Cameron Parish Pilot
April 16, 2026
?LEGAL NOTICE
Cameron, Louisiana
May 12, 2026
The Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”) governed by the Board of said District (the “Board”), of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, met in regular public session at its regular meeting place, 3151 Trosclair Road, Creole, Louisiana, at four forty-five (4:45) o’clock p.m. on May 12, 2026, according to written notice given to 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:
ABSENT:
Thereupon, the following resolution was then introduced, and according to a motion made by ___________________ and seconded by ____________________, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
NOT VOTING:
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE DESCRIBING THE GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS OF GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5 OF THE PARISH OF CAMERON, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
WHEREAS, by initial affirmative action taken by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5, an election has been called for November 3, 2026, to consider the levy of an ad valorem tax in the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”), and as a result thereof, it is necessary to publish notice of the boundaries of the District;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 as follows:
SECTION 1. The statements of fact expressly contained within the preamble to this Resolution have been specifically reviewed by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 and are found to be factually true and correct. These statements are hereby made as resolutions of Gravity Drainage District No. 5.
SECTION 2. That the President and Secretary of this Gravity Drainage District No. 5 are empowered, authorized, and requested to cause to be published a public notice describing the geographic limits of the District, said publication to be made in one issue of the Cameron Pilot, in the same edition as the Notice to Voters is published, pertaining to the special tax election authorized by the District, by resolution adopted this date.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026.
___________________________PHILLIP TROSCLAIR,
President
___________________________
GREG JANUARY,
Secretary
(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)
Upon a motion duly made and carried unanimously, the meeting was adjourned.
___________________________
PHILLIP TROSCLAIR,
President
___________________________
GREG JANUARY,
Secretary
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CAMERON
I, ____________________, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana.
I further certify that the above and the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of Gravity Drainage District No. 5 held on May 12, 2026, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, I have affixed my official signature on behalf of Gravity Drainage District No. 5 on this 12th day of May 2026.
_____________________,
Secretary
GREG JANUARY
PUBLIC NOTICE
GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES
GRAVITY DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. 5
CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA
Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 6 West; thence south, on and along the east line of Sections 17, 20, 29 and 32, Township 13 South, Range 6 West, and along the east line of Sections 5, 8, 17 and 20, Township 14 South, Range 6 West, to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 20, Township 14 South, Range 6 West; to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 20, Township 14 South, Range 6 West; thence west to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 19, Township 14 South, Range 6 West; thence south to the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 31, Township 14 South, Range 6 West; thence southeast to the north bank of the Mermentau River; thence meandering on and along the north bank of the Mermentau River to the west line of Section 8, Township 15 South, Range 7 West; thence in an easterly direction, along the meander line of the Gulf of Mexico to the east line of Cameron Parish, Louisiana; thence northerly along the east line of Cameron Parish, to the northeast corner of Section 13, Township 13 South, Range 3 West; thence westerly to the northeast corner of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 6 West; to the point of beginning.
ATTEST: ___________________________PHILLIP TROSCLAIR,
President
___________________________GREG JANUARY, Secretary
Cameron, Louisiana
May 12, 2026
The Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”) governed by the Board of said District, of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana (the “Board”), met in regular public session at its regular meeting place, 3151 Trosclair Road Creole, Louisiana, at four forty-five (4:45) o’clock p.m. on May 12, 2026, according to written notice given to 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:
ABSENT:
Thereupon, the following resolution was then introduced, and according to a motion made by _____________________ and seconded by ___________________, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
NOT VOTING:
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 5 OF CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A TAX IN THE DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary and desirable that the electorate of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”), Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, consider, at an election called for such purpose, a proposition authorizing the levy and collection of an ad valorem tax of six and twenty-one hundredths (6.21) mills for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2027, upon all taxable property within the District, for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining said the district’s drainage systems within and for said District; and
WHEREAS, authority for the imposition of the ad valorem tax within the District for such purpose is granted by Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Part V of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended La. R.S. 33:1236(7), and La. R.S.38:1768; Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of Revised Statutes and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, provided the levy of such tax is first authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of the District voting thereon at an election held for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with La. R.S. 42:19.1, notice of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 intention to call the election for the submittal of a proposition for Tax of the levy and collection of an ad valorem property tax for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining said District’s drainage system within and for the District was announced to the public during the course of the March 17, 2026, public meeting, was published on February 12, 2026, and on May 12, 2026, public meeting, was published on April 16, 2026, in the Cameron Pilot, the official journal of the District and Cameron Parish, and additional notice was emailed on February 4, 2026, to each state senator and representative in whose district all or a portion of Cameron Parish is located; and
WHEREAS, the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 desires to provide for holding an election in District at which the proposition for levy of an ad valorem tax may be submitted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana:
SECTION 1. The statements of fact expressly contained within the preamble to this Resolution have been specifically reviewed by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 and are found to be factually true and correct, and are made resolutions of the District.
SECTION 2. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred by Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 38:1768; Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of Revised Statutes, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, an election be and is hereby called and ordered to be held in Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”) Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November 2026, between the hours of six (6:00) o’clock a.m. and eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and that at said election there be submitted to all the qualified electors of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 entitled and qualified to vote at said election under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the following proposition:
RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to renew a levied tax of six and twenty-one hundredths (6.21 mills) on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $154,070 for one entire year, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the district’s drainage systems within and for said District?
