Lafourche Parish

Shall the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), continue to levy a 2.03 mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,716,000 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 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of providing funding for senior citizens' programs and services administered by the Lafourche Council on Aging, Inc./Area Agency on Aging (the "Agency") and acquiring, constructing, improving and maintaining buildings and facilities for use by the Agency, said millage to represent a .03 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 2 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2027 pursuant to an election held on November 8, 2022?

Shall the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue the levy of a tax of one and sixty-seven hundredths (1.67) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $1,411,712.70 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 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining or operating the Lafourche Parish Public Library and its branches, said millage to represent an increase of .02 mills (due to reappraisal) over the 1.65 mill tax originally authorized at an election on October 24, 2015 to be levied through the year 2026?

Shall the Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue the levy of a tax of four and eleven hundredths (4.11) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $3,747,334.85 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 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the Lafourche Parish Public Library and its branches, including automation and other equipment, library books and materials and furnishings therefor, said millage to represent an increase of .05 mills (due to reappraisal) over the 4.06 mill tax originally authorized at an election on October 24, 2015 to be levied through the year 2026?

"Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to remove or add officers, positions, and employees to the unclassified state civil service?" (Amends Article X, Section 2(B))

Do you support an amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted parishes for purposes of Article VIII, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana, including purposes related to the minimum foundation program, funding for certain school books and instructional materials, and the raising of certain local revenues for the support of elementary and secondary schools? (Amends Article VIII, Section 13(D)(1))

Do you support an amendment to fund a $2,250 teacher pay raise and $1,125 support staff pay raise by utilizing the remaining savings from paying down the debt of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana with monies from certain constitutional funds? (Effective January 1, 2027) (Amends Article VII, Section 10.8(A)(1), (2), and (4), (B), and (C)(1); Adds Article VII, Section 10.17; Repeals Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(d), 10.1, 10.8(A)(3) and (C)(3), and 10.16(A)(9))

Do you support an amendment to allow a parish to reduce or exempt property tax on property held as business inventory and to provide for the classification of Public Service Property? (Amends Article VII, Sections 10.15(F)(1) and 18(A) and (B); Adds Article VII, Sections 20.1, 20.2, and 21(P))

Do you support an amendment to change the mandatory retirement age for judges from seventy to seventy-five, provided that a judge may continue to serve to complete a term of office? (Amends Article V, Section 23(B))