Opinion: Clancy’s Commentary: May 3 sheriff’s tax Is a renewal — don’t fall for the misinformation

By Clancy DuBos

Source: WWL-TV

April 22, 2025

NEW ORLEANS — If you live or work in New Orleans, you’ve probably seen signs saying, “No New Taxes” and urging city voters to reject a property tax on May 3.

Those signs and their message are a lie.

The tax on the May 3 ballot is not a new tax. It would merely extend for 10 more years an existing tax at its existing rate: less than 2.5 mills. The nonpartisan Bureau of Governmental Research, a local government watchdog, endorses the tax. BGR notes that the Sheriff’s Office is already more than 200 employees short of what’s needed to safely operate the city jail.

I look at it this way: If you lie to the public, you deserve to lose. Besides, whether you support or oppose the current sheriff, a “yes” vote on May 3 will make all of us safer.

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