Public notices for June 26, 2026

Fri, 06/26/2026 - 6:00am

PUBLIC NOTICE
SECTION A
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids for the equipment procurement of 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 Thursday, July 23, 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 2
Pump Equipment Installation and Construction
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 Pump Equipment Installation and Construction Project for the St. Mary Levee District in- cludes but is not limited to installation of a limestone access road, electrical equipment yard and electrical utility deck including installing steel H-piles and concrete pile caps, installing concrete pile caps under the discharge piping, performing demolition and modifications within an existing pump station building to house the variable frequency drives and controls, in- stallation of pumps, discharge piping, dresser couplings and siphon breakers, motors, formed suction intake, level transducers, variable frequency drives, pump controllers, automatic transfer switches, switch boards, HVAC systems, electrical gear, generators, transformers, cables and conduits and all appurtenances and performing all connections and hookups necessary for providing fully operational pumping systems for pumps number five, six, seven and eight as further detailed in the enclosed technical specifications.
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 Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 10:00 A.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. June 19, 26 and July 3, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
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STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
Vs. No. 140322 Div “G”
Erica N. Walker
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Order of Seizure and Sale 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:
THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, together with all buildings and improvements thereon situated and the component parts thereof, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto be- longing or in anywise appertaining lying and being situated in Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, having a frontage of 58 feet, more or less, on the West side of Washington Street (formerly Second Street and Third Street) by a depth between parallel lines of 100 feet, and being bounded North by Grout Street, East by Washington Street, South by property of Betty W. Smith, formerly estate of William Green and West by property of Jermond Anthony Granger, formerly the remaining property of Austin B. Vilo.
Improvements thereron bear the Municipal No. 909 Washington Street, Patterson, LA 70392.
to satisfy the sum of EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS ($84,982.71), TO- GETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT RATE OF 6.250% PER ANNUM FROM JUNE 1, 2025, UNTIL PAID; LATE CHARGES IN THE AMOUNT OF $151.48; and all other sums to be specified at the sheriff sale for taxes, insurance and property preservation which may be advanced in the future, and all sums secured by the mortgage, together with reasonable attorney’s fees, and all costs of this proceedings, 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 29th day of July A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Wednesday, the 17th day of June A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. June 26 and July 22, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Seismic Public Meeting Notice
To the Citizens and Landowners of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
Echo Ocean Science LLC will be conducting seismic activity within the waters of West Cote Blanche Bay. The activity area is located 5 miles southeast of the Port of West St. Mary and 11.5 miles southwest of Franklin, LA. A seismic energy source will be de- ployed from a survey vessel at two fixed locations within the activity area. The energy source used will be a compressed air source deployed to a depth of 3 ft below the water surface. This energy source will be activated repeatedly at each of the two locations during the survey. Seismic receiver instruments will be deployed within the boreholes of existing oil wells with the activity area. There will not be any seismic receiver instruments, cables, or ropes deployed on the seafloor as part of this project.
The survey will begin on approximately 1 August, 2026 and last until approximately 14 August, 2026.
To provide the public with additional information regarding the seismic survey, Echo Ocean Science LLC and LDWF will hold a public meeting at 6:00 pm on 14 July, 2026. The meeting will be held at Council Room in City Hall at 300 Iberia Street, in Franklin, LA 70538.
For additional details pertaining to the seismic survey prior to the public meeting, contact Edward Majzlik (346) 436-2534.
An outline of the seismic project showing the potential area to be affected is located at
wlf.louisiana.gov/page/seismic-exploration-permits under Current Public Notices. Any public comments should be submitted to Joe Maryman at jmaryman@wlf.la.gov.
Adv. June 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, July 1, 3, 8 and 10, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the following requests:
1. A Public hearing for a Rezone request for 1305 Eleventh St., Patterson, La, to rezone R1 residential to C2 business by Emmanuel Listi ETAl “3.5 AC BD WILLIAMS - SWITCH - VIGUERIE - ST RR - RR LESS SALE 10T 104678 ACQ 37S 247958.’
2. A Public hearing for a Rezone request for 0 Park St. Patterson, La to rezone R1 residential to C1 business by Emmanuel Listi ETAl “LOT DESIGNATED BLK 11 HAUSMAN BROS AND NORMAN LTD SUBD PER PLAT 3P 44044 BD NORMAN AVE - ELEVENTH ST - HAUSMAN AVE - RAILROAD ACQ 37T 248128.”
Public hearing will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 6 PM, Patterson City Hall.
All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard.
