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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Proposed Constitutional Amendments to be voted on at the Open General/Congressional Election December 07, 2024
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CODING: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and/or underscored are additions.
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Regular Session, 2024
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ACT No. 405
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SENATE BILL NO. 177
BY SENATOR MORRIS
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article V, Section 25(C) and to add Article V, Section 25(A)(4) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the judiciary commission; to require the judiciary commission to conduct certain investigations; to provide for membership of the judiciary commission; to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors; and to provide a ballot proposition.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article V, Section 25(C) and to add Article V, Section 25(A)(4) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
§25. Judiciary Commission
Section 25.(A) Composition. The judiciary commission shall consist of
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(4) two appointees of the speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, two appointees of the president of the Louisiana Senate, and one appointee of the governor.
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(C) Powers. On recommendation of the judiciary commission, the The supreme court may, after an investigation by the judiciary commission, which shall be instituted on recommendation by the judiciary commission or by directive of a majority of the supreme court, censure, suspend with or without salary, remove from office, or retire involuntarily a judge for willful misconduct relating to his official duty, willful and persistent failure to perform his duty, persistent and public conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute, malfeasance while in office, conduct while in office which would constitute a felony, or conviction of a felony. On recommendation of the judiciary commission, the The supreme court may, on recommendation of the judiciary commission, or on its own motion, disqualify a judge from exercising any judicial function, without loss of salary, during pendency of proceedings in the supreme court. On recommendation of the judiciary commission, the The supreme court may, after an investigation by the judiciary commission, which shall be instituted on recommendation by the judiciary commission or by directive of a majority of the supreme court, retire involuntarily a judge for disability that seriously interferes with the performance of his duties and that is or is likely to become permanent. The supreme court shall make rules implementing this Section and providing for confidentiality and privilege of commission proceedings.
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Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on December 7, 2024.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
Do you support an amendment to allow the supreme court to sanction a judge upon an investigation by the judiciary commission, and provide that the recommended sanction shall be instituted by the judiciary commission or by a majority of the supreme court, and to provide for the appointment of five members of the judiciary commission?
(Amends Article V, Section 25(C); adds Article V, Section 25(A)(4))
Proposed Amendment No. 2
Regular Session, 2024
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ACT No. 406
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HOUSE BILL NO. 48
BY REPRESENTATIVES BACALA, ADAMS, AMEDEE, BERAULT, BILLINGS, BOYER, BUTLER, CARLSON, ROBBY CARTER, CARVER, CHENEVERT, COX, CREWS, DEVILLIER, DEWITT, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, EGAN, EMERSON, FIRMENT, GLORIOSO, HEBERT, HENRY, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, JACOB LANDRY, MCCORMICK, MCMAHEN, MCMAKIN, MELERINE, MYERS, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, SCHLEGEL, SELDERS, THOMAS, WILEY, AND WYBLE
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to add Article III, Section 16(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide relative to consideration of appropriations bills; to provide for time periods and required information relative thereto; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add Article III, Section 16(F) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
§16. Appropriations
Section 16.
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(F) Coordination of resources and expenditures. No conference committee report or amendment from the Senate on a bill appropriating money shall be considered for concurrence until at least forty-eight hours after the bill, a summary detailing the proposed changes to the bill, and any additional information required by the joint rules of the legislature and the rules of the house of the legislature considering concurrence have been distributed to each member of that house of the legislature.
Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on December 7, 2024.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
Do you support an amendment to require that the legislature wait for at least forty-eight hours prior to concurring in a conference committee report or amendments to a bill appropriating money? (Adds Article III, Section16(F))
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Regular Session, 2024
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ACT No. 407
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HOUSE BILL NO. 49
BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) of the Constitution of Louisiana and to add Article III, Section 2(A)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to regular sessions of the legislature, to allow the legislature to extend a regular session for a limited time period for specific purpose; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article III, Section 2(A)(3)(a)and (4)(a) of the Constitution of Louisiana and to add Article III, Section 2(A)(5) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
§2. Sessions
Section 2.(A) Annual Session.
