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Jeff Parish Cynthia Lee Sheng discusses how a property tax increase in the East Bank fire district may be need to raise firefighter pay
Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Parish leaders support increasing pay for entry-level firefighters, but Louisiana law requires any raise to apply to all ranks, not just new hires. This makes the proposal from the Jefferson Firefighters Association significantly more expensive—about $24 million annually—and would likely require a property tax increase in the East Bank fire district