William Gil,
City of Patterson, LA, Building Official
Certified Building Official & Plans Examiner
Louisiana Licensed Contractor
Badged FEMA Contractor
Adv. June 24, 26 and July 1, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF
BERWICK
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Date: Wednesday July 8, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Council Meeting Room
Berwick Town Hall
3225 Third St
A•G•E•N•D•A
Public Hearing(s);
Case #1: Application for Conditional Use Approval for Southern Oaks Hunting Club, LLC regarding excavating appx 200’ X 128’ Pond on “SURVEY AND DIVISION OF A 877.127 ACRE TRACT BELONGING TO BERWICK, LLC LOCATED IN SECTIONS 13,21,22,23,28,30 & 40, T15S-R12E AND SECTIONS 11 & 12 T16S-R12E, TOWN OF BERWICK, ST. MARY PARISH, LA”
Persons requiring reasonable accommodation to attend the public hearing and meeting are requested to contact the Office of Director of Planning at (985) 384-8858 prior to the meeting to discuss their particular needs.
Adv. June 26, July 1 and 3, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the St. Mary Parish Board of Adjustments will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, July 6, 2026, AT 5:45 P.M. in the Parish Council Meeting Room, Fifth Floor Courthouse, Franklin, Louisiana, for the following purposes:
VARIANCE REQUEST:
Variance Re- quest for Triple S Marine / SDL In- vestments LLC. represented by Shaun Roberie for a Front Yard Setback Variance to deviate from the required 30 ft. to 15 ft. in a Heavy Industrial (HI) Zoned District located at 1300 Lake Palourde Rd., Amelia, LA 70340 – Sec.14 T16S R13E; - Parcel Id# 3524261005.00 - Lot Tract “ABCDEFGHIJKLMA” Per Plat 193 305128 Acq. 205 306724. (Zon-1505)
All persons are invited to this meeting to submit their approval or objections to the above VARIANCE REQUEST.
St. Mary Parish
Board of
Adjustments
John “Booker” Davis,
Chairman
Adv. June 19, 26 and July 3, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ST. MARY
PARISH
RECREATION
DISTRICT #3
BAYOU VISTA COMMUNITY CENTER
1333 BELLVIEW STREET
P.O. BOX 635
PATTERSON, LA 70392
985-395-6552
The Board of Commissioners of the St. Mary Parish Recreation District #3 met in regular session on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Bayou Vista Community Center.
Members Present: Brian Head – Chairman, Dr. Jeffery Fitter, Calvin Johnson, Eddie Gay, Chase Perry
Members Ab- sent: Lane Boudreaux – Vice Chairman, Cody Fontenot
Employees of the District Present: Angie Guillotte – Office Manager, Mark Richard – Operations Manager, Lori Marcantonio – Activities Director
Secretary: Dianna Bourgeois was Absent
Mr. Head called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Everyone present stood for the pledge of allegiance.
Board members reviewed the minutes of the April meeting. Dr. Fitter motioned to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Perry made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Board members reviewed the accounts payable report and the monthly budget comparison report. Mr. Gay made a motion to accept the report as is and pay the bills. Dr. Fitter made a second to the motion. All were in favor and the motion carried.
Operations Manager, Mark Richard, gave the manager/maintenance report. He updated the board on the maintenance work being done by district employees at all district properties.
Office Manager, Angie Guilliot, gave the community center report. She updated the board on rentals and the day-to-day operations of the community center. Activity Director, Lori Marcantonio, gave the activity report.
In old business, Mr. Head informed the board that its’ annual milage was due for readoption. After discussion the board decided to set 6.32% for maintenance fund and 3% for the bond fund. A motion to accept this was made by Dr. Fitter with a second from Mr. Perry. All were in favor and the motion carried.
No new information was obtain from Mac Carnival. A motion to table the discussion was made Mr. Gay and a second from Mr. Johnson. All were in favor and the motion carried.
The board revisited background checks on current and potential em- ployees from the April 2026 meeting. The center will obtain background checks on current employees. Mrs. Guillotte presented the board with information and pricing from DISA. She stated she is familiar with this company and would recommend using them for background checks. Mr. Gay said that law en- forcement uses NCIC. He will check with NCIC to see if they perform background checks for businesses or if it is for law enforcement only. The board’s discussion was that if NCIC can be used, the center will utilize them for background checks. If not, then the center will use DISA for background checks. A motion was made by Mr. Gay and a second by Mr. Perry. All were in favor and the motion carried.
In new business, Mrs. Guillotte and Ms. Marcantonio presented the board with pricing for light bars for the skating activity. The cost of the $1600.00. A motion was made to purchase the light bars by Mr. Johnson and a second by Dr. Fitter. All were in favor and the motion carried.
After discussion about hiring a weekend, part-time employee for Central Park. Hours would be Saturday and Sunday at 8am until close with an hour lunch. A motion was made by Mr. Perry to hire a weekend worker. A second was made by Mr. Johnson. All were favor and the motion carried.
