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French Quarter voters revive security district tax


French Quarter voters revive security district tax
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Updated: 10:35 PM CDT Apr 24, 2021
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Updated: 10:35 PM CDT Apr 24, 2021
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Hours after five people were wounded in a Bourbon Street shooting, voters in the French Quarter revived a quarter-cent sales tax Saturday that they chose not to renew last year. The nearly quarter-cent sales tax will only be collected with the French Quarter Economic Development District, with tourists expected to contribute the bulk of the revenue. The renewal of the prior tax failed in December, when Mayor LaToya Cantrell had proposed using the money to pay for quality of life officers who would not have arrest powers.The proposal approved Saturday uses the first $2 million in tax revenue for off-duty police patrols. Any additional money will go toward public safety programs, including homeless assistance.The tax was approved despite opp ....

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Funds released to continue blue light patrols in French Quarter


Funds released to continue blue light patrols in French Quarter
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Updated: 3:44 PM CST Feb 26, 2021
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Updated: 3:44 PM CST Feb 26, 2021
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everybody. Thank you so much for joining us here today. Uh, I guess I ll go ahead and spell my name. J O s H U A last name. Cox C o X c o x. Ah, we re here today because on Monday we told you that there was a mess. The French Quarter management district promised to keep the blue light patrols that everyone loves in the quarter going with private dollars from January through at least March. They failed to do that. Uh And so on Monday, we told you that we were doing everything in our power to fix that. Well, today I m happy to say that we ve done that on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. The blue light patrols are going to start up again, and I would like to thank a couple of people who made that happen. First, I d like to thank Cou ....

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