East Baton Rouge Parish

Shall the Alsen Fire Protection District No. 9 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a ten (10) mills ad valorem tax (the "Tax") (an estimated $207,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2026, to and including the year 2035, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the District?

Shall the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "Brownsfield Fire Protection District"), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of an ad valorem tax of ten (10) mills (the "Tax") (an estimated $338,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the Brownsfield Fire Protection District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2026, to and including the year 2035, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, improvement, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the Brownsfield Fire Protection District, and paying salaries and benefits of fire district personnel, paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, and paying the cost of fire hydrant rentals and service, within the Brownsfield Fire Protection District?

Shall the City of Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "City"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 27(B) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect a special ad valorem tax of six (6) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the City (the "Tax") (an estimated $14,559,960 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2025, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2034, the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) to be used entirely and exclusively to provide funds for increasing salaries and benefits for all employees of the Fire Department of the City of Baton Rouge who are members of the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service System?

Shall the Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a nine (9) mills ad valorem tax (the "Tax") (an estimated $550,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2026, to and including the year 2035, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax, if any) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the District, and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the District?

Shall the Plan of Government of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (the "Plan of Government") be amended pursuant to Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and Section 11.09 of the Plan of Government, and be renumbered as necessary, as further described in the Summary of Proposed Amendments to the Plan of Government, which may be reviewed on the official website (http://www.brla.gov/planofgovernment) of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge or may be obtained from the Council Administrator for the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, and which proposed amendments are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Proposition?

Shall the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge ("BREC"), be authorized to renew the levy of (i) a 4.10 mills property tax (an estimated $22,430,127.86 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, commencing in 2025, 50% of the proceeds thereof be used to provide funds for acquiring and developing land, buildings, machinery and equipment for the public parks and recreational properties and facilities of BREC, and 50% of the proceeds of said tax to be used to provide funds for maintaining and operating such public parks and recreational properties and facilities of BREC and other existing public parks and recreational properties and facilities of BREC and making available funds for the operating budget of BREC; and (ii) a 2.10 mills tax (an estimated $11,488,717.23 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, commencing in 2025, to provide funds for maintaining and operating the public parks and recreational properties and facilities of BREC, and making available funds for the operating budget of BREC?

Shall the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge ("BREC"), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 32 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, Section 4570.4(B) of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection of, a 3.253 mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "Parish") (estimated $17,796,291.29 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of twenty (20) years, commencing with the year 2025, and annually thereafter to and including the year 2044, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, renovating, operating and maintaining public parks, recreational properties, and facilities of BREC and acquire the necessary furnishings, machinery and equipment therefore, title to which shall be in the public, with the proceeds of the Tax to be specifically used for the purpose of funding the Strategic Master Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of BREC on August 22, 2024?

Shall the Woodlawn Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District ("District"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect an annual parcel fee on each improved and unimproved parcel within the District for a period of ten years, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2034, in the amount not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per year and to increase the parcel fee one time during each subsequent calendar year not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the fee imposed during the previous calendar year provided the amount of the increased parcel fee does not exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300) per year, as provided in Act 341 (2015) enacting La. R.S. 33:9097.27 with the proceeds of the parcel fee (after deducting administrative costs) to be used to aid in crime prevention, to enhance security within the District, to provide for an increase in security patrols in the District and to provide for the overall betterment of the District (an estimated $106,400.00 is reasonably expected to be collected from the initial collection)?

Do you support an amendment to require that federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf alternative or renewable energy production be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund? (Amends Article VII, Section 10.2(E)(1))