East Carroll Parish

Shall the Parish of East Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue to levy and collect 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 service, all as defined by law, for an additional period of five (5) years from and after January 1, 2009 (an estimated $405,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be used exclusively for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining Parish public roads, Parish public drainage canals, Parish public bridges and also with ten percent (10%) of the proceeds of said Tax to be used exclusively for insurance premiums of the East Carroll Parish Police Jury?

Shall Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of East Carroll, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a seven and forty-two hundredths (7.42) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $249,000 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 2009 and ending with the year 2018, for the purpose of giving additional support to the public schools of the District?

Shall the Town of Lake Providence, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") for a period of ten (10) years from and after January 1, 2009, 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 Town, all as defined by law (an estimated $228,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for constructing, acquiring, improving, extending, operating and/or maintaining the Town's sewers and sewage disposal facilities and/or its waterworks facilities and improvements?