East Baton Rouge Parish

Shall the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, Section 1502.1 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to renew the levy and collection, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, of a service charge of $32.00 per annum (the "Service Charge") (an estimated $116,500 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Service Charge for an entire year), for each residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the boundaries of the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge (which Service Charge shall be levied after the expiration of the service charge approved by the voters in the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 on November 7, 2000), in each calendar year, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2012 to and including the year 2021, and shall the avails or proceeds of the Service Charge (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Service Charge, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for fire protection purposes within the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge?

Shall the Central Fire Protection District No. 4, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana, Part I of Chapter 7 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 40:1501), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt a resolution providing for the renewal of the levy and collection, of an ad valorem tax of five (5.0) mills (the "Tax") in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the Central Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2013 to and including the year 2022, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax be used entirely and exclusively for salaries, employee benefits, capital improvements and/or payment of debts and/or debt service associated with capital improvements of the Central Fire Protection District No. 4 within Central Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge? (An estimated $650,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for the entire first year, and this amount will increase if the value of property subject to taxation increases.)

Shall the Central Fire Protection District No. 4, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana, Part I of Chapter 7 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (specifically La. R.S. 40:1502.1 et seq. and all amendatory thereto), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt a resolution providing for such levy and collection, of a service charge not to exceed $32.00 per annum from the owners of each residential or commercial structure located within Central Fire Protection District No. 4 (which Service Charge shall be levied after expiration of the service charge approved by the voters in the Central Fire Protection District No. 4 on November 7, 2000), in each calendar year on all such property in the Central Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2012 to and including the year 2021, and shall the avails or proceeds of said service charge be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the Central Fire Protection District No. 4 and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within Central Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge? (An estimated $360,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Service Charge for the entire first year, and this amount will increase if the number of properties subject to service charge increases.)

Shall Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District ("District"), levy an annual parcel fee of fifty dollars ($50) on each improved parcel located in the District, less and except any parcel whose owner qualifies for and receives the special assessment level provided by Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana, for a period of five (5) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2015 for the purpose of promoting and encouraging security in the area included within the District and promoting and encouraging the beautification and overall betterment of the District and all related matters as set forth in La. R.S. 33:9097.8, (an estimated $100,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the initial levy). Said parcel fee may be increased to an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per improved parcel per calendar year beginning in 2012 by duly adopted resolution of the District's Board?

Shall the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 19 of the 1974 Constitution of Louisiana, Part I of Chapter 7 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 40:1501), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt a resolution providing for such levy and collection, of a nonrenewable ad valorem tax of 1.25 mills (the "Tax") in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge (an estimated $1,250,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for the entire first year, and this amount will increase if the value of property subject to taxation increases) for a period of five (5) years, commencing in the year 2011 to and including the year 2015, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax be used entirely and exclusively for capital improvements including, but not limited to, building and development of fire stations and fire protection facilities for the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 and within St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge?

"Shall the Westminster Pine Park Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District (the "District"), acting through the Board of Commissioners of the District and the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, be authorized to levy and collect an annual fee on each improved parcel of land located within the boundaries of the District in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) resulting in estimated annual proceeds of approximately $57,000.00, which fee shall be levied for a period of ten (10) years beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2020, and which fee shall be collected by any means authorized by law for the collection of taxes, all as provided in La. R.S. 33:9097, with the proceeds of said fee (after deducting the reasonable and necessary costs of collecting said fee) to be used to aid in crime prevention and enhance security of District residents by providing for an increase of law enforcement and security patrols within the District and to provide for the maintenance and improvement of areas within the District?"

Shall the Zachary Community School District No. 1, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount not exceeding Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000), to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum, to be sold at par, premium or discount, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for building sites and playgrounds, including construction of necessary sidewalks and streets adjacent thereto; purchasing, erecting and/or improving school buildings and other school related facilities within and for the District and acquiring the necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto?

