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Early voting in Terrebonne, Lafourche: Where to vote, what s on the ballot
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Early voting begins Saturday for Lafourche elections
Early voting begins Saturday in a runoff election for a vacant Lafourche Parish Council seat and a property tax proposal in Lockport.
Early voting in the April 24 election will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through April 17, except Sunday, at three sites in Lafourche:
► Lafourche Registrar of Voters Office, 307 W. Fourth St.; Thibodaux.
► Mathews Government Complex, 4876 La. 1.
► South Lafourche Library, 16241 E. Main St., Galliano.
There are no ballot items in Terrebonne.
Because none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the March 20 special council election, Raceland Democrat Terry Arabie will face off against Gheens resident Spence Cressionie, who is affiliated with no political party, in the runoff.
Voters in Lockport will decide April 24 to approve a property tax to help pay for recreation in that area.
Lafourche Recreation District No. 1 is asking voters to approve a 2-mill property tax to raise $185,000 a year for 10 years to pay for recreation services. Rec District 1 covers La. 1 near Acadia Drive near Ochsner St. Anne in Raceland to Edna Plantation in Lockport.
A mill is $1 in tax levied on every $1,000 of property. If approved, the tax would take effect in 2022.
In Louisiana, the first $75,000 of a home’s value is tax-exempt.
The 2-mill tax would cost the owner of a $150,000 home about $15 more a year after applying the homestead exemption. A business worth $500,000 would pay about $150 more each year, according to Lafourche Tax Assessor Wendy Thibodeaux.