WInnfield Winn Parish Enterprise
April 8, 2026
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Winn, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of Consolidated School District No. 12 of the Parish of Winn, State of Louisiana (the "District"), on March 2, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12 PROPOSITION
(BOND)
Shall Consolidated School District No. 12 of the Parish of Winn, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds not exceeding $23,000,000, in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding 7% per annum, for the purpose of financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and other school related facilities, including construction of a new gymnasium at Winnfield Senior High School and renovations and additional classrooms at Winnfield Middle School, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with an estimated 30 mills to be levied in the first year of issue to pay said bonds?
The said special election will be held at the polling places for the following precincts, which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:
PRECINCTS
01-1
01-3
01-5
02-1
02-3
03-1A
03-1B
03-2(PART)
03-3(PART)
04-1
04-3(PART)
05-1
06-1
06-1A
06-3(PART)
07-1
07-1A
07-2
07-2A
07-7
The polling places for the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $28,200.
Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Winn Parish School Board Meeting Room, 304 E. Court Street, Winnfield, Louisiana, on MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026, at 5:30 P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the results of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
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