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Calcasieu Parish officials are encouraging voters to renew the Burton Coliseum and Agricultural Services property tax on Saturday because it helps maintain several important and widely-used facilities.

The parishwide tax, if renewed, would remain at its existing rate of 1.5 mills and be in place for 10 years, starting Jan. 1, 2023. Voters initially approved the tax in 1993 and renewed it in 2003 and 2012. The 2012 renewal received a 68 percent approval.

The tax is expected to generate roughly $3.8 million annually, with $3.1 million dedicated to the parish-owned Burton Coliseum Complex. Burton hosts more than 300 events every year, including the McNeese State University rodeo program, Louisiana High School Athletic Association championships, high school graduations and…

What do you think of regionally focused SEO campaigns? Latin America is one of the few markets where a single language is spoken in multiple countries on two continents, yet cultures, currencies, and technology may differ greatly.  

It takes creativity to overcome the challenges of working regionally. We’re here in person today to talk with Diana Martins, an SEO Analyst with Hostgator, which offers shared, reseller, virtual private server, and dedicated hosting. 

Diana joins Loren Baker, the Founder of Search Engine Journal, to talk about the challenges and opportunities of creating a targeted and successful campaign in Latin America.  

“Localization is very important because creating the content itself is a challenge. You can’t rely solely on…