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Fire District 3, 5 tax proposals approved

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Residents in two Pointe Coupee Parish fire districts approved millages that will generate funds for equipment, training and staffing of full-time personnel. Voters in Fire District 3 – which covers the Oscar and Ventress areas – supported a 15-mill tax, while Fire District 5 voters gave the green light to a 3-mill tax for the area that includes New Roads, Ventress, Mix and LaBarre.

10 Ochsner sites get Birth Ready ratings

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Special to The Banner The Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) recently recognized 10 Ochsner Health and Ochsner partner facilities that achieved 2024 Birth Ready Designation for committing to better birth outcomes for mothers in Louisiana. Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge was on among the Ochsner facilities that achieved Birth Ready+ Designation.