Shreveport Times
April 17, 2026
ORDINANCE NO. 1 OF 2026
BY THE CADDO-BOSSIER PARISHES PORT COMMISSION:
AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AND IMPOSE AN AD VALOREM TAX OF 2.50 MILLS FOR THE YEAR 2026, ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CADDO-BOSSIER PARISHES PORT COMMISSION, CONSISTING OF CADDO AND BOSSIER PARISHES, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO
WHEREAS, the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission (the Commission) held an election on April 3, 1993, in the Commissions port area, consisting of both Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana, at which election the following proposition was approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon:
PROPOSITION
Shall the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission (the Commission), acting under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, Chapter 37 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the Act), and other constitutional and statutory authority, levy a special tax of 2.50 mills on the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of Caddo and Bossier Parishes (the Port Area), for a period of twenty-five (25) years, commencing with the year 1993, for the purpose of site acquisition and for constructing, acquiring, improving and equipping docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and infrastructure facilities and improvements within the Port area, as more fully described in the Act, title to which shall be in the public, and for paying the Commissions expenses of administering, maintaining, operating and marketing its facilities in the Port Area?
WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforementioned Proposition, the Commission previously levied a special tax of two and one-half (2-1/2) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the port area for a period of twenty-five (25) years commencing with the year 1993 (the "Tax");
WHEREAS, the Commission called an election to renew the Tax and continue the levy thereof and to take all necessary actions ancillary thereto;
WHEREAS, the Commission held an election on April 9, 2016, in the Commissions port area, at which election the following proposition was approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon:
PROPOSITION
(MILLAGE RENEWAL)
Shall the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission (the "Commission"), acting under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and Chapter 37 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the "Act"), and other constitutional and statutory authority, continue to levy a special tax of two and one-half (2-1/2) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of Caddo and Bossier Parishes (the "Port Area"), (an estimated $6,800,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of twenty-five (25) years, commencing with the year 2018, for the purpose of site acquisition and for constructing, acquiring, improving and equipping docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, commercial and industrial facilities and other port, transportation and infrastructure facilities and improvements within the Port Area, as more fully described in the Act, title to which shall be in the public, and for paying the Commission's expenses of administering, maintaining, operating and marketing its facilities in the Port Area?
WHEREAS, the Commissions millage rate for Caddo and Bossier Parishes for calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 was adjusted by the assessors of Caddo and Bossier Parishes from 2.50 mills to 2.51 mills with the approval of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor in accordance with the constitutional and statutory laws of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, the Commissions millage rate for Caddo and Bossier Parishes for calendar year 2024 was adjusted by the assessors of Caddo and Bossier Parishes from 2.51 mills to 2.34 mills with the approval of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor in accordance with the constitutional and statutory laws of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, the Commission voted to increase the millage rate adjusted by the assessors of Caddo and Bossier Parishes for calendar year 2024 from 2.34 mills to 2.50 mills with the approval of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor in accordance with the constitutional and statutory laws of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, the Commission voted to maintain the millage rate of 2.50 mills for calendar year 2025 in accordance with the constitutional and statutory laws of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission (the Board), acting as the governing authority of the Commission, to levy the approved tax and the adjusted millage rate for the year 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission in due, legal, and regular session convened that:
SECTION 1: Levy of Tax. Acting under the authority of Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and Chapter 37 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, a majority of the electors in Caddo and Bossier Parishes approved the proposition set forth hereinabove on April 9, 2016. Accordingly, the approved tax and adjusted millage rate of 2.50 mills of the assessed valuation of all the taxable property of the Parishes of Caddo and Bossier, State of Louisiana, is hereby levied, assessed, and imposed on all of said property for the year 2026, for the purposes delineated in the above-referenced proposition.
SECTION 2: Collection of Tax. The proper administrative officials of the Parishes of Caddo and Bossier, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment rolls of said Parishes for the year 2026, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the Commission, 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 the collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 3: Publication. This ordinance shall be published in the official journal of the Commission one time in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 5: Severability. If any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.
SECTION 6: Repealed. All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved as to legal form and content:
/s/ Dannye W. Malone
Dannye W. Malone
Date: 4/1/2026
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Commissioners: Judge Stephen V. Callaway (Ret.), Brian Crawford, Walter O. Bigby, Jr., Sam N. Gregorio, Roy Griggs, and James D. Hall.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Joshua K. Williams, Erica R. Bryant, and Rick C. Prescott.
ABSTAIN: None.
And the ordinance was declared adopted on this 13th day of April, 2026.
/s/ Stephen V. Callaway
Stephen V. Callaway, Vice President
/s/ Brian Crawford
Brian Crawford, Secretary-Treasurer
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISHES OF CADDO-BOSSIER
I, the undersigned Secretary-Treasurer of the Governing Authority, the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, acting on behalf of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing three (3) pages constitute a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by said Governing Authority on April 13, 2026, levying and imposing an ad valorem tax of 2.50 mills for the year 2026, on all property subject to taxation in the jurisdiction of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, consisting of Caddo and Bossier Parishes.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission, Louisiana, on this 13th day of April, 2026.
/s/ Brian Crawford
BRIAN CRAWFORD
Secretary-Treasurer
12255946 4/17/26 ($215.36)
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