Morehouse Parish

Shall Fifth Ward Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Morehouse, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a four and one-half (4.5) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $50,500 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 2010 and ending with the year 2019, for the purpose of training personnel, providing emergency medical services as permitted by law and acquiring, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment in and for the District?

Shall Sales Tax District No. 1 of the Parish of Morehouse, State of Louisiana (the "District"), consisting of that portion of Morehouse Parish located within the corporate limits of the Villages of Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge, as said corporate boundaries are presently or may hereafter be constituted, acting under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, R.S. 33:2721.6 and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the "Tax") commencing January 1, 2011, 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 Sales Tax District No. 1, all as defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, maintaining and improving roads, bridges and related drainage improvements within Morehouse Parish, and shall the District be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to be issued from time to time for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, repairing and improving roads, bridges and related drainage improvements within Morehouse Parish, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including Sub Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and other authority? (Estimated annual revenues: $75,000)

Shall Sales Tax District No. 2 of the Parish of Morehouse, State of Louisiana (the "District"), consisting of all of Morehouse Parish outside of the corporate boundaries of the City of Bastrop and the Villages of Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge, and Oak Ridge, as said corporate boundaries are presently or may hereafter be constituted, acting under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, R.S. 33:2721.6 and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") commencing January 1, 2011, 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 District, all as defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, maintaining and improving roads, bridges and related drainage improvements within the District, and shall the District be further authorized to fund the proceeds of the Tax into bonds to be issued from time to time for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, repairing and improving roads, bridges and related drainage improvements within the District, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of Louisiana, including Sub Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and other authority? (Estimated annual revenues: $820,000)

To move the convening of the legislature in annual regular session in even-numbered years to the second Monday in March and in odd-numbered years to the second Monday in April and to change the effective date of legislation enacted at such sessions to August first. (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) and 19)

To provide that the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall be in the unclassified service of the state civil service. (Amends Article X, Sections 2(B)(11) and (12); adds Article X, Section 2 (B)(13))