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Tensas 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

PARISHWIDE PROPOSITION (SALES TAX CONTINUATION & REDEDICATION) SUMMARY: 1% SALES AND USE TAX CONTINUATION AND REDEDICATION FOR TENSAS PARISH WITH $1,000,000 OF PROCEEDS HERETOFORE COLLECTED TO BE REDEDICATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF (I) RENOVATING, MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING EXISTING PARISH OWNED BUILDINGS, (II) ACQUIRING, UPGRADING, MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PARISH AND (III) PURCHASING AND IMPROVING REAL PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR PORT FACILITIES AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX HEREAFTER COLLECTED TO BE REDEDICATED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY AS FOLLOWS: (I) 75% FOR PAYING COSTS OF PROVIDING AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE PARISH AND (II) 25% FOR CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, MAINTAINING AND KEEPING IN REPAIR THE PUBLIC ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE PARISH, INCLUDING ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING EQUIPMENT THEREFOR.

Parishwide, 1% S&U - PJ

Passed: 78.2% voted yes and 21.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Tensas, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect its tax of one percent (the "Tax"), from and after October 1, 2013, 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 in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $612,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with $1,000,000 of the proceeds of the Tax heretofore collected to be rededicated for (i) renovating, maintaining and repairing existing Parish owned buildings, (ii) acquiring, upgrading, maintaining and repairing maintenance equipment for the Parish and (iii) purchasing and improving real property to be used for port facilities and the proceeds of the Tax hereinafter collected (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be rededicated and used exclusively as follows: (i) 75% for paying costs of providing ambulance service in the Parish and (ii) 25% for constructing, improving, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads and highways in the Parish, including acquiring, maintaining and operating equipment therefor, said Tax being previously authorized to be levied through September 30, 2013, for ambulance service pursuant to an election held on July 19, 2003?

  • YesApproved

    78.2% 370 votes

  • No

    21.8% 103 votes

By precinct in Tensas 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 367 votes cast at the polls in 17 precincts. The 106 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

473 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct