PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
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10/16/2026
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “City”), on September 14, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the City on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the City 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 proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(MILLAGE)
Shall the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “City”), be authorized to levy a 3.75 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $65,000 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 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and resurfacing public streets in the City, including acquiring, maintaining, and operating equipment therefor, and supporting the general fund?
The said special election shall be held at the polling places for 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
11-01(PART)
11-06(PART)
12-01
12-02
12-03(PART)
The polling places for the precincts set forth above 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 the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $9,400.
Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition 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 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 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 City Hall, 1010 Main Street, Jeanerette, Louisiana, on MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2027, at 6:30 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 City are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
The cost of this notice is $638.40.
The Daily Iberian:
Oct. 16, 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 2026
SPECIAL ELECTION
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “City”), on September 14, 2026, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the City on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the City 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 proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(MILLAGE)
Shall the City of Jeanerette, State of Louisiana (the “City”), be authorized to levy a 3.75 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the City (an estimated $65,000 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 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and resurfacing public streets in the City, including acquiring, maintaining, and operating equipment therefor, and supporting the general fund?
The said special election shall be held at the polling places for 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
11-01(PART)
11-06(PART)
12-01
12-02
12-03(PART)
The polling places for the precincts set forth above 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 the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $9,400.
Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition 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 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 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 City Hall, 1010 Main Street, Jeanerette, Louisiana, on MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2027, at 6:30 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 City are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
The cost of this notice is $638.40.
The Daily Iberian:
Oct. 16, 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 2026
SPECIAL ELECTION