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(3)(a) All regular sessions convening in even-numbered years shall be general in nature and shall convene at noon on the second Monday in March. The legislature shall meet in such a session for not more than sixty legislative days during a period of eighty-five calendar days. No such session shall continue beyond six o’clock in the evening of the eighty-fifth calendar day after convening except as provided in Subparagraph (5) of this Paragraph. No new matter intended to have the effect of law shall be introduced or received by either house after six o’clock in the evening of the twenty-third calendar day. No matter intended to have the effect of law, except a measure proposing suspension of law, shall be considered on third reading and final passage in either house after six o’clock in the evening of the fifty-seventh legislative day or the eighty-second calendar day, whichever occurs first, except by a favorable record vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
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(4)(a) All regular sessions convening in odd-numbered years shall convene at noon on the second Monday in April. The legislature shall meet in such a session for not more than forty-five legislative days in a period of sixty calendar days. No such session shall continue beyond six o’clock in the evening of the sixtieth calendar day after convening except as provided in Subparagraph (5) of this Paragraph. No new matter intended to have the effect of law shall be introduced or received by either house after six o’clock in the evening of the tenth calendar day. No matter intended to have the effect of law, except a measure proposing a suspension of law, shall be considered on third reading and final passage in either house after six o’clock in the evening of the forty-second legislative day or fifty-seventh calendar day, whichever occurs first, except by a favorable record vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house.
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(5) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Subsubparagraphs (3)(a) and (4)(a) of this Paragraph and only if necessary to finally pass a bill appropriating money, the legislature, by a favorable record vote of two-thirds of the elected members of each house, may extend a regular session in increments of two legislative or calendar days. During the time a regular session has been extended, the legislature shall not consider any matter having the effect of law other than those contained in a bill appropriating money. No regular session shall be extended more than six calendar days beyond the original time and day for the session to adjourn sine die.
Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on December 7, 2024.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
Do you support an amendment to allow the legislature to extend a regular session in increments of two days up to a maximum of six days if necessary to pass a bill appropriating money? (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and(4)(a); Adds Article III, Section 2(A)(5))
Proposed Amendment No. 4
Regular Session, 2024
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ACT No. 409
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SENATE BILL NO. 119
BY SENATOR MILLER AND REPRESENTATIVES BRYANT, CARRIER, EGAN, FREEMAN, GADBERRY, GLORIOSO, MCMAKIN AND WYBLE
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to ad valorem tax; to provide for the administration of tax sales of immovable property; to provide for the postponement of taxes under certain circumstances; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article VII, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
§25. Tax Sales Administration
Section 25.(A) Tax Sales Immovables. (1) There shall be no forfeiture of property for nonpayment of taxes. However, the assessment of ad valorem taxes and other impositions on immovable property shall constitute a lien and privilege on the property assessed in favor of the political subdivision to which taxes and other impositions are owed. The legislature shall provide, by law, for the efficient administration of tax sales, which shall include at a minimum:
(a) Imposition of interest on the delinquent taxes and other impositions not to exceed one percent per month on a noncompounding basis.
(b) Imposition of penalty not to exceed five percent of the delinquent taxes and other impositions.
(c) A period of time during which the lien cannot be enforced.
(d) A procedure for claiming the excess proceeds from the sale of the property, as a result of the enforcement of the lien.
(2) The legislature may, by law, provide authority to the tax collector to waive penalties for good cause.
at the expiration of the year in which the taxes are due, the collector, without suit, and after giving notice to the delinquent in the manner provided by law, shall advertise for sale the property on which the taxes are due. The advertisement shall be published in the official journal of the parish or municipality, or, if there is no official journal, as provided by law for sheriffs’ sales, in the manner provided for judicial sales. On the day of sale, the collector shall sell the portion of the property which the debtor points out. If the debtor does not point out sufficient property, the collector shall sell immediately the least quantity of property which any bidder will buy for the amount of the taxes, interest, and costs. The sale shall be without appraisement. A tax deed by a tax collector shall be prima facie evidence that a valid sale was made.
