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Ballot Guide: May 2025

The Rapides Parish School Board will have several propositions on the ballot for May 3, 2025. Please see the propositions below for more details. 

Overview: 

  • General Fund Operations (parish-wide): 7.45 mills; 10 year renewal - utilities, transportation, and instructional materials and supplies; generates approximately $8.6 million.
  • Maintenance (parish-wide): 2.13 mills; 10 year renewal  - maintenance department salaries and benefits for all maintenance personnel, vehicles, equipment, and parish-wide buildings (school board office, JBL, media center, curriculum center, RTA, RAPPS, maintenance warehouse and office); generates approximately $2.5 million.
  • District 55 (Poland): 3.13 mills; 10 year renewal - general maintenance for the operation of Poland Junior High School (general maintenance of the building, HVAC, grounds, etc); generates approximately $44,200.
  • District 56 (Ruby Wise): 3.78 mills; 10 year renewal general maintenance for the operation of Ruby WIse Elementary School (general maintenance of the building, HVAC, grounds, etc); generates approximately $45,000.
  • District 52 (Pineville) BOND: 17.8 mills (estimated for first year) 20 year new tax; construction and renovation at all five Pineville schools: Pineville High, Pineville Junior High, Pineville Elementary, Lessie Moore Elementary, J.I. Barron Elementary; debt retirement for approximately $27 million.

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS - May 3, 2025

Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Parish School Board of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana (the Governing Authority), acting as the governing authority of (i) the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, for school purposes, (ii) Poland School District Number 55 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, (iii) Ruby-Wise School District Number 56 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana and (iv) Pineville School District No. 52 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the Parish and Districts), on January 7, 2025, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that special elections will be held within the Parish and Districts on SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, and that at the said elections there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish and Districts qualified and entitled to vote at the said elections under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to-wit:

 

PARISH-WIDE SCHOOL PROPOSITIONS

PROPOSITION NO. 1 OF 2

MILLAGE RENEWAL- NO TAX INCREASE!

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of 7.45 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Rapides (an estimated $8,623,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for the purpose of giving additional support for the current operation of public schools in said Parish?

PROPOSITION NO. 2 OF 2

MILLAGE RENEWAL- NO TAX INCREASE!

Shall the Parish School Board of the Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana, continue to levy a special tax of 2.13 mills on all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Rapides (an estimated $2,465,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in said Parish?

 

POLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 55 PROPOSITION - only affecting POLAND JR. HIGH SCHOOL 

MILLAGE RENEWAL- NO TAX INCREASE!

Shall Poland School District Number 55 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the District), continue to levy a special tax of 3.13 mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $44,200 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in the District.?

 

RUBY-WISE SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 56 PROPOSITION - only affecting RUBY-WISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

MILLAGE RENEWAL- NO TAX INCREASE!

Shall Ruby-Wise School District Number 56 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the District), continue to levy a special tax of 3.78 mills on property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $45,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for the purpose of maintaining public school buildings and equipment and otherwise improving the school facilities and premises in the District?

 

PINEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 52 PROPOSITION - affecting all Pineville schools: J.I. Barron Elementary, Lessie Moore Elementary, Pineville Elementary, Pineville Junior High, and Pineville High School 

(BOND) - NEW TAX

Shall Pineville School District No. 52 of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (the District), incur debt and issue bonds to the amount of not exceeding $27,000,000, in one or more series, to run not exceeding 20 years from date thereof, with interest at a rate of not exceeding 7% per annum, for the purpose of financing capital expenditures for school purposes for the District, including constructing, acquiring and/or improving schools and other school related facilities, together with equipment and furnishings therefor, title to which shall be in the public; which bonds will be general obligations of the District and will be payable from ad valorem taxes to be levied and collected in the manner provided by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and statutory authority supplemental thereto, with an estimated increase of 17.80 mills to be levied in the first year of issue above the 17 mills currently being levied to pay General Obligation Bonds of the District?