Claiborne Parish

Shall Claiborne Parish Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a ten (10) mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $360,000 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 2014 and ending with the year 2023, for the purpose of improving, maintaining and operating the District's fire protection facilities, for purchasing, maintaining and operating fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service?

Shall an additional homestead exemption be authorized in the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), effective on and after January 1, 2014, for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 21(K) of the Louisiana Constitution, provided that this additional homestead exemption shall extend and apply to property in Claiborne Parish only after approval by a majority of the registered voters of Claiborne Parish voting on this proposition?

Shall the Parish of Claiborne, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy under the authority conferred by Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority a tax of two and seventy-one hundredths (2.71) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $345,000 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 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of operating, repairing, maintaining and equipping the Parish Courthouse, the Parish Jail and other Parish Buildings, including paying the cost of utilities therefore?

Shall the Parish of Claiborne, 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, be authorized to levy and collect, a tax of one-eighth of one percent (1/8%) (the "Tax") (an estimated $165,000 reasonably expected to be collected annually from levy of 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 for a period of seven (7) years, commencing January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2020, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated to the conservation and development of natural resources for agricultural, commercial, residential or other purposes, including surface and ground water, promoting safety on lakes and waterways, both within and without the Parish, and including equipment and improvements necessary for the above purposes, to be administered by the Claiborne Parish Watershed District pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement with the Parish?