On October 17, 2013, by a 8-1 vote, Ascension’s Parish Council adopted an ordinance creating a one-mill property tax that did not require public approval at the ballot box.  Former District 10 Councilman Bryan Melancon was the lone dissenting vote for the law: To authorize a one (1) mill property tax to fund Participation Agreement(s) … Continue reading $8.6 million in Juvenile Justice fund, when is AP building detention center?