Richland Parish

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of an eight and fifty-nine hundredths (8.59) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish of Richland (an estimated $1,775,684 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 2017 and ending with the year 2026, for the purpose of giving additional support to public elementary and secondary schools in said Parish, said millage to represent a ninety hundredths of a mill (.90) increase (due to reappraisal) over the 7.69 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2016 pursuant to an election held on April 29, 2006?

Shall the Richland Parish School Board continue to levy and collect the one-half of one percent (1/2%) sales and use tax authorized at an election held on April 29, 2006 (the "Tax") (an estimated $1,725,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional term of 10 years, beginning June 1, 2017, with the net proceeds of the Tax to be used to maintain and operate the public schools of Richland Parish: 1. $150,000 plus 10% of each year's net proceeds to the School Board to meet inflation costs; 2. 10% of each year's net proceeds to fund a reserve to pay for expenses of natural disasters, provided that if the balance in such fund exceeds $500,000, then this portion of the Tax may be used for purposes described in subparagraph 1 above; and 3. The balance each year allocated on a per-pupil basis to each school district; provided, however, that in the event of a disaster, the School Board may approve the use of a portion of the Tax to defray the costs of such disaster, with any such amount to be offset in subsequent allocations?