PUBLIC NOTICE - - - NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on July 16, 2025, by the Parish School Board of the West Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of Parishwide School District No. 3 of the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the District on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025, and that at said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of the District, qualified in and entitled to vote at said election under the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following propositions, to wit: PROPOSITION NO. 1 (TAX RENEWAL) Shall Parishwide School District No. 3 of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy of a special tax of twelve (12) mills on all property subject to taxation within the District (an estimated $9,424,172.00 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of giving additional support to the public elementary and secondary schools in said District by providing funds for improving and maintaining salaries and benefits of teachers and other public school personnel employed by the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board? PROPOSITION NO. 2 (TAX RENEWAL) Shall Parishwide School District No. 3 of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy of a special tax of twelve (12) mills on all property subject to taxation in the District (an estimated $9,424,172.00 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036, for the purpose of providing school employee salaries and benefits? The special election will be held at each and every polling place situated in the District (which shall be each and every polling place in the Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana), which polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025, in compliance with the provisions of Section 541 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:541). The polling places at the precincts in the District are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said special election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and the Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law pursuant to Section 1286(A) or Section 1286.1, as the case may be, of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. A portion of the monies collected from the Taxes shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 11 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 11:82). In accordance with La. R.S. 18:1285(A)(1)(a)(v), the estimated cost of holding the election will be $70,000.00. The special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority as applicable thereto, and the officers appointed to hold the election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in compliance with law, will make due returns thereof to the Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at its regular meeting place, the West Baton Rouge School Board Office, 3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, Louisiana, and will then and there, in open and public session, proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election. All registered voters residing in the District are entitled to vote at the special election and voting machines will be used in connection therewith. THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Port Allen, Louisiana, on this, the 16th day of July, 2025. /s/ G. Alden Chustz, Jr. G. Alden Chustz, Jr., President 156376-sep 4-11-18-25-4t $294.72