Revenue Department Spokesman Byron Henderson says there are three income tax breaks that are available under the Louisiana School Tuition and Expense Deductions.
The mill was built for a group of cane farmers, but it never made a profit as it went way over budget, and the facility ended up being idle for years before it was sold.
The tax can't move forward without the approval of the Lafayette City Parish Council and Lafayette Airport Commission members say they will work to get council approval by the end of April.
Superintendent Edward Brown told the board Thursday that passage of both millage propositions are essential to maintaining the operation of the school district. Brown urged the board members and school employees to "push this tax."