This is a revision of a Notice of Election previously published on September 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2023, with revision to advise of the addition of a precinct.
REVISED NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of Sales Tax District No. One of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the District), on August 3, 2023, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the District on Saturday, November 18, 2023, and that at said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of the District qualified and entitled to vote at said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following Proposition, to-wit:
ROAD AND BRIDGE SALES AND USE TAX RENEWAL
Shall Sales Tax District No. One of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (District), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29(A), et seq., of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and other supplemental constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to renew, levy, and collect and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one percent (1%) (Tax) upon the sale at retail, the use, lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years beginning September 1, 2024, with collections from the tax estimated to be $25,755,000 for one entire year, all as defined in La.R.S. 47:301, et seq., with the Tax proceeds, after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax, to be dedicated and used for acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, equipping, repairing and draining public roads, highways, bridges and parks, and purchasing, operating and maintaining equipment and supplies therefor, with not less than one-third (1/3) of the Tax proceeds being used for purchase of materials, equipment and services for repair, maintenance and overlaying of Parish roads?
The special election will be held at the following polling places, which are all of the regular voting precincts in the District, and the election officials appointed to serve at the following places in the District in accordance with Section 1286 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (La.R.S. 18:1286) shall be and are hereby appointed to serve as the election officials for this special election:
(NOTE: ONLY THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PRECINCTS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SALES TAX DISTRICT NO. ONE OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSITION.)
PRECINCT POLLING
PLACE
160 E Gillis Elementary School, 916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles - 70611
160 W Gillis Elementary School, 916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles - 70611
161 Gillis Elementary School, 916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles - 70611
162 E Moss Bluff Middle School, 1104 Recreation Boulevard, Lake Charles - 70611
162 W Moss Bluff Middle School, 1104 Recreation Boulevard, Lake Charles - 70611
163 Sam Houston High School, 880 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles 70611
164 Moss Bluff Elementary School, 481 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles - 70611
165 Sam Houston High School, 880 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles - 70611
166 E Moss Bluff Elementary School, 481 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles - 70611
166 W Moss Bluff Elementary School, 481 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles - 70611
167 Sam Houston High School, 880 Sam Houston Jones Parkway, Lake Charles - 70611
260 Ward Two Fire Protection District No. One Fire Station, 5677 Manchester Road, Iowa - 70647
261 Bell City High School, 7161 Highway 14 East, Bell City - 70630
262 Hayes Fire Station, 8141 Galley Road, Hayes - 70646
306 Drew Park Pavilion, 416 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive, Lake Charles - 70601
(portion)
313 E John F. Kennedy Elementary School, 2001 Russell Street, Lake Charles - 70615
(portion)
336 A. A. Nelson Elementary School, 1001 Country Club Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
338 Forrest K. White Middle School, 1000 E. McNeese Street, Lake Charles - 70607
(portion)
339 Dolby Elementary School, 817 Jefferson Drive, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
340 Positive Connections, 5282 Weaver Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
360 Ward Three Fire Protection District No. Two Fire Station, 3088 Old Town Road, Lake Charles - 70615
361 SOWELA Regional Training Center, 3749 Senator J. Bennett Johnston Avenue, Lake Charles - 70615
(portion)
362 Prien Lake Elementary School, 3741 Nelson Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
363 Prien Lake Elementary School, 3741 Nelson Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
364 Fairview Elementary School, 3955 Highway 14, Lake Charles - 70607
(portion)
365 St. John Elementary School, 5566 Elliott Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
366 St. John Elementary School, 5566 Elliott Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
367 St. John Elementary School, 5566 Elliott Road, Lake Charles - 70605
368 A. A. Nelson Elementary School, 1001 Country Club Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
369 M. J. Kaufman Elementary School, 301 Tekel Road, Lake Charles - 70607
(portion)
370 Calcasieu Agricultural Services Center, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles - 70607
371 N Calcasieu Agricultural Services Center, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles - 70607
