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

At least use the same school year salary schedules

Ascension Parish Public School Salary 2022-2023

Livingston Parish Public School Salary 2022-2023

Teacher w/Bachelor's Degree
Year 1
AP - $48,783
LP - $47,117

Year 10
AP - $54,448
LP - $50,661

Year 20
AP - $60,058
LP - $56,093

Bottom line, they start out paying about the same, but Ascension Parish has more industry paying property tax mills into the school system than Livingston Parish does and Ascension isn't trying to add an additional tax on purchases to fund it.

For anyone:

Did the Livingston Parish school board state why they created the educational facilities improvement district (EFID) and appointed board members which is what actually submitted this 1% sales tax to voters?

This is the only the 3rd educational facilities improvement district created in the state and originally at least set up for state of emergency facility issues. Creating this district is not for one issue like increasing pay.

The school board can ask for voters to approve sales tax increases (up to a set limit) or increases in property taxes without creating this educational facilities improvement district. This created EFID run by its appointed board is now a political subdivision of the state and again supposed to be for school districts with emergency type issues with their facilities which is why it can seek federal, other public, and even private assistance like grants or loans; receive donations; hire; make & execute contracts; pledge or assign its monies and revenue from bonds or derived from contracts or other rights; “accept the mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, grant, or donation of any properties of the school board”; and if tax had passed would have been able to issue bonds with tax used as security along with other powers granted by the state. Not sure if it can still issue bonds, but it doesn’t have 20 years of guaranteed sale tax collection to use.

As far as taxes it is limited to asking for a 1% sales increase, which is exempt from other state limits on parish and parish districts increases to sales tax, and it cannot ask voters for an increase property taxes. As far as collecting local tax payer funding goes this 1% Sales Tax is an EFID’s only option making it a weird solution for a parish school board saying in September that the new district would review local funding options. EFIDs have only one option available under law for local taxes, but a lot of power outside asking for this 1% Sales tax.

The sales tax isn’t only way it can get funds to spend to help improve facilities, but it is only tax it can ask voters to approve which would have guaranteed that revenue for 20 years and more easily spurred other means of funding/revenue/debt with that guarantee.

It’s creation is big deal and not to be taken lightly just because tax didn’t pass. Not passing the tax might limit it somewhat on creating debt through bonds, but it has other powers and abilities granted by the state and still exists. It isn’t some committee of locals just coming up with ideas to pass to the board. This district is a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana with full corporate powers.

So I guess a normal person works 8.5 months since there are only 260 working days in a year?

Not including holidays of course

180 days = the total amount of instruction work. Some teachers are required to go 190+ days. There are approximately 160 work hours in each month. so take 190 days x it by 8 hours (most teachers work more than 8 hours.) that equals to 1,520 hours. Divide 1,520 hours by 160 hours (the amount of hours in each month) and you get 9.5 months.

Oh thank you so much. Point was made dingus.

Also I wish every teacher would take the approach and do absolutely nothing work wise unless it was between 7-3 or whatever their contract states. See how all these parents and everyone would like it. Yeah I know it’s late but I was emailing about my kid so and so and this project. AutoReply-Sorry I Only work school days 7-3. Lol

3 weeks for Christmas in LP. I have 2 who have graduated there and a senior currently. It’s been 3 weeks for many years now,

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Austin Arnold It is actually already 10.95%. Livingston Parish Has No County-Level Sales Tax While many counties do levy a countywide sales tax, Livingston Parish does not. The Louisiana sales tax of 4.45% applies countywide. Some cities and local governments in Livingston Parish collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 6.5%. Here's how Livingston Parish's maximum sales tax rate of 10.95% compares to other counties around the United States: * Higher maximum sales tax than 83% of Louisiana counties * Higher maximum sales tax than 97% of counties nationwide Last updated March 2023

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I love how teachers act like they’re the only salaried profession who works when they’re not at the office.

I have 30yrs in advertising and always worked evngs and weekends. I answered the phone when a client or anyone from work called or texted me. My cousin is an adjuster and always has files on the sofa at the night that she works on. Teachers are just one segment of many adults who work at different hours and use their own money to advance their careers,

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frick that, you realize that the sales tax is likely some of the highest in the country already, and it's a sad day it didn't go up another percent?... fricking idiot

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Exactly. At 10.95%, LP already has a higher maximum sales tax than 97% of the country.

Livingston Parish Has No Levy on the Parish-Level Sales Tax

While many counties do levy a countywide sales tax, Livingston Parish does not. The Louisiana sales tax of 4.45% applies countywide. Some cities and local governments in Livingston Parish collect additional local sales taxes, which can be as high as 6.5%.

Here's how Livingston Parish's maximum sales tax rate of 10.95% compares to other counties around the United States:

* Higher maximum sales tax than 83% of Louisiana counties
* Higher maximum sales tax than 97% of counties nationwide

Last updated March 2023

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Bonnie is well known for being an abusive bitch. She was one in the media when she was asst principal at LOE. My son and daughter were there at the time. She beat a kid so bad he was covered in purple and blue bruises. Instead of firing her, her husband Jeff got her promoted to Principal at Walker Elem.

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Heard horror stories about her. I heard she is now at the school board.