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Beauregard Parish School Board adopts roll-forward millage adjustments to raise roughly $400,000
Summary
The Beauregard Parish School Board on July 9 adopted resolutions to readopt current millages and to roll forward adjusted millage rates after reassessment, increasing the constitutional mill from 4.78 to 5.2 mills and raising parish maintenance rates; estimated new revenue tied to the raises was stated at about $416,102.
The Beauregard Parish School Board adopted resolutions July 9 to both readopt its current millage schedule and to advance adjusted millage rates under the state's roll-forward option, the board said.
Board members opened the meeting with a public-hearing notice required by Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and La. R.S. 47:1705(B). The notice said the estimated amount of tax revenue to be collected from the increased millages in the next year is $6,228,524.67, and that the increase attributable specifically to the millage adjustment would be $416,101.86.
Why it matters: the roll-forward option lets taxing authorities adopt higher millage rates after reassessment within limits set by the tax assessor's office; officials said the board had not rolled forward any millages since 1996 and that the change would bring additional ad valorem funds to the school district.
During the discussion, the superintendent explained the mechanics of the roll forward and why staff recommended adopting the current rates as a fallback in case the roll-forward option failed. He summarized the adjustments printed in the resolution: the constitutional tax listed at 4.78 mills was shown in the adjusted-resolution text as 5.2 mills; parishwide maintaining and operating rates were restated (the transcript lists an adjustment from 8.63 to 9.25 mills, and other parishwide mill figures were read aloud as part of the resolution). The superintendent said the board's estimate of new recurring ad valorem revenue from the roll forward was roughly $400,000 and noted that the exact maximums are set by the assessor's office.
A motion to adopt the current millage resolution was moved and adopted by voice vote; a separate motion to adopt the adjusted millage resolution (the roll forward) was then moved and adopted by voice vote. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the public transcript; motions were passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
Board procedure and next steps: board members asked staff for clarification about the assessor's role and whether the board could choose a lower fraction of the provided maximum; the superintendent said the assessor's office supplies the range and that he did not have definitive guidance on lowering the proposed maximums that night. The resolutions state the taxes shall be extended on the official assessment roll for 2026 and collected in accordance with law.
The board end: after adopting the resolutions, the meeting continued to finance items and adjourned later that evening.
