Board canvasses and proclaims passage of 5.5-mill renewal to fund school facilities; official tabulation 1,771–441
Summary
The board canvassed the Nov. 15 special election and declared a 5.5-mill renewal carried (1,771 yes; 441 no). The resolution directs publication and filing with state and parish offices and notes proceeds will fund renovation and maintenance through 2036.
The St. Bernard Parish School Board read and adopted a resolution canvassing and declaring the results of a Nov. 15, 2025 special election to renew a 5.5-mill property tax for school renovation, maintenance and related facilities.
The motion — moved and seconded at the regular meeting — followed the board’s public review of the certified tabulation. The resolution described the proposition as a continuation of a 5.5-mill levy estimated to produce $2,837,600 per year and to run for 10 years beginning with 2027 and ending in 2036. According to the certified returns presented to the board, 1,771 votes were cast in favor and 441 against, a majority of 1,330 votes in favor.
Board member (identified in the transcript as Speaker 4) thanked the public for their support: "I just wanna thank the public for their vote of confidence and their vote of supporting public education and, to renew this special tax," the member said. The board took a roll-call vote to adopt the resolution; recorded responses were unanimous yes among members present and Miss Lee Bowman was absent. The resolution directs the district to publish the results and file certified copies with the Louisiana Secretary of State and parish clerk as required by law (the resolution references section 18:1292 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended).
The governing authority declared the proposition duly carried and instructed that a process verbal (certified copy) be forwarded to state and parish offices and retained in district archives.
