DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS
Be it known and declared that the governing authority of the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), did meet in open and public session to examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish on Saturday, May 16, 2026, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition, to wit:
LIBRARY PROPOSITION
(MILLAGE EXTENSION AND REDEDICATION)
Shall the Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 2.50 mills approved at an election held on October 14, 2017 (the “Tax”) on all property subject to taxation in the Parish (an estimated $147,200 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for an additional period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2028 and ending with the year 2037, and to rededicate the proceeds of the Tax heretofore or hereafter received for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining and operating a public library, particularly the Audubon Regional Library and its branches?
There was found by said count and canvass that there was a total of 1,483 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 1,134 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 349 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth. Therefore, it has been declared by the governing authority of the Parish 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 Parish on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Results by precinct are available from the Secretary-Treasurer of the Parish 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 $1,376.20.
Parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana
Cost of notice: $27.50