Ville Platte Gazette
July 19, 2026
Legal Notice
The following resolution was offered by Daniel Arvie and seconded by Bryan Vidrine:
RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE TO LEVY TAX MILLAGE
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY WITHIN THE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 4 OF THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX, MORE SPECIFICALLY A 10 YEAR, TWO (2.00) MILLS PROPERTY TAX CONTINUATION, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, IN SAID DISTRICT, LEVYING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT, COLLECTION, PAYMENT AND DEDICATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX MAY BE EXPENDED, SUCH TAX HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED AT A SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE DISTRICT ON JUNE 27, 2026.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority and an election held on June 27, 2026, the Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), acting through the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, as its governing authority (the “Governing Authority”), is authorized to levy and collect within the District a special tax (the “Tax”), more specifically to continue the collection of a 10 year, two (2.00) mills property tax from and after January 1, 2026 from owners of immovable property within the District as provided by law, pursuant to the following propositions which were approved at said election held on June 27, 2026:
Cemetery District No. 4 Proposition
(Tax Continuation)
Shall the Police Jury of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana, be authorized to continue to levy a two (2) mills tax on all property subject to taxation within Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning in the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for the first year being $128,930.36), for the purpose of maintaining and upkeeping public cemeteries located therein?
WHEREAS, in compliance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, aforementioned statutory authority and said special election June 27, 2026 it is the desire of this Governing Authority to provide for the levy and collection of the Tax and to provide for distribution of the proceeds thereof and other matters in connection therewith as hereinafter provided in this Resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, acting as the Governing Authority of the District, that:
SECTION 1. Imposition. Pursuant to the authority of a special election held in the District on June 27, 2026, the Tax is hereby levied upon all owners of immovable property in the District, as defined by law. The Parish of Evangeline shall apply in the assessment, collection, administration and enforcement of the Tax, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. Rate. The Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana, continues the levy of the Tax, a 10 year, two (2.00) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the District.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Tax shall be effective on January 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. Expiration Date. The Tax is effective for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending in the year 2035.
SECTION 5. Purposes. The proceeds of the Tax shall be used for the purposes set forth in the propositions approved by the voters in the special election held in the District on June 27, 2026, which proposition is set forth in the preamble hereto.
SECTION 6. Limits on Interest, Penalty and Attorney Fees. Should the interest, penalties or attorney fees herein, or the combined interest, penalties and attorney fees be declared to be in excess of limits provided by other law, including relevant jurisprudence, then the maximum interest, penalties and attorney fees allowed by such other law shall apply.
SECTION 7. Collector. The Tax levied by this Resolution is authorized to be collected by a “Collector” which term shall mean the Sheriff of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana.
SECTION 8. Powers of Collector. The Collector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry into effect the provisions of this Resolution, to appoint deputies, assistants or agents to assist it in the performance of its duties, and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules as it may deem necessary.
SECTION 9. Revenues of Taxes. All taxes, revenues, funds, assessments, moneys, penalties, fees or other income which may be collected or come into the possession of the Collector under any provision or provisions of this Resolution relating to the Tax shall be promptly deposited by the Collector for the account of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury in a special fund heretofore established and maintained for the deposit of such proceeds, which fund shall be a separate bank account established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury; provided, however, any amount which is paid under protest or which is subject to litigation may be transferred to a separate account established by the Collector with said fiscal agent pending the final determination of the protest or litigation.
SECTION 10. Costs and Expenses. In compliance with the said special election of June 27, 2026 authorizing the Tax, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administration shall be available for appropriation and expenditures by the Governing Authority solely for the purposes designated in the propositions authorizing the levy of the Tax.
SECTION 11. Severability. If any or more of the provisions of this Resolution shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Resolution, but this Resolution shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this Resolution which validates or makes legal provision of this Resolution which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Resolution.
SECTION 12. Publication and Recordation. This Resolution shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this Governing Authority as soon as is reasonably possible. A certified copy of this Resolution shall be recorded in the mortgage records of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana.
SECTION 13. Effective Date of Resolution. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval, being a Resolution affecting the public peace, health and safety.
SECTION 14. Authorization and Directive. The proper administrative officials of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2026, and all subsequent years until expiration of the aforementioned term(s), and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collections thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.
This Resolution having been submitted to a vote and adopted by the Governing Authority with the votes on the Resolution recorded as follows:
Member Yea Nay Absent Abstaining
Keith Saucier X
Sidney A. Fontenot X
Ryan M. Ardoin X
Tim Causey X
Kevin Veillon X
Brent Guillory X
Bryan Vidrine X
Darion Arvie X
Daniel Arvie X
And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 6th day of July 2026.
EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY
PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA
/s/ Kevin Veillon
President
/s/ Dirk Deville
Secretary-Treasurer
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF EVANGELINE
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
I, the undersigned Secretary-Treasurer of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the Governing Authority of Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings taken by said Governing Authority on July 6, 2026 adopting the Resolution to Continue to Levy Tax.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature of the Governing Authority, on July 6, 2026.
/s/ Dirk Deville
Secretary-Treasurer
071926
Cost is $250.00