As expected, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has blessed a request from the parish’s biggest taxpayer for a multimillion-dollar tax break on two big upcoming projects. ExxonMobil’s victory
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council later this month will consider granting a property tax exemption to ExxonMobil estimated to be worth about $8.6 million over 10 years.
ExxonMobil on Monday said it will direct $1 million to the East Baton Rouge School System between now and 2026 funding earmarked for teacher training, early elementary school literacy programs and on-the-job experiences for high school students.
About three months after the federal government sued ExxonMobil, citing nooses Black employees found in the company’s Baton Rouge chemical plant, a different employee has brought a separate lawsuit alleging