Public notices for April 9, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
RESOLUTION
A resolution providing for the incurring of debt and issuance of Four Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($4,090,000) of Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2025, of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
I, Gary Driskell, Sheriff of the Parish of St. Mary and Ex-Officio Chief Executive Officer of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the “District”), pursuant to the authority vested in me by La R.S. Section 13:5901 et seq. and other constitutional and statutory authority (the “LED Act”) and other constitutional and statutory authority, hereby resolve that:
SECTION 1. De- finitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Act” means Part II of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other applicable constitutional and statutory authority.
“Additional Parity Bonds” means any additional pari passu bonds which may hereafter be issued, pursuant to Section 9 hereof, on a parity with the Bonds.
“Bond” means any bond of the District authorized to be issued by this Resolution, whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of, or in lieu of any bond previously issued.
“Bond Register” means the records kept by the Paying Agent at its designated corporate trust office in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein.
“Bonds” means the District’s Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2025, authorized by this Resolution, in the total aggregate principal amount of Four Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($4,090,000), consisting initially of Bond R-1 and Bond R-1 as des-cribed herein.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Fiscal Year” means the one-year accounting period commencing on July 1 of each year, or such other one-year period as may be designated by the District at the fiscal year of the District.
“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, which are non callable prior to their maturity, including United States Treasury obligations such as the State and Local Government Series which may be in book entry form.
“Interest Payment Date” means March 1 and September 1 of each year in which the Bonds are outstanding, commencing September 1, 2025.
“District” means the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana.
“LED Act” has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Lender” means collectively, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A for Bond R-1 and the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority for Bond R-2.
“Outstanding” when used with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Resolution, except:
1. Bonds or portions thereof which have been paid or which have been canceled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;
2. Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been registered and de- livered pursuant to this Resolution;
3. Bonds alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which have been paid as provided in this Resolution or by law; and
4. Bonds for the payment of the principal of and interest on which money or Government Securities or both are held in trust with the effect specified in this Resolution.
“Owner” or “Owners” when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered in the Bond Register.
“Paying Agent” means the Sheriff or such successor Paying Agents which may be named by the Sheriff.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
“Resolution” means this resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as it may be supplemented and amended.
“Sheriff” means the Sheriff of the Parish of St. Mary and Ex-Officio Chief Executive Officer of the District.
“Tax” means the ad valorem tax of 11.33 mills (such rate being subject to adjustment from time to time due to reassessment) which the District is authorized to impose and collect each year pursuant to the LED Act.
“Taxable Rate” means an interest rate equal to 3.800% / (1-HMR) where HMR is the sum of the highest federal and state applicable tax rates assuming that the corporate taxpayer is subject to such rates.
SECTION 2. Authorization of Bonds; Maturities. In compliance with the terms and provisions of the Act, and other constitutional and statutory authority, there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of Four Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($4,090,000) for, on behalf of, and in the name of the District, for the purpose of constructing and im- proving law en- forcement buildings and other facilities, acquiring vehicles, equipment and furnishings for law en- forcement purposes, and paying the costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and to represent said indebtedness, in my capacity as Sheriff I do hereby authorize the issuance of Four Million Ninety Thousand Dollars ($4,090,000) of Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2025, of the District.
The Bonds shall be initially issued in the form of two, fully registered term bonds numbered R-1 and R-2 and shall be dated the date of delivery thereof. The unpaid principal of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2025, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the respective rates set forth below.
Bond R-1 shall bear interest at the rate of 3.800% per annum, shall be in the denomination of $3,340,000, and shall mature in installments on March 1 of each year as follows:
Year (March 1), Principal
2026, $145,000
2027, 150,000
2028, 160,000
2029, 160,000
2030, 170,000
2031, 175,000
2032, 185,000
2033, 190,000
2034, 195,000
2035, 205,000
2036, 295,000
2037, 310,000
2038, 320,000
2039, 335,000
2040*, 345,000
*Final Maturity of Bond R-1
If the interest payable on Bond R-1 becomes includable in the gross income of the Owner(s) thereof due to any act or omission of the District, the interest rate payable on the Bond will in- crease retroactively from the date on which interest on the Bond is first includable in gross income of the Owner(s) thereof (which may be as early as the issuance date) to the Taxable Rate, and the District will further pay such Owner(s) penalties on overdue interest and additions to tax, if any.
