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Assumption Parish Police Jury calls Nov. 3 special election to rededicate sales tax and extend library millage
Summary
On May 13 the Assumption Parish Police Jury unanimously approved resolutions calling a Nov. 3, 2026 special election to (1) allow up to 1/8 of the parish 1% sales tax revenues to be used for inmate needs at the detention center and (2) extend and re-dedicate a 2-mill library tax (25% library facilities, up to 75% for general fund) for 2028–2037; the estimated annual revenues and election cost were included in the resolution.
The Assumption Parish Police Jury voted unanimously on May 13 to call a special election on Nov. 3, 2026 with two propositions: a sales tax rededication that would permit up to one-eighth of the parish 1% sales and use tax revenues to be used for needs and expenditures of inmates at the Assumption Parish Detention Center, and a millage extension and rededication to continue a 2-mill property tax for 10 years beginning 2028, with at least 25% dedicated to library facilities and up to 75% available for lawful General Fund purposes.
The resolution accompanying the election call included revenue estimates and procedural details: an estimated $3,700,000 annual revenue from the 1% sales tax and an estimated $494,000 annually from the 2-mill levy. The resolution instructs publication of a Notice of Special Election, application to the State Bond Commission for consent, and sets a canvass date of Dec. 9, 2026. The resolution also authorized employment of special counsel (Foley & Judell, L.L.P.) for election matters, with fees not to exceed $2,000 plus expenses.
President Jeff Naquin presented the item and Police Juror Leroy Blanchard moved the resolutions; both carried 9–0. The resolution contains statutory references to Title 18 and La. R.S. 18:541 governing election calls and requires the Secretary-Treasurer to arrange election equipment and notify state and parish election officials.
The resolution estimates the direct cost of the election at $11,600 (per the Secretary of State estimate) and notes that a portion of tax proceeds will be remitted to state retirement systems as required by law. The Jury adopted the resolutions without recorded dissent and instructed staff to take the procedural steps required by state law.
