Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of Lake Charles, 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 supplemental thereto, be authorized to renew, levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such renewal, levy and collection, a tax of one percent (1%) (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 upon the sale of services, as defined in R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive, for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the first levy of the Tax, with the avails and proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax)?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana renew, levy and collect a tax for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2007, not to exceed in any year two and fifty-four hundredths mills on the dollar, on all the property subject to taxation within the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, for the maintenance of public buildings, streets and bridges in the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, renew, levy and collect a tax for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2007, not to exceed in any year one and eighty-seven hundredths mills on the dollar, on all the property subject to taxation within the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, for the purpose of maintenance of playgrounds and recreation centers and equipment thereof?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, renew, levy and collect a tax for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2007, not to exceed in any year five and sixty-one hundredths mills on the dollar, on all the property subject to taxation within the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, for the purposes of maintaining pay increases and starting salaries previously authorized for employees of the Police, Fire, Public Works, and other departments of the City of Lake Charles, and for maintenance of a police three-platoon system?

Shall the Calcasieu Parish Law Enforcement District, Tony Mancuso, Sheriff of Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, ("The District") 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, collect and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection of a tax of one-half (1/2%) 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 first levy of the tax, with proceeds of the tax, after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses for collecting and administering the tax, to be dedicated and used for: the establishment of a new salary schedule for deputies to retain and attract qualified and trained personnel and to provide for future cost of living salary adjustments; the funding of an increase in the Patrol and Corrections Divisions and related law enforcement functions; capital improvement expenditures not to exceed nine-million ($9,000,000.00) dollars and the creation of an Emergency Fund Balance or Reserve to be utilized in the event of an emergency and to provide continuity in operations. Once said Emergency Fund Balance reaches the equivalent of a six months operating budget; the Law Enforcement District will roll back and/or reduce its' property tax mileages by nine-million ($9,000,000.00) dollars; in accordance with the covenant agreement recorded with the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court? for maintenance of a police three-platoon system?

Shall Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana ("Parish") acquire, construct, develop and/or improve streets and roads, water and waste water systems, medical, legal, educational, cultural, tourism and recreational facilities and operations, law enforcement and emergency preparedness facilities and operations, economic development facilities and operations, and governmental infrastructure facilities within the Parish, title to which shall be in the public ("Projects"); which Projects shall be funded through (A) levy and collection of (i) gaming revenues received by the Parish or pursuant to cooperative endeavor agreements; (ii) a twenty (20) year sales and use tax of 1/4 of 1% within the limits of the Parish, that portion of which is not necessary for debt service payments to be shared, for Project purposes, on a pro-rata collection basis between the Parish and all municipalities located therein, and (iii) a twenty (20) year ad valorem tax of not less than 5 mills on all taxable property within the Parish, that portion of which is not necessary for debt service payments to be dedicated to economic development activities (collectively "Revenues"), and (B) issuance of bonds in an amount not exceeding $200,000,000 and any limitation prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana, in various series, not to exceed 20 years from January 1, 2007, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight (8%) percent per annum, which bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by a pledge and dedication of Revenues?