As the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic deepens, city-parish government is tightening its belt, though federal relief money has so far prevented widespread layoffs or austerity measures. The city-parish general fund will be down about $23 million this year, which amounts to 7% of the general fund budget, officials say. To date, the city-parish
Baton Rouge government avoids massive cuts for now, thanks to CARES Act, belt tightening
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