NOLA Voters Support School Maintenance Proposition

NEW ORLEANS, La. — On Dec. 6, Nearly 60 percent of voters supported a ballot proposition that will fund school repairs and upkeep projects across New Orleans for the next decade. The proposition will renew a 4.97-mill property tax currently used to pay off district debt and funnel those funds, an estimated $15.5 million annually, directly into much needed school maintenance projects through 2025. With additional funds from a district sales tax redirected by the state legislature, schools will eventually have an estimated $30 million for repairs at their disposal per year.

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Louisiana Inspector General Cancels Contract With School

NEW ORLEANS — A $1.2 million fraud oversight contract between the Inspector General (IG) and the Recovery School District (RSD) was recently canceled. The contract, which was originally expected to last three years, ended earlier in June, two years early. It was put in place to help develop and reshape the structure of New Orleans’ school landscape.

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