At least one BREC commissioner is opposed to BREC’s desire to “roll forward” the park system’s property tax millage rate to the maximum allowable 14.463 mills, up from its current 13.72 mills.
While recent conversations about the Capital Region’s increasing problems with drainage and flooding have centered on mitigation projects and proposed building moratoriums, one local expert says what’s missing from the discussion is smarter ways to build that can help reduce stormwater runoff from buildings.
While William Tate IV has been preparing for his first day as LSU’s new president, the university has been updating his new home on East Lakeshore Drive, which he and his wife, Kim Cash Tate, moved into over the holiday weekend.