(portion)
371 S Calcasieu Agricultural Services Center, 7101 Gulf Highway, Lake Charles - 70607
372 St. John Elementary School, 5566 Elliott Road, Lake Charles - 70605
(portion)
400 D. S. Perkins Elementary School, 565 North Crocker Street, Sulphur - 70663
(portion)
404 R. W. Vincent Elementary School, 1634 Beglis Parkway, Sulphur - 70663
(portion)
405 Maplewood Elementary School, 4401 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur - 70663
(portion)
406 W. T. Henning Elementary School, 774 Henning Drive, Sulphur - 70663
(portion)
440 Westlake High School, 1000 Garden Drive, Westlake - 70669
(portion)
441 S. P. Arnett Middle School, 400 Sulphur Avenue, Westlake - 70669
(portion)
460 E Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Four Fire Station, 3000 North Claiborne Street, Sulphur - 70663
460 W Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Four Fire Station, 3000 North Claiborne Street, Sulphur - 70663
461 Recreation District No. One of Ward Four, Multi-Purpose Complex, 1221 Sampson Street, Westlake - 70669
(portion)
463 Westlake High School, 1000 Garden Drive, Westlake - 70669
(portion)
464 S. P. Arnett Middle School, 400 Sulphur Avenue, Westlake - 70669
465 Frasch Park Recreation Center, 400 Picard Road, Sulphur - 70663
(portion)
466 E Cypress Cove Elementary School, 700 Currie Drive, Carlyss - 70665
(portion)
466 W Cypress Cove Elementary School, 700 Currie Drive, Carlyss - 70665
467 Cypress Cove Elementary School, 700 Currie Drive, Carlyss - 70665
(portion)
468 Ward Four Recreation - Carlyss Complex, 6043 Carlyss Drive, Sulphur - 70665
469 Ward Four Recreation - Carlyss Complex, 6043 Carlyss Drive, Sulphur - 70665
560 Starks School, 137 Highway 109 South, Starks - 70661
561 Starks School, 137 Highway 109 South, Starks - 70661
562 Edgerly Fire Station, 2205 Edgerly Road, Vinton - 70668
600 DeQuincy High School, 207 North Overton, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
601 DeQuincy City Hall, 300 Holly Street, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
602 DeQuincy Branch Library, 102 West Harrison Street, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
603 Sheriffs Sub-Station, DeQuincy Branch, 618 Center Street, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
660 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. One Fire Station, 1271 Highway 27 North, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
661 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Two Fire Station, 4775 Highway 27, DeQuincy - 70633
(portion)
662 Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, Company No. Two Fire Station, 4775 Highway 27, DeQuincy - 70633
663 Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center, 1617 B Holbrook Road, Sulphur - 70663
664 Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center, 1617 B Holbrook Road, Sulphur - 70663
700 Vinton City Hall, 1200 Horridge Street, Vinton - 70668
(portion)
702 Vinton High School, 1603 Grace Avenue, Vinton - 70668
(portion)
703 Ward Seven Recreation Gym and Community Center, 1615 Horridge Street, Vinton - 70668
(portion)
760 Ward Seven Fire Station, 2815 Foreman Road, Vinton - 70668
761 Ward Seven Fire Station, 2815 Foreman Road, Vinton - 70668
(portion)
762 Edgerly Fire Station, 2205 Edgerly Road, Vinton - 70668
800 Iowa High School, 401 West Miller Avenue, Iowa - 70647
(portion)
801 J. I. Watson Elementary School, 221 East First Street, Iowa - 70647
(portion)
860 N LeBleu Settlement Elementary School, 6509 Highway 3059, Lake Charles - 70615
860 S LeBleu Settlement Elementary School, 6509 Highway 3059, Lake Charles - 70615
(portion)
861 E Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two Fire Station, 3395 Manchester Road, Iowa - 70647
(portion)
861 W Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two Fire Station, 3395 Manchester Road, Iowa - 70647
The polls will be opened at 7:00 a.m. and will be closed at 8:00 p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election.
The special election will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Election Code, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, pursuant to La.R.S. 18:1286, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in compliance with the Louisiana Election Code, will make due returns thereof to the District, the Clerk of Court of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and to the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The costs to conduct and canvass the returns of the election provided for herein is estimated to be $27,500 by the Louisiana Secretary of State.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said Police Jury, governing authority of the District, will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, Calcasieu Parish Government Building, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on January 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. and will then and there in open and public session examine and count the votes, examine and canvass the returns and declare the majority of the votes of the qualified electors of the District voting in said election. All registered voters in the District are entitled to vote at said special election, and assessed valuations shall not be voted.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Lake Charles, Louisiana, on this 3rd day of August, 2023.
/s/ Chris E. Landry
Chris E. Landry,
President
ATTEST:
/s/ Kathy P. Smith
Kathy P. Smith, Parish Secretary
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