BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - All of Louisiana’s tax assessors can now give themselves car allowances up to 15% of their salaries.
A bill signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards will authorize the parish officials to pocket an extra $20,000 or more annually.
The House and Senate passed the vehicle allowance in their just-ended legislative session. Edwards’ office announced Thursday that the Democratic governor signed off on the measure, which took effect immediately.
Lawmakers said assessors earn between $135,000 and $172,000 annually. A 15% vehicle allowance could reach $20,000 to $26,000 a year.
The dollars for the vehicle payments will come from assessors’ existing budgets.
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