Festivals abound in October
October 19, 2011
Grand Réveil Acadien!
October 19, 2011Terrebonne Parish voters will not only be selecting local and state offices and deciding on state amendment issues this season, but they will address seven propositions that could establish, renew or withhold funds for credits and services.
The disabled veterans homestead exemption is being offered to each parish for vote, based on November 2010 voter approval to have the concept become a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
The Louisiana Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans allows local parishes the authority to conduct elections that if passed would allow the first $150,000 assessed value of a home occupied by a disabled veteran to be tax free. Prior to being passed as Act 1049, exemptions for disabled veterans were held at the first $75,000 value on a home as being exempt.
Terrebonne Parish voters have an option to approve or deny local application of the Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Exemption to apply to select real property in Terrebonne Parish.
Additional ballot propositions in Terrebonne Parish include Recreational District 3A, where voters will cast votes to accept or reject renewal of a maintenance and operation tax of an estimated $146,000 annually, based on a 7 mills tax on property. If approved the tax would be collected for the next 10 years.
The Road Lighting District No. 6 proposition calls for continuation of 4.77 mills, and estimated total annual tax of $222,700, for a period of 10 years to maintain electric lights along parish roads, streets, highways and other public places.
The Road Lighting District No. 7 is up for renewal at 6.22 mills, or a total yearly property tax bill of $407,400 for the maintenance of public lighting for roads, streets and highways for the next 10 years.
Additional road lighting renewal propositions are set for Road Lighting District 8, where a tax of 4.63 mills on property could generate a yearly take of $140,300.
In Road Lighting District 9, continuation of a 6.5 mills levee would keep the lights on for another 10 years with an estimated $304,200 collected during the year.
Road Lighting District 10, seeks renewal of a 4.89 mill property tax to collect approximately $206,800 annually to provide and maintain street, road and highway lighting.
