Notice of Election for Fire District No. 2 Tax Call Renewals

Notice of Election for Fire District No. 2 Tax Call Renewals NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of (i) Service Area No. 1 of Fire Protection District No. 2 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana and (ii) Fire Protection District No. 2 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the "Districts"), on November 10, 2025, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special elections will be held within the Districts on SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026, and that at the said elections there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Districts qualified and entitled to vote at the said elections under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit: SERVICE AREA NO. 1 OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 PROPOSITION (IN-LIEU MILLAGE) 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? FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 2 PROPOSITION (IN-LIEU MILLAGE) 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? The said special election for Service Area No. 1 of Fire Protection District No. 2 will be held at the polling places at the following precincts which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to wit: PRECINCTS C13AK(PART) C13LZ(PART) C22(PART) C23(PART) C34(PART) C37A(PART) C37B(PART) C38A(PART) C38B(PART) C41(PART) S05(PART) S06A(PART) S06B(PART) S07(PART) S08(PART) S11(PART) The said special election for Fire Protection District No. 2 will be held at the polling places at the following precincts which polls will open at seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to wit: PRECINCTS C01(PART) C03(PART) C04AK(PART) C04LZ(PART) C05(PART) C06 C07(PART) C08(PART) C09(PART) C11A(PART) C11B(PART) C13AK(PART) C13LZ(PART) C14 C15(PART) C19(PART) C20(PART) C21AK C21LZ C22(PART) C23(PART) C24 C25 C28(PART) C30 C31 C32 C33 C34(PART) C35 C36AK C36LZ C37A(PART) C37B(PART) C38A(PART) C38B(PART) C39 C41(PART) C42 S15(PART) The polling places at the precincts in the Districts are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said elections, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law. The estimated cost of Service Area No. 1 of Fire Protection District No. 2 election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $2,200. The estimated cost of Fire Protection District No. 2 election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $5,500. Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the taxes described in the Propositions shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law. The said special elections will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said elections, as provided in this Notice of Special Elections, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Rapides Parish Courthouse, 701 Murray Street, 2nd Floor, Alexandria, Louisiana, on MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special elections. All registered voters of the Districts are entitled to vote at said special elections and voting machines will be used. February 4, 11, 18, 25 2026 LLOU0393892 $413.60