Rapides Parish

Shall Fire Protection District No. 2 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special tax of 20 mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District, for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (an estimated $7,867,300 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year) for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles, and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the District, said Tax to be in lieu of and replace a tax of 15.58 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2031 pursuant to an election held on December 5, 2020, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 4 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a 15.34 mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $1,342,800 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 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a 14.26 mills tax (the "Tax") on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $338,600 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 constructing, operating and maintaining fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services in the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 19 of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a 26.48 mills tax (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $160,600 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 acquiring, constructing, maintaining and/or operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, including paying the cost of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, said millage to represent a 1.48 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 25 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2027 pursuant to an election held on November 18, 2017, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

Shall Road District No. 2C of Rapides Parish, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy and collect a tax of up to 54.49 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $2,837,200 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year if levied at such rate), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, draining and keeping in repair the public roads, highways, and bridges within the District?

Shall Fire Protection District No. 2 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "District"), levy and collect a special tax of 25 mills (the "Tax") on all the property subject to taxation within the confines of Service Area No. 1 of the District, for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (an estimated $1,200,600 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year) for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating fire protection and emergency medical service facilities, vehicles, and equipment, including both movable and immovable property, that are to be used to provide fire protection and medical services, said Tax to be in lieu of and replace a tax of 16.31 mills authorized to be levied through the year 2030 pursuant to an election held on August 15, 2020, provided that a portion of the Tax proceeds is required to be contributed to state and statewide retirement systems as provided in R.S. 11:82?

"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))