Cameron Parish Pilot
July 30, 2026
LEGAL NOTICE
Cameron, Louisiana
June 8, 2026
The Cameron Parish School Board, State of Louisiana, met in regular public session at its regular meeting place, 510 Marshall Street, Cameron, Louisiana, at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on June 8, 2026, pursuant to written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.
The President called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: Christi Labove, Vickie Kiffe, Telesha Bertrand, Sharon Picou and Randall Faulk
ABSENT: Marsha Trahan, Joseph Delcambre and Robert M. Kelly
Charley Lemons, Superintendent, also attended. The meeting was called to order and the roll called with the above results.
The President of the Board stated that one purpose of the meeting was for canvassing and tabulating the returns of an election held in Cameron Parish (the “Parish”) on May 16, 2026, on the questions of continuation of certain ad valorem property tax millages for giving additional support to the maintenance, improvement, and operations of the public school system in cameron parish, and thereupon presented the following proces verbal, which was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Christi Labove, Vickie Kiffe, Telesha Bertrand, Sharon Picou and Randall Faulk
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Marsha Trahan, Joseph Delcambre and Robert M. Kelly
PROCES VERBAL
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on this 8th day of June, 2026, at 5:00 o’clock p.m., in accordance with a resolution of the Cameron Parish School Board, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, adopted on November 10, 2026, and recorded in the records of said Board, notice of which meeting was issued and published according to law, the undersigned members of the Board, being a quorum thereof, met at the regular meeting place of the Cameron Parish School Board, and according to law examined the tabulation blanks, certificates and statements which were received from the Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge of the election held in Cameron Parish, Louisiana on May 16, 2026, in accordance with said resolution, together with the transcription of the totals made by the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Cameron Parish to determine the following propositions:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
(TAX RENEWAL)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $5,402,843.72 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish?
PROPOSITION NO. 2
(TAX RENEWAL)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $5,402,843.72 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish?
The results of said election with regard to Proposition No. 1 proved to be as follows:
PRECINCT, NUMBER OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION, NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST PROPOSITION
01, 31, 17
04, 54, 49
05-N, 28, 29
05-S, 31, 24
08, 3, 7
09, 30, 7
13, 35, 9
15, 13, 5
16-A, 47, 37
16-B, 59, 42
17, 23, 12
EARLY VOTING, 191, 100
TOTALS, 545, 338
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of Cameron Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election voted IN FAVOR of Proposition No. 1.
The results of said election with regard to Proposition No. 2 proved to be as follows:
PRECINCT, NUMBER OF VOTES IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION, NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST PROPOSITION
01, 30, 18
04, 53, 51
05-N, 30, 27
05-S, 32, 24
08, 2, 8
09, 30, 8
13, 34, 10
15, 12, 5
16-A, 46, 36
16-B, 57, 43
17, 24, 11
EARLY VOTING, 186, 101
TOTALS, 536, 342
We therefore ascertained that the majority of qualified electors of Cameron Parish, Louisiana qualified to vote under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voting in said election voted IN FAVOR of Proposition No. 2.
At the same time and place, we did examine and canvass the returns as evidenced by said tabulation blanks, certificates, and statements received from the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge, the correctness of which were sworn to by the election Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners according to law, and our finding was that the returns indicated a majority voted in favor of Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2.
Therefore, we declare that the result of said election is in favor of the Propositions as stated above.
In accordance with law, a resolution promulgating the aforesaid results was adopted, and the Secretary of the Board was ordered to have a copy of said resolution signed by the President and published in one issue of the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and of general circulation in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:1293, a copy of the Notice of Election is attached hereto as Exhibit A. An affidavit showing proof of publication of said notice is attached hereto as Exhibit B. We did, likewise, order that one copy of this proces verbal be sent to the Secretary of State to be recorded in the archives of the State of Louisiana, and that one copy be sent to the Clerk of the District Court of Cameron Parish to be recorded in the mortgage records of said Parish and that one copy be filed in the archives of this Board.
Statement of actual cost: The actual cost of the election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, is $2,448.73.
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THUS DONE AND SIGNED in the presence of Anna Murphy and Amanda Morales, competent witnesses and qualified voters of Cameron Parish on this 9th day of May, 2016, at a regular meeting of the Board in Cameron, Louisiana, by the undersigned members of said School Board present and participating in the canvass of said election.
