Orleans Parish

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual parcel fee to be called the Broadmoor Neighborhood Improvement District Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Broadmoor Neighborhood Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter streets and avenues: beginning at the intersection of Nashville Avenue and South Claiborne Avenue proceeding along Nashville Avenue to its intersection with Fontainebleau Drive, along Fontainebleau Drive to its intersection with Octavia Street, along Octavia Street to its intersection with South Jefferson Davis Parkway, along South Jefferson Davis Parkway to its intersection with Washington Avenue, then along Washington Avenue to where it turns into Toledano Street and then along Toledano Street to its intersection with South Claiborne Avenue and back to the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and Nashville Avenue, as specified by Resolution R-10-339 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) annually, for a period not to exceed five (5) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2015, with an estimated $121,600 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively for promoting quality of life initiatives and encouraging the beautification and overall benefit in the Broadmoor Neighborhood Improvement District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Broadmoor Neighborhood Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual parcel fee to be called the Kenilworth Improvement District Parcel Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Kenilworth Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter streets: the mid-line of Morrison Road on the south, New Castle Street on the west, including parcels on both sides of the street, Wales Street on the north, including parcels on both sides of the street that the municipal addresses on Wales Street and the mid-line of Mayo Road on the east; and, as specified by Resolution R-10-333 of the City Council of New Orleans in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) annually for a period not to exceed (8) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2018, with an estimated $140,000 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage security and overall betterment in the Kenilworth Improvement District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Kenilworth Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a parcel fee renewal to be called the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District Fee, on taxable real property situated within the boundaries of the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District which is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans, as specified by Resolution R-10-375 of the City Council of New Orleans, in the amount not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) on all parcels of land located within Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District for a term not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $99,050 expected to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage security and overall betterment in the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District, as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Oaks Subdivision Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual flat fee to be called the Lake Willow Subdivision Improvement District Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Lake Willow Subdivision Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following boundaries: Morrison Road on the north, the Lawrence Drainage Canal on the west, the I-10 Service Road on the south, and on the east by a line approximately two hundred feet west of the west line of Crowder Road, excluding lots 1B, 1C, and 1D shown on the subdivision plan, which is registered in COB692, 8 folio 202, Orleans Parish, comprising all of the Lake Willow Subdivision, as specified by Resolution R-10-338 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually, for a period not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $58,800 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage the beautification, security and overall betterment in the Lake Willow Subdivision Improvement District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Willow Subdivision Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a parcel fee to be called the Lakeshore Crime Prevention District, on property situated within the boundaries of the Lakeshore Crime Prevention District which is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans as specified by Resolution R-10-374 of the City Council of New Orleans in an amount not to exceed three hundred sixty dollars ($360) on all parcels of land located within Lakeshore Crime Prevention District, not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014 with an expected $236,520 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the special fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage security in the Lakeshore Crime Prevention District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lakeshore Crime Prevention District which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a parcel fee to be called the Lakeview Crime Prevention District Parcel Fee, on improved parcels situated within the boundaries of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District, which is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter streets and avenues: commencing at the corner of City Park Avenue and Orleans Avenue and proceeding in a westerly direction along City Park Avenue to the Pontchartrain Expressway, thence in a northerly direction to the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard, thence in a westerly direction to the 17th Street Canal, thence in a northerly direction to Lake Pontchartrain, thence in an easterly direction to West End Boulevard, thence in a southerly direction to Robert E. Lee Boulevard, thence in an easterly direction to Orleans Avenue, and thence in a southerly direction to City Park Avenue and the point of beginning, as specified by Resolution R-10-331 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) on all improved parcels of land located within Lakeview Crime Prevention District for four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $917,514 expected annually from the levy to be collected from the special fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage security in the Lakeview Crime Prevention District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lakeview Crime Prevention District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual parcel fee to be called the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, on property situated within the boundaries of the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District which is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans as specified by Resolution R-10-332 of the City Council of New Orleans in the amount not to exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450) on all parcels of land, improved and unimproved, located within Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District for eight (8) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2018, with an estimated $180,000 expected annually from the levy of the special fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to aid in crime prevention by providing security for District residents and to serve the needs of the residents of the District by funding beautification and other activities and improvements for the overall betterment in the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Lakewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a parcel fee to be called the Lakewood East Security and Improvement District Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Lakewood East Security and Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following boundaries: Interstate 10 Service Road, Mayo Boulevard, Orleans Parish School Property formerly known as the Livingston Middle School, and St. Charles Canal, as specified by Resolution R-10-373 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) annually, for a period not to exceed eight (8) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2018, with an estimated $34,500 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the Lakewood East Subdivision. The District will also encourage, promote, and advance the nonprofit interests of homeowners in the subdivision through participation in charitable activities and events?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual flat fee, to be called the Milneburg Neighborhood Improvement District fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Milneburg Neighborhood Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter street and avenues: Mexico Street, Saint Roch Avenue, Elysian Fields Avenue, and Filmore Avenue, as specified by Resolution R-10-341 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) annually, for a period not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $104,000 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging the beautification, security, and overall betterment of the District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Milneburg Neighborhood Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy a parcel fee to be called the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter streets and avenues: Michoud Boulevard, from Adventure Drive to Expedition Drive (both sides), to Explorer Avenue, to Voyageur Drive and Voyageur Court (both sides), to Horizon Drive (both sides) to Pierre Court (both sides). Also, Michoud Boulevard, to West Cavelier Drive (both sides), to Trapper Court (both sides), to St. Marie Court (both sides) and N. Cavelier Drive (both sides), as specified by Resolution R-10-336 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) annually, for a period not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $226,000 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage beautification, security and overall betterment in the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Oak Island Neighborhood Improvement District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual flat fee to be called the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District, which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter street and avenues: Filmore Avenue to Leon C. Simon Boulevard to St. Roch Avenue to Peoples Avenue, as specified by Resolution R-10-340 of the City Council of New Orleans, in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) annually, for a period not to exceed four (4) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2014, with an estimated $279,200 expected annually to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage beautification, security and overall betterment in the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Seabrook Neighborhood Improvement and Security District, which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual parcel fee (except that no fee shall be imposed upon any parcel whose owner qualifies under the Louisiana Special Assessment Level pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana), to be called the Upper Hurstville Security District Fee, on property situated within the boundaries of the Upper Hurstville Security District (which District is comprised of that area of the City of New Orleans within and including the following perimeter street and avenue: Exposition Boulevard to Prytania Street to Nashville Avenue to Magazine Street and back to Exposition Boulevard), as specified by Resolution R-10-396 of the City Council of New Orleans in an amount not to exceed six hundred fifty dollars ($650) annually for eight (8) years, beginning in 2011 and ending in 2018, with an estimated $213,400 annually expected to be collected from the levy of the special fee for the entire year, to be used solely and exclusively to promote and encourage security and overall betterment in the Upper Hurstville Security District as determined and managed by the Board of Commissioners of the Upper Hurstville Security District which additional security shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided in the District by the New Orleans Police Department?

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))