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Acadia Parish

Local election results for Saturday, August 15, 2020. Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. Each race has a map by precinct.

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Propositions, taxes, and recalls

Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District Proposition (In-Lieu Millage)

Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service Dist., 10 Mills In-Lieu - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 69.1% voted yes and 30.9% voted no.

This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Acadia Parish: Yes 69.8%, No 30.2%.

What the ballot said

Shall Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District of the Parishes of Acadia and St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the "District") levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of ten (10) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $375,000 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 2020 and ending with the year 2029, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping, maintaining and/or operating new and existing hospital, health care and related facilities of the District and recruiting physicians and other health care professionals therefore, said tax to be in lieu of and replace an ad valorem tax authorized at an election held in said District on November 19, 2011 to be levied in the District through the year 2022 and currently being levied at a rate of 7.64 mills?

  • YesApproved

    69.1% 986 votes

  • No

    30.9% 441 votes

By precinct in Acadia Parish

The precinct map loads as you scroll to it.

Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 1,022 votes cast at the polls in 10 precincts. The 212 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

1,427 votes cast; 16.9% of the 8,564 registered voters in the area turned out.

Results by parish
ParishYesNoTurnout
Acadia Parish69.8%86130.2%37319.5%
St. Landry Parish64.8%12535.2%689.0%

Fourth Ward Drainage District No. 1 Proposition (Millage Renewal)

Fourth Ward Drainage District No. 1, 6.32 Mills Renewal - BOC - 10 Yrs.

Passed: 62.2% voted yes and 37.8% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Fourth Ward Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of Acadia, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of six and thirty-two hundredths (6.32) mills on all property subject to taxation situated in said District (an estimated $51,000 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 2021 and ending with the year 2030, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining and operating gravity drainage works within and for the said District?

  • YesApproved

    62.2% 23 votes

  • No

    37.8% 14 votes

By precinct in Acadia Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 19 votes cast at the polls in 5 precincts. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

37 votes cast; 5.6% of the 717 registered voters in the area turned out.

Village of Estherwood Proposition

Village of Estherwood, Sale of Gas Utility System - BOA

Passed: 100.0% voted yes and 0.0% voted no.

What the ballot said

Shall the Village of Estherwood, State of Louisiana (the "Town"), sell its natural gas distribution utility system and grant franchise to operate same to CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Louisiana Gas, as per written proposal of date January 9, 2020 on file in the office of the Clerk of said Town?

  • YesApproved

    100.0% 89 votes

  • No

    0.0% 0 votes

By precinct in Acadia Parish

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Which side won each precinct, and by how much

Under 55%55 to 65%Over 65%
Yes
No
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

Shows the 71 votes cast at the polls in 1 precinct. The 18 early and absentee votes are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't on the map.

89 votes cast; 17.8% of the 500 registered voters in the area turned out.

Turnout by precinct

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Share of registered voters in each precinct who voted at the polls on election day

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Early and absentee voters are counted for the whole parish, not by precinct, so they aren't included here.