Metro Council appears poised to place mental health center tax on October ballot

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Metro Council members are resurrecting a recently-defeated property tax that would fund a mental health facility in East Baton Rouge Parish in an effort to keep the mentally ill and drug-addicted from being unnecessarily jailed or hosptialized. Councilwoman Tara Wicker took the first step Thursday, adding an announcement to the council’s agenda for its March

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