On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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PROPOSITION NO. 1 (SERVICE CHARGE CONTINUATION) SUMMARY: AN ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE CONTINUATION NOT TO EXCEED $75.00 PER YEAR ON EACH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE BEGINNING IN 2005, PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR CADDO PARISH FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING PAYING THE COST OF OBTAINING WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES AND SALARIES OF FIREMEN AND ALL PURPOSES INCIDENTAL THERETO.
Fire District No. 5, Prop.#1 - Service Charge - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 79.0% voted yes and 21.0% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Caddo Parish Fire District Number Five, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect an annual service charge not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) on each residential dwelling and commercial structure subject to taxation within the District pursuant to La. R.S. 40:1502.1, excluding that property annexed by the City of Shreveport prior to the election, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2005 and ending with the year 2014, for the purposes of fire protection, including emergency medical services, acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and salaries of firemen and all purposes incidental thereto?
YesApproved
79.0%147 votes
No
21.0%39 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
186 votes cast.
PROPOSITION NO. 2 (MILLAGE) SUMMARY: 15 YEAR, 20 MILL PROPERTY TAX FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING CADDO PARISH FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE'S FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES, FOR PURCHASING FIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND PAYING OTHER COSTS OF MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING SALARIES, OBTAINING WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES, INCLUDING CHARGES FOR FIRE HYDRANT RENTALS AND SERVICES, AND ALL OTHER COSTS INCIDENTAL THERETO.
Fire District No. 5, Prop.#2 - 20 Mill - BOC -15 Yrs.
Passed: 74.3% voted yes and 25.7% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Caddo Parish Fire District Number Five, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a tax not to exceed twenty (20) mills on all the property subject to taxation within said District, excluding that property annexed by the City of Shreveport prior to the election, for a period of fifteen (15) years, beginning with the year 2005 and ending with the year 2019, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the District's fire protection facilities, for purchasing fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment and paying other costs of maintaining and operating the fire department, including salaries, obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and services, and all other costs incidental thereto?
YesApproved
74.3%139 votes
No
25.7%48 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.