Voters approve property tax, awarding firefighters first raise of its kind in decades

Baton Rouge firefighters – whose salaries start around 20% lower than other markets – are set to get a salary bump. On Tuesday, 68% of voters approved a 10-year, 6-mill property tax that will give the Baton Rouge Fire Department around $14.5 million each year. The funds, which…

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