Council approves $276M Wal-Mart Deal

By Bobby Ardoin Eunice News correspondent A $276 million Wal-Mart distribution facility improvement project that allows the company to make annual payments to several parish political subdivisions instead of property taxes, was approved unanimously by the St. Landry Parish Council on Wednesday night. Parish president Jessie Bellard outlined the main parts of the tax, lease and purchase agreemen...

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