Livingston Parish EFID board asks for one-cent sales tax for teacher pay raises

LIVINGSTON PARISH – The Livingston Parish EFID board voted Monday night to ask voters to approve a one-cent sales tax to fund pay raises for Livingston Parish teachers. 

The board voted fort a 10-percent pay raise for all employees or a minimum $2,500 yearly increase. 

Now that the board approved the measure, residents will vote for it to be approved or denied.