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Project work starts slowly
by Scott Rogers - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Most of the construction projects scheduled to begin this summer at Ouachita Parish Schools will span through next school year since the School Board opted not to approve them until voters decided the fate of a proposal to sell $19.3 million in general obligation bonds.

Eastern Ouachita Parish voters approved the sale of up to $19.3 million in general obligation bonds during the April 30 election. The vote allowed the parish school system to incur more debt to finance construction and renovation projects at school facilities in eastern Ouachita.

The School Board anticipates receiving $10 million from an initial bond sale next month. The balance of the $19.3 million in bonded indebtedness will be secured next year during a separate bond sale.
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