Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City"), under authority of La. R.S. 47:338.1, et seq., be authorized to continue to levy and collect within the City for twenty-five (25) years from March 1, 2015, a tax of one percent (1%) ("Tax"), with collections from the tax estimated to be $21,332,400 for one entire year, upon the sale at retail, the use, lease or rental, consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property, and upon sale of services as defined in R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive, with proceeds of the Tax dedicated and used to construct, acquire, operate and maintain paving, resurfacing, street improvements, bridges, street lighting facilities; construct, purchase and maintain fire department stations and equipment, garbage disposal and health and sanitation facilities and equipment, public buildings, parks and recreation facilities, sewer and sewer disposal works, improvements to the lakefront, title to which shall be in the public; and for operating and maintaining fire, police, health and sanitation, recreation, public works, and other departments of the City, or for any one or more of said purposes, in addition to any fees levied for public utility purposes?

Shall the City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (the "City"), under authority of La. R.S. 47:338.1, et seq., be authorized to continue to levy and collect within the City a tax of one-quarter percent (1/4%), with collections from the tax estimated to be $5,333,100 for one entire year, 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 upon the sale of services as defined in LA R.S. 47:301, et seq., inclusive, for a period of ten (10) years beginning April 1, 2015, with the proceeds of such tax to be dedicated and used for the purpose of maintaining the salaries and benefits of employees of the City, including, but not limited to the Police Department, Fire Department, and Public Works Department?

Shall the Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Ward 2, ("Drainage District") Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, renew, levy and collect a special tax of fourteen and six tenths (14.6) mills, on all property subject to taxation in Gravity Drainage District No. 9, Ward 2, State of Louisiana, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning on January 1, 2015, for the purpose of maintenance and operation of the said Drainage District and in the event the proposition carries, for authority to renew, levy and collect the special tax provided for in the proposition? The District estimates that it will collect $278,915.00 from the levy of the tax in the year 2015.

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 8, Section 13(C)(Third) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 39:701, et seq., and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, continue to levy and collect each year for a period of ten years beginning January 1, 2015, a special tax of 3.50 mills on the dollar of all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $5,916,000 for one entire year for the purpose of providing additional support for maintenance and operation of the public schools of Calcasieu Parish?

Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 6, Section 29 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 47:338.54, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, extend for a period of ten years beginning October 1, 2015, and be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%), with collections from the tax estimated to be $22,570,000 for one entire year, currently being collected upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, all presently or hereafter defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through La. R.S. 47:317, with the proceeds of the tax to be dedicated exclusively for supplementing the salaries of teachers and other employees of the Calcasieu Parish School Board?

Shall Recreation District No. One of Ward Three of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $16,000,000 for a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the date thereof, with interest at a rate not exceeding eight (8%) percent per annum, for the purpose of establishing, acquiring, constructing, improving, extending and maintaining within said District the recreational facilities for the benefit of all its citizens, with all necessary equipment and installations in connection therewith, title to which shall be in the public, which said bonds shall be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes on all taxable property within the limits of Recreation District No. One of Ward Three of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest, with the estimated millage rate to be 3.30 mills in the first year of issue?

Shall Recreation District No. One of Ward Three of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, levy and collect a tax of 5.50 mills for a period of ten (10) years beginning in 2015, in excess of and in addition to other taxes levied by the District, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $3,283,517 for one entire year, for the purpose of maintaining and operating recreation facilities, including both movable and immovable property, owned or used by the District, title to which shall be in the public?

Shall Waterworks District No. 8 of Wards 3 and 8 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (the "District") renew, levy and collect a special tax of six and twenty-four one-hundredths (6.24) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in the District, annually for the period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2015 and ending with the year 2024, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating the District's waterworks system, a work of public improvement within said District? The District estimates that it will collect $118,026.00 from the levy of the tax in the year 2015.