DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS
Be it known and declared that the governing authority of Ward 1 South Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the "District"), did meet in open and public session to examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the District on Saturday, October 11, 2025, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit:
PROPOSITION
(MILLAGE RENEWAL)
Shall Ward 1 South Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana (the "District"), continue to levy a special tax of 3.49 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $312,000 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 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and/or operating the District's drainage works?
There was found by said count and canvass that there was a total of 211 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 38 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 173 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth. Therefore, it has been declared by the governing authority of the District that the proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the District on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Results by precinct are available from the Secretary of the District during regular business hours or via the Louisiana Secretary of State's website (voterportal.sos.la.gov). The actual cost of the election as determined by the Louisiana Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, is $17,352.97.
Ward 1 South Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Landry, State of Louisiana
Publication Dates
LLOU0475174