On Tuesday, July 18, Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter joined City Council Members to announce LC REBOUND, a major infrastructure and quality of life investment to strengthen and secure the City’s future. 

The news conference provided details of two November 18, 2023 ballot propositions. These propositions, if passed, will modernize the City’s tax structure, paving the way for a series of transformational projects. LC REBOUND asks voters to renew the City’s existing sales tax rate. LC REBOUND is not a tax increase; it is a tax neutral proposal.

“LC REBOUND will bring the City’s current revenue structure into the 21st Century. Our current model is complicated and antiquated,” said Mayor Nic Hunter. “This restructure would help place the City in a much more secure financial position moving into the future and allow us to spend infrastructure dollars wisely and effectively.”

With the passage of LC REBOUND, the City would act on dozens of projects focused on hard infrastructure, quality of life, parks, education and more. 

“LC REBOUND offers consistency with the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, the catalytic projects proposed by the Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana’s Just Imagine SWLA and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Long-term Recovery Plan” said Dr. Daniel Groft, Director of H.C. Drew Center for Business and Economic Analysis at McNeese State University. “Long-term, it will improve quality of life, enhance the City’s ability to compete for new businesses and industries and increase tourism in the City, while also providing short-run economic activity. All of these elements together will create opportunities for higher employment and incomes within the Lake Charles economy.” 

“LC REBOUND offers the opportunity for transformational change in every corner of the City of Lake Charles,” added Lake Charles City Council President Mark Eckard. “In addition to creating a more secure financial future for the City, LC REBOUND is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that will benefit every citizen of Lake Charles with improved infrastructure, enhanced quality of life and new economic opportunities.”

“We have worked with citizens, City Council Members, other elected officials, and master plan efforts to develop a series of projects that will bring our City into a modern era and make us more competitive with other major American cities. LC REBOUND will create better roads, better drainage, economic diversification, educational opportunities and family-friendly activities. All of these efforts will improve the quality of life of current residents, encourage our youth to stay in Lake Charles, and attract others to want to move to Lake Charles.”

In the near future, the City will schedule meetings in every Council District to present the plan and answer questions. A complete video of the news conference as well as the complete proposal are available for public viewing below.

Click here to view the full LC REBOUND presentation.

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