Caddo Parish

Shall the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of La. R.S. 47:338.16 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a renewal tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (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, (an estimated $10,832,000 for an entire year, with adjustments depending upon the fluctuation of annual budgets), and with such avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) will be dedicated and used solely and exclusively for salaries, benefits, equipment and personnel for the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Shreveport, given that the passage and renewal of this tax at the November 2016 election will eliminate that need to call the tax for future elections as it will exist in perpetuity and have an effective date of January 1, 2018?

Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume be permitted by package only and not for consumption on the premises in the Town of Blanchard, State of Louisiana?

Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing not more than six percent alcohol by volume for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Blanchard, State of Louisiana?

Shall the sale of beverage alcohol containing one-half of one percent alcohol by volume and above for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Blanchard, State of Louisiana?

Shall the sale of beverages of alcoholic content containing one-half of one percent alcohol by volume and above by the package only and not for consumption on the premises be permitted in the Town of Blanchard, State of Louisiana?

Shall the sale of beverages of high and low alcoholic content be permitted only on the premises of restaurant establishments which have been issued an "R" permit as defined by law in the Town of Blanchard, State of Louisiana?

Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the Town), continue to levy and collect a special tax of two and seventy-nine hundredths (2.79) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $38,000 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of maintaining and operating sewers and sewerage disposal works for said Town?

Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the Town), continue to levy and collect a special tax of two and seventy-nine hundredths (2.79) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $38,000 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of improving and maintaining public streets in said Town?

Shall the Town of Vivian, State of Louisiana (the Town), continue to levy and collect a special tax of one and forty hundredths (1.40) mills on all the property subject to taxation within the Town (an estimated $19,180 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 2018 and ending with the year 2027, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the waterworks system of said Town, a work of public improvement for said Town?

Do you support an amendment to provide that the manner of appointment for the registrar of voters in each parish is as provided by law and to require the qualifications of the registrar to be provided by law? (Amends Article XI, Section 5)

Do you support an amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish the tuition and mandatory fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management, without legislative approval? (Adds Article VIII, Section 7.2)

Do you support an amendment to eliminate the deductibility of federal income taxes paid in computing state corporate income taxes? (Effective January 1, 2017) (Amends Article VII, Section 4(A))

Do you support an amendment to authorize an exemption from ad valorem property tax for the total assessed value of the homestead of an unmarried surviving spouse of a person who died while on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the Louisiana National Guard, or while performing their duties as a state police, law enforcement, or fire protection officer? (Effective December 1, 2016) (Adds Article VII, Section 21(M))

Do you support an amendment to establish the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund for the deposit of recurring mineral and corporate tax revenues, to restrict the use of the fund to 10% of the balance when the balance reaches $5 billion, to restrict the use of the fund to construction projects and transportation infrastructure, and to allocate recurring mineral revenues to the payment of state employee retirement debt? (Adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), 10.15, and 10.16)

Do you support an amendment to authorize the use of up to five percent of current year appropriations or allocations from statutorily or certain constitutionally created funds or up to one percent of the current year's balances in certain constitutionally created funds to eliminate a projected deficit in the next fiscal year if the official forecast for the next fiscal year is less than the official forecast for the current fiscal year or if the official forecast has been reduced by at least one percent from the most recently adopted estimate for the ensuing fiscal year, and to exempt certain funds and mandates from being used to eliminate a projected deficit? (Amends Article VII, Section 10(F)(2)(b); adds Article VII, Section 10(F)(4)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l))