<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1EfPLf_13hRNkuT00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1EfPLf_13hRNkuT00" width="1200" height="600" >CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - Cameron Parish officials are considering merging ambulance districts, a move they say would give the parish more coverage.Cameron Parish Ambulance District 1 serves lower Cameron Parish, while District 2 serves Hackberry. However, there is no ambulance service in the Klondike and Lowry area.“The jury identified some gaps in services in our community within the ambulance service district. Their priority is to make sure that they are providing a reliable service at a cost-effective measure to every resident regardless of where they live,” Cameron Parish Administrator Katie Armentor said.To merge the two, decisions will have to be made about how to combine the property taxes that fund the ambulance services. Police jurors say property taxes collected in a district must be spent in that district.“You can not spend one cent in another district,” Mark Daigle, Cameron Parish Police District 5 Juror, said.That will likely mean bringing the issue back before voters.Last year, District 1’s millage rate was 31.08 while District 2’s was 9.5.“We’re going to have one millage for this parish-wide new district of up to 12.5. That’s what the election would look like. The entire district, the new district would vote, not just one or the other, the entire,” Cameron District Attorney Tom Barrett said.Parish officials stress that the possible merger is in the early stages of collecting information, and no official decision has been made.“We want to make sure that our jury is making informed decisions, but if there’s an opportunity to expand services while also reducing the tax burden on every resident, then that is definitely something the jury is interested in offering as a proposition in early 2026,” Armentor said.Parish officials say residents will be able to provide feedback to the police jury in the future.If the merger moves forward, a vote on the proposition will be placed on a ballot next year.</div></body>

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CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - Cameron Parish officials are considering merging ambulance districts, a move they say would give the parish more coverage. Cameron Parish Ambulance District 1 serves lower Cameron Parish, while District 2 serves Hackberry. However, there is no ambulance service in the Klondike and Lowry area. “The jury...

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CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - Cameron Parish officials are considering merging ambulance districts, a move they say would give the parish more coverage. Cameron Pa

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