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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Local election results for Tuesday, November 4, 2014, including statewide races. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.
Frank Kelly (Republican) won with 50.4% of the vote.
Frank Kelly RepublicanElected
50.4%2,123 votes
Tammy Armer Smith RepublicanDefeated
49.6%2,087 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Frank Kelly
Tammy Armer Smith
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 3,383 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 827 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
4,210 votes cast; 57.4% of the 7,830 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 4
William "Bill" Lott (Republican) won with 63.3% of the vote.
William "Bill" Lott RepublicanElected
63.3%1,904 votes
Elizabeth Roberts Foster No partyDefeated
36.7%1,104 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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William "Bill" Lott
Elizabeth Roberts Foster
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 2,590 votes cast at the polls in 8 precincts. The 418 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
3,008 votes cast; 53.3% of the 6,201 registered voters in the area turned out.
Member of School Board, District 9
Eric Newman (Republican) won with 68.5% of the vote.
Eric Newman RepublicanElected
68.5%1,277 votes
Eddy Ray Presley RepublicanDefeated
31.5%587 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Eric Newman
Eddy Ray Presley
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,727 votes cast at the polls in 9 precincts. The 137 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,864 votes cast; 42.9% of the 5,144 registered voters in the area turned out.
Cities, towns, and villages
City of Shreveport
Mayor, City of Shreveport
No one got a majority, so Ollie S. Tyler (Democrat) and Victoria Provenza (No party) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Ollie S. Tyler 30.7%, Victoria Provenza 42.0%, Patrick C. Williams 14.0%, Samuel L. "Sam" Jenkins, Jr. 3.3%.
Ollie S. Tyler DemocratIn runoff
43.7%26,063 votes
Victoria Provenza No partyIn runoff
25.5%15,218 votes
Patrick C. Williams DemocratDefeated
21.6%12,901 votes
Samuel L. "Sam" Jenkins, Jr. DemocratDefeated
4.3%2,570 votes
3 other candidates: 4.8% together
Anna Marie Arpino Other party
2.4%
1,431
James "Jim" Crowley No party
1.9%
1,126
Melvin Gerard Slack, Jr. Other party
0.6%
332
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Who got the most votes in each precinct, and their share
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Ollie S. Tyler
Victoria Provenza
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 139 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 11 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
59,641 votes cast; 47.2% of the 130,361 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so Willie Bradford (Democrat) and Rose Wilson McCulloch (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Willie Bradford 0.0%, Rose Wilson McCulloch 0.0%, Gregory Young 100.0%, Bobby Joe Cooper 0.0%.
Willie Bradford DemocratIn runoff
35.3%2,415 votes
Rose Wilson McCulloch DemocratIn runoff
35.3%2,412 votes
Gregory Young DemocratDefeated
20.5%1,399 votes
Bobby Joe Cooper Other partyDefeated
8.9%612 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 0 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 1 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,838 votes cast; 44.1% of the 17,386 registered voters in the area turned out.
No one got a majority, so "Jeff" Everson (Democrat) and Lynn D. Cawthorne (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: "Jeff" Everson 53.7%, Lynn D. Cawthorne 23.2%, Craig B. Lee 23.2%.
"Jeff" Everson DemocratIn runoff
47.3%2,888 votes
Lynn D. Cawthorne DemocratIn runoff
41.6%2,538 votes
Craig B. Lee Other partyDefeated
11.1%680 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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"Jeff" Everson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 76 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 6 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
6,106 votes cast; 39.2% of the 17,941 registered voters in the area turned out.
Wiley Joe Robinson (Democrat) won with 75.2% of the vote.
Wiley Joe Robinson DemocratElected
75.2%270 votes
Donna Canales No partyDefeated
24.8%89 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Wiley Joe Robinson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 322 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
359 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Marshal, Town of Plain Dealing
Ronnie Murray (No party) won with 69.7% of the vote.
Ronnie Murray No partyElected
69.7%265 votes
"Tim" Cannon Other partyDefeated
26.3%100 votes
Charles "Chuck" Spraggins RepublicanDefeated
3.9%15 votes
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Ronnie Murray
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 343 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
380 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 2, Town of Plain Dealing
Ronald "Ronnie" Griggs (No party) won with 55.4% of the vote.
