What does a YES vote on Evangeline Parish mean?

Evangeline Cemetery District No. 5 would continue a 1.01-mill property tax from 2027 through 2036 to maintain public cemeteries, up 0.01 mills (due to reappraisal) from the 1.00 mill authorized through 2026.

What does a NO vote on Evangeline Parish mean?

The district would not continue the tax for 2027 through 2036; the 1.00-mill authorization runs through 2026.

How many votes does Evangeline 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 Evangeline 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.

Evangeline Parish — Cemetery District No. 5 Proposition (Tax Continuation)

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

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

What it does: Shall the Cemetery District No. 5 of the Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana (the "District"), be authorized to continue to levy a one and one hundredth (1.01) mill tax on all property subject to taxation within the District, for a period of ten (10) years, beginning in the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036 (the estimated amount reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the tax for one entire year being $124,193.00), for the purpose of maintaining and upkeeping public cemeteries located therein, said millage to represent a .01 mills increase (due to reappraisal) over the 1.00 mills tax authorized to be levied through the year 2026 pursuant to an election held on March 25, 2017?
A YES vote means: Evangeline Cemetery District No. 5 would continue a 1.01-mill property tax from 2027 through 2036 to maintain public cemeteries, up 0.01 mills (due to reappraisal) from the 1.00 mill authorized through 2026.
A NO vote means: The district would not continue the tax for 2027 through 2036; the 1.00-mill authorization runs through 2026.
What it would cost: 1 mill (estimated) for 10 years: $100 a year for every $100,000 of taxable value (a mill is $1 per $1,000). Louisiana assesses homes at 10% of market value, so that's about $10 per $100,000 of market value, before the homestead exemption. Taxable value is after exemptions such as homestead; your tax bill or property appraiser shows yours. It would continue a tax already in place rather than add a new one.
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 Cemetery District No. 5.

Background

The Evangeline Parish Police Jury sought State Bond Commission approval to hold this election as part of a package of seven district tax questions for November 3, 2026 (item L26-205 on the Commission's June 18, 2026 agenda), covering Cemetery Districts No. 1, 5 and 6 and Road Districts No. 1, 2, 3 and 5.

According to the proposition text filed with the Secretary of State, Cemetery District No. 5 would continue a 1.01-mill tax for 2027 through 2036, estimated to raise $124,193.00 a year, for maintaining and upkeeping public cemeteries in the district.

Put on the ballot by Evangeline Parish Police Jury, 2026 (resolution date and vote not found online); State Bond Commission agenda June 18, 2026 (L26-205).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Evangeline Parish mean?: Evangeline Cemetery District No. 5 would continue a 1.01-mill property tax from 2027 through 2036 to maintain public cemeteries, up 0.01 mills (due to reappraisal) from the 1.00 mill authorized through 2026.
What does a NO vote on Evangeline Parish mean?: The district would not continue the tax for 2027 through 2036; the 1.00-mill authorization runs through 2026.
How many votes does Evangeline 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 Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish ballot.

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