Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of DeQuincy, State Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-half of one per cent (1/2%) sales tax, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental , the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City, all as defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, for a period of ten (10) years beginning October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2012, with the proceeds of the tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the following purposes: (I) 58% for the purpose of maintaining and operating the City's Police Department and criminal justice facilities for the City including the construction of buildings and the acquisition of equipment and facilities thereof, (II) 42% for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the City's fire protection facilities, including the acquisition of fire trucks and other equipment therefor, and shall the City be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to be issued from time to time for the purpose of making capital improvements for any of the aforesaid purposes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and other authority?

Shall the Calcasieu Parish Law Enforcement District, Beth Lundy, Sheriff of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, (the "District"), and under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 22 and 29 of the constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and section 9003 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto be authorized to levy and collect and adopt an ordinance providing for the renewal of such levy and collection, a tax of one-quarter (1/4%) percent (the "Tax") upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services, all as defined in L.R.S. 47:301 through L.R.S. 47:317, inclusive, for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the expiration of the current tax, with the proceeds of the tax, after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the tax, to be dedicated and used for: maintaining beginning salary levels for deputies and providing for future cost of living salary adjustments; providing continued permanent funding for drug education programs, such as D.A.R.E., in our schools; maintaining funding levels in personnel and equipment for Narcotics, Patrol and Detective Divisions; maintaining operating reserves and providing additional funding for the Calcasieu Parish Law Enforcement District; and maintaining funding operations for the previous expansion of the Calcasieu Parish Jail per agreement with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, and providing substance abuse and other counseling programs for youthful offenders incarcerated for drug crimes, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, including, but not limited to Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950, as amended?

Shall PNK ( Lake Charles), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., be allowed to conduct riverboat gaming within the Parish of Calcasieu pursuant to a new license to be issued by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as provided in the board decision entered on November 20, 2001? YES NO

Shall the Town of Iowa, through its Mayor and Council Members, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one-half per cent (1/2%) (the "Tax"), previously authorized at an election held on April 11, 1992, for an additional period of ten (10) years from the termination if its current authorization (through June 30, 2012) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in said District, all as defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the following purposes: flood control maintenance and flood control improvements; economic development activities; capital improvements and maintenance to the Town Hall and Town Park situated in the Town of Iowa?

Shall Ward Four Fire Protection District No. Two, of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, be authorized to renew, levy and collect a special tax of eight and one - half (8.5) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in said District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the tax collection for the year 2003, and ending with the year 2012, for the purpose of maintaining, operating and developing fire protection facilities, for purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment, and for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring, improving and constructing fire protection facilities constituting works of public improvement within the territorial limits of the District?

Shall Waterworks District No. Nine of Ward Four of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the "District") be authorized to renew, levy and collect an ad valorem property tax of three (3) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years beginning on January 1, 2003 and ending December 31, 2012, for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating the Districts waterworks system.