Ronald "Ronnie" Griggs No partyElected
55.4%190 votes
James "Jim" Parrish No partyDefeated
44.6%153 votes
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Ronald "Ronnie" Griggs
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 306 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
343 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 3, Town of Plain Dealing
Howard Haynie (Republican) won with 51.0% of the vote.
Howard Haynie RepublicanElected
51.0%182 votes
Jeffery "Jeff" Benson DemocratDefeated
49.0%175 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Howard Haynie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 320 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 37 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
357 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Alderman, District 4, Town of Plain Dealing
Cindy Anderson Dodson (Republican) won with 59.4% of the vote.
Cindy Anderson Dodson RepublicanElected
59.4%203 votes
Terry Richardson RepublicanDefeated
40.6%139 votes
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Cindy Anderson Dodson
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 308 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 34 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
342 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Aldermen, District 1, Town of Plain Dealing
Shanthia "Shanita" Gay (No party) and "Kim" Holt Allums (Republican) won.
Shanthia "Shanita" Gay No partyElected
32.9%200 votes
"Kim" Holt Allums RepublicanElected
25.8%157 votes
Robert D. Hamiter DemocratDefeated
22.0%134 votes
Charlotte Giles Hamiter DemocratDefeated
19.2%117 votes
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Shanthia "Shanita" Gay
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 541 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 67 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
608 votes cast; 63.7% of the 612 registered voters in the area turned out.
Courts and judges
District Attorney, 26th Judicial District Court
Schuyler Marvin (Republican) won with 52.9% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Schuyler Marvin 46.9%, "Whit" Graves 53.1%.
Schuyler Marvin RepublicanElected
52.9%23,792 votes
"Whit" Graves RepublicanDefeated
47.1%21,216 votes
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Schuyler Marvin
"Whit" Graves
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,962 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 3,896 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
45,008 votes cast; 50.3% of the 96,195 registered voters in the area turned out.
City Judge, City Court, Election Dist. 2, Div. D, City of Shreveport
Sheva M. Sims (Democrat) won with 69.4% of the vote.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Sheva M. Sims 45.9%, Terrell J. Myles 54.1%.
Sheva M. Sims DemocratElected
69.4%14,205 votes
Terrell J. Myles DemocratDefeated
30.6%6,249 votes
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Terrell J. Myles
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 67 votes cast at the polls in 2 precincts. The 7 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
20,454 votes cast; 42.5% of the 55,052 registered voters in the area turned out.
Jimmie "Jim" Whitman (Republican) won with 71.0% of the vote.
Jimmie "Jim" Whitman RepublicanElected
71.0%9,941 votes
Carl Wayne Richard RepublicanDefeated
29.0%4,059 votes
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Jimmie "Jim" Whitman
Carl Wayne Richard
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,434 votes cast at the polls in 42 precincts. The 1,566 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,000 votes cast; 45.2% of the 34,186 registered voters in the area turned out.
City Marshal, City Court, City of Shreveport
No one got a majority, so Charlie Caldwell (Democrat) and "Jim" Taliaferro (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Charlie Caldwell 28.7%, "Jim" Taliaferro 26.7%, Joey Hester 32.0%, Don "D.D." Otis 8.0%.
Charlie Caldwell DemocratIn runoff
38.2%21,673 votes
"Jim" Taliaferro RepublicanIn runoff
22.3%12,621 votes
Joey Hester RepublicanDefeated
19.0%10,741 votes
Don "D.D." Otis DemocratDefeated
15.5%8,769 votes
Anthony Isley "AJ" Johnson DemocratDefeated
5.1%2,864 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Charlie Caldwell
Joey Hester
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 141 votes cast at the polls in 4 precincts. The 9 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
56,668 votes cast; 47.2% of the 130,548 registered voters in the area turned out.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 3
Terry Sullivan (Republican) and "Cliff" Cannon (Other party) won.
Terry Sullivan RepublicanElected
39.0%831 votes
"Cliff" Cannon Other partyElected
30.6%652 votes
Linda Hamiter DemocratDefeated
30.5%650 votes
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Terry Sullivan
"Cliff" Cannon
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,768 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 365 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,133 votes cast; 55.0% of the 2,889 registered voters in the area turned out.
Justice(s) of the Peace, Justice of the Peace District 6
Charles E. Gray (Republican) and Michael Keith (Republican) won.
