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Caldwell Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 31, 2007. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT PROPOSITION (SERVICE CHARGE) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE OF $2.00 PER STRUCTURE FOR PERSONS OWNING RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES WHETHER OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED, LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICT, FOR THE COSTS OF ANY OR ALL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, EXCEPT MOBILE HOMES SHALL BE CHARGED AT A MONTHLY RATE OF EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF THE MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE.

Columbia Heights Fire Dis, $2.00 Service Charge - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 24.0% voted yes and 76.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Columbia Heights Fire District, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), assess and collect a monthly service charge of Two Dollars ($2.00) from persons owning residential or commercial structures, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the District (an estimated $20,000 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, which shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services, and, for purposes of assessing and collecting said tax, owners shall be taxed for each such structure which they own, each residential or commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure which shall be charged at a monthly rate of eighty percent (80%) of the monthly service charge, all as provided in R.S. 40:1502.4?

  • Yes

    24.0% 23 votes

  • NoDefeated

    76.0% 73 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 92 votes cast at the polls in 6 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

96 votes cast.

EAST COLUMBIA FIRE DISTRICT PROPOSITION (SERVICE CHARGE) SUMMARY: 10 YEAR, MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE OF $2.00 PER STRUCTURE FOR PERSONS OWNING RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES WHETHER OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED, LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF EAST COLUMBIA FIRE DISTRICT, FOR THE COSTS OF ANY OR ALL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, EXCEPT MOBILE HOMES SHALL BE CHARGED AT A MONTHLY RATE OF EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF THE MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGE.

East Columbia Fire Dist., $2.00 Service Charge - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 41.0% voted yes and 59.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall East Columbia Fire District, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), assess and collect a monthly service charge of Two Dollars ($2.00) from persons owning residential or commercial structures, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the District (an estimated $9,600 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 April 2007, which shall be used for the costs of any or all fire protection services, and, for purposes of assessing and collecting said tax, owners shall be taxed for each such structure which they own, each residential or commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be considered a separate structure and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3), shall be considered a structure which shall be charged at a monthly rate of eighty percent (80%) of the monthly service charge, all as provided in R.S. 40:1502.4?

  • Yes

    41.0% 25 votes

  • NoDefeated

    59.0% 36 votes

By precinct in Caldwell Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 57 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 4 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

61 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct