Avoyelles Parish

Shall Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect an annual parcel fee of Forty-Five Dollars ($45.00) on each lot, subdivided portion of ground or individual tract in the District upon which is located, either in whole or in part, a residential or commercial structure, regardless of the structure's being occupied or unoccupied, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2009 and ending with the year 2018 (an estimated $45,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the service charge for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and salaries of firemen, and all purposes incidental thereto?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of ten (10) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020 (an estimated $525,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District, including the cost of paying the salaries of firemen, obtaining water for fire protection purposes and paying charges for fire hydrant rentals and services?

Shall the Parish of Avoyelles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a four (4) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2008 and ending with the year 2017 (an estimated $360,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating and supporting the public health units in the Parish, including equipment required therefor, the Tax to replace the existing 1.92 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2008 pursuant to an election held on October 23, 1998?

Shall the Town of Mansura, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized 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 on sales of services in the Town, all as defined by law, from and after January 1, 2009 (an estimated $155,000 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 continue to be dedicated and used for the following purposes: (i) constructing, improving, extending and maintaining streets and/or constructing, acquiring, improving, extending, maintaining and operating drainage and drainage facilities; (ii) constructing, acquiring, improving, extending, maintaining and/or operating public safety programs and facilities such as police and fire protection; and (iii) any lawful corporate purposes, the Tax to be a continuation and rededication of the Town's one percent (1%) sales and use tax authorized to be levied through December 31, 2008 pursuant to an election held on October 18, 1997?