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Baton Rouge Parish Library outlines service cuts and frozen positions after millage renewal failed
Summary
Library leaders said a voter rejection of a 10‑year renewal requires operating on fund balances; the system froze 72 vacant positions, reduced book budgets and delayed capital transfers while pledging to maintain service across 15 locations at reduced levels.
Katrina Stokes, executive director of the Baton Rouge Parish Library, told the Metropolitan Council the library’s revenue model depends heavily on a voter‑approved 10‑year dedicated tax. She said the library planned for rollbacks and, after a recent millage renewal failed, must operate on savings and a reduced budget until voters approve new revenues — which the library said would not produce receipts…
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