Livingston Parish voters approve school maintenance tax renewal May 3

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Voters in Livingston Parish approved the renewal of a parishwide property tax that supports day-to-day repairs and improvements across the Livingston Parish Public School System.

 According to complete but unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, the tax renewal was approved with 7,375 votes.

The Livingston Parish School Board proposed to renew a 7-mill tax for another 10 years. The tax would generate approximately $4.98 million annually, beginning in 2026, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office.

The tax is not a new property assessment. It was first approved by voters 70 years ago and has funded routine school maintenance and operations across the district ever since.

The vote to renew means the money would continue to be used for the maintenance of public schools, including equipment purchases and facility upkeep.

Click here to view the full ballot proposition.

Also on the ballot in Livingston Parish:

• Voters elected a new juvenile court judge for the 21st Judicial District.
• Killian residents voted in a runoff to select the final member of the Board of Aldermen.

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