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Did opposition to state constitutional amendments kill Lafayette Parish taxes?

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "I would not say it was intentional" not to publicize the renewals, she said, but officials definitely will be more visible and vocal discussing where those tax dollars are spent before the fall election.
52% : While parish officials did little to publicize the tax renewals before Saturday's election, Boulet said the second attempt will be different.
36% : On the four statewide constitutional amendments, Lafayette Parish residents voted: 63% against Amendment No. 1 that would have provided disciplinary proceedings over attorneys and created courts of limited jurisdiction.60% against Amendment No. 2 that would have provided with respect to the power of taxation and teacher pay raises.65% against Amendment No. 3 to allow the state Legislature to determine which felony crimes committed by someone under 17 years old may be tried as adult crimes61% against Amendment No. 4 to provide for the use of the earliest election date to fill judicial vacancies.

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