sheriff wants property tax hike to fix jail, hire more deputies, watchdog group opposes

By Kenny Kuhn

Source: WWL-TV

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS — On April 29, property owners in Orleans Parish will have to decide on a millage that...

‘We’re trying to prioritize our people’| Sheriff Hutson reflects on year 1 in office while defending millage increase

By LBJ

Source: WGNO

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)— May 2 will mark one year since Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson took office and Thursday,...