(Opinion) Editorial: Defeat of Orleans Parish sheriff’s tax brings hard-earned lessons

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s proposal to double her office’s property tax millage didn’t just go down to defeat...

Sheriff Susan Hutson faces ‘monumental’ task of restoring confidence after tax hike rejection

New Orleanians of every stripe can all agree on maybe just a few things. Crawfish are good. Potholes are...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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