N.O. Mayor, Council Agree On More Taxes

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After voting last week for property tax increases that weren't as high as Mayor Mitch Landrieu had called for, New Orleans City Council members are preparing to move closer to what Landrieu wanted.

Last week the council approved a 6.74 mill tax rate increase — two mills lower than Landrieu sought. The compromise rate will be 7.74 mills, according to a Tuesday announcement from Landrieu's office.

Landrieu also said he and the council have reached agreement to raise a city sanitation fee to $24 a month per household — double what it is now and a larger increase than council members had first approved.

The council begins work on the compromise at a special meeting Wednesday.

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