Plaquemines Parish

Shall the existing Charter for Local Self-Government for Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, be amended to create a department of arts, parks, and recreation which shall be managed and controlled by a director of arts, parks, and recreation, appointed by the Parish President, subject to confirmation by majority vote of the entire membership of the Council, who shall serve at the will of the Parish President, and to provide for certain matters related thereto, all as more specifically set forth in Ordinance No. 23-133 adopted by the Plaquemines Parish Council on August 24, 2023, in accordance with Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable law?

Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a 7.64 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in said District (an estimated $6,775,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2034, for the purpose of providing continued funding for the District, said millage to represent a 1.07 mill increase (due to reappraisal) over the 6.57 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2024 pursuant to an election held November 16, 2013?

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))