Acadiana region considers $0.01 sales tax for juvenile center funding

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A one year $0.01 sales tax in the nine parish Acadian area could provide enough funding to build the juvenile detention center for the Acadian region and hopefully put a dent in juvenile crime. Soon, people in that region will have the chance to vote on approving that sales tax.

Jessie Bellard, the Chairman of the Acadiana Juvenile Justice Board spoke to KLFY about the sales tax.

"The written proposition is going to state that the $0.01 sales tax...