/s/ Telesha Bertrand
Telesha Bertrand, President
/s/ Vickie Kiffe
Vickie Kiffe, Vice President
Absent
Marsha Trahan, Member
/s/ Christi La Bove
Christi La Bove, Member
Absent
Robert “Mitchel” Kelley,
Member
s/ Sharon Picou
Sharon Picou, Member
Absent
Joseph Delcambre, Member
/s/ Randall Faulk
Randall Faulk, Member
WITNESSES:
/s/ Anna Murphy
Print Name: Anna Murphy
/s/ Amanda Morales
Print Name: Amanda Morales
The following resolution was thereupon introduced, and pursuant to a motion made by Vickie Kiffe and seconded by Christi Labove, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS: Christi Labove, Vickie Kiffe, Telesha Bertrand, Sharon Picou and Randall Faulk
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Marsha Trahan, Joseph Delcambre and Robert M. Kelly
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION
PROMULGATING THE
RESULTS OF A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA ON
MAY 16, 2026.
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2026, an election was held in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to determine the propositions hereinafter set out;
WHEREAS, the returns of said election were canvassed by the Cameron Parish School Board according to law and notice duly given as provided by law, and the result of said election was declared to be in favor of the propositions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cameron Parish School Board, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, as follows:
SECTION 1. An election was held in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on May 16, 2026, to determine the propositions hereinafter set out; that said election was duly and properly called by the Board by a resolution adopted on November 10, 2025, and recorded in the records of said Board, that notice of said election embracing all matters required by law to be contained therein was given by publication in the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and of general circulation in Cameron Parish, on March 5, March 12, March 19, and March 26, 2026, the first of said publications being not less than 45 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date set for said election; that this Board did in said resolution designate the polling places for said election and did provide for the use of voting machines in the conduct of said election; that election officials were duly selected; that each election official received the certificate of instruction of the use of the voting machines and his duties in connection therewith as required by law; that the State Custodian of Voting Machines and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Cameron Parish made available on the day of the election at the polling places designated for the conduct of said election the necessary voting machines and all necessary equipment and paraphernalia required by law in connection with the use of voting machines at elections; that the Registrar of Voters and the Clerk of Court of Cameron Parish furnished to the election Commissioners and Commissioners-in-Charge copies of the precinct registers for each precinct or ward entitled to vote at such polling places; that the Louisiana Secretary of State prepared and certified the ballot used in the voting machines as required by law; that the propositions voted on in said election and as they appeared in said voting machine were in due form provided by law and the resolution adopted by this Board on November 10, 2025, calling said special election; that the results of said election were written on a large sheet of paper at said polling places, which sheet of paper was signed by each of the election officials designated to conduct such election at said polling places and which sheet was thereupon posted in public view at the polling places in accordance with law; that only qualified electors under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana voted at said election; that the officials who served at said election were duly and properly appointed; that the places of all absent election officials were properly filled in accordance with law; that before opening the polls all election officials were properly sworn in accordance with law; that the polls at the voting places were opened at 7:00 a.m. and remained open and until not later than 8:00 p.m.; that after the closing of the polls the votes for and against the proposition were properly counted and tallied and the necessary tabulation blanks, certificates and statements were made by the election officials in accordance with law and the voting machines delivered to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and a copy of the results of said election delivered to the Clerk of the District Court of Cameron Parish as required by Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1190E; that on May 19, 2026, that being the third day after said election the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines, after breaking the seals and opening the voting machines used in said election did transcript the totals for the proposition voted upon at said election; and that all things whatsoever required by law to be done in connection with the holding of said election were properly and duly performed in manner and form as required by Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and the general election laws of the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 2. In said election the following propositions were approved by a majority of the electors qualified to vote and voting in said election in Cameron Parish, Louisiana:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
(TAX RENEWAL)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $5,402,843.72 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish?
PROPOSITION NO. 2
(TAX RENEWAL)
Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10.50 mills on all property subject to taxation in Cameron Parish, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $5,402,843.72 for one entire year, for the purpose of providing additional support to the maintenance, improvement and operations of the public elementary and secondary school system in Cameron Parish?
SECTION 3. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication of this resolution of promulgation one time in the Cameron Pilot, a newspaper published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, the official journal of the Cameron Parish School Board and of general circulation in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Adopted and approved on this 8th day of June, 2026.
/s/ Telesha Bertrand
TELESHA BERTRAND,
President
/s/ Charley Lemons
CHARLEY LEMONS,
Superintendent
(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)
Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned.
/s/ Telesha Bertrand
TELESHA BERTRAND,
President
/s/ Charley Lemons
CHARLEY LEMONS,
Superintendent
RUN: July 30 (Jy 45)
Cost of Notice per run: $198.00
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