ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. —

If you live in St. Tammany Parish, some of your tax dollars go to fighting mosquitoes. But now the district attorney's office wants to know exactly how that money is being spent.

D. A. Collin Sims claims there's a lack of oversight and is urging parish leaders for a change in the tax structure. Advertisement

He gathered business and financial experts to create the Tax Reduction and Stabilization Workgroup to identify solutions. The group started by reviewing the Mosquito Abatement District's Budget and presented their findings to the Government Efficiency Committee.

"It's out of control it's out of control. I'm tired of sitting here and explaining how bad this is. I like Mosquito Abatement District. I'm a taxpayer, I got no issues with it. This is not a witch

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