Lafourche Parish

Shall the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to rededicate the proceeds heretofore or hereafter received by the Parish from the levy and collection of a two and sixty-four hundredths (2.64) mills tax for public health purposes (the "Tax"), being 51% of a special tax of five and seventeen hundredths (5.17) mills authorized to be levied in the years 2004 through 2008, inclusive, pursuant to a special election held in the Parish on November 3, 1998, so that such proceeds may be used not only (i) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating public health units in the Parish, but also (ii) for the purposes of constructing, improving, acquiring, maintaining and operating other related public health activities and public buildings, and providing supplemental funding for services for senior citizens; provided, however, that at least fifty percent (50%) of the annual proceeds of the Tax shall be budgeted for public health purposes, and at least twenty-five percent (25%) shall be budgeted for senior citizens programs?

The full text of the proposed revised Home Rule Charter for the Parish of Lafourche will be available for inspection at the polling places. If the proposed revised Home Rule Charter of the Parish of Lafourche receives a favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast thereon, it shall become the Home Rule Charter for the Parish of Lafourche. If the proposed revised Home Rule Charter for the Parish of Lafourche fails to receive a favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast thereon, it shall fail. PROPOSITION Shall the proposed revised Home Rule Charter and plan of government for Lafourche Parish prepared and submitted by the duly constituted Charter Commission according to Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable law, be adopted?

Shall Recreation District No. 2 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of three (3) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2005 and ending with the year 2014, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the recreational facilities of the District, including necessary equipment in connection therewith?

Shall Special Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a one and eight tenths (1.8) mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation within the District for a period of ten (10) years beginning with the year 2005 and ending with the year 2014, and use the proceeds thereof for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving and maintaining lighting facilities on the streets, roads, highways, alleys and public places in the rural areas of the Parish, and paying the costs associated with the abatement and/or control of public nuisances in rural areas of the Parish, such as the destruction and/or disposal of abandoned properties and condemned buildings, provided, that at least sixty percent (60%) of the annual proceeds of the tax shall be budgeted for public lighting purposes; said Tax to be in lieu of and replace a 1.8 mills tax for lighting purposes now being levied by Road Lighting District No. 1 of the Parish?

Shall Water District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of three and eighty-one hundredths (3.81) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2006 and ending with the year 2015, for the purpose of paying maintenance and operating expenses of waterworks in said District?

To guarantee the right of every citizen to hunt, fish and trap, subject to regulation, restriction, or prohibition as provided by law. (Adds Article I, Section 27)

To provide that homestead exempt property is limited to property owned and occupied by the owners; to provide for land classified and assessed at use value; to provide that a field which qualifies for a homestead exemption may have timber on it; to prohibit granting the homestead exemption to bond for deed property unless granted before June 20, 2003; to explicitly prohibit more than one homestead exemption applying to any person; and to require the homestead exemption to extend to the following: (1) The surviving spouse when the homestead is occupied by the surviving spouse and title to it is in the surviving spouse's name as owner of any interest or an usufructuary, or in the name of a testamentary trust established for the benefit of the surviving spouse or the descendants, or to the former spouse when the homestead is occupied by the former spouse and title to it is in the name of either or both of the former spouses. (2) Property owned by an irrevocable trust when the principal beneficiary or beneficiaries are the settlor or settlors of the trust and were the immediate prior owners of the homestead, and the homestead is occupied as such by a principal beneficiary. (3) Property where the usufruct has been granted to no more than two usufructuaries who occupy the homestead and who were the immediate prior owners of the homestead. (4) A natural person or persons and to an irrevocable trust created by a natural person or persons in which the beneficiaries of the trust are a natural person or persons if the criteria above is otherwise satisfied. (5) Property owned, limited to the prorata ownership interest of the person occupying the homestead unless provided otherwise above. (Amends Article VII, Section 20(A))

To provide that persons who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States for at least ninety days after September 11, 2001, for reasons other than training are eligible for the veterans' five-point preference for original state police service employment or original civil service employment by the state, by the city of New Orleans, or by any other civil service system governed by the same provisions of the constitution; to provide that persons who served honorably in the armed forces of the United States during a war declared by the United States Congress are eligible for the veterans' five-point preference for original state police service employment; and to permit the legislature to provide for the addition of war periods or armed conflicts for such eligibility by state law enacted by a two-thirds vote. (Amends Article X, Sections 10(A)(2) and 48(A)(2))

To authorize the legislature to provide by law for programs to assist Louisiana farmers and fishermen with support and expansion of their industries; to establish the Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the sources of monies in the fund to be from the licensing of trademarks or labels for use in promoting Louisiana agricultural and seafood products, grants, gifts, donations received by the state, any other revenues as provided for by law, and monies appropriated by the legislature to the fund; and to provide for sources of monies in the fund and use of monies appropriated from the fund for assistance to Louisiana farmers and fishermen. (Adds Article VII, Section 10.12)