Voters crush school tax proposals

By Harlan Kirgan on Saturday, March 26, 2022
St. Landry Parish School Board had 3 property taxes on Saturday ballot
  • Voting was slow at the Eunice City Hall polling place. Stephanie Monte, standing right, was being redirected to vote at the Southeast Community Center at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Election workers, from left, are Theresa Guillory, Carla Frank and Sandra Wikins. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    Voting was slow at the Eunice City Hall polling place. Stephanie Monte, standing right, was being redirected to vote at the Southeast Community Center at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Election workers, from left, are Theresa Guillory, Carla Frank and Sandra Wikins. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    St. Landry Parish voters overwhelmingly rejected three tax propositions in Saturday’s election. Proposition 1, which asked for a 9.9-mill, 10-year property tax to raise about $6.6 million annually for pay raises, was rejected by 75% vote 12,962 votes cast. There were 9,770 votes against the tax. The tax would have paid for a $3,000 pay raise for certified employees and $2,000 for support st...

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