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Bossier Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 1, 2006. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

CITY OF SHREVEPORT PROPOSITION (SALES TAX RENEWAL FOR POLICE AND FIRE SALARIES, BENEFITS, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL) SUMMARY: SIX-YEAR, 1/4 PERCENT RENEWAL SALES TAX TO BE LEVIED WITHIN THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, TO BE EXPENDED BY THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT FOR SALARIES, BENEFITS, EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

City of Shreveport, 1/4% S&U - City Council - 6 Yrs.

Passed: 88.4% voted yes and 11.6% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 50.0%, No 50.0%.

What the ballot said

Shall the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of La. R.S. 33:2711.15 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a renewal tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4 %) (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 presently or thereafter defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 within the corporate limits of the City of Shreveport for a term not to exceed six years from and after the date such renewal tax is first levied, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used solely and exclusively for salaries, benefits, equipment and personnel for the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Shreveport?

  • YesApproved

    88.4% 6,856 votes

  • No

    11.6% 904 votes

No precinct map: Bossier Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.

7,760 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Bossier Parish50.0%150.0%1
Caddo Parish88.4%6,85511.6%903