Ouachita Parish

Shall the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a special tax of one and eighty-eight hundredths (1.88) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $839,028.36 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 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of maintaining and operating the recreational facilities of the City?

Shall the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue the levy and collection of a special tax of one and seven hundredths (1.07) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $477,532.10 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 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of providing municipal public safety services in the City and maintaining and operating municipal service departments in connection therewith, including the acquisition of necessary equipment, said mills to represent a .01 mills increase (due to reassessment) over the 1.06 mills authorized to be levied through 2023 pursuant to an election held on November 16, 2013?

Shall the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a special tax of one and thirty-one hundredths (1.31) mills tax on all property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $584,642.10 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 2024 and ending with the year 2033, for the purpose of operating and maintaining drainage facilities of the City?

Do you support an amendment to clarify that the timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and his return of a vetoed bill to the legislature is based upon the legislative session in which the bill passed and to authorize the legislature, if it is in session, to reconsider vetoed bills without convening a separate veto session? (Effective January 8, 2024)(Amends Article III, Section 18)

Do you support an amendment to remove provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana which created the following inactive special funds within the state treasury: Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund, Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund, Millennium Leverage Fund, Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund, First Use Tax Trust Fund, Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement and to provide for the transfer of any remaining monies in such funds to the state general fund? (Repeals Article VII, Sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) and Article IX, Sections 9 and 10)

Do you support an amendment to authorize the local governing authority of a parish to provide an ad valorem tax exemption for qualified first responders? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(O))

Do you support an amendment authorizing the legislature, after securing a two-thirds vote of each house, to use up to two hundred fifty million dollars from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund to alleviate a budget deficit subject to conditions set forth by law and allowing the legislature to modify such conditions for accessing the monies in the fund, subject to two-thirds vote? (Amends Article VII, Section 10.15(E)(1) and (F); Adds Article VII, Section 10.15(G))