Legal Notice WARD FIVE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING JUNE 9, 2026 Meeting was opened for business by Chairman Gary Holston. Pledge of allegiance and prayer was given by Chairman Gary Holston. Motion to accept May’s regular meeting minutes made by Travis Basco, seconded by Oleta Poole. Motion carried unanimously. Motion to accept May’s Financial Statement, including the budget to actual comparison, made by Oleta Poole, seconded by Terry Moreau. Motion carried unanimously. Chief’s Report: 17 calls for the month of May. Report management system change has begun; currently building truck checks, inventory and personnel and hydrant records. AFG grant application for a UTV with pump and injured person transfer capacity. TCU has failed, Unit 30 and has been replaced. Trip to prop builder to inspect prop prior to delivery is scheduled for the 24th&25th Hawkins, Soileau and Chief will be traveling to Rockdale, TX to inspect the prop prior to delivery. Chicot driveway proposals received. Job awarded to Hessner. The District’s attorney has sent a letter to the Ethics Board requesting opinion on possible sale of Surplus Property. There being no further business, motion to adjourn made by Oleta Poole, seconded by Bennie Helmer. Motion carried unanimously. Next regular monthly meeting to be held July 14, 2026 at 6pm. Present: Gary Holston, Bennie Helmer, Travis Basco, Oleta Poole, Fred Fontenot, Terry Moreau, Bobby Guilbeau, Chalyne Johnson. Absent: Lance Chauvin, Nicholas Monier S/Chalyne Johnson Sec/Treas. 071926 Cost is $55.00

Legal Notice I AM APPLYING to the office of Alcohol and Tobacco control of the State of Louisiana for a permit to sell Beverages of High and Low Alcoholic Content at retail in the Parish of Evangeline at the following address: Name of Business: A-1 Convenience Store Inc. D/B/A: A-1 Convenience Store Physical Address: 6466 Pine Point Road Ville Platte, LA. 70586 Officer: Murad Musa Print Name: Murad Musa Signature: /s/Murad Musa 071926 Cost is $80.00

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

Legal Notice The following resolution was offered by Ryan Ardoin, and seconded by Daniel Arvie of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury: PROCÈS VERBAL RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 4 OF THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AUTHORIZE THE RENEWAL OF THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A SPECIAL TAX OF TWO (2.00) MILLS THEREIN. BE IT RESOLVED by the Evangeline Parish Police Jury (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the Governing Authority of the Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”) that: Section 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the District on Saturday, June 27, 2026, to authorize the renewal of the levy and collection of a special ad valorem tax and dedicate the revenues derived from that special tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the special election. Section 2. Procès Verbal. A Procès Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorders of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Evangeline who shall record the same in their respective offices as required by law; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority. Section 3. Promulgation of Election Results. The results of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law. Section 4. Conflicting Resolutions. All resolutions or parts thereof, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 5. Electronic Signatures. The Governing Authority consents and agrees to the execution of documents by electronic signature in accordance with the Louisiana Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (La. Rev. Statutes 9§2601, et seq.) and electronically executed documents are deemed binding and legal on all parties to the extent allowed by the provisions of that act. 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 The Resolution was declared adopted on this 6th day of July, 2026. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA /s/ Kevin Veillon President /s/ Dirk Deville Secretary-Treasurer PROCÈS VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 4 OF THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026. BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on July 6, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, 200 Court Street, Suite 207, Ville Platte, Louisiana, the Evangeline Parish Police Jury (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the Governing Authority of the Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”), and being the Governing Authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, June 27, 2026 with a quorum present per the following roll call: Member Present Absent 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 The Governing Authority, in open and public session, did examine and canvass the official certified tabulations of votes and returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition (the “Proposition”), to-wit: 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? There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election 202 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 105 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, and that there was a majority of 66% of votes cast IN FAVOR the Proposition as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS & REGISTRATION PRECINCTS LOCATION REPORT FOR THE CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 4 OF THE PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA PRECINCT PARTIAL LOCATION FOR AGAINST 03/3040 P Vidrine Fire Station 5138 Vidrine Rd., Ville Platte 0 4 04/4001 Pine Prairie Community Center 1616 Holly St., Pine Prairie 47 19 04/4010 P Pine Prairie Community Center 1616 Holly St., Pine Prairie 19 10 04/4011 P Pine Prairie Community Center 1616 Holly St., Pine Prairie 5 4 04/4012 Pine Prairie Community Center 1616 Holly St., Pine Prairie 2 1 04/4020 Beaver Fire Station 1025 Gotreaux Ln., Oakdale 26 16 04/4021 P Beaver Fire Station 1025 Gotreaux Ln., Oakdale 0 0 04/4030 P Friendship Baptist Church 1071 Friend Loop, Pine Prairie 63 30 04/4040 P Lake Cove Baptist Church 1079 Lake Cove Rd., Ville Platte 19 5 05/5040 P Turkey Creek Community Center 13850 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Turkey Creek 2 1 05/5050 P Clearwater Fire Station 18542 Veteran Memorial Hwy., Cheneyville 0 0 Early Voting 19 15 Totals 202 105 The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said special election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 202 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 105 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition and that there was a majority of 66% of votes cast IN FAVOR the Proposition as hereinabove set forth. Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Saturday, June 27, 2026. THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Evangeline, Louisiana, 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 PROCLAMATION I, the undersigned Secretary-Treasurer of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury (the “Governing Authority”) acting as the Governing Authority of the Cemetery District No. 4 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the “District”) do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the Proposition submitted at the election held within the boundaries of the District on June 27, 2026, DULY CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election IN FAVOR of the Proposition, all as described and set out in the foregoing Procès Verbal. THUS DONE AND SIGNED, at Ville Platte, Louisiana, on this 6th day of July, 2026. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA /s/ Dirk Deville Secretary-Treasurer CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF EVANGELINE I, the undersigned Secretary-Treasurer of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the Governing Authority of the 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 and Procès Verbal made by said District on July 6, 2026, providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the District on Saturday, June 27, 2026, to authorize the levy, assessment and collection of a special tax therein. IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature of the Governing Authority, on this 6th day of July, 2026. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY PARISH OF EVANGELINE, STATE OF LOUISIANA /s/ Dirk Deville Secretary-Treasurer 071926 Cost is $325.00