Jefferson Parish voters on the West Bank overwhelmingly approved a renewal of the property tax that helps fund the region’s levees and pump systems, reversing their rejection of the same millage earlier this year.

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West (SLFPA-W), which oversees levees and pumps in parts of Orleans, Plaquemines, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes, said the renewed tax will allow the agency to continue raising and armoring levees, maintaining floodgates and keeping critical storm-surge defenses ready for the next hurricane season.

About 81% of West Bank voters had signed off on the tax just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, with 95 of 97 precincts reporting.

“Voters’ support for this renewal continues to fund essential work that keeps our levee system strong and

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