?LEGAL NOTICE
DRAFT
Cameron, Louisiana
May 29, 2025
The Gravity Drainage District No. 16 (“District”) governed by the Board of said District, of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana (the “Board”), met in regular public session at its regular meeting place, 434 Veterans Memorial Drive, Klondike, Louisiana, at six (6:00) o’clock p.m. on May 29, 2025, according to written notice given to every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law.
The President called the meeting to order, and on roll call, the following members were PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Thereupon, the following resolution was then introduced, and according to a motion made by _________ and seconded by _______, was adopted by the following vote:
YEAS:
NAYS:
SENT:
NOT VOTING:
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 16 OF CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA, ON NOVEMBER 15, 2025, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A TAX IN THE DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary and desirable that the electorate of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 (“District”), Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana, consider, at an election called for such purpose, a proposition authorizing the levy and collection of an ad valorem tax of seven (7) mills for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2026, upon all taxable property within the District, for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining said the district’s drainage systems within and for said District; and
WHEREAS, authority for the imposition of the ad valorem tax within the District for such purpose is granted by Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Part V of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended La. R.S. 33:1236(7), and La. R.S.38:1768; Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of Revised Statutes and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, provided the levy of such tax is first authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of the District voting thereon at an election held for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with La. R.S. 42:19.1, notice of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 intention to call the election for the submittal of a proposition for Tax of the levy and collection of an ad valorem property tax for the purpose of constructing, operating, and maintaining said District’s drainage system within and for the District was announced to the public during the course of the March 13, 2025, public meeting, was published on February 13, 2025, and on May 29, 2025, public meeting, was published on May 1, 2025, in the Cameron Pilot, the official journal of the District and Cameron Parish, and additional notice was emailed on March 18, 2025, to each state senator and representative in whose district all or a portion of Cameron Parish is located; and
WHEREAS the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 desires to provide for holding an election in the District at which the proposition for levy of an ad valorem tax may be submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED by the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana:
SECTION 1. The statements of fact expressly contained within the preamble to this Resolution have been specifically reviewed by the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 and are found to be factually true and accurate; they are hereby adopted as resolutions of the District.
SECTION 2. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred by Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 38:1768; Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of Revised Statutes, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, an election be and is hereby called and ordered to be held in Gravity Drainage District No. 16 (“District”) Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on Saturday, the 15th day of November 2025, between the hours of seven (7:00) o’clock a.m. and eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and that at said election there be submitted to all the qualified electors of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 entitled and qualified to vote at said election under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the following proposition:
PROPOSITION
(NEW)
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Cameron Parish, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to levy a tax of seven (7) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $27,312.27 for one entire year, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the district’s drainage systems within and for said District?
SECTION 3. There shall be published notice of said election in the Cameron Pilot, a weekly newspaper of general circulation within Cameron Parish, published in DeQuincy, Louisiana, and being the official journal of the District, once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days before the date fixed for the election, which notice shall be substantially in accordance with the Notice of Tax Election annexed hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference, the same as if it were set forth herein in full.
SECTION 4. Officers designated or such substitutes as may be selected, designated, and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall hold the election substantially under the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given under the procedures outlined in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Said election officers shall make due returns of said election at a regular meeting of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 to be held at its regular meeting place, 434 Veterans Memorial Drive, Klondike, Louisiana, on Thursday, the 18th day of December 2025, at six (6:00) o’clock p.m., at which time said Gravity Drainage District No. 16 will, then and there, in open and public session, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election. The compensation of election officials is the same and is hereby fixed at the sum as specified in Section 426.1 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. Assessed valuations shall not be voted in this election, and all qualified electors of the District are entitled to vote therein. Voting machines shall be used in this election, and voters shall not be required to sign a ballot or assess the valuation of property. The permanent registration law of the State of Louisiana is in force in Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of Cameron Parish; said election shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions thereof.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of the District is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to arrange for the provision of necessary equipment, forms, and other election paraphernalia to election officers in ample time for the holding of the election.
