The under-construction Meta data center in Richland Parish is paying dividends for teachers in a huge way – literally. The increased tax revenues from the project have led to teachers receiving a bonus this year of up to – listen to this number – $50,000! Holly Ridge Elementary School teacher Sarah Morris says she’s shocked by the enormity of the bonus.
“We knew that there was probably going to be an increase this year due to all the infrastructure being built, but nothing of this sort,” Morris said.
Morris, who teaches third and fourth grade, says the jaw-dropping bonus makes life a lot easier for her and her fellow teachers.
“It makes it a lot easier to come to work with a little pep in your step. We are really just kind of embracing the change of that because it has been a major surprise, but in a great way,” Morris noted.
Mangum High School head football coach Scott Wilcher says the bonus is a huge help to him and his family.
“My retirement, because of the bonus, has just doubled. My daughter’s not going to have to worry; they’re getting their top three years as we go along right now,” Wilcher said.
The bonuses are part of an overall investment in the Richland Parish region of more than $50 billion.
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