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PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE
NO. 2434
An Ordinance in compliance with Ordinance No. 1973, DIVISION 5.4 General Procedures for Public Hearings, Section 5.4.3 Specific Use Permits granting a Specific Use.
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2014, the St. Mary Parish Council adopted Ordinance No. 1973 – St. Mary Parish Unified Development Code, and
WHEREAS, DIVISION 5.4 General Procedures for Public Hearings, Section 5.4.3 Specific Use Permits provides a process for the granting of a specific use, and
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIN-ED by the Parish Council of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana:
SECTION I - That certain tract of land described in Exhibit “A” is hereby approved and granted a specific use to allow for an existing Church and Accessory Facilities.
This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force upon publication in the official journal of the Parish.
This ordinance having been offer-ed and read on this 13th day of May 2026; having been published in accordance with law; having been heard in a public hearing held at Franklin, Louisiana on the 10th day of June 2026; was adopted by the following vote on the 10th day of June 2026.
AYES: Rodney Olander, David Hill, Leslie Rulf, Jr., Patrick J. He- bert, James Davis, Jr., Mark A. Duhon, Dean S. Adams and Dr. Kristi P. Rink.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Rev. Craig Mathews, J Ina and Gwendolyn L. Hidalgo.
APPROVED:
s/g Kristi P. Rink, M.D
KRISTI P. RINK, M.D.,
VICE-
CHAIRPERSON
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
ATTEST:
s/g Lisa C.
Morgan
LISA C.
MORGAN,
CLERK
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
This Ordinance was submitted to the President of St. Mary Parish on this the 12th day of June 2026 at the hour of 8:22 a.m.
APPROVED:
s/g Sam Jones
SAM JONES,
PRESIDENT
ST. MARY PARISH
This Ordinance was returned to the Clerk of the Council on this the 15th day of June 2026 at the hour 2:57 p.m.
EXHIBIT “A”
Name: Francis Sicard
Address: 1933 Hwy 182 E
Bayou Vista, LA
Parcel Id -2984341057.00, Lot 6-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd Acq. 36C 241792- Sec.20 T15S
R12E, -2984341013.00, Lot Por No 5-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd situated in Sec. 20 T15S R12E Acq. 36C 241792 -2984341059.00, Lot Por No 4-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd Situated in Sec 20 T15S R12E Acq 36C 241792, -2984341014.00, Lot Por No 4-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd Situated in Sec 19 T15S R12E Acq 36C 241792 & -2984341058.00, Lot Por No 5-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd Situated in Sec 19 T15S R12E Acq 36C 241792
Currently Zon-ed: Single Family Residential (SR) Zoned District
Specific Use Purpose: to allow for horses in a Single Family Residential Zon-ed District
Adv. June 19, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
ORDINANCE
NO. 2435
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2424 of St. Mary Parish to replace Archon Information Systems, LLC d/b/a Civicsource with a qualified/certified company for the process of advertising and sale of adjudicated properties; and otherwise providing with respect thereto.
WHEREAS, the St. Mary Parish Council previously adopted Ordinance No. 2424 authorizing a contractual relationship with Archon Information Systems, LLC d/b/a CivicSource for the administration, advertising, and sale of adjudicated properties; and
WHEREAS, the St. Mary Parish Council has determined that it is in the best interest of St. Mary Parish to amend Ordinance No. 2424 to allow for the replacement of Archon Information Systems, LLC d/b/a CivicSource with another qualified and/or certified company capable of administering the process for advertising and sale of such adjudicated properties in compliance with Louisiana law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. Mary Parish Council, State of Louisiana, that:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 2424 is hereby amended to remove and replace all references to Archon Information Systems, LLC d/b/a CivicSource with language authorizing the Parish President to contract with a qualified and/or certified company to administer the process for advertising and sale of adjudicated properties, including but not limited to listing, marketing, conducting sales, and facilitating compliance with all applicable statutory requirements.
SECTION 2. The Parish President is hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate this amendment and to enter into an agreement with a qualified and/or certified company for the provision of said services, in accordance with applicable Louisiana procurement laws.
SECTION 3. All other provisions of Ordinance No. 2424 not inconsistent with this amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
This ordinance having been offer-ed and read on this 13th day of May 2026; having been published in accordance with law; having been heard in a public hearing held at Franklin, Louisiana on the 10th day of June 2026; was adopted by the following vote on the 10th day of June 2026.
AYES: Rodney Olander, David Hill, Leslie Rulf, Jr., Patrick J. He- bert, James Davis, Jr., Mark A. Du- hon, Dean S. Adams and Dr. Kristi P. Rink.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: J Ina, Gwendolyn L. Hidalgo and Rev. Craig Mathews.
APPROVED:
s/g Kristi P. Rink, M.D.
KRISTI P. RINK, M.D.,
VICE-
CHAIRPERSON
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
ATTEST:
s/g Lisa C.
Morgan
LISA C.
MORGAN,
CLERK
ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL
This ordinance was submitted to the President of St. Mary Parish on this the 12th day of June 2026, at the hour of 8:22 a.m.
APPROVED:
s/g Sam Jones
SAM JONES,
PRESIDENT
ST. MARY PARISH
This ordinance was returned to the Clerk of the Council on this the 15th day of June 2026, at the hour of 2:57 p.m.
Adv. June 19, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
BERWICK-
BAYOU VISTA JOINT
WATERWORKS
COMMISSION
POST OFFICE BOX 322
BERWICK, LA 70342
(985) 384-8990
Chairman – Troy Lombardo, Vice Chairman – Paul Tholen, Vice Chairman – N.A. Hensgens, Jr., Vice Chairman – Dwight Gray
A regular meeting of the Berwick – Bayou Vista Joint Waterworks Commission was called at the Berwick Civic Center, 300 Patti Drive Berwick, La. At 5:30 P.M., May 14, 2026.
Board Members Present: Troy Lombardo, Dwight Gray, N.A. Hensgens, Jr., Paul Tholen.
Others Present: Jacob Dupuy, Joel Miller, Tori Henry, Kristen Holcombe, Larry & Pam Fromenthal.
The meeting was called to order by Troy Lombardo.
It was moved by N.A. Hensgens, Jr., seconded by Dwight Gray and unanimously agreed to accept the minutes from the April meeting.
It was moved by Paul Tholen, seconded by Dwight Gray, and unanimously agreed to accept accounts payable & treasurer’s report for the month of April.
It was moved by N.A. Hensgens, Jr., seconded by Paul Tholen and unanimously agreed to accept audit report for year ending September 30, 2025.
Tori Henry presented an insurance renewal quote from Frank’s Agency and after being reviewed, it was moved by Paul Tholen, seconded by N.A. Hensgens, Jr. and unanimously agreed to renew the commercial package in the amount of $17,916.00.
Jacob Dupuy reported that Frisco completed the manhole cover and the significant deficiency has been removed from sanitary survey; I.C.E. Sales & Service should complete the alarm installation on the chlorine dioxide generator this week; we received an extension on the administrative order through May 30, 2027; he is preparing compliance documentation to submit to LDEQ for the RMP inspection; the annual RMP Emergency Response Coordination meeting will be May 21st; the vertical turbine high service pump bearings went out and are being replaced; and the SKATER system needs to be recalibrated.
Joel Miller re- ported that Ebony of South Central Planning should have the draft DRA application to him tomorrow, so it was moved by N.A. Hensgens, Jr., seconded by Dwight Gray and unanimously agreed that Troy Lombardo be authorized to execute all grant documents for 2026. It was also moved by Paul Tholen, seconded by Dwight Gray and unanimously agreed to authorize Joel Miller to begin the complete rehab project on Clarifier #1 according to his presented timeline and it was moved by N.A. Hensgens, Jr., seconded by Paul Tholen and unanimously agreed to authorize Joel Miller to put together a blasting and painting bid package for Clarifier #2.
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was mov-ed by N.A. Hensgens, Jr., seconded by Dwight Gray and unanimously agreed that the meeting be adjourned.
———————
Troy Lombardo,
Chairman
Adv. June 19, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Advertisement for Sealed Bids for Cash Sale of Im- movable Property
The St. Mary Parish School Board will receive sealed bids for the cash sale of im- movable property. Sealed bids will be accepted for the purchase of the following described immovable property:
Property Des- cription:
• Vacant Land Tract: 1.087-acre property located at 497 Highway 317, Centerville, La.
Sealed bids will be accepted at the St. Mary Parish School Board Maintenance Office in Centerville, La. until 10:00 A.M. on June 30, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read out loud.
No pre-bid conference will be held. A bid packet may be obtained from the St. Mary Parish School Board, Maintenance Department, P.O. Box 170, 474 Hwy 317, Centerville, Louisiana 70522; by emailing Mrs. Jackee’ Jackson at jjackson@stmaryk12.net; or online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.
The St. Mary Parish School Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding process, and to accept the bid deemed to be in the best interest of the School Board.
From June 1, 2026, through July 24, 2026, the Central Office Complex will observe summer business hours, including Friday closures.
Specifications may be obtained from the St. Mary Parish School Board Maintenance Department, by calling (337) 836-9661.
