[StBernard] St. Bernard Parish voters approve Lake Borgne Levee District tax renewal

[Westley Annis]

ELECTION RESULTS: 
St. Bernard Parish voters approve Lake Borgne Levee District tax renewal
By Bob Warren, The Times-Picayune 
October 18, 2009, 5:22AM
Voters in St. Bernard Parish renewed a 4.27-mill tax Saturday dedicated to
the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. The agency helps oversee flood
protection; the district encompasses St. Bernard Parish. 

Officials said the tax brings in around $1.2 million annually, more than a
third of the district's tight $3.39 million budget. The district has
operated at a deficit since Hurricane Katrina, balancing its budget from a
surplus fund. Officials said it can survive on reserves for three years
while a permanent solution to the financial challenge is worked out.