(2) If property located in a municipality with a population of more than four hundred fifty thousand persons as of the most recent federal decennial census fails to sell for the minimum required bid in the tax sale, the collector may offer the property for sale at a subsequent sale with no minimum required bid. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the taxes, interest, and costs due on the property, and any remaining deficiency shall be eliminated from the tax rolls.
(B) Redemption. (1) The property sold shall be redeemable for three years after the date of recordation of the tax sale, by paying the price given, including costs, five percent penalty thereon, and interest at the rate of one percent per month until redemption.
(2) In the city of New Orleans, when such property sold is residential or commercial property which is abandoned property as defined by R.S.33:4720.12(1) or blighted property as defined by Act 155 of the 1984 Regular Session, it shall be redeemable for eighteen months after the date of recordation of the tax sale by payment in accordance with Subparagraph (1)of this Paragraph.
(3) In any parish other than Orleans, when such property sold is vacant residential or commercial property which has been declared blighted, as defined by R.S. 33:1374(B)(1) on January 1, 2013, or abandoned, as defined by R.S. 33:4720.59(D)(2) on January 1, 2013, it shall be redeemable for eighteen months after the date of recordation of the tax sale by payment in accordance with Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph.
(C) Annulment. No sale of property for taxes shall be set aside for any cause, except on proof of payment of the taxes prior to the date of the sale, unless the proceeding to annul is instituted within six months after service of notice of sale. A notice of sale shall not be served until the final day for redemption has ended. It must be served within five years after the date of the recordation of the tax deed if no notice is given. The fact that taxes were paid on a part of the property sold prior to the sale thereof, or that a part of the property was not subject to taxation, shall not be cause for annulling the sale of any part thereof on which the taxes for which it was sold were due and unpaid. No judgment annulling a tax sale shall have effect until the price and all taxes and costs are paid, and until ten percent per annum interest on the amount of the price and taxes paid from date of respective payments are paid to the purchaser; however, this shall not apply to sales annulled because the taxes were paid prior to the date of sale.
(D) Quieting Tax Title. The manner of notice and form of proceeding to quiet tax titles shall be provided by law.
(E)(B) Movables; Tax Sales. When taxes on movables are delinquent, the tax collector shall seize and sell sufficient movable property of the delinquent taxpayer to pay the tax, whether or not the property seized is the property which was assessed. Sale of the property shall be at public auction, without appraisement, after ten days advertisement, published within ten days after date of seizure. It shall be absolute and without redemption.
If the tax collector can find no corporeal movables of the delinquent to seize, he may levy on incorporeal rights, by notifying the debtor thereof, or he may proceed by summary rule in the courts to compel the delinquent to deliver for sale property in his possession or under his control.
(F)(C) Postponement of Taxes. The legislature may postpone the payment of taxes, but only in cases of an emergency declared by the governor or a parish president pursuant to the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, overflow, general conflagration, general crop destruction, or other public calamity, and may provide for the levying, assessing, and collecting of such postponed taxes. In such case, the legislature may authorize the borrowing of money by the state on its faith and credit, by bond issue or otherwise, and may levy taxes, or apply taxes already levied and not appropriated, to secure payment thereof, in order to create a fund from which loans may be made through the Interim Emergency Board to the governing authority of the parish where the calamity occurs taxes are postponed. The money loaned shall be applied to and shall not exceed the deficiency in revenue of the parish or a political subdivision therein or of which the parish is a part, caused by postponement of taxes. No loan shall be made to a parish governing authority without the approval of the Interim Emergency Board.
Section 2. Be it further resolved that the provisions of the amendment contained in this Joint Resolution shall become effective January 1, 2026.
Section 3. Be it further resolved that if a proposed amendment to Article VII, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana which authorizes liens and privileges on immovable property for nonpayment of taxes is adopted at statewide election prior to December 7, 2024, then the amendment to the constitution proposed in this Joint Resolution is hereby withdrawn, and the secretary of state is hereby ordered not to include this proposed amendment on the ballot on December 7, 2024.
Section 4. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on December 7, 2024.