Bond R-2 shall bear interest at the rate of 1.900% per annum, shall be in the denomination of $750,000, and shall mature in installments on March 1 of each year as follows:
Year (March 1), Principal
2026, $70,000
2027, 70,000
2028, 70,000
2029, 75,000
2030, 75,000
2031, 75,000
2032, 75,000
2033, 80,000
2034, 80,000
2035*, 80,000
*Final Maturity of Bond R-2
The principal installments of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by check of the Paying Agent or the District mailed to the Owners (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) at the address shown on the Bond Register or, in the discretion of the Paying Agent, by wire from the Paying Agent or the District delivered to the Owners (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) in accordance with wiring instructions provided by the Owners. Each Bond delivered under this Resolution upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond, and each such Bond shall bear interest (as herein set forth) so neither gain nor loss in interest shall re- sult from such transfer, exchange or substitution.
No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Resolution, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond a certificate of registration, substantially in the form provided in this Resolution, executed by the Paying Agent by manual signature.
SECTION 3. Prepayment Provisions for Bond R-1. Installments of principal of Bond R-1 are subject to prepayment at the option of the District, in whole or in part, at any time on or after March 1, 2035, at a prepayment price equal to the principal amount to be prepaid plus accrued interest to the prepayment date. Any partial prepayment of Bond R-1 shall be applied in inverse order of maturity.
Official notice of such call of all or any portion of Bond R-1 for op- tional prepayment shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails, or by accepted means of electronic communication, not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the prepayment date addressed to the registered owner of each bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent. The notice provided for any optional prepayment may provide that such optional prepayment is conditioned upon the availability of funds therefor.
SECTION 4. Prepayment Provisions for Bond R-2. Installments of principal of Bond R-2 are subject to prepayment at the option of the District, in whole or in part, at any time, at a prepayment price equal to the principal amount to be prepaid plus ac- crued interest to the prepayment date. Any partial prepayment of Bond R-2 shall be applied in inverse order of maturity.
Official notice of such call of all or any portion of Bond R-2 for op- tional prepayment shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails, or by accepted means of electronic communication, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the prepayment date addressed to the registered owner of each bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent. The notice provided for any optional prepayment may provide that such optional prepayment is conditioned upon the availability of funds therefor.
SECTION 5. Registration and Transfer. The District shall cause the Bond Register to be kept by the Paying Agent. The Bonds may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the District. A Bond may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Bond or by other instruments of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond or Bonds will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in ex- change for such transferred and assigned Bonds after receipt of the Bonds to be transferred in proper form. Such new Bond or Bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity. Neither the District nor the Paying Agent shall be required to issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Bond during a period beginning at the opening of business on a Record Date and ending at the close of business on the Interest Payment Date
SECTION 6. Form of Bonds. The Bonds and the endorsements to appear thereon shall be in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit B.
SECTION 7. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be signed by the Sheriff for, on behalf of, in the name of the District.
SECTION 8. Pledge and Dedication of Revenues. The Bonds shall be secured by and payable solely from an irrevocable pledge and dedication of the avails or proceeds of the Tax. In my capacity as Sheriff I do hereby obligate myself and my successors in office to impose and collect the Tax in each year, and do hereby irrevocably and irrepealably dedicate, appropriate and pledge the annual income to be de- rived from the assessment, levy and collection of the Tax in each year to the payment of the Bonds, so long as the Bonds are outstanding. The District further shall not lower the Tax rate to result in lower Tax revenues than were collected in the fiscal year prior to the proposed adjustment.