To provide that any salary increase enacted by law for certain state elected officials, including statewide elected officials, members of the Public Service Commission, and members of the legislature, not be implemented until a subsequent term of office. (Amends Article IV, Section 4; Adds Article III, Section 4(G) and Article IV, Section 21(F))

To decrease the amount of taxes retained by the state on the severance of natural resources, other than sulphur, lignite, and timber, and to increase the maximum amount of such revenues which are remitted to the parish governing authority from where the severance occurs, to be implemented in the event that the official forecast of severance tax revenues for any fiscal year includes an estimate for severance tax collections which will exceed that actually collected by the state in Fiscal Year 2008-2009; to change the annual maximum amount to be remitted to a parish governing authority from eight hundred fifty thousand dollars to one million eight hundred fifty thousand for the first fiscal year of implementation, which amount would increase to two million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for the following and subsequent fiscal years; to provide for annual adjustment of the maximum amounts in accordance with the consumer price index; to require that of the revenues received by a parish governing authority under these provisions, that portion which is in excess of the amount of such revenues received in Fiscal Year 2011-2012 be used within the parish for the same purposes as monies received from the Parish Transportation Fund; to require that of the severance taxes and royalty revenues retained by the state from activity on state lands within the Atchafalaya Basin, up to ten million dollars per year be deposited into a special fund created in the state treasury to be known as the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund; to provide that monies in this fund be used exclusively for conservation, improvement, and management of the Atchafalaya Basin in accordance with formal state and federal plans; to require legislative approval for and specific limitations on the use of monies appropriated from the fund. (Effective April 1, 2012.) (Adds Article VII, Section 4(D)(4))

To exempt from ad valorem tax, in addition to the homestead exemption, the next seventy-five thousand dollars of value of property which is owned and occupied by a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent; to authorize the exemption to apply to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran if the exemption was in effect on the property prior to the death of the veteran and the surviving spouse remains the owner of the property; to require the taxing authority to absorb any decrease in the total amount of ad valorem taxes collected as a result of this exemption; to prohibit the exemption from creating any additional tax liability for other property taxpayers; to prohibit implementation of the exemption from triggering reappraisal of property or adjustment of millages; provides that the exemption shall only extend and apply if established through an election called by the local governing authority and approved by a majority of the registered voters in an election held for that purpose. (Effective January 1, 2011)(Adds Article VII, Section 21(K))

To provide that the power of a taxing authority with a governing authority which is not elected to increase millage rates without voter approval after reappraisal, which is presently limited by the prior year's maximum millage rate, be further limited to annual increases which do not exceed two and one-half percent of the property tax collections for the immediately preceding calendar year; to exclude from such restriction taxing authorities which are special fire protection or fire department districts or ports, port harbor, and terminal districts, and millages levied by certain levee districts under authority granted by the Constitution of Louisiana. (Amends Art. VII, Section 23(C))

To authorize continuation of the homestead exemption and the special assessment level for a homestead that has been destroyed or is uninhabitable due to a disaster for two years if the homeowner's claim for damages is pending in a formal appeal process with a governmental agency or program offering assistance for repairing or rebuilding homes damaged by the disaster or if a homeowner has a damage claim filed and pending against the insurer of the property; to authorize an assessor to grant up to three additional one-year extensions of the continuation of the homestead exemption and the special assessment level as prescribed by law. (Amends Article VII, Sections 18(G)(5) and 20(A)(l0))

To require a two-thirds vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature to enact any benefit provision for members of a Louisiana public retirement system if the provision has an actuarial cost. (Amends Article X, Section 29(E)(5); Adds Article X, Section 29(F))

To provide relative to the bidding process for ad valorem property tax sales by authorizing a bidder at a tax sale to bid down the existing five percent penalty in increments of one-tenth of one percent; to require the payment of penalties by a bidder at ad valorem property tax sales; to require the payment of interest, penalties, and costs by a taxpayer who is delinquent on the payment of taxes on movables. (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(1) and (E))

Provides that property expropriated for the public purpose of removing a threat to public health or safety caused by the existing use or disuse of the property shall not be subject to the requirement of offering the property back to the original owner who allowed the property to become a threat to public health or safety or to the requirement of public sale. (Amends Article I, Section 4(H)(1))

To provide that, in civil matters only, when a court of appeal is to modify or reverse an administrative agency determination in a workers' compensation claim and one judge dissents, the case shall be reargued before a panel of at least five judges prior to rendition of judgment, and a majority shall concur to render judgment. (Amends Article V, Section 8(B))

To permit criminal defendants, except in capital cases, to waive their right to a trial by jury no later than forty-five days prior to the trial date. (Amends Article I, Section 17(A))