Three tax renewals on the ballot that would effect Calcasieu Parish schools were overwhelmingly approved by voters Saturday.

On the parishwide ballot were a 10-year, 3.50-mill property tax renewal and two half-cent, 10-year sales tax renewals.

The three taxes alone generate almost $83 million annually. Seventy-five percent of the property tax renewal and all of the sales tax renewals are used for salaries and benefits.

The property tax renewal was approved with 7,830 votes, or 71 percent.

The first half-cent sales tax renewal received 7,848 votes, or 71 percent, to 3,196 votes, or 29 percent.

The second half-cent sales tax renewal received 7,755 votes, or 71 percent, to 3,214 votes, or 29 percent.

Two of the taxes have been renewed previously. The property tax originated in the early 90s and one of the sales taxes started in 1995. The other sales tax was authorized by voters in 2015 and is up for its first renewal.

Elsewhere in Calcasieu Parish, voters approved a Ward Three Fire Protection District 2 11.54-mill tax renewal. The proposition passed with 951 votes, or 78 percent.

Voters also favored a Waterworks District Two of Ward 4 6.38-mill tax renewal. It was approved by 14 votes, or 82 percent.

A Waterworks Subdistrict W in Ward 3 District 12 10-mill tax renewal was approved with 415 votes, or 74 percent.

A Ward 2 Fire Protection District 1 10-year, 13-mill (in lieu of) was approved with 159 votes, or 67 percent.

A Ward 6 Fire Protection District 1 12.25 mill renewal was approved with 233 votes, or 73 percent.

A Waterworks District 10 of Ward 7 15-mill tax renewal was approved with 39 votes, or 72 percent.

A Houston River Waterworks District No. 11 of Wards 4 and 7 5.51-mill tax renewal was approved with 310 votes, or 77 percent.

A Community Center and Playground District No.4 of Ward 1 2.0-mill tax renewal was approved with 979 votes, or 69 percent.

Calcasieu voters also favored all four constitutional amendments on the ballot.

The unofficial voter turnout in Calcasieu Parish, according to the Louisiana Secretary State’s Office, was 8 percent.