New tax to fight West Nile

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East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control's efforts combating the West Nile virus have proven more expensive than anticipated this year. To deal with the increased costs Mosquito Abatement plans to ask parish voters to pass a new tax that would increase its funding.

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