Calcasieu Parish

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy a tax of 10 mills (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the City, for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (an estimated $705,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for the purpose of operating and maintaining the Fire Department of the City?

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy a tax of 10 mills (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the City, for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (an estimated $705,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for the purpose of operating and maintaining the Police Department of the City?

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a 1% sales and use tax (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law (an estimated $1,500,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, commencing July 1, 2027, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated to constructing, acquiring, improving, operating and maintaining Fire Department stations and equipment, sewerage facilities, and public parks and recreational facilities and supplementing the cost of salaries and benefits of City employees?

Shall the City of Westlake, State of Louisiana (the "City"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a 1/2% sales and use tax (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law (an estimated $750,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, commencing October 1, 2027, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated to improving, operating and maintaining the City's Police Department?

Shall the Calcasieu Parish Law Enforcement District ("the District") be authorized to renew, levy, continue to collect and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection of a tax of one-half (1/2%) percent upon the sale at retail, the use, the consumption, the distribution, the storage for use or consumption, and the lease or rental, of each item or article of tangible personal property and on all sales of services, as defined by law, for a period of ten (10) years from date of first levy of the renewal, said renewal commencing October 1, 2026 and expiring September 30, 2036, with an estimated $33,500,000.00 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year, and after paying reasonable and necessary costs/expenses for collecting and administering the tax, the proceeds to be dedicated and utilized for the purpose of: maintenance of the salary schedule for deputies; providing for future cost of living salary adjustments; continued funding of the Patrol and Corrections Divisions and related law enforcement functions; maintenance of Emergency Fund Balance or Reserve to be utilized in the event of an emergency and provide continuity in operations for the District?