Adv. May 29, June 3 and 19, 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 Investments 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
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
——
PARISH OF
ST. MARY
——
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
M C Bank & Trust Company
Vs. No. 140082 Div “A”
The Hydrocarbon Flow Specialist, Inc.
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:
Tract I:
That certain tract or parcel of land designated as Lot Four (4) of Block “E” of Crescent Acres Subdivision, Patterson, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, as shown on plat recorded in Book 22-L, Entry No. 182,393 of the Conveyance Records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, said lot fronting One Hundred Twenty-nine and 28/100 (129.28’) feet on the North side of Bessie Street, the West line measuring Three Hundred Twenty-one and 66/100 (321.66’) feet, the East line measuring Three Hundred Thirty-four and 7/10 (334.7’) feet, and the rear or North line measuring One Hundred Thirty-one and 97/100 (131.97’) feet; to- gether with all buildings and im- provements thereon situated and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining.
Being the same property acquired by The Hydro-Carbon Land Company, Inc. from The Hydrocarbon Flow Specialist, Inc. by Act of Cash Deed dated June 10, 1987 recorded June 11, 1987, in Book 30-L, Page 434, Entry No. 219,461 of the Conveyance Records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; and as amended by Affidavit of Correction recorded on September 6, 1990 in COB 33-Q, Folio 572, Entry No. 231,832 of public records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
This property bears municipal number 503 Bessie Street, Patterson, Louisiana 70392.
Tract II:
That certain tract or parcel of land, together with all buildings and improvements thereon and all rights, ways, privileges and servitudes thereunto belonging or appertaining and all ap- purtenances thereof, lying and being situated in Section Forty-Nine (49) and Fifty (50), Township Sixteen (16) South, Range Eleven (11) East, being designated and described as LOT NUMBER FIVE (5), BLOCK “E”, CRESCENT ACRES SUBDIVISION, as shown on Plan of Land showing partition of Block “E” of Crescent Acres Subdivision, dated November 6, 1979, drawn by Miller Engineers & Associated, Engineers & Surveyors of Franklin, Louisiana, a copy of which is annexed to an Act of Cash Deed recorded in Conveyance Book 23-B, Entry No. 185,577 of the records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Said property being bounded on the North by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company Railroad, on the East by property now of formerly of L. Kemper Williams, et al, on the South in part by Bessie Street and in part by property of William T. Clark or assigns, and on the West by Lot Four (4) of Block “E”.
Being the same property acquired by The Hydro-Carbon Land Company, Inc. from Bozo Land Company, Inc. by Cash Deed dated and recorded July 11, 1989, in Book 32-N, Folio 186, Entry No. 227,309 of the Conveyance Records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; and as amended by Affidavit of Correction recorded on September 6, 1990 in COB 33-Q, Entry No. 231,831 of the records of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
This property bears municipal number 505 Bessie Street, Patterson, Louisiana 70392.
to satisfy the sum of TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-FIVE AND 72/100 ($2,772,025.72) DOLLARS IN PRINCIPAL, WITH ACCRUED INTEREST THROUGH OCTOBER 8, 2025, IN THE AMOUNT OF $93,743.87, LATE FEES OF $4,592.96, AND ATTORNEY FEES AT 25% OF THE TOTAL DUE. 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 day of 22nd day of July A.D., 2026, between the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Tuesday, the 26th day of May A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. June 19 and July 15, 2026

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PUBLIC NOTICE
AGENDA
ST. MARY PARISH 911 COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT
1200 David Dr. Building B
Morgan City, LA 70380
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1:00 P.M.
1. Meeting Called to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Guest(s): none
4. Public Comment
5. Minutes: May 28, 2026
6. Income Statement: May 2026
7. Expense Statement: May 2026
8. Old Business: None
9. New Business: None
10. Director Updates
11. General Discussion
12. Adjournment
Adv. June 19, 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 deployed 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
BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION
A Resolution adopting the Amended Budget of Revenues and Expenditures Ordinance for the fiscal year 2025-2026 CITY OF PATTERSON, LOUISIANA
BE IT RE- SOLVED by the Mayor and City Council Members of the City of Patterson, Louisiana, in general session convened that:
SECTION 1: The attached de- tailed estimate of revenues and re- flected in the consolidated statement, the supporting line-item budget, and such other fiscal exhibits and information as required by Section 1308(D) Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as the Budget of Revenues for the City for Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
SECTION II: The attached detailed statement of expenditures as reflected in the consolidated statement, the supporting line-item budget, and such other fiscal exhibits and information as required by Section 1308 (D), Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as the Budget of Expenditures for the City for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
SECTION III: The adoption of the Budget of Expenditures as reflected in the attached line-item budget containing account object of expenditures classifications shall be declared to the appropriation of the amounts set therein as established in each budget classification by object of expenditures.
