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Terrebonne Parish

Local election results for Saturday, November 14, 2009. 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 (Sanitation Tax Renewal) Summary: Authority to continue to levy a 12 year 11.21 mills property tax for the purpose of providing and maintaining solid and liquid waste collection and disposal facilities and services for said parish and purchasing the necessary sites and equipment therefor, title to which shall be in the public.

PW Parish Council, 11.21 Mills - PC - 12 Yrs.

Passed: 76.2% voted yes and 23.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of Terrebonne, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy an eleven and twenty-one hundredths (11.21) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in said Parish for a period of twelve (12) years, beginning with the year 2018 and ending with the year 2029 (an estimated $7,950,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of providing and maintaining solid and liquid waste collection and disposal facilities and services for said Parish and purchasing the necessary sites and equipment therefor, title to which shall be in the public?

  • YesApproved

    76.2% 1,526 votes

  • No

    23.8% 477 votes

By precinct in Terrebonne Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Which side won each precinct, and by how much

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

Shows the 1,800 votes cast at the polls in 77 precincts. The 203 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

2,003 votes cast.

Recreation District No. 4 Proposition (Millage Continuation) Summary: Authority for Recreation District No. 4 to continue to levy a 10-year 6.91-mill property tax for constructing, maintaining and operating recreational facilities for said Recreation District.

Recreation District No. 4, 6.91 Mills (Continuation) - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 88.4% voted yes and 11.6% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Recreation District No. 4 of the Parish of Terrebonne, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special tax of six and ninety-one hundredths (6.91) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2011 and ending with the year 2020 (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating recreational facilities for said Recreation District?

  • YesApproved

    88.4% 76 votes

  • No

    11.6% 10 votes

By precinct in Terrebonne 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 84 votes cast at the polls in 3 precincts. The 2 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

86 votes cast.

Turnout by precinct