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Denham Springs council accepts hotel-occupancy tax results, moves to adopt ordinance setting 6.75% levy
Summary
The Denham Springs City Council accepted election returns for a hotel-occupancy tax and voted to introduce an ordinance authorizing a levy of up to 6.75% effective April 1, 2025; the ballot proposition was reported as passing 2,736–1,163 and proceeds were described as split between police and fire payrolls.
The Denham Springs City Council unanimously adopted a resolution accepting the certified returns for a hotel-occupancy tax proposition and introduced an ordinance to levy the tax, Mayor Todd Landry said at the Jan. 14 meeting.
Jim Ryan, who presented the election results to the council, said, “The votes for the proposition were 2,736, and the votes against the proposition were 1,163.” The resolution before the council formally accepted those returns as provided by the secretary of state.
The council then moved to introduce an ordinance to levy a hotel-occupancy tax of up…
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