Charles E. Gray RepublicanElected
34.2%5,219 votes
Michael Keith RepublicanElected
28.7%4,379 votes
David R. Cook RepublicanDefeated
26.0%3,959 votes
"Ron" Eastridge DemocratDefeated
11.1%1,695 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Charles E. Gray
Michael Keith
David R. Cook
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 13,497 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,755 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
15,252 votes cast; 49.6% of the 22,048 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace District 1
Brandon Oswalt (Republican) won with 56.7% of the vote.
Brandon Oswalt RepublicanElected
56.7%3,315 votes
E. T. "Scooter" Rushing RepublicanDefeated
43.3%2,531 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Brandon Oswalt
E. T. "Scooter" Rushing
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 5,284 votes cast at the polls in 18 precincts. The 562 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
5,846 votes cast; 48.8% of the 13,857 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace District 3
"Ricky" Blalock (Republican) won with 31.3% of the vote.
"Ricky" Blalock RepublicanElected
31.3%697 votes
Jerry Jenkins DemocratIn runoff
23.4%521 votes
Eddie Chandler DemocratIn runoff
16.5%367 votes
Stephen "Steve" Smith DemocratDefeated
15.8%352 votes
John Craft No partyDefeated
13.0%289 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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"Ricky" Blalock
Jerry Jenkins
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 1,838 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 388 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
2,226 votes cast; 55.0% of the 2,889 registered voters in the area turned out.
Constable(s), Justice of the Peace District 6
Wayne Berry (Republican) and Kenneth Stephens (Republican) won.
Wayne Berry RepublicanElected
39.8%5,705 votes
Kenneth Stephens RepublicanElected
35.2%5,046 votes
Jeffery Weems RepublicanDefeated
25.0%3,592 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Wayne Berry
Kenneth Stephens
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 12,720 votes cast at the polls in 26 precincts. The 1,623 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
14,343 votes cast; 49.6% of the 22,048 registered voters in the area turned out.
Statewide and federal races in Bossier Parish
U.S. Senator
No one got a majority, so Mary L. Landrieu (Democrat) and "Bill" Cassidy (Republican) went to a runoff.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Mary L. Landrieu 26.2%, "Bill" Cassidy 52.2%, "Rob" Maness 18.5%, Thomas Clements 1.3%.
Mary L. Landrieu DemocratIn runoff
42.1%619,402 votes
"Bill" Cassidy RepublicanIn runoff
41.0%603,048 votes
"Rob" Maness RepublicanDefeated
13.8%202,556 votes
Thomas Clements RepublicanDefeated
1.0%14,173 votes
4 other candidates: 2.2% together
Brannon Lee McMorris Libertarian
0.9%
13,034
Wayne Ables Democrat
0.8%
11,323
William P. Waymire, Jr. Democrat
0.3%
4,673
Vallian Senegal Democrat
0.3%
3,835
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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Mary L. Landrieu
"Bill" Cassidy
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 29,516 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 4,050 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
1,472,044 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District
John Fleming (Republican) won with 73.4% of the vote.
This race covers 15 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: John Fleming 80.8%, Randall Lord 19.2%.
John Fleming RepublicanElected
73.4%152,683 votes
Randall Lord LibertarianDefeated
26.6%55,236 votes
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John Fleming
Randall Lord
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 27,664 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 3,869 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
207,919 votes cast; 51.0% of the 473,231 registered voters in the area turned out.
PSC, District 5
Foster Campbell (Democrat) won with 61.5% of the vote.
This race covers 24 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Foster Campbell 53.3%, Keith Gates 46.7%.
Foster Campbell DemocratElected
61.5%169,098 votes
Keith Gates RepublicanDefeated
38.5%105,918 votes
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Foster Campbell
Keith Gates
Another candidate, or a tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 28,736 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 3,992 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
275,016 votes cast; 50.2% of the 596,024 registered voters in the area turned out.
Propositions, taxes, and recalls
Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District Proposition (Tax Renewal)
Shall Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of Bossier Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of one and fifty-four hundredths (1.54) mills on all property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $1,006,000 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 improving, operating and maintaining the public facilities of said District for the benefit of the public, including the construction, operation and maintenance of a children's zoo?
