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Louisiana Orleans Levee District Amendment (1972)

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The Louisiana Orleans Levee District Amendment, also known as Amendment 11, was on the ballot in Louisiana on February 1, 1972, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed to allow a two and one-half mill property tax in Orleans Parish along with a bond sale to pay for Lake Pontchartrain flood protection.[1]

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Louisiana Amendment 11 (February 1972)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No306,66057.48%
Yes226,84642.52%

Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

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