SECTION 3. There shall be published notice of said election in the Cameron Pilot, a weekly newspaper of general circulation within Cameron Parish, published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and being the official journal of the District, once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days before the date fixed for the election, which notice shall be substantially in accordance with the Notice of Tax Election annexed hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference, the same as if it were set forth herein in full.
SECTION 4. Officers designated or such substitutes as may be selected, designated, and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall hold the election substantially under the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given under the procedures outlined in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Said election officers shall make due returns of said election at a regular meeting of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 to be held at its regular meeting place, 3151 Trosclair Road Creole, Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 8th day of December 2026, at four forty-five (4:45) o’clock p.m., at which time said Gravity Drainage District No. 5 will, then and there, in open and public session, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election. The compensation of election officials be and the same is hereby fixed at the sum as specified in Section 426.1 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Assessed valuations shall not be voted in this election, and all qualified electors of the District are entitled to vote therein. Voting machines shall be used in this election, and voters shall not be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property. The permanent registration law of the State of Louisiana is in force in Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Cameron Parish, said election shall be conducted by applicable provisions thereof.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of the District be and she is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to arrange for furnishing said election officers, in ample time for the holding of said election the necessary equipment, forms, and other election paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election.
SECTION 6. Application is hereby formally made to the State Bond Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2, Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and in compliance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Part V of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:1236(7)); La. R.S. 38:1768 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, for consent, approval, and authority to hold the aforesaid election in Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and in the event such election carries, for consent and authority to levy and collect the ad valorem tax therein provided. The Secretary is empowered, authorized, and requested to forward to the State Bond Commission a certified copy of this resolution which shall constitute a formal application to said Commission as herein provided.
SECTION 7. Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, the Clerk of Court, and the Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Parish of Cameron, and the Registrar of Voters, as notification of the election herein called so that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as authorized and required by law.
SECTION 8. The cost to conduct and canvass the returns of the election provided for herein is estimated to be $600.00 by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
SECTION 9. All resolutions, ordinances, or orders in conflict herewith, be, to the extent of such conflict, and they are hereby repealed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of May 2026.
___________________________PHILLIP TROSCLAIR,
President
________________________
GREG JANUARY,
Secretary
(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.
___________________________PHILLIP TROSCLAIR,
President
_________________________
GREG JANUARY,
Secretary
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF CAMERON
I, GREG JANUARY, certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5, of the Parish of Cameron, Louisiana.
I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 held on May 12, 2026, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature on behalf of Gravity Drainage No. 5 on this 12th day of May 2026.
_____________________,
Secretary
GREG JANUARY
Exhibit A
NOTICE TO VOTERS
OF TAX ELECTION
To the qualified electors of Gravity Drainage District No. 5 (“District”) of Cameron Parish, State of Louisiana:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 12th day of May 2026, the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana (“District”), ordered that an election be held in Gravity Drainage District No. 5 on Tuesday, the 3RD day of November 2026, for the purpose of submitting to all qualified electors of the District the following proposition:
RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 5 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to renew a levied tax of six and twenty-one hundredths (6.21 mills) on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $154,070 for one entire year, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the district’s drainage systems within and for said District?
A portion of the monies collected shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.
Said election will be held at all polling place which is situated within the boundaries of the District of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. All registered voters in each of the following precincts shall be eligible to vote on the proposition:
PRECINCT, POLLING PLACE
13 (Part, South Cameron High School 753 Oak Grove Hwy. Grand Chenier
17 (Part), South Cameron High School 753 Oak Grove Hwy. Grand Chenier
The polls will be open at six (6:00) o’clock a.m. and shall remain open until not later than eight (8:00) o’clock p.m. The said election will be held substantially by the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given in accordance with the procedures outlined in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. The officials appointed to hold the election or such substitutes as may be selected, designated, and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, will make due returns thereof to the Gravity Drainage District No. 5. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of the District will be entitled to vote. No voter shall be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property.
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 8th of December, 2026 at four forty-five (4:45) o’clock p.m., the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 will meet in open and public session at the regular meeting place of the Gravity Drainage District No. 5, 3151 Trosclair Road Creole, Louisiana, and will, then and there, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election.
The cost to conduct and canvass the returns of the election provided for herein is estimated to be $600.00 by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Cameron, Louisiana, by authority of a resolution adopted by the Gravity Drainage District No. 5 on the 12th day of May 2026.
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. FIVE OF CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, as follows:
SECTION 1: Authority and approval of this Police Jury is hereby given in compliance with the constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana to the Board of Commissioners of Gravity Drainage District No. Five, of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to adopt a proposed
resolution, the title of which is as follows:
RESOLUTION
Resolution ordering and calling an election for the Gravity Drainage District No. Five of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to levy a tax of six and twenty-one hundredths (6.21) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on the property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $154,070 for one entire year for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the district’s drainage systems within and for said District; and making application to the State Bond Commission and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
The foregoing resolution was submitted to a vote, and the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 11th day of May 2026.
APPROVED:
___________________________MICHAEL FEWELL,
PRESIDENT
CAMERON PARISH
POLICE JURY
ATTEST:
________________________
MARY CARROLL,
SECRETARY
RUN: Apr. 16 (A 20)
Cost of Notice per run: $276.00
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