Ville Platte Gazette
September 20, 2026
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Road and Drainage Sales Tax District No. 1, Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), acting through the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”) on July 6, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on 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(s), to-wit:
ROAD AND DRAINAGE SALES TAX DISTRICT NO. 1
2% SALES TAX RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Shall Road and Drainage Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a two percent (2%) sales and use tax (the “Tax”) within the District (an estimated $4,592,116 reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of fifteen (15) years, beginning October 1, 2028, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the District, all as defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, for the purposes of acquiring equipment, constructing, improving, maintaining and resurfacing public roads and bridges in the District, including incidental drainage and improving, maintaining and operating drainage facilities; and shall the District be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to be issued in series from time to time for such capital purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?
The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the District, 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, to-wit:
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS
& REGISTRATION PRECINCTS LOCATION REPORT
FOR THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE
PRECINCT PARTIAL LOCATION
01/1020 FAUBOURG FIRE
STATION 2923
FAUBOURG RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1030 P EAST SIDE WATER BLDG 2502 OPELOUSAS RD, VILLE PLATTE
01/1031 P EAST SIDE WATER BLDG 2502 OPELOUSAS RD, VILLE PLATTE
01/1040 P CHATAIGNIER
NEIGHBORHOOD CTR 226 MARTIN LUTHER KING ST,
CHATAIGNIER
01/1041 CHATAIGNIER
NEIGHBORHOOD CTR 226 MARTIN LUTHER KING ST,
CHATAIGNIER
01/1050 EVANGELINE PAR SCHOOL BD BLDG 1123 TE MAMOU RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1091 P VILLAGE DE MEMORIE 1001 N REED ST,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1100 P PARISH COURTHOUSE 200 COURT ST,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1101 P EVANGELINE PAR SCHOOL BD BLDG 1123 TE MAMOU RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1130 P LA TECHNICAL
COLLEGE 1124
VOCATIONAL DR, VILLE PLATTE
01/1140 P EVANGELINE PARISH LIBRARY 916 W MAIN ST, VILLE PLATTE
01/1150 BELAIRE COVE FIRE STATION 1638
BELAIRE COVE RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1160 P EVANGELINE PAR SCHOOL BD BLDG 1123 TE MAMOU RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1161 P CHAUNCEY PITRE MULTIPURPOSE FAC BLDG 1204 CHAUNCEY PITRE RD,
VILLE PLATTE
01/1162 P EVANGELINE PARISH LIBRARY 916 W MAIN ST, VILLE PLATTE
01/1171 P LINCOLN ROAD FIRE STATION 309 EAST
LINCOLN RD,
VILLE PLATTE
02/2010 W C READ FIRE
STATION 2450
VETERAN MEMORIAL HWY, MAMOU
02/2010A W C READ FIRE
STATION 2450
VETERAN MEMORIAL HWY, MAMOU
02/2020 P ST AUGUSTINE CCD BUILDING 2627 DR BOBBIE DESHOTEL AVE, BASILE
02/2030 ST AUGUSTINE CCD BUILDING 2627 DR BOBBIE DESHOTEL AVE, BASILE
02/2040 P ST AUGUSTINE CCD BUILDING 2627 DR BOBBIE DESHOTEL AVE, BASILE
03/3010 VIDRINE FIRE
STATION 5138 VIDRINE RD, VILLE PLATTE
03/3030 P MAISON D AIGRETTE HOUSE 401 9TH ST,
MAMOU
03/3031 P MAISON D AIGRETTE HOUSE 401 9TH ST,
MAMOU
03/3032 P MAISON D AIGRETTE HOUSE 401 9TH ST,
MAMOU
03/3040 P VIDRINE FIRE
STATION 5138 VIDRINE RD, VILLE PLATTE
03/3050 CHAUNCEY PITRE MULTIPURPOSE FAC BLDG 1204 CHAUNCEY PITRE RD,
VILLE PLATTE
03/3051 MAMOU HEALTH
RESOURCES 1510
NAPOLEON ST.,
MAMOU
03/3052 MAMOU HEALTH
RESOURCES 1510
NAPOLEON ST.,
MAMOU
03/3060 P CELESTINE
NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER 222 HICKORY ST, MAMOU
03/3070 P L D VERRETTE
BUILDING 1392
OBERLIN RD, MAMOU
03/3071 L D VERRETTE
BUILDING 1392
OBERLIN RD, MAMOU
04/4010 PINE PRAIRIE
COMMUNITY CENTER 1616 HOLLY ST,
PINE PRAIRIE
04/4011 PINE PRAIRIE
COMMUNITY CENTER 1616 HOLLY ST,
PINE PRAIRIE
04/4012 P PINE PRAIRIE
COMMUNITY CENTER 1616 HOLLY ST,
PINE PRAIRIE
04/4020 BEAVER FIRE STATION 1025 GOTREAUX LN, OAKDALE
04/4021 BEAVER FIRE STATION 1025 GOTREAUX LN, OAKDALE
04/4030 FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 1071
FRIENDSHIP LOOP, PINE PRAIRIE
04/4040 LAKE COVE BAPTIST CHURCH 1079
LAKE COVE RD,
VILLE PLATTE
05/5004 P TURKEY CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER 13850 VETERANS
MEMORIAL HWY,
TURKEY CREEK
05/5010 ST THERESA CHURCH HALL 2117 ST LANDRY HWY, ST LANDRY
05/5020 CHICOT FIRE STATION 4383 US HWY 167
NORTH, VILLE PLATTE
05/5030 LONE PINE
VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPT
1099 EDMOND RD,
ST LANDRY
05/5040 TURKEY CREEK
COMMUNITY CENTER 13850 VETERANS
MEMORIAL HWY,
TURKEY CREEK
05/5041 CHICOT FIRE STATION 4383 US HWY 167 NORTH, VILLE PLATTE
05/5050 CLEARWATER FIRE STATION 18542
VETERAN MEMORIAL HWY, CHENEYVILLE
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 designated according to law. The Secretary of State estimates the costs of the election to be $28,400.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6 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 substitute 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, the Police Jury Meeting Room, 200 Court Street, Suite 207, Ville Platte, Louisiana, on January 4, 2027, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat.
A portion of the monies collected shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Ville Platte, Louisiana, on this 6TH day of July, 2026.
ROAD AND DRAINAGE SALES TAX DISTRICT NO. 1
OF THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA
/s/ Kevin Veillon
President
/s/ Dirk Deville
Secretary-Treasurer
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Cost is $395.00