SECTION 6. Application is hereby formally made to the State Bond Commission, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2, Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and in compliance with Article VI, Section 32 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, and Part V of Chapter 2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:1236(7)); La. R.S. 38:1768 and other constitutional and statutory authorities supplemental thereto, for consent, approval, and authority to hold the aforementioned election in Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and in the event such election is carried, for consent and authority to levy and collect the ad valorem tax as provided therein. The Secretary is empowered, authorized, and requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the State Bond Commission, which shall constitute a formal application to the said Commission as provided herein.
SECTION 7. Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, the Clerk of Court, and the Ex-Officio Custodian of Voting Machines in and for the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of Parish of Cameron, and the Registrar of Voters, as notification of the election herein called so that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as authorized and required by law.
SECTION 8. The estimated cost to conduct and canvass the election returns provided for herein is $2,300.00, as per the Louisiana Secretary of State.
SECTION 9. All resolutions, ordinances, or orders in conflict with this provision are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of May 2025.

JOEL TRAHAN,
President
_______________ MARY B. CARROLL,
Secretary
(Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.)
Upon a motion duly made and carried unanimously, the meeting was adjourned.

JOEL TRAHAN,
President
_____________________MARY B. CARROLL, Secretary STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF CAMERON I, _______________, hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16, located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from the minutes of a public meeting of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 held on May 29, 2025, and of a resolution adopted at said meeting, as said minutes and resolution appear officially of record in my possession.
IN FAITH WHEREOF, I have witnessed my official signature on behalf of Gravity Drainage No. 16, this 29th day of May 2025.
_______________,
MARY B. CARROLL
Secretary
Exhibit A
NOTICE TO VOTERS
OF TAX ELECTION
To the qualified electors of Gravity Drainage District No. 16 (“District”) of Cameron Parish, State of Louisiana:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 29TH day of May 2025, the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Parish of Cameron, State of Louisiana (“District”), ordered that an election be held in Gravity Drainage District No. 16 on Saturday, the 15th day of November 2025, to submit to all qualified electors of the District the following proposition:
PROPOSITION
(NEW)
Shall Gravity Drainage District No. 16 of the Cameron Parish, Louisiana (“District”), be authorized to levy a tax of seven (7) mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation in said District, for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $27,312.27 for one entire year, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining the district’s drainage systems within and for said District?
A portion of the collected funds shall be remitted to specific state and statewide retirement systems in accordance with the requirements of law.
The said election will be held at all polling places, which are situated within the boundaries of the District of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. All registered voters in each of the following precincts shall be eligible to vote on the proposition:
PRECINCT, POLLING PLACE
8 (Part), Lowry Fire Station, 460 Lowry Hwy. Lowry
9 (All), Klondike Community Center 434 Veteran’s Memorial Drive. Klondike
The polls will be open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m. and shall remain open until not later than eight (8:00) o’clock p.m. The said election will be held substantially by the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given in accordance with the procedures outlined in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. The officials appointed to hold the election or such substitutes therefore as may be selected, designated, and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, will make due returns thereof to the Gravity Drainage District No. 16. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of the District will be entitled to vote. No voter shall be required to sign a ballot or vote assessed valuation of property.
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 18th of December, 2025 at six (6:00) o’clock p.m., the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 will meet in open and public session at the regular meeting place of the Gravity Drainage District No. 16, 434 Veterans Memorial Drive, Klondike, LA, and will, then and there, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election.
The estimated cost to conduct and canvass the election returns provided for herein is $2,300.00, as per the Louisiana Secretary of State.
THUS, DONE AND SIGNED in Cameron, Louisiana, by authority of a resolution adopted by the Gravity Drainage District No. 16 on May 29, 2025.
RUN: May 1 (My 1)
Cost of Notice per run: $186.00