Medical bills for Mr. Justin Wiggins’ was presented to the board. These bills come from an incident when he stepped in a hole on the property by Belleview St. and cut his foot open. The bills total $1,243.00. All were in favor to pay the medical bills out of the general fund.
Ms. Marcantonio presented to the board that Mrs. Pam Duplantis asked to have the summer off from teaching line dancing. Ms. Marcantonio referred Mrs. Fran Rachal to take Mrs. Duplantis’ place during the summer months and if the board would consider paying Mrs. Rachal. Mr. Johnson motioned to pay Mrs. Rachal what Mrs. Duplantis is paid. A second by Mr. Perry. All were in favor and the motion carried.
With no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Boudreaux. A second was made by Mr. Gay. All were in favor. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned.
(s)Brian Head
Brian Head,
Chairman
(s)Angela Guillotte
Angela Guillotte,
Office Manager
For Dianna
Bourgeois,
Secretary
Adv. June 26, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
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PARISH OF
ST. MARY
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STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage
Vs. No. 140190 Div “D”
The Unopened Succession of and Unknown Heirs of Kelly Joy Watts A/K/A Kelly Joy Watts A/K/A Kelly J. Watts A/K/A Kelly Watts
TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of Order of Seizure and Sale 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:
That certain lot or parcel of land together with all buildings and im- provements thereon situated and all rights, ways, privileges, prescriptions and servitudes thereto be- longing or in anywise appertaining and all appurtenances thereof, lying and being situated in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, being known designated and described as Lot 11 of Block “U” of the Bayou Vista Subdivision, as per map made by T.F. Kramer, C.E. & S., dated July 1, 1957, and recorded July 22, 1957 in St. Mary Parish COB 9-W, page 141, entry no. 98674.
to satisfy the sum of THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE AND 09/100 $31,129.09 DOLLARS, INTEREST FROM JUNE 1, 2025, UNTIL PAID AT 6.125% PER ANNUM, TO- GETHER WITH ANY APPLICABLE AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR BY THE ACT OF MORTGAGE AND APPLICABLE LAW SUCH AS LATE CHARGES, REASONABLE ATTORNEY’S FEES ACTUALLY INCURRED BY THE PLAINTIFF THROUGH THE CONCLUSION OF THE FORECLOSURE and all costs of this proceedings, 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 29th day of July A.D., 2026, be- tween the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Thursday, the 28th day of May A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. June 26 and July 22, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE (RATE CASE)
NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Article IV, Section 21 (D) (1) of the Louisiana Constitution, that Cleco Power LLC (“Cleco Power”), an electric public utility supplying retail electric service to approximately 298,000 customers in twenty-four parishes in the State of Louisiana through its retail business, has filed with the Louisiana Public Service Commission (the “LPSC”) an Application for: (1) Implementation of Changes in Rates to be Effective July 1, 2027; (2) New 2027 Formula Rate Plan; and (3) Expedited Treatment. The twenty-four parishes through which Cleco Power’s service area extends are: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Catahoula, Desoto, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lasalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Vernon, and Washington.
The proposed rate change will affect all parishes served by Cleco Power. The proposed rate change is sought primarily due to increased operating costs and significant investments in utility plant infrastructure, which are necessary to support system improvements and the growth of Cleco Power’s service area.
Cleco Power’s Application (including its proposed rate schedules and riders) may be viewed in the Office of the LPSC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and on the LPSC’s website (www.lpsc.louisiana.gov) upon its publication in the Official Bulletin of the LPSC. Additionally, the LPSC may be contacted regarding questions or comments at (800) 256-2397.
Adv. June 26, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF
PATTERSON
NOTICE OF
SPECIAL CALL MEETING
Tuesday –
June 30, 2026
12:30 PM
City Hall,
Council Meeting Room
1314 Main Street, Patterson, Louisiana
Notice is hereby given that a Special Call Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Patterson shall meet on June 30, 2026, @ 12:30 PM, City Hall, 1314 Main Street, Council Meeting Room, Patterson, Louisiana, for the following to-wit:
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PUBLIC HEARING
•Discussion on adopting the Amended FY 2025 – 2026 Budget
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Budget
•Adopt the Amended Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for FY 2025-2026.
ADJOURNMENT
Midge Bourgeois,
City Clerk
City of Patterson
1314 Main Street
Patterson, LA 70392
985-395-5205
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please call Midge Bourgeois at 985-395-5205 and describe the assistance that is necessary.
ANY AND ALL BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH THEIR UNANIMOUS CONSENT
“City of Patterson is an Equal Opportunity
Provider and
Employer”
Adv. June 26, 2026

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