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• Chief: Failure of Pointe Coupee Fire Districts 1 & 2 millages at ballot box could have catastrophic impact Play Video

  May 19, 2026 11:59 PM

  INNIS — In Pointe Coupee Parish, two of its five fire districts believe they could run out of money in just a matter of months. During Saturday's election, Fire Districts 1 and 2 , which cover about 300 square miles around the Morganza Spillway, each had a millage on... more »

• East Baton Rouge Metro Council votes to put library and Council on Aging tax on summer ballot Play Video

  February 11, 2026 7:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Voters in Baton Rouge will head back to the polls in June to vote on tax renewals for the East Baton Rouge Library System and Council on Aging. Both agencies were forced to pivot after the Thrive EBR plan failed in November. Wednesday evening, supporters of... more »

• Mayor-President Sid Edwards sits down with JP for Thrive EBR conversation ahead of Saturday election Play Video

  November 14, 2025 7:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Mayor-President Sid Edwards ' proposal to reallocate funds from various East Baton Rouge Parish departments into a general fund — Thrive EBR — is in the voters' hands on Saturday. Voting 'yes' on the three Thrive propositions renews millages for the East Baton Rouge Library, Council... more »

• Millage tax increase among two propositions in Livingston Parish on Saturday's ballot Play Video

  November 12, 2025 11:35 AM

  LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish voters will decide on whether to continue funding two Fire Protection Districts via their prospective millage taxes. Voters in Fire Protection District No. 5, which covers parts of Denham Springs, will consider adding 5 mills to the 10.14 mills they already pay. If approved, the... more »

• Metro Council taking up Thrive! Baton Rouge funding reallocation plan at Wednesday meeting Play Video

  May 12, 2025 12:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to discuss a new funding plan that would reallocate funds from multiple city-parish agencies into a general fund at a pubic meeting on Wednesday. The funding plan — Thrive! Baton Rouge — is divided into four separate items on... more »

• Livingston Parish residents voting on two proposals to fund vital programs in the parish Play Video

  October 18, 2024 7:01 PM

  LIVINGSTON - For Livingston Parish residents, there are two proposals on the ballot that parish officials said are needed to fund vital programs in the parish. The first proposition voters will see involves the parish's health unit, animal shelter and animal control. The proposition renews an existing tax but... more »

• EBR Metro Council did not approve tax increase for public safety commissions Play Video

  September 19, 2024 6:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Metro Council on Wednesday shot down tax increases for several agencies and commissions. With property values going up after a recent reassessment, many government offices that rely on property taxes anticipated a bump in revenue. However, council members had different ideas... more »

• CATS workers plan Tuesday afternoon protest, citing ' mismanagement of millage'

  September 22, 2020 11:15 AM

  Baton Rouge – A local Baton Rouge union announced Tuesday that as CATS management goes to the full CATS Board to ask for a millage increase, it will lead a protest outside of the board meeting. According to ATU Local 1546 -Baton Rouge, LA's press release, the group feels... more »

• Ascension Public Schools to hold public forum for school construction bond election

  March 14, 2016 11:18 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Public Schools will hold public forums for the next two weeks about the April 9 school construction bond election. In April, the Ascension Parish School Board will ask voters to extend an existing 15.08 millage to fund school construction projects such as building three new primary schools,... more »