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Lafourche Parish

Local election results for Saturday, April 21, 2012. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Parishwide Propositions (Consolidated School District No. 1) Proposition No. 1 (Bond) Summary: Authority to issue not exceeding $50,000,000 of not exceeding 20 year general obligation bonds of the District for 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, said bonds to be payable from ad valorem taxes.

PW Cons.Sch.Dist.#1 Prop#1, $50,000,000 Bonds - SB - 20 Yrs.

Passed: 55.0% voted yes and 45.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), to run not exceeding twenty (20) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight per centum (8%) per annum, 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, with the estimated millage rate to be levied in the first year of issue being 15.2 mills to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?

  • YesApproved

    55.0% 2,074 votes

  • No

    45.0% 1,696 votes

By precinct in Lafourche Parish

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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 3,544 votes cast at the polls in 80 precincts. The 226 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,770 votes cast; 6.7% of the 56,306 registered voters in the area turned out.

Parishwide Propositions (Consolidated School District No. 1) Proposition No. 2 (Millage) Summary: 10 year, 2 mills property tax for providing additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in the District and to pay the District's unfunded obligations for retired employees of the school system.

PW Cons.Sch.Dist.#1 Prop#2, 2 Mills - SB - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 52.7% voted yes and 47.3% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall Consolidated School District No. 1 of the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy a special tax of two (2) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,450,000 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 2012 and ending with the year 2021 for the purpose of providing additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in the District in particular to pay the District's unfunded obligations for retired employees of the school system?

  • YesApproved

    52.7% 1,983 votes

  • No

    47.3% 1,782 votes

By precinct in Lafourche Parish

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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 3,536 votes cast at the polls in 80 precincts. The 229 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

3,765 votes cast; 6.7% of the 56,306 registered voters in the area turned out.

Turnout by precinct

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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.