SECTION IV: The amounts ap- propriated for all accounts shall not exceed the amounts fixed therefore in the Budget of Expenditures; nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the governing authority from amending or making an appropriation to and for a contingent fund to be used in cases of emergency.
This Resolution, having been read section by section and having been considered in the same manner, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: Demale Bowden, Jr., Lee Condolle, Ray Dewey, Mamie Perry, Miranda Weinbach
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
This Resolution was declared duly adopted on the 2nd day of June 2026.
(S) Rodney A.
Grogan
Rodney A. Grogan,
Mayor
(S) Monica Mabile
Monica Mabile,
Accounting Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE
BUDGET
ADOPTION
RESOLUTION
A Resolution adopting the Budget of Revenues and Expenditures Ordinance for the fiscal year 2026-2027 CITY OF PATTERSON, LOUISIANA.
BE IT RE- SOLVED by the Mayor and City Council Members of the City of Patterson, Louisiana, in general session convened that:
SECTION 1: The attached de- tailed estimate of revenues and re- flected in the consolidated statement, the supporting line-item budget, and such other fiscal exhibits and information as re- quired by Section 1308(D) Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as the Budget of Revenues for the City for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
SECTION II: The attached de- tailed statement of expenditures as reflected in the consolidated statement, the supporting line-item budget, and such other fiscal exhibits and information as required by Section 1308(D), Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, be and the same is hereby adopted to serve as the Budget of Expenditures for the City for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
SECTION III: The adoption of the Budget of Expenditures as reflected in the attached line-item budget containing account object of expenditures classifications shall be declared to the appropriation of the amounts set therein as established in each budget classification by object of expenditures.
SECTION IV: The amounts ap- propriated for all accounts shall not exceed the amounts fixed therefore in the Budget of Expenditures; nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the governing authority from amending or making an appropriation to and for a contingent fund to be used in cases of emergency.
This Resolution, having been read section by section and having considered in the same manner, the vote thereon was as follows:
YEAS: DeMale Bowden, Jr., Lee Condollc, Ray Dewey, Mamie Perry, Miranda Wcinbach
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
This Resolution was declared duly adopted on the 2nd day of June, 2026.
(S) Rodney A.
Grogan
Rodney A. Grogan,
Mayor
(S) Monica Mabile
Monica Mabile,
Accounting Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
Sixteenth
Judicial District Court
——
PARISH OF
ST. MARY
——
STATE OF
LOUISIANA
Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Vs. No. 139319 Div “E”
Henry P. Tabor, Jr.
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 the component parts thereof, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining lying and being situated in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, being known designated and described as LOT NO. 9 IN SQUARE NO. 3 OF ARENZ ANNEX to the City of Morgan City, as per the map or plan of land of said subdivision recorded under St. Mary Parish COB Entry No. 30410; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.
to satisfy the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHTY SIX AND 88/100 ($155,086.88) DOLLARS with interest thereon at 4.875% per annum from July 01, 2023, until paid; all expenses incurred in enforcing the note and mortgage including reasonable attorney’s fees; if/as applicable, such other or additional amounts incurred or advanced for taxes, insurance premiums, special assessments, re- pairs to and/or maintenance of the property, for the protection, preservation, re- pair and recovery of the property, for the protection and preservation of the lien of the mortgage, for the protection and preservation of the mortgagee’s interest thereunder, and other amounts provided by the mortgage and applicable law, such as late charges, es- crow advances, for the payment of taxes and insurance, corporate advances, property appraisals, inspection fees, prior attorney fees and expenses, abstract and title charges, NSF charges, attorney fees and expenses, and other charges which plaintiff is permitted to prove by verified petition, verified supplemental petition, or affidavit filed or submitted before distribution by the sheriff of the proceeds of the judicial sale herein; and all law charges, fees and expenses incurred in connection or relating to this proceeding including without limitation sheriff’s commission, sheriff’s costs, court costs all as permitted by the note or mortgage being enforced by this proceeding; 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 24th day of June A.D., 2026, between the legal hours commencing at 10 O’Clock A.M.
Sheriff’s Office
Parish of St. Mary, La.
Thursday, the 11th day of May A.D., 2026
GARY L.
DRISKELL,
SHERIFF
By: Heidi Rineholt
Deputy Sheriff
Adv. May 22 and June 19, 2026

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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 ap- purtenances 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 in- clude 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 reproduction. Refunds 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 re- ceive 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 re- served to reject bids and waive formalities.
Adv. June 19, 26 and July 3, 2026

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