Notice of Special Election – Saturday June 27, 2026

We found this public notice of an upcoming Special Election in the L’Observateur. Distributed ‘as-is’ without comment at this time.

PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the St. John the Baptist Parish Council, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), on March 10, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit:

PROPOSITION NO. 1 OF 2
(BOND)

Shall the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), incur debt and issue not exceeding $80,000,000 of general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”), in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from the date thereof, to bear interest at rates not exceeding 7% per annum, and to be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, for the purposes of constructing, acquiring and improving public roads, highways and bridges, the Parish waterworks system and other public improvements in the Parish, title to which shall be in the public, with no estimated increase in the millage rate to be levied in the first year above the 11.25 mills currently being levied to pay the general obligation bonds of the Parish?

PROPOSITION NO. 2 OF 2
(IN -LIEU MILLAGE)

Shall the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana (the“Parish”), levy a tax of 3.81 mills onall property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $3,300,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 20 years beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2045, to be used exclusive for purposes of public safety and the maintenance, improvement, and lighting of roads, highways, and other public places in the Parish, said tax to be in lieu of and replace an ad valorem tax of 3.83 mills authorized to be levied in Road Lighting District No. 1 of the Parish of St. John the Baptist, State of Louisiana through the year 2031 at an election held in said District on November 13, 2021?

The said special election will be held at each and every polling place in the Parish, 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.

The polling places at the precincts in the Parish are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.

The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon theprovisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $62,600.

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 election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B 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 election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, 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 St.John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, Rudolph Sorapuru Chambers, 2393 LA-18, Edgard, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, at 6:00 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 election. All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.

The cost of this notice is $296.16.

L’Observateur:
Apr. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2026
SPECIAL ELECTION