Public Notices December 12, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
Patterson Housing Authority monthly board meeting will be on December 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm at 409 Grout St. Public is invited
Adv. Dec. 12, 2025
Cost: $4.50
PUBLIC NOTICE
SECTION A
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids for procurement of pumping equipment for the following project will be received by St. Mary Levee District at their office located at 7327 Hwy 182 E, Morgan City, LA 70380 until January 9, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the media room on the first floor at their office.
PROJECT NAME: CPRA Project No TE 168
Pump Station No. 9 Phase 1
Equipment Procurement, Delivery & Testing
LOCATED IN: St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
CONTRACTING AGENCY: St. Mary Levee District
7327 Hwy 182 E
Morgan City, LA 70380
PROPOSAL GUARANTY: 5% of the Amount of Bid
Payable to St. Mary Levee District
ENGINEER: GIS Engineering, LLC
Coastal Design & Infrastructure Division
197 Elysian Drive
Houma LA, 70363
Phone: (985) 219-1000
Contact: Ann Schouest
Email: bidquestions@gisy.com
SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of work for this project is to procure, deliver, and test all specified pumping equipment, electrical equipment, and appurtenances necessary to up- grade the pumping capacity at the existing Pump Station No. 9 for the St. Mary Levee District. This equipment in- cludes, but is not limited to, all submersible propeller pump units (pumps, motors, formed suction intakes, level transducers, junction boxes, dresser couplings & other requirements), pump controller, variable frequency drives, identification and labeling of electrical systems as specified, automatic transfer switches, switchboards, and all other specified electrical gear, analysis and studies as detailed in the technical specifications. All work must be performed in accordance with the contract documents.
Bid forms are available from the Engineer and will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than specified above.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Engineer’s office. Plans may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of $75.00. In accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (D), deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual costs of re- production. Re- funds will be made upon return of the documents if within ten days after receipt of bids.
Bid documents are also posted on https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/Category/10279/StMaryLeveeDistrict. To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors have the option to submit their bids electronically or by paper copy. For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Central Auction House at 225-810-4814.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at the St. Mary Levee District Office, located at 7327 Hwy 182 E, Morgan City, LA. Site inspection trips for perspective Bidders are to be arranged through the office of the Engineer.
The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 45 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source. Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.
On projects in- volving State funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate State agency, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Auth- ority (CPRA).
The right is reserved to reject bids and waive formalities.
Adv. Dec. 12, 19 and 26, 2025
Cost: $111.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
St. Mary Parish Consolidated Gra- vity Drainage District No. 2A
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, No- vember 11th, 2025
Call to order 6:00 P. M.
Pledge of Allegiance by Mr. Hicks
Roll Call: Paul Rappmundt, Matthew Patureau, Nelda Dural, Don Hicks, and Shannon Boykin
Public Comment: None.
Guest: None
Mr. Hicks made a motion to accept the minutes from the October regular meeting, second by Mr. Boykin. All were in favor. Motion carried.
Mrs. Bourg presented the Board with treasurer’s reports for the Amelia and Morgan City/Siracu- saville areas. Mr. Hicks made a motion to approve the treasurer’s re- ports, second by Mr. Boykin. All were in favor, motion carried.
New Business: Mr. Rappmundt addressed the Board regarding generators. Station 7’s generator is not working. Station 1 & 2 generators won’t switch load for test run. Mr. Rappmundt then addressed the Board regarding maintenance of pumps and en- gines. There was discussion of weekly run of engines/generators. There was discussion about generating maintenance records for all stations. Mr. Rappmundt then addressed the Board regarding the year-end audit. He said they are still trying to locate resolutions and operating procedures that were adopted from previous boards. There was discussion and action taken re- garding purchasing a computer and QuickBooks for the district. A motion was made by Mr. Hicks and seconded by Ms. Dural to purchase a new computer and QB. All were in favor. Motion carried. Mr. Rappmundt then said he’d like to get an accurate list of all the inventory the Board has. Dr. Tim Tregle was in attendance and told the Board they have equipment that’s being stored at the landfill in Berwick.
Mr. Moffett gave his station reports.
Board Member Reports:
Mr. Boykin said that they are in a stalemate with the residents of Amelia that they are trying to get right-of-ways from. Mr. Hicks said he’d reach out to Reed Miller again to see what help he can offer.
Mr. Hicks said he still hasn’t heard back from Mayor Dragna regarding the CEA between the Drainage District and the City of Morgan City. Mr. Hicks also discussed wanting to establish a PO system for the Board to use. The Board agreed to put this on the agenda for the December meeting.
A motion was made to enter into Executive Session by Mr. Hicks, seconded by Mr. Boykin. All were in favor. Motion carried. A motion to enter back into regular session was made by Mr. Hicks and seconded by Mr. Boykin. All were in favor. Motion carried. No action was taken regarding the discussion in Executive Session.
Motion to Ad- journ was made by Mr. Hicks, second by Ms. Dural. All were in favor. Motion carried. Meeting ended at 7:50 pm.
Adv. Dec. 12, 2025
Cost: $69.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
“NOTICE TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH”
In the matter of the establishment of a branch of M C Bank and Trust Company. Notice is hereby given that the M C Bank and Trust Company, whose Main Office and Office and domicile is located in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, has made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Louisiana Commissioner of Financial Institutions to establish a branch to be located at 5400 Magazine Street, Suite 100, New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or comments, in writing, with the Regional Director (DOS) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Dallas Regional Office at 600 North Pearl Street, Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75201, not later than January 5, 2026. The nonconfidential portion of the application is on file in the regional office and is available for inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.
Any person wishing to comment on this application with the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions may file his or her comments, in writing, with the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, Post Office Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The Office of Financial Institutions is not required to consider any comments received more than 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. The Public Section of the application will be available at the Office of Financial Institutions for public inspection during the regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
This notice is published pursuant to Part 303.7 of the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and LAC 10: I. Chapter 5 of the “Louisiana Register”.
M C Bank & Trust Company
(Name of Institution)
1201 Brashear Ave., Morgan City, LA 70380
(Address)
By: Christopher LeBato
(President, CEO)
Adv. Dec. 12, 2025
Cost: $49.50
PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF ST. MARY
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STATE OF
LOUISIANA
LeBlanc & Associates, LLC
Vs. No. 139765 Div “G”
Swiftships, LLC
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Writ of Fifa issued out of the Honorable 16th Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Mary, and to me directed, in the above numbered and entitled suit, I have seized the following mentioned and described property, to wit:
Non-exempt movable property: M/V RISEN SUN
United States Coast Guard Official No.: 1255897
Hull Identification No.: 9773105
Vessel Owner: Swiftships, LLC
Hailing Port: Morgan City, LA
Length: 182.9 feet
Breadth: 34 feet
Depth: 14.6 feet
Vessel Location: The Seacraft Shipyard, LLC, 3820 Lake Palourde Road, Amelia, LA 70340
to satisfy the sum of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN AND 97/100 ($974,910.97) DOLLARS, $194,431.73 in service charges of 1.5% per month on the outstanding amount, $50,000 in attorney’s fees and costs, for a total Judgment of $1,219,342.70 including post judgment interest at the rate of 4.25 percent per annum which will continue to accrue until the full judgment is collected and also, all costs, as well as all sheriff’s costs and commission
All successful bidders must have cash, cashier’s check or a verifiable letter of credit in favor of said bidder from a solvent bank, savings and loan association or other such financial institution authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana and full payment must be made on the date of sale. Letter must state that money is available on the date of sale.
I shall expose the same at public sale, for Cash, according to law WITH appraisement to the last and highest bidder, at the principal front door of the 1st floor lobby area of the Court House in the Parish of St. Mary, Town of Franklin, Louisiana, on Wednesday, the 17th day of December A.D., 2025, between the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Friday, the 21st day of November A.D., 2025
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. Dec. 3, 5, 10 and 12, 2025
Cost: $58.50
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the St. Mary Parish Planning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, December 15, 2025, AT 5:45 P.M. in the Parish Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana, for the following purposes:
SPECIFIC USE REQUEST:
Specific Use Request by Bryan Rock represented by Kaitlyn Rock to allow for chickens and a rooster in an Existing Neighborhood (EN2) Zoned District located at 136 Mercury Rd, Morgan City, LA 70380; Sec 15 T15S R16E; - Parcel Id# 2984301055.00 – Lot 12-L Clarke Bayou Vista Subd Acq 136 297169. (Zon-1481)
St. Mary Parish Planning & Zoning Commission
Barry Druilhet,
Chairman
Adv. Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and 12, 2025
Cost: $19.50