Section 5. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at said election there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as follows:
Do you support an amendment to eliminate mandatory tax sales for nonpayment of property taxes and require the legislature to provide for such procedures by law; to limit the amount of penalty and interest on delinquent property taxes; and to provide for the postponement of property tax payments under certain circumstances?
(Amends Article VII, Section 25)
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Port of
Morgan City
Warehouse: Sprinkler
Renovation
Morgan City,
Louisiana
Sealed bids will be received by the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District for Port of Morgan City, Warehouse: Sprinkler Renovation, until 2:00 PM, local time on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, 7327 Louisiana Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana, at which time and place said proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Electronic bids at www.centralbidding.com as allowed by Act 759 amended Title 38:2212 are acceptable. Any bids received after the above-mentioned time will be re- turned unopened.
Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the work, the name of the Bidder, the address, date and hour of the bid opening, and the State Contractor’s License Number. The bid shall be addressed as follows:
BID: Port of Morgan City
Warehouse: Sprinkler Renovation
Morgan City, Louisiana
Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
7327 Louisiana Highway 182
Morgan City, LA 70380
LICENSE NO. ——————
Failure to have the license number on the envelope will be result in the Bid being re- turned unopened.
Bid documents will be posted on www.centralbidding.com. To view, download, and re- ceive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House (CAH). Vendors/Contractors will have the option to submit their bids and bid bonds electronically or by paper copy. Contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1-866-570-9620 concerning any questions about this process.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consists of the replacement of the automatic sprinkler system int the Port of Morgan City Warehouse Building. The estimated construction cost for the Base Bid for this project is $400,000.00.
Prospective Contractors shall be licensed for Building Construction or Automatic Fire Suppression Systems by the State of Louisiana and that license shall be in effect on the date of the bid.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid bond, a certified check, or cashier’s check in an amount equal to at least five percent (5%) of the amount bid, made payable without condition to the Owner as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will promptly execute the contract documents. Failure to do so will result in the bid/bids being declared nonresponsive and shall be cause for rejection. If a bid bond is provided it shall be on the attached form and only on the attached form and shall be dated on or be- fore the bid date. The bid security of all bidders, except the three lowest, will be returned promptly after the canvas of bids.
A non-mandatory pre-bid conference, at which the scope of the project, contract time and other requirements can be discussed with prospective bidders, will be held at the project site. All bidders will be notified and are encouraged to attend.
Copies of the contract documents are on file in the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, 7327 Louisiana Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana and the office of the Architect, Carl P. Blum AIA Architect, 900 David Drive, P. O. Box 2386, Morgan City, Louisiana 70381, and are open for inspection without charge.
Contractors may obtain contract documents from the Architect by paying a deposit of Thirty Dollars ($30.00). The full amount of the de- posit, on the first set, will be refunded to each contractor who submits a bona fide bid, upon return of the documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the receipt of bids. Contractors and Material Dealers may obtain additional sets of plans and specifications by making a deposit in the amount named above. Up- on return of these documents, in good condition, one half of the deposit will be refunded, the difference representing the cost of printing, assembling, and distributing the sets. No refund will be made on any set not returned in good condition within ten (10) days after the receipt of bids.
If someone other than a corporate officer signs for the Bidder/Contractor, a copy of a corporate resolution or other signature authorization shall be required for submission of bid. Failure to include a copy of the ap- propriate signature authorization, if required, may result in the rejection of the bid unless bidder has complied with LA R.S. 38:22:12(A)(1)(C) or LA R.S. 38:22:12(0).
A bid will be considered responsive if it conforms in all respects with the conditions and requirements of the Bidding Documents. In order to be considered re- sponsive, the Louisiana Uniform Public Works Bid Form must: (a) be fully completed, signed and be re- sponsive in all respects to the Bidding Documents; (b) be made on the Bid Forms provided and submitted intact, (c) submitted in ink.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for forty-five (45) days.
To the extent permitted by applicable state and federal laws and regulations, the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District reserves the right to reject any and/or proposals for just cause. In accordance with LA R. S. 38:2212 (B) (1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by the entity.
Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District
Mr. Peter Orlando,
President
Adv. Oct. 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MORGAN CITY HARBOR AND TERMINAL
DISTRICT
September 9, 2024
The Board of Commissioners (“Board”) of the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District (“District”) met in regular session at the District’s office at 7327 Highway 182, Morgan City, Louisiana on August 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Peter Orlando, President, convened the meeting with Commissioners Deborah Garber, Joseph Cain, Steven Cornes, Matthew Tycer and Adam Mayon in attendance. Ben Adams, Matthew Glover and Troy Lombardo were absent. Al- so present in the meeting were Raymond Wade, Executive Director; Tori Henry, Office Manager; Michael Knobloch, Special Projects Manager; Gerard Bourgeois, Board Attorney; Commander Mary Gilday and LCDR Stephanie Alvarez, United States Coast Guard (“USCG”); Robert Karam, T. Baker Smith; Kevan Keiser, GIS Engineering; Councilman Louis Tamporello, City of Morgan City; Councilmen Les Rulf, St. Mary Parish Council; and members of the general public.
The meeting was called to order and the presence of a quorum was noted. Raymond Wade led the invocation, and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
It was moved by Mr. Mayon and seconded by Mr. Cornes that the minutes of the regular meeting of August 12, 2024 be approved and adopted, with said motion carrying unanimously.
It was moved by Mr. Mayon that the report of re- ceipts and disbursements for the month of August, 2024 be received and accepted and that all invoices presented to the Board for the month of August, 2024 be paid. Mr. Tycer seconded that motion, which carried unanimously.
Tim Connell reported that: (i) the cutterhead dredge bid opening was held today with one bid re- ceived and is currently being evaluated; (ii) the bid opening for the Bayou Chene project has been moved to Friday; (iii) since we received no funding for dredging in the Berwick Harbor or Stouts Pass, something will need to be provided in FY525 workplan or by other means; and (iv) Dredge Arulaq will be coming out of shipyard soon and surveys will be ran to see what our conditions are.
LCDR Alvarez reported: (i) 2,290 total transits in August through the VTS zone; and (ii) the new VTS Director will be Timothy Veach, who was previously stationed here prior to retirement.
Charles Brittingham reported that he continues to believe Congress is preparing for a CR extension, pushing out to the end of December.
Michael Knobloch reported that: (i) we re- ceived approval from Facilities, Planning and Control to move forward with the warehouse fire suppression system project and have notified Mr. Blum to proceed; (ii) he hopes to have the port security camera project completed by the end of the year; and (iii) we were notified that we were awarded $60,000 in the FY24 Port Security Grant funding, but the project has not been determined until we officially receive the award notice.
Robert Karam reported that: (i) West dock design continues, with discussions on re- vising the Geotech report with deep soil mixing to be included in cost estimates. Once that is finalized, it will be sent to the Corps for permit processing.
Kevan Keiser reported that: (i) the Mr. Brett Drydock bid opening has been re-scheduled for September 18th due to the possible hurricane. He noted only one contractor had submitted questions but there were lots of interest online; and (ii) They received ap- proval from Tim Connell on Friday to hydraulically dredge and dispose of material into Disposal Area 1, but are still awaiting the permit. Once plans are completed, they will send them to Jim Lee, Facilities Planning and Control for review.
Gerard Bourgeois presented: (i) Request for Proposals (RFP) for security cameras, special systems and equipment procurement, installation, integration and testing. Mr. Cornes moved to authorize advertisement of RFP, which was seconded by Mr. Tycer and carried unanimously.
With there being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Mr. Tycer and seconded by Mr. Cornes that the meeting was adjourned.
Attest:
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Steven W. Cornes,
Secretary
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT
Pursuant to La. R.S. 38:2225.2.4 F. (1)
Request for Qualifications Construction Management at Risk (CMAR)
PUBLIC NO- TICE – Invitation for Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Services for the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary.
In this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary/St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified Louisiana licensed commercial contractors interested in providing Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Services for:
The Law Enforcement District of the Parish of St. Mary/St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Central Substation and Motor Pool Project.
An electronic file of the entire RFQ will be available at www.stmaryso.com on October 16, 2024. A hardcopy can be picked up, starting on the same date, at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, located on the fourth floor of the Courthouse, in Franklin, Louisiana.
All interested proposers must submit their original SOQ, six (6) copies, and a flash drive containing the SOQ and all requested information, in PDF format, to the RFQ coordinator at:
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office
Attention: Captain Bart Lange
500 Main Street, Fourth Floor
Franklin, La 70538
SOQ submissions for this project will be accepted until 4:00 PM on November 18, 2024.
SOQ submissions not received in the required format and quantity by the deadline date and time will be rejected. Additionally, failure to submit all the information stipulated in the RFQ shall result in the submission being considered nonresponsive and may result in the SOQ submission being rejected. Unless otherwise stated or required by the instructions, all attachments, and embellishments other than those required in the RFQ shall be ex- cluded.
SOQ Proposers, their consultants, sub‐consultants, or other parties representing the proposed team for this RFQ may not contact any member of the Law Enforcement District, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, CMAR Selection Committee Member, design engineer, design architect or design sub‐consultant, except for the RFQ Coordinator, as identified in the RFQ, concerning this project from the date of this advertisement until after the date of selection. Should any contact be made with those individuals previously identified, the proposer will be immediately disqualified.
The Law En- forcement District of St. Mary Parish, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the CMAR Selection Committee, reserve the right to reject any or all timely submitted SOQs in response to this RFQ for cause.
Tentative Schedule of Events Date Time (CT)
1. RFQ Publicly Advertised (First Run): October 16, 2024
2. RFQ Publicly Advertised (2nd Run): October 23, 2024
3. End of RFQ questions: October 30, 2024
4. LEDPSM/SMPSO response to questions: November 6, 2024
5. Proposals/SOQ Due: No later than November 18, 2024, at 4:00 PM
6. Selection/Recommendation of Shortlisted an- nounced: December 6, 2024
7. Shortlist Interviews: De- cember 9-13, 2024
8. CMAR Selection Announcement Target Date: December 20, 2024
9. CMAR Contract Execution Target Date: January 10, 2025
(S) Gary Driskell
Gary Driskell
LEDPSM CEO/ Sheriff
Adv. Oct. 16 and 23, 2024, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
Planning & Zoning Commission
Regular Meeting
August 19, 2024
6:00 p.m.
St. Mary Parish Courthouse
Fifth Floor
Franklin,
Louisiana
The Planning & Zoning Commission met on this date with Vice Chairman Danny Lipari presiding and the following members present: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis. Absent were Chairman Barry Druilhet and Jeremy Chesteen.
Mrs. Davis pronounced the Invocation and Mr. Pellerin led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Montgomery moved that the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting, July 15, 2024, be dispensed with and that the same be approved. Mr. Pellerin seconded the motion, which carried.
Mr. Lipari read the request for Rezoning of property by Patrick Hebert from Single Family Residential (SR) Zoned District to General Commercial (GC) Zoned District at 611 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, LA -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341009.00-Lot por West 220 ft. of the East 305 ft. No 8-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd. Being Tract BCFGB per Plat 38Z 252948 Acq. 35K 238807. Im- provement on the land of Hebert Patrick J (#611-2027) and at 627 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, La -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341067.00-Lot Tract “CDEFC” per Plat 38Z 252948 being the West 50 ft. of the East 355 ft. No. 8-B Clark Bayou Vista Subd. Acq. 441 341238.
Mr. Patrick He- bert appeared be- fore the board to discuss the request for Rezoning of Property from Single Family Residential (SR) Zoned District to General Commercial (GC) Zoned District.
Mr. Hebert ex- plained that he currently has storage buildings on the property next to this one and intends to add more to this property.
Mr. Montgomery made a motion to approve the re- quest for Rezoning of property by Patrick Hebert from Single Family Residential (SR) Zon-ed District to General Commercial (GC) Zoned District at 611 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, LA -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341009.00