YesApproved
57.0%12,209 votes
No
43.0%9,208 votes
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 18,382 votes cast at the polls in 58 precincts. The 3,035 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
21,417 votes cast; 48.2% of the 50,100 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Council on Aging Millage)
PW Council on Aging, 1 Mill - PJ - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 48.1% voted yes and 51.9% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to levy and collect a special tax of one (1) mill on all property subject to taxation in said Parish (an estimated $960,000 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 acquiring, constructing, operating and maintaining capital improvements to serve the elderly; and for operating and maintaining programs for the elderly and disabled persons in Bossier Parish through the Bossier Council on Aging Inc.?
Yes
48.1%14,431 votes
NoDefeated
51.9%15,583 votes
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Yes
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 26,149 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 3,865 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
30,014 votes cast; 48.6% of the 70,536 registered voters in the area turned out.
Parishwide Proposition (Millage Renewal)
PW Millage Renewal, 7.57 Mills - PJ - 10 Yrs.
Passed: 50.7% voted yes and 49.3% voted no.
What the ballot said
Shall the Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of seven and fifty-seven hundredths (7.57) mills on all property subject to taxation within the Parish (an estimated $7,200,000 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 2016 and ending with the year 2025, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining and operating the public library facilities and system in the Parish?
YesApproved
50.7%15,264 votes
No
49.3%14,820 votes
By precinct in Bossier Parish
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A tie
Not voting in this race, or no votes
Shows the 26,221 votes cast at the polls in 71 precincts. The 3,863 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.
Results by precinct
30,084 votes cast; 48.6% of the 70,536 registered voters in the area turned out.
Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau Proposition (2% Hotel Occupancy Tax)
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 45.3%, No 54.7%.
What the ballot said
Shall the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (the "Bureau") be authorized to levy an additional two (2) percent hotel occupancy tax (the "Tax") upon the occupancy of hotel rooms, motel rooms and overnight camping facilities within its jurisdiction, all as defined by law (an estimated $2,224,080 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the additional levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of twenty-four and one half (24 1/2) years beginning December 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2039, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying costs of collecting and administering the Tax) to be used in the following percentages for the following uses within the jurisdiction of the Bureau: (1) 50% of one cent shall be used to support the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission for the operation and promotion of sporting goals and sporting activities, as it relates to sports tourism; (2) 75% of one cent shall be used to support the Independence Bowl Foundation for the promotion of Division I football events; and (3) 75% of one cent shall be used to support the Ark-La-Tex Regional Air Service Alliance to incentivize air flights, air carriers and air fare?
Yes
49.9%48,972 votes
NoDefeated
50.1%49,158 votes
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98,130 votes cast; 48.0% of the 237,404 registered voters in the area turned out.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 48.2%, No 51.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the legislature to create the Louisiana Medical Assistance Trust Fund, for the payment of Medicaid reimbursement to the health care provider groups paying fees into the fund? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.14)
YesApproved
56.2%777,310 votes
No
43.8%606,983 votes
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1,384,293 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 2
Hospital Stabilization Fund
Passed: 56.2% voted yes and 43.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 47.3%, No 52.7%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to create the Hospital Stabilization Fund to stabilize and protect Medicaid reimbursements for health care services by depositing assessments paid by hospitals, as authorized by the legislature, into a fund to support Louisiana hospital reimbursement? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.13)
YesApproved
56.2%771,253 votes
No
43.8%600,705 votes
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1,371,958 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 3
Tax Sale
Passed: 35.8% voted yes and 64.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 34.6%, No 65.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment allowing an authorized agent of a tax collector to assist in the tax sale process, including the sale of property for delinquent taxes and that the fee charged by the authorized agent be included within the costs that the collector can recover in the tax sale? (Amends Article VII, Section 25(A)(1) and (E))
Yes
35.8%478,527 votes
NoDefeated
64.2%858,112 votes
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1,336,639 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 4
Investment of Public Funds
Passed: 32.4% voted yes and 67.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 32.3%, No 67.7%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the investment of public funds to capitalize a state infrastructure bank and the loan, pledge, guarantee, or donation of public funds by a state infrastructure bank for eligible transportation projects? (Amends Article VII, Section 14(B))
Yes
32.4%429,927 votes
NoDefeated
67.6%895,069 votes
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1,324,996 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 5
Remove Mandatory Retirement Age of Judges
