Ahead of an upcoming vote on approving a casino project in St. Tammany Parish, voters rejected a sales tax that would've raised money for criminal justice.
This is now the fourth loss for the sales tax initiative.
This years proposal was for a less than half-cent sales tax for seven years to fund the courthouse and jail.
Voters resoundingly refused this latest proposition with 66% of the electorate voting down the proposal.
According to the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, had the proposition passed it would've raised sales tax by 0.4% and generated $22-million dollars a year.
The money was earmarked for operations costs and maintenance of the jail, the 22nd District Court and the DA's office.
The State requires the Parish to cover those costs.
Currently the Parish pays for the operation of the court and jails with a reserve fund, but that will be drained by March.
St. Tammany: big no vote on sales tax
St. Tammany: big no vote on sales tax
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By WWL
Nov 14, 2021
Nov 14, 2021 10:27 AM
