Calcasieu Parish

Shall Sales Tax District No. 4-A of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), under the provisions of Article VI, Sections 19, 29 and 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to extend for a period of ten years from October 1, 2002, the levy and collection of an existing tax of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) (the "Tax") now being levied and collected pursuant to an election held in the District on July 18, 1992, 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 the District, all as presently or hereafter defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to La. R.S. 47:317, inclusive, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used as follows: to continue improving, resurfacing and maintaining Parish roads in the District, including enhancing the quality of drainage affecting Parish roads; improving arterial transportation routes and major intersections in the District; and providing additional funding for the rural transportation system; and shall the District be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds, to be issued in series from time to time to pay the capital costs of the foregoing improvement projects in the District, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including, but not limited to, Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended?

Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the "District") incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $34,000,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

Shall School District No. 34 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the "District") incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,750,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding Nine (9%) percent per annum, said bonds authorized for the specific purpose of renovating and improving the football stadium and related athletic facilities at Alfred M. Barbe High School within the District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

Shall Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $1,000,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight (8%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and improving, buildings, machinery and equipment, including both real and personal property, and purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment to be used in giving fire protection to the property within the District, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

Shall Ward Eight Fire Protection District No. Two of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, levy and collect a tax not exceeding 15.97 mills for a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the first levy of the tax, in excess of and in addition to other taxes levied by the District, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating fire protection or emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, both movable and immovable property, owned or used by the District directly or indirectly to provide fire protection or emergency medical service within the District, including without limitation, salaries and benefits of fire district personnel, the cost of obtaining water, communication, equipment, uniforms and other materials and supplies, the cost of fire hydrant rentals and service, the cost of fuel, insurance and maintenance for vehicles and equipment, the cost of insurance, utilities and upkeep of buildings and grounds, and all other maintenance and operating costs, title to which shall be in the public?