re: Livingston Parish 1% tax for teacher raises fails to pass

They can. That’s the point most are missing. The money is there already. Tax assessor does a terrible job. Many properties have not been reassessed in years. The solution should be what you’ve suggested not fleece the taxpayers for another 1% (it’s not 1¢ as has been previously mentioned in this thread) over the next 20 years. We already have one of the highest sales tax rates in the country, the economy is going the wrong direction, and the idiots that are currently in office chose this as the route to to try and make up for their shortcomings.

Anyone in LP that’s upset about this not passing, please attend a school board and parish council meeting, and see what your elected officials are up to. I’d say it’s comical, but they’re making significant decisions in those rooms.