SECTION 9. Additional Parity Bonds. The District shall issue no other bonds or obligations of any kind or nature payable from or enjoying a lien on the revenues of the Tax having priority over or parity with the Bonds, except that Additional Parity Bonds may hereafter be issued on a parity with the Bonds under the following conditions:
(a) The Bonds herein authorized or any part thereof, including the interest thereon, may be refunded, and the refunding bonds so issued shall enjoy complete equality of lien with the portion of the Bonds which is not re- funded, if there be any, and the re- funding bonds shall continue to enjoy whatever priority of lien over subsequent issues may have been enjoyed by the Bonds refunded; provided, however, that if only a portion of the Bonds outstanding is so refunded and the refunding bonds require total principal and in- terest payments during any year in excess of the principal and interest which would have been required in such year to pay the Bonds refunded thereby, then such Bonds may not be refunded without the consent of the Owner of the unrefunded portion of the Bonds issued hereunder (provided such consent shall not be required if such refunding bonds meet the requirements set forth in clause 2 of this Section), or
(b) Additional Parity Bonds may be issued on and enjoy a full and complete parity with the Bonds with respect to the revenues of the Tax, provided that the anticipated Tax revenues in the year in which the additional bonds are to be issued, as reflected in the budget adopted by the District, must be at least 1.50 times the combined principal and interest requirements for any calendar year on the Bonds and the proposed Additional Parity Bonds.
(c) The District must be in full compliance with all covenants and undertakings in connection with the Bonds and there must be no delinquencies in payments required to be made in connection therewith.
(d) The Additional Parity Bonds must be payable as to principal on March 1 of each year and payable as to interest on March 1 and September 1 of each year.
Junior and subordinate bonds may be issued without restriction.
SECTION 10. Sinking Fund. For the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Bonds and any additional parity bonds, there has been created a special fund known as “Limited Tax Revenue Bonds Sinking Fund,” said Sinking Fund having been established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent bank of the District. The District shall deposit in the Sinking Fund from the first revenues of the Tax received in any calendar year a sum equal to the principal and/or interest falling due on the Bonds and any Additional Parity Bonds in that calendar year. The District shall cause the depository for the Sinking Fund to transfer from the Sinking Fund to the Paying Agent at least one (1) day in advance of each payment date funds fully sufficient to pay promptly the principal and interest falling due on such date.
It shall be specifically understood and agreed, however, that after the funds have actually been set aside out of the revenues of the Tax for any year sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the Bonds and any additional parity bonds, then any annual revenues of the Tax remaining in that year shall be free for expenditure by the District.
All moneys de- posited with the regularly designated fiscal agent bank or banks of the District or the Paying Agent under the terms of this Resolution shall constitute sacred funds for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, and shall be secured by said fiduciaries at all times to the full extent thereof in the manner re- quired by law for the securing of deposits of public funds.
All or any part of the moneys in the Sinking Fund shall, at the written request of the District, be invested in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana.
SECTION 11. Application of Proceeds. The Sheriff is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of this Resolution, to cause the necessary Bonds to be printed, to issue and execute the Bonds, and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. The proceeds de- rived from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in a special fund entitled the “Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 Construction Fund” and used only for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued. The construction fund established herein is not required to be maintained as a separate bank account.
SECTION 12. Bonds Legal Obligations. The Bonds shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the District and shall be the only representations of the indebtedness as herein authorized and created.
SECTION 13. Resolution a Contract. The provisions of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the District, or its successor, and the Owner or Owners from time to time of the Bonds, and any such Owner or Owners may at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, en- force and compel the performance of all duties required to be performed by the Sheriff or the District as a result of issuing the Bonds.
No material modification or amendment of this Resolution, or of any Resolution amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto, may be made without the consent in writing of the Owners of two thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding; provided, however, that no modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity provisions of the Bonds, or a reduction in the rate of interest thereon, or in the amount of the principal obligation thereof, or affecting the obligation of the District to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds as the same shall come due from the revenues appropriated, pledged and dedicated to the payment thereof by this Resolution, or reduce the percentage of the Owners required to consent to any material modification or amendment of this Resolution, without the consent of the Owners of all of the outstanding bonds.
SECTION 14. Severability; Application of Subsequently Enacted Laws. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Resolution or of the Bonds shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this Resolution or of the Bonds, but this Resolution and the Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Resolution which validate or make legal any provision of this Resolution and/or the Bonds which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Resolution and to the Bonds.
SECTION 15. Recital of Regularity. Having investigated the regularity of the proceedings had in connection with the Bonds and having determined the same to be regular, the Bonds shall contain the following recital, to wit:
“It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of this State.”
SECTION 16. Effect of Registration. The District, the Paying Agent, and any agent of either of them may treat the Owner in whose name any Bond is registered as the Owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of and interest on such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever, and to the extent permitted by law, neither the District, the Paying Agent, nor any agent of either of them shall beaffected by notice to the contrary.
SECTION 17. Notices to Owners. Wherever this Resolution provides for notice to Owners of Bonds of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mail-ed, first class postage prepaid, to each Owner of such Bonds, at the address of such Owner as it ap- pears in the Bond Register, or via accepted means of electronic communication. In any case where notice to Owners of Bonds is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice to any particular Owner of Bonds, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to all other Bonds. Where this Resolution provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Owner or Owners entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Owners shall be filed with the Paying Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
SECTION 18. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds surrendered for payment, transfer, exchange or re- placement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent, shall be promptly canceled by it and, if surrendered to the District, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. The District may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Bonds previously registered and de- livered which the District may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. All canceled Bonds held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of as directed in writing by the District.
SECTION 19. Mutilated, De- stroyed, Lost or Stolen Bonds. If (1) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent, or the District and the Paying Agent re- ceive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (2) there is delivered to the District and the Paying Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the ab- sence of notice to the District or the Paying Agent that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the District shall execute, and upon its request the Paying Agent shall register and deliver, in ex- change for or in lieu of any such mutilated, de- stroyed, lost, or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same maturity and of like tenor, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, de- stroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the District in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Bond, pay such Bond. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the District may re- quire the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the District, whether or not the mutilated, de- stroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall be at any time en- forceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Resolution equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with re- spect to the re- placement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds.
SECTION 20. Discharge of Resolution; De- feasance. If the District shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Owners of all of the Outstanding Bonds, the principal of and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Resolution, then the pledge of the money, securities, and funds pledged under this Resolution and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the District to the Owners shall thereupon cease, terminate, and be- come void and be discharged and satisfied, and the Paying Agent shall pay over or deliver all money held by it under this Resolution to the District.
Bonds or interest installments for the payment of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the District of funds for such payment or otherwise) at the maturity date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect ex- pressed above in this Section if they are defeased in the manner provided by Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended.
SECTION 21. Successor Paying Agent. The District will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications hereinafter described for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds. The designation of the initial Paying Agent in this Resolution is hereby confirmed and ap- proved. The District reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the Person then performing such function a certified copy of a resolution giving notice of the termination of the Person’s appointment as Paying Agent and appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.
SECTION 22. Arbitrage. The District covenants and agrees that, to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, it will comply with the requirements of the Code in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from “gross income” of interest on the Bonds under the Code. The District further covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, fail to take any action, or permit any action within its control to be taken, or permit at any time or times any of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the District to be used directly or indirectly in any manner, the effect of which would be to cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” or would result in the inclusion of the interest on any of the Bonds in gross income under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) the failure to comply with the limitation on in- vestment of Bond proceeds or (ii) the failure to pay any required rebate of arbitrage earnings to the United States of America or (iii) the use of the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be “private activity bonds.”
The Sheriff is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to take any and all action and to execute and deliver any instrument, document or bond necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section.
SECTION 23. Sale of Bonds. The District hereby accepts the offers of the Lenders, which offers are attached as Exhibits A-1 and A-2 hereto, and the Sheriff is hereby authorized to execute said offers on behalf of the District. As a condition to the delivery of the Bonds to the Lenders, the Lenders will execute a standard letter, acceptable to them and the District, indicating they have conducted their own analysis with respect to the Bonds and are extending credit in the form of the Bonds as a vehicle for making a commercial loan to the District. In the event any options have been allowed the District in the offers set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2, the District has incorporated the terms of the selected option in this Resolution, and such incorporation shall be considered the District’s selection of such option.
SECTION 24. Continuing Disclosure. The District will not be required to comply with the continuing disclosure requirements described in Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Ex- change Commission [17 CFR 240.15c2-12].
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the District agrees that while a Lender is still an Owner that it will provide its annual audited financial statements to such Lender in an electronic format within 270 days of the end of the District’s Fiscal Year unless the Louisiana Legislative Auditor has ex- tended the time in which the District is to complete its annual audited financial statements beyond 270 days, in which case the District shall provide its annual audited financial statements to such Lender in an electronic format as soon as they have been completed. The District further agrees that while a Lender is still an Owner it will provide additional information as may be reasonably requested by any Lender.
SECTION 25. Publication. A copy of this Resolution shall be published immediately after its adoption in one issue of the official journal of the District.
SECTION 26. Post-Issuance Compliance. The Sheriff and/or his designees are directed to establish, amend, or modify written procedures to assist the District in complying with various State and Federal statues, rules and regulations applicable to the Bonds and are further authorized to take any and all actions as may be required by said written procedures to ensure continued compliance with such statues, rules and regulations throughout the term of the Bonds.
SECTION 27. Designation as “Qualified Tax- Exempt Obligations”. The Bonds are designated as “qualified tax exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3)(B) of the Code. In making this designation, the District finds and determines that:
(a) the Bonds are not “private activity bonds” within the meaning of the Code; and
(b) the reasonably anticipated amount of qualified tax exempt obligations which will be issued by the District and all subordinate entities in calendar year 2025 does not exceed $10,000,000.
SECTION 28. Default. Upon the failure of the District to comply with any provision herein, the Owner may pursue any and all remedies, including but not limited to an action for mandamus, that may exist at law or in equity pursuant to the law of the State of Louisiana at the time of such Event of Default.
In the event a principal or interest payment is due hereunder and is not received within ten (10) days following the due date, the Lenders reserve the right to charge additional accrued interest for each day the payment is late at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate allowed by law. The District agrees to pay the additional accrued in- terest upon de- mand or, if billed, within the time specified.
SECTION 29. Headings. The headings of the various sections hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
SECTION 30. Effective Date. This Bond Resolution shall become effective immediately.
THUS DONE, adopted and sign-ed on this, the 2nd day of April, 2025.
/s/ Gary Driskell
Sheriff and Chief Executive Officer of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana
EXHIBIT A (Term Sheets), and EXHIBIT B (Form of Bond R-1 and Form of Bond R-2) to this resolution have not been published. These Ex- hibits are on file with the minutes of the Sheriff and Chief Executive Officer of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, 500 Main Street, 4th Floor, Franklin, Louisiana 70538, and are available for inspection dur-ing regular business hours weekdays, Monday through Friday.
Adv. April 9, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST. MARY PARISH WATER & SEWER COMMISSION NO. 1
834 WATERWORKS ROAD
P.O. BOX 309
AMELIA, LA. 70340
REGULAR
SESSION
MARCH 5, 2025
The Board of Commissioners of St. Mary Parish Water & Sewer Commission No. 1 met in regular session on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and was held at the office in Amelia, Louisiana at 6:00 P.M.
The President, Kenneth Mire called the meeting to order.
The Office Clerical Assistant performed a roll call.
Board members present: Charles Walters, Leroy Trim, Oscar Toups, Carla Gag- liano, and Kenneth Mire.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
Others present: Brian Tabor, Larry Barras, Jane Aucoin and Kathleen Boudreaux
Public Comment/Appearances: None
Approval of the minutes held on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
A motion was made by Charles Walters and seconded by Leroy Trim to approve and dispense the reading of the minutes of February 5, 2025, a regular meeting. All voted ayes. Motion passed.
Executive Session (if necessary):
A. Discussion of pending litigation captioned “In the Matter of the Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability of Deloach Marine Services, LLC, as Owner Pro-Hac Vice and Operator of M/V Miss Mollye D,” bearing Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-00416 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in- volving Deloach, LA DOTD and the Commission re- garding the allision into the Bayou Ramos Bridge and the damaged water line.
B. To receive oral report regarding potential litigation and/or for the purpose of providing legal services related to the filing and litigation of a civil action for Rehabilitation of Gravity Filters at Water Treatment Plant project pursuant to the provisions of La. R.S. 42:17 that, in pertinent part, reads as follows:
A. A public body may hold an executive session pursuant to R.S. 42:16 for one or more of the following reasons:
(2) Strategy sessions or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining, prospective litigation after formal written demand, or litigation when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body.
Unfinished Business:
A. Discussion and any action on the DA’s Victim Restitution Questionnaire.
The Plant Manager informed the Board that there was no action on this matter.
New Business
A. Discussion and any action on matters discussed in executive session.
Allowed for public comment: None
There was no discussion or action on the executive session taking place.
B. Discussion and any action for a customer request for an installment plan.
Allowed for public comment: None
The Office manager discussed a request from a customer for an installment payment plan.
A motion was made by Charles Walters and seconded by Carla Gagliano to ap- prove the request for a six-month payment plan for this customer.
Reports.
A. Engineering Report: None
B. Managers’ Report
The Plant manager briefed the board on a problem with the pancake unit at the plant.
Outstanding Bills
Allowed for public comment: None
A motion was made by Carla Gagliano and seconded by Leroy Trim to approve the payment of the outstanding monthly bills. All voted ayes. Motion carried.
Other Business allowed under Act 861
Allowed for public comment: None
A motion was made by Leroy Trim and seconded by Leroy Toups to adjourn the meeting at 6:25 P.M. All voted ayes. Motion to adjourn carried.
(S) Kenneth Mire
Kenneth Mire,
President
(S) Carla Gagliano
Carla Gagliano,
Secretary/
Treasurer
Adv. April 9, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Notice is hereby given that the St. Mary Parish Government is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to conduct an Employee Classification and Compensation Study, as described in the Request for Proposals (RFP) document.
The RFP document can be ob- tained by submitting a written or emailed request to: Jenny Darce, Grants Administrator, St. Mary Parish Government, 500 Main Street, Fifth Floor, Franklin, LA 70538 or jdarce@stmaryparishla.gov
Proposals will be received by St. Mary Parish Government until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at the St. Mary Parish Government office, 500 Main Street, Fifth Floor - Courthouse, Franklin, LA 70538. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Proposals will not be opened publicly.
St. Mary Parish Government re- serves the right to reject any and all Proposals for just cause and to award the agreement in the best interest of the Parish.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED on this the 27th day of March, 2025.
/s/ Sam Jones
Sam Jones,
President
St. Mary Parish
Adv. April 2 and 9, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the St. Mary Parish Council in accordance with law that a vacancy exists on the Board of Commissioners of Recreation District No. 3.
The St. Mary Parish Council will receive applications for the filling of this vacancy from this date until April 17, 2025, at Noon.
Qualifications for submitting of an application will be in compliance with Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Section 33:4564.
Applications may be mailed or personally submitted Monday- Thursday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. till noon on Friday to Lisa C. Morgan, Clerk of the Council, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana 70538.
The St. Mary Parish Council will meet in regular session on April 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana to fill this vacancy.
Adv. March 28 and April 9, 2025
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice – Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
The annual meeting of the stockholders of MC Bancshares, Inc. for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and for all other matters which may properly come before said meeting will be held at the Main Office of M C Bank & Trust Company, 1201 Brashear Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380 on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
Kenneth Nelkin,
Chairman of the Board
Adv. March 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9, 2025
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