<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">If Amendment 4 passes, does this mean that all the other households that pay property taxes will see an increase in their property taxes to make up for the differences lost in revenue?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Anytime an exemption is granted, unless the law specifically prohibits it, other taxpayers will take up the burden created by the exemption,” Calcasieu Tax Assessor Wendy Aguillard wrote in an email.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“However, in this situation most feel that the family has made the ultimate sacrifice and that the financial burden</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">will be fairly insignificant when spread amongst the other taxpayers.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Amendment 4 on the Nov. 8 ballot proposes granting a property tax exemption to the surviving spouses of those who died in the line of duty.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“It applies in cases of death by members of the U.S. armed forces or the Louisiana National Guard or while performing their duties as a state police, law enforcement or fire protection officer,” reads a Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana guide.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The spouse would receive a 100% exemption on the full assessed value of the home.”</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">http://parlouisiana.org.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Public tag agents offer OMV services</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Where else can I get my driver’s license renewed besides the Office of Motor Vehicles in Lake Charles?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The state Office of Motor</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Vehicles has three branches in Calcasieu Parish. Their locations and hours:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">DeQuincy — 101 S. Pine St.; it’s open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The number is 786-4720.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Lake Charles — 951 Main St.; it’s open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The number is 491-2533.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Sulphur — 940 Beglis Parkway; it’s open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The number is 625-0304.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Additionally, the parish has several public tag agents, which offer OMV services. Agents listed on the OMV’s website, along with the services they offer:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">A&amp;M Tax Service, 2150 Opelousas</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">St., 436-2187 — provides electronic lien and title service and vehicle registrations.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">DMS Title Works, 725 U.S. 171 North, Suite 200, 217-0110 — provides expedited titles and vehicle registrations.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Pedersen Auto Title, 1700 East Prien Lake Road, Suite 3, 478-5454 — provides license and ID card duplications and renewals, electronic lien and title service, expedited titles and vehicle registrations.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Souther Title &amp; License, 4014 Maplewood Drive, 626-2700 — provides license and ID card duplications and renewals, electronic lien and title service, expedited titles, vehicle registrations and reinstatement of insurance cancellation violations.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">Thib’s Auto Titles &amp; Tags, 3620 Gerstner Memorial Drive, B, 562-1111 — provides license and ID card duplications and renewals, electronic lien and title service, expedited titles, vehicle registrations and reinstatement of insurance cancellation violations.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.expresslane.org.</span>

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