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LaSalle Parish

Local election results for Saturday, December 8, 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 Proposition (Parish Sales Tax) Summary: 10 year, 1% sales and use tax for constructing, improving, maintaining, surfacing and/or resurfacing public roads and bridges within the Parish, including incidental drainage and acquiring, maintaining and operating equipment and materials for said purposes.

PW PJ, 1% S&U Tax - PJ - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 39.3% voted yes and 60.7% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Parish of LaSalle, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the "Tax") 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 Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,930,000 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, commencing January 1, 2013, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, surfacing and/or resurfacing public roads and bridges within the Parish, including incidental drainage and acquiring, maintaining and operating equipment and materials for said purposes, and should the Tax be approved by voters, the levy of the Parish's presently authorized ad valorem tax for roads and bridges and the levy of the presently authorized ad valorem taxes of the several Road Districts of the Parish will be discontinued beginning with the year 2013?

  • Yes

    39.3% 548 votes

  • NoDefeated

    60.7% 845 votes

By precinct in LaSalle Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,172 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 221 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,393 votes cast; 14.8% of the 8,842 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

  • 5% to 20%
  • 20% to 35%
  • 35% to 50%
  • 50% to 65%
  • 65% to 80%

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