BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council has approved new taxes tied to both LSU and Southern University’s economic development districts.

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The council voted Wednesday, Sept. 24, to allow Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ administration to collect and distribute a 1% retail sales tax and a 1% hotel occupancy tax within the districts.

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