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Calcasieu Parish

Local election results for Saturday, March 8, 2008. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 21 PROPOSITION (BOND) SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 21 OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $11,500,000 OF UP TO 20-YEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR ACQUIRING AND/OR IMPROVING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND OTHER SCHOOL RELATED FACILITIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, SAID BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

School District No. 21, $11,500,000 Bond - SB - 20 Yr.

Passed: 62.4% voted yes and 37.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $11,500,000 for a period not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding nine (9%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for said School District, and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of School District No. 21 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest?

  • YesApproved

    62.4% 521 votes

  • No

    37.6% 314 votes

By precinct in Calcasieu Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 829 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

835 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct