Ouachita Parish

Shall the City of West Monroe, Louisiana (the "City"), levy and collect a tax of one per cent (1%) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, and consumption and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City (an estimated $7,150,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years from and after January 1, 2017, with the net proceeds of said tax to continue to be deposited monthly as follows: (1) 25% of net collections into a General Fund Special Account to be used for, but not limited to, deposits into a workman's compensation fund and payments required for the policeman and firemen pension obligations and (2) 75% of the collections into a Capital Fund Special Account for purchases and improvements of assets having a life of one year or greater, related professional services and programs, and for paying for capital improvements, constructions and repairs to or for the benefit of the City's infrastructure and facilities, with said proceeds subject to funding into bonds for capital purposes?

Shall the East Ouachita Economic Development District (the "District"), be authorized to levy a tax of 1.39% (the "Tax") for a period of twenty-five (25) years, commencing July 1, 2016, 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 within the Parish as defined by law, (an estimated $2,650,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying costs of collecting the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purposes of undertaking economic development projects consisting of road, drainage and related infrastructure improvements for the benefit of the District?

Shall the West Ouachita Economic Development District (the "District"), be authorized to levy a tax of .39% (the "Tax") for a period of twenty-five (25) years, commencing July 1, 2016, 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 within the Parish as defined by law, (an estimated $1,750,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying costs of collecting the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purposes of undertaking economic development projects consisting of road and related infrastructure improvements for the benefit of the District?