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Orleans Parish school taxes anticipate $3 million increase

Source: nola.com/education/index.ssf/2016/10/orleans_parish_school_taxes_20.html - Oct 24, 2016

New Orleans public schools can anticipate getting a $3 million boost in property taxes next year -- at no cost to individual homeowners.

The Orleans Parish School Board reviewed revenue projections Tuesday (Oct. 18) and unanimously approved alloting a portion of the levy to building repairs.

The owner of a $200,000 house with a homestead exemption will pay about $566 in January for schools, the same as they did this year. The 45.31 mills levied for schools makes up about 30 percent of an Orleans Parish resident's property taxes.

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