East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, District Attorney Millage Measure (May 2025)
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| Topic County tax and Local property tax |
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East Baton Rouge County District Attorney Millage Measure was on the ballot as a referral in East Baton Rouge County on May 3, 2025. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying a property tax of 4 mills for 20 years, expected to generate $24.4 million annually, to fund the office of the District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a property tax of 4 mills for 20 years, expected to generate $24.4 million annually, to fund the office of the District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish. |
A simple majority was required to approve the measure.
Election results
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| Yes | 20,632 | 40.36% | ||
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30,491 | 59.64% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for District Attorney Millage Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the 19th Judicial Enforcement District of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the "District") be authorized to levy and collect a tax of four (4) mills on all the property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $24,400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year) (the "Tax"), for a period of twenty (20) years, beginning with the year 2025 and ending with the year 2044, in accordance with Louisiana law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of providing funding for the office of the District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of East Baton Rouge Parish.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Louisiana.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "Automatic Voter Registration," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "Same-Day Voter Registration," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana Voter Registration Application," accessed January 27, 2026
- ↑ United States District Court For The Middle District of Louisiana, "DEFENDANTS’ MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT," December 23, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed November 12, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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