St. Helena Parish

Shall Fifth Ward Fire Protection District No. 1 of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 15.33 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $99,800 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 acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities, vehicles and/or equipment, including both movable and immoveable property, to be used, directly or indirectly, by the District to provide fire protection service, said millage to represent a .33 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 15 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2024 pursuant to an election held on November 16, 2013?

Shall Fire Protection District Number Three of the Parish of St. Helena, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 5.53 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $92,700 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 acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating fire protection facilities and equipment for the District, and paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection, said millage to represent a .53 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 5 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2024 pursuant to an election held on October 19, 2013?

Shall the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a special tax of 5 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $277,300 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 improving, maintaining, repairing or resurfacing public roads in the Parish?

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "School Board"), be authorized to levy and collect a 1% sales and use tax (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law, 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 in the Parish (an estimated $900,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in perpetuity, commencing January 1, 2024, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for the purpose of paying salaries and benefits of employees of the School Board and acquiring, constructing, improving and maintaining public schools and school related facilities in the Parish, including furnishings and equipment therefor?

Shall Parishwide School District of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to levy a tax of 16.02 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $888,400 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 giving additional support for the current operations of the public elementary and secondary schools in the District, including paying salaries and benefits of employees of the School Board?

Shall South Second Ward Fire Protection District of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 10.16 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $33,200 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 acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating fire protection facilities, vehicles and/or equipment, including both movable and immovable property, to be used, directly or indirectly, by the District to provide fire protection service, said millage to represent a .16 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 10 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2024 pursuant to an election held on November 16, 2013?

Shall Sub-Road District Number Two of Road District Number Two of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 10 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $60,000 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 building, rebuilding, resurfacing, maintaining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways and bridges in the District?

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))