Passed: 41.8% voted yes and 58.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 38.1%, No 61.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to remove the constitutional requirement that a judge retire upon attaining the age of seventy or, if his seventieth birthday occurs during his term, that he retire upon completion of that term? (Amends Article V, Section 23)
Yes
41.8%562,780 votes
NoDefeated
58.2%783,402 votes
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1,346,182 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 6
Fire and Police Protection Orleans Parish
Passed: 51.2% voted yes and 48.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 49.3%, No 50.7%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of Orleans Parish to increase the annual millage rate levied for fire and police protection, to require that the revenue from the fire and police millages be used for fire and police protection service enhancements, and to require that any increase be approved by the voters of Orleans Parish? (Amends Article VI, Section 26(E))
YesApproved
51.2%672,431 votes
No
48.8%642,097 votes
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1,314,528 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 7
Disabled Veterans
Passed: 74.4% voted yes and 25.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 79.1%, No 20.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to provide that the homesteads of veterans with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent unemployability or totally disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and their surviving spouses, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars, and that a parishwide vote shall not be required to implement this change in qualification for the exemption? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(K)(1) and (3))
YesApproved
74.4%993,425 votes
No
25.6%341,620 votes
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1,335,045 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 8
Artificial Reef Development Fund
Passed: 57.2% voted yes and 42.8% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 50.8%, No 49.2%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to establish the Artificial Reef Development Fund in the state treasury by depositing in to the fund monies that have been received by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance to provide funding for programs dedicated to managing an artificial reef system, the wild seafood certification program, and inshore fisheries habitat enhancement projects? (Adds Article VII, Section 10.11)
YesApproved
57.2%758,142 votes
No
42.8%567,483 votes
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1,325,625 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 9
Special Assessment Level - Disabled
Passed: 46.9% voted yes and 53.1% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 45.1%, No 54.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to exclude owners who are permanently totally disabled from the requirement that they annually certify to the assessor the amount of their adjusted gross income in order to receive the Special Assessment Level on their residences for property tax purposes? (Amends Article VII, Section 18(G)(1)(a)(iv))
Yes
46.9%619,637 votes
NoDefeated
53.1%702,196 votes
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1,321,833 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 10
Redemption Period, Abandoned Property
Passed: 54.3% voted yes and 45.7% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 53.1%, No 46.9%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment providing for an eighteen-month redemption period in any parish other than Orleans, for vacant property sold at tax sale which is blighted or abandoned? (Effective January 1, 2015) (Adds Article VII, Section 25(B)(3))
YesApproved
54.3%714,134 votes
No
45.7%600,487 votes
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1,314,621 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 11
Executive Branch Departments
Passed: 29.8% voted yes and 70.2% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 25.2%, No 74.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to change the maximum number of departments in the executive branch of state government from twenty to twenty-one? (Amends Article IV, Section 1(B))
Yes
29.8%392,849 votes
NoDefeated
70.2%924,413 votes
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1,317,262 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 12
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Passed: 41.1% voted yes and 58.9% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 55.6%, No 44.4%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to require that two members of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission be electors from parishes located north of the parishes of Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, Avoyelles, and Pointe Coupee? (Amends Article IX, Section 7(A))
Yes
41.1%538,717 votes
NoDefeated
58.9%771,415 votes
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1,310,132 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 13
Lower Ninth Ward Property Sale
Passed: 40.6% voted yes and 59.4% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 38.2%, No 61.8%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to authorize the governing authority of the city of New Orleans to sell at a price fixed by the legislature property located in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans? (Amends Article VII, Section (14)(B))
Yes
40.6%529,163 votes
NoDefeated
59.4%775,434 votes
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1,304,597 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
Amendment 14
Tax Rebates, Incentives, Abatements
Passed: 41.4% voted yes and 58.6% voted no.
This race covers 64 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Bossier Parish: Yes 46.0%, No 54.0%.
What the ballot said
Do you support an amendment to provide that legislation relative to tax rebates, tax incentives, and tax abatements may not be introduced or considered by the legislature in a regular session held in an even-numbered year? (Amends Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(b) and (4)(b)(introductory paragraph))
Yes
41.4%538,241 votes
NoDefeated
58.6%762,210 votes
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1,300,451 votes cast; 51.5% of the 2,935,692 registered voters in the area turned out.
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