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New Orleans, Louisiana, Castle Manor Improvement Parcel Tax Measure (October 2025)
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New Orleans Castle Manor Improvement Parcel Tax Measure was on the ballot as a referral in New Orleans on October 11, 2025. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to levy an annual parcel fee of up to $100 for residential parcels and $200 for commercial parcels for the first three years, and up to $125 for residential parcels and $225 for commercial parcels for the next two years, generating an estimated $65,000 annually for five years beginning in 2026 to fund beautification, security, and supplemental law enforcement in the Castle Manor Improvement District. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to levy an annual parcel fee of up to $100 for residential parcels and $200 for commercial parcels for the first three years, and up to $125 for residential parcels and $225 for commercial parcels for the next two years, generating an estimated $65,000 annually for five years beginning in 2026 to fund beautification, security, and supplemental law enforcement in the Castle Manor Improvement District. |
A simple majority was required to approve the measure.
Election results
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| Yes | 237 | 46.47% | ||
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273 | 53.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Castle Manor Improvement Parcel Tax Measure was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual fee on each parcel within the Castle Manor Improvement District ("District"), as delineated by La. R.S. 33:9091.28(B), in an amount not to exceed $100 per residentially zoned parcel for the first three years that the fee is collected and $125 for the next two years of collection, and not to exceed $200 per commercially zoned parcel for the first three years that the fee is collected and $225 for the next two years of collection, except a parcel whose owner qualifies for special assessment pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the Louisiana Constitution, with the precise amount as requested by duly adopted board resolution, for a term of five years, commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2030, which is estimated to generate approximately $65,000 annually, to be used exclusively for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the beautification and security of the District, 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 New Orleans.
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 August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ WWNO, "Louisiana now requires proof of citizenship to vote, but hasn’t issued any guidance," January 15, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana Voter Registration Application," accessed June 30, 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."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed October 6, 2025
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