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Louisiana Orleans Levee District Tax Amendment (1970)
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The Louisiana Orleans Levee District Tax Amendment, also known as Amendment 7, was on the ballot in Louisiana on November 3, 1970, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. It proposed to allow a two and one-half mill property tax along with a bond sale to pay for Lake Pontchartrain flood protection.[1]
Election results
| Louisiana Amendment 7 (1970) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 219,411 | 56.43% | ||
| Yes | 169,434 | 43.57% | ||
Election results via: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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