Pointe Coupee Parish — Parishwide Proposition No. 2 of 2 (Sales Tax Renewal)

What it does

Shall the Parish of Pointe Coupee, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of 1/4% (the "Tax") in accordance with Louisiana law, for a period of 10 years from July 1, 2027 (an estimated $1,150,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be used solely for capital improvements, maintenance and operation of the Pointe Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One?

A YES vote means

Pointe Coupee Parish would continue a 1/4% sales tax for 10 years from July 1, 2027, only for Pointe Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One.

A NO vote means

The parish would not continue the 1/4% sales tax for the 10 years from July 1, 2027.

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

Background

This would continue Pointe Coupee Parish's quarter-cent sales tax for 10 years from July 1, 2027, estimated at $1,150,000 a year, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State's proposition text.

The money may be used only for capital improvements, maintenance and operation of Pointe Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One.

The Pointe Coupee Parish Council requested the election. The State Bond Commission's June 18, 2026 agenda (item L26-167) lists it with a half-cent, 15-year roads and bridges sales tax.

Put on the ballot by Pointe Coupee Parish Council; election request on the State Bond Commission's June 18, 2026 agenda (L26-167).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Also on Pointe Coupee Parish ballots

• Pointe Coupee Parish — Parishwide Proposition No. 1 of 2 (Sales Tax Renewal)

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Pointe Coupee Parish mean?

Pointe Coupee Parish would continue a 1/4% sales tax for 10 years from July 1, 2027, only for Pointe Coupee Parish Health Services District Number One.

What does a NO vote on Pointe Coupee Parish mean?

The parish would not continue the 1/4% sales tax for the 10 years from July 1, 2027.

How many votes does Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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.