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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Patrick C. Williams (Democrat) won with 65.7% of the vote.
Patrick C. Williams DemocratElected
65.7%2,321 votes
Larry Ferdinand DemocratDefeated
34.3%1,214 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
3,535 votes cast.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
NORTH CADDO HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT PROPOSITION (AMBULANCE SERVICE PROPERTY TAX) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR 5.00 MILL PROPERTY TAX TO CONTINUE THE NORTH CADDO HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE AND FOR OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE OPERATING BASE OF THE NORTH CADDO HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE LOCATED AT NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER.
Shall North Caddo Hospital Service District under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30 and 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to renew and continue to collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of 5.0 mill on all property subject to taxation within the District, the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year at the time of proposal is $182,825.00, commencing with the year 2007 and continuing for a maximum of ten years with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after first paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of continuing, maintaining and operating an emergency ambulance service for the residents of the North Caddo Hospital Service District, said ambulance service to be operated under the authority of the North Caddo Medical Center, and for maintaining, operating and improving the operating base of the North Caddo Hospital Service District Emergency Ambulance Service located at North Caddo Medical Center?
YesApproved
93.1%737 votes
No
6.9%55 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
792 votes cast.
PROPOSITION NO. 1 (STREET MILLAGE RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 2.79 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC STREETS IN SAID TOWN.
Town of Vivian, Prop.#1 - 2.79 Mills - Mayor & BOA - 10 Yrs
Passed: 87.8% voted yes and 12.2% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of two and seventy-nine hundredths (2.79) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $32,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of improving and maintaining public streets in said Town?
YesApproved
87.8%273 votes
No
12.2%38 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
311 votes cast.
PROPOSITION NO. 2 (SEWERAGE MILLAGE RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 2.79 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND OPERATING SEWERS AND SEWERAGE DISPOSAL WORKS FOR SAID TOWN.
Town of Vivian, Prop.#2 - 2.79 Mills - Mayor & BOA - 10 Yrs
Passed: 87.6% voted yes and 12.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of two and seventy-nine hundredths (2.79) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $32,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of maintaining and operating sewers and sewerage disposal works for said Town?
YesApproved
87.6%269 votes
No
12.4%38 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
307 votes cast.
PROPOSITION NO. 3 (WATERWORKS SYSTEM MILLAGE RENEWAL) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, 1.40 MILLS PROPERTY TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF SAID TOWN, A WORK OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FOR SAID TOWN.
Town of Vivian, Prop.#3 - 1.40 Mills - Mayor & BOA - 10 Yrs
Passed: 88.2% voted yes and 11.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of one and forty hundredths (1.40) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $16,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the waterworks system of said Town, a work of public improvement for said Town?
YesApproved
88.2%270 votes
No
11.8%36 votes
No precinct map: Caddo Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.