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Property tax bills recently arrived at homes across East Baton Rouge Parish and will be due in just a few weeks.

WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith remains pessimistic about adding 24 new positions proposed in the city’s budget.

WATERTOWN — Neighbors of Watertown Executive Director Reginald J. Schweitzer Jr. just might be the man to help save the historic Thomas Memorial AME Zion Church on Morrison Street.

WATERTOWN — The COR Development Corp. continues to fight its assessment on the old Mercy Hospital site and it’s likely that it will be going to court. COR is fighting its $1,414,000 assessment for 2019 and 2020 on the 5.9-acre parcel at 217 Stone St. City Assessor Brian S. Phelps said it’s unlikely that a settlement can be reached, citing a “significant” difference in the appraisals that were done by the Syracuse development company and the city. The 2021 assessment on the parcel was raised from $838,500 to $1,414,000, with the property representing $1,538,000 of full...