Shreveport Times
September 30, 2026
EXHIBIT "A"
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, State of Louisiana. (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish, State of Louisiana (the "District"), on July 15, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(1% HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX RENEWAL)
Shall the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau ("Bureau"), continue to levy and collect one and one-half (1) percent Hotel Occupancy Tax upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms and overnight camping facilities within its jurisdiction, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,720,654 reasonably expected to be collected from the additional levy of the Hotel Occupancy Tax for an entire year), for a period of 12 years beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2039, with the proceeds of the Hotel Occupancy Tax (after paying costs of collection and administration) to be used in the following percentages for the following uses within the jurisdiction of the Bureau: (1) Fifty-percent of one cent shall be used to support the ShreveportBossier Sports Commission for the execution and promotion of sporting events and sporting activities, as it relates to sports tourism; (2) Fifty-percent of one cent shall be used to support the Independence Bowl Foundation for the promotion of Division I football events; and (3) Fifty-percent of one cent shall be used to support the Ark-La-Tex Regional Air Service Alliance to develop regional air services and air carriers?
The said special election will be held at each and every polling place situated in the Parish of Bossier and the Parish of Caddo, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541.
The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $68,800 for Bossier Parish and $106,400 for Caddo Parish, totaling $175,200.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, 629Spring Street, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana on DECEMBER 17, 2026, at ELEVEN O'CLOCK (11:00) AM., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. If said meeting must be rescheduled, the Governing Authority will provide proper notice under Louisianas Open Meetings Law. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
12647004 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14/26 ($636.80)
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