THE SLIDELL TIMES

St. Tammany Parish voters approved at least two closely watched local tax renewals in Saturday’s June 27 election, including the Sheriff’s Office law enforcement millage and the parish wide mosquito abatement renewal, according to public statements and election-night reporting reviewed by Slidell Times. The St. Tammany Parish Registrar of Voters listed a packed local ballot for parish residents, including Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate runoff races, a Republican Public Service Commission runoff, a Republican Board of Elementary and Secondary Education runoff, and several tax propositions. For voters in the City of Slidell, that ballot also included Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2, both described by local election officials as millage continuations. The Sheriff’s Office...