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Lakeview Crime Prevention District, Louisiana, Parcel Fee Measure (March 2025)
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| Topic District tax |
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| Type Referral |
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Orleans County Parcel Fee Measure was on the ballot as a referral in Orleans County on March 29, 2025. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the district to levy a parcel fee not to exceed $150 per parcel for 10 years beginning in 2027 to fund crime prevention. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the district to levy a parcel fee not to exceed $150 per parcel for 10 years beginning in 2027 to fund crime prevention. |
Election results
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1,869 | 55.69% | ||
| No | 1,487 | 44.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Parcel Fee Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual flat fee on each parcel within the Lakeview Crime Prevention District ("District"), as delineated by La. R.S. 33:9091.1(B), in an amount not to exceed one hundred and fifty dollars, with the precise fee as provided by duly adopted board resolution, for ten (10) years, beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2036, which is estimated to generate approximately $1,026,432 annually, to be used exclusively for aiding in crime prevention and adding to the security of District residents, except a 1% City collection fee, and if used for additional law enforcement or security personnel and their services, such personnel and services shall be supplemental to and not in lieu of personnel and services provided by the New Orleans Police Department? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Lakeview Crime Prevention District.
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