NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of (i) the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana and (ii) Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "Parish and District"), on June 5, 2024, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special elections will be held within the Parish and District on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, and that at the said elections there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish and District qualified and entitled to vote at the said elections under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit:

PARISH OF VERMILION, STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROPOSITION (TAX RENEWAL)

Shall the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of 3.26 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,106,600 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads and highways of the Parish?

SUB-ROAD DISTRICT NO. 1 OF ROAD DISTRICT NO. 2

OF THE PARISH OF VERMILION, STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROPOSITION (TAX RENEWAL)

Shall Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 of the Parish of Vermilion, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 5.06 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $416,700 expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of maintaining the roads in the District?

Said special election for the Parish of Vermilion will be held at each and every polling place in the Parish, which polls will open at six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541.

Said special election for Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 will be held at the polling places at the following precincts which polls will open at six o'clock (6:00) 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

26A(PART)

28

29

30

31

32

34

34A

35

36A

37

38

39

40

41

42

45A(PART)

46

46B(PART)

46C

46D

46E

47(PART)

57A(PART)

The polling places at the precincts in the Parish and District are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said elections, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of the Parish of Vermilion 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 $8,000.

The estimated cost of Sub-Road District No. 1 of Road District No. 2 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 $3,300.

Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the taxes described in the Propositions shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

The said special elections 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 elections, as provided in this Notice of Special Elections, 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 Police Jury Meeting Room, Courthouse Building, 2nd Floor, 100 N. State Street, Abbeville, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024, at FIVE-THIRTY O'CLOCK (5:30) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special elections. All registered voters of the Parish and District are entitled to vote at said special elections and voting machines will be used.