Voters in St. Mary Parish have approved a sales tax that will fund teacher and school staff pay raises.
The 4.5% sales tax will raise about $4 million a year, enough to give teachers a $3,000 annual raise and non-certified staff a $1,500 pay hike.
The tax was approved with 62% of the vote (3,052 votes; all precincts reporting).
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