On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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Jeffery Goodman (No party) won with 53.4% of the vote.
Jeffery Goodman No partyElected
53.4%188 votes
Angela Hayes DemocratDefeated
46.6%164 votes
No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
352 votes cast; 12.1% of the 2,991 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
Town of Ferriday
Alderman, District B, Town of Ferriday
Elijah "Stepper" Banks (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
Elijah "Stepper" Banks DemocratElected
55.3%63 votes
"Chris" Chatman DemocratDefeated
44.7%51 votes
No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
114 votes cast; 25.6% of the 414 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Monterey Fire Protection District No. 1 Proposition (Parcel Fee) Summary: 10 year, $50.00 parcel fee for Monterey Fire Protection District No. 1 for acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities for the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and all purposes incidental thereto.
Monterey FPD #1, $50 Parcel Fee - BOC - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 52.2% voted yes and 47.8% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall Monterey Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect annually for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2012, a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) on each lot, subdivided portion of ground or individual tract upon which is located, either in whole or in part, a residential or commercial structure, regardless of the structure's being occupied or unoccupied (an estimated $75,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the parcel fee for an entire year), for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities for the District, including the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes and all purposes incidental thereto?
YesApproved
52.2%168 votes
No
47.8%154 votes
No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
322 votes cast; 17.7% of the 1,602 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition Summary: 1 mill property tax to be levied in perpetuity for paying costs of maintenance, operation and upkeep of the Black River Lake and Brushy Bayou Flood Control Structures.
PW PJ, 1 Mill - PJ
Passed: 44.6% voted yes and 55.4% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $132,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, beginning with the year 2013, for the purpose of paying costs for maintenance, operation and upkeep of the Black River Lake and Brushy Bayou Flood Control Structures?
Yes
44.6%623 votes
NoDefeated
55.4%773 votes
No precinct map: Concordia Parish's precinct lines changed, and the published boundaries don't match these results.
1,396 votes cast; 9.8% of the 13,965 registered voters in the area turned out.