What does a YES vote on Calcasieu Parish mean?

Calcasieu School District No. 30 could borrow up to $74,000,000 by issuing bonds for up to 25 years for school land, buildings, facilities and equipment, repaid with property taxes estimated at 8 mills the first year.

What does a NO vote on Calcasieu Parish mean?

The district would not issue these $74,000,000 in bonds.

How many votes does Calcasieu Parish need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Calcasieu Parish?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Calcasieu Parish — School District No. 30 Proposition (Bond)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 4:33 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Only voters in this district

What it does: Shall School District No. 30 of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana ("District"), incur debt and issue bonds in an amount not exceeding Seventy-Four Million ($74,000,000) Dollars, in one or more series, for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years from date thereof, with interest at a rate or rates not exceeding seven (7.0%) percent per annum, for the purpose of acquiring and/or improving lands for buildings and playgrounds, purchasing, erecting, enlarging and/or improving school buildings and other related facilities and necessary equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public, which bonds shall be general obligations of the District and will be retired with, paid from and secured by ad valorem taxes estimated to be 8 mills for the first year, on all taxable property within the District sufficient in rate and amount to pay said bonds in principal and interest, as provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, as amended, and statutory authority supplemental thereto?
A YES vote means: Calcasieu School District No. 30 could borrow up to $74,000,000 by issuing bonds for up to 25 years for school land, buildings, facilities and equipment, repaid with property taxes estimated at 8 mills the first year.
A NO vote means: The district would not issue these $74,000,000 in bonds.
Needed to pass: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean: Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the School District No. 30.

Background

The Calcasieu Parish School Board requested this bond election for School District No. 30; the State Bond Commission's June 18, 2026 agenda lists it (item L26-201) as up to $74,000,000 in general obligation bonds, at no more than 7% interest and for no more than 25 years.

According to the proposition, the money would go to acquiring or improving land for buildings and playgrounds and building, enlarging or improving school buildings and related facilities, equipment and furnishings.

The bonds would be repaid from property taxes on all taxable property in the district, estimated in the proposition at 8 mills for the first year.

Put on the ballot by Calcasieu Parish School Board; election request on the State Bond Commission's June 18, 2026 agenda (L26-201).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Calcasieu Parish mean?: Calcasieu School District No. 30 could borrow up to $74,000,000 by issuing bonds for up to 25 years for school land, buildings, facilities and equipment, repaid with property taxes estimated at 8 mills the first year.
What does a NO vote on Calcasieu Parish mean?: The district would not issue these $74,000,000 in bonds.
How many votes does Calcasieu Parish need to pass?: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on Calcasieu Parish?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?: The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Calcasieu Parish ballot.

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