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Baton Rouge council members press finance staff to explain millage calculations amid Saint George transition
Summary
Councilwoman Rocca asked finance officials to show how millage rates translate into dollars, prompting staff to explain differences between parishwide, citywide and district levies and cite sample revenue figures, including that the Downtown Development District generates about $725,000.
Councilwoman Rocca pressed city-parish finance officials on Oct. 27, 2025, to explain how property tax millage rates translate into dollars after the council published proposed 2025 millage rates for East Baton Rouge Parish and the City of Baton Rouge.
The question came during a lengthy review of item 5 on the council agenda, the annual adoption of ad valorem tax millages. Finance staff read a list of rates for 2025 — including a 2.96-mill East Baton Rouge Parish operating tax, a 5.44-mill City of Baton Rouge operating tax, and a 9.89-mill East Baton Rouge Parish Library levy — and Rocca asked the office to explain what a single mill generates in different taxing jurisdictions.
The clarification matters because millage rates are reported as a per‑$1,000 measure of assessed value but generate widely different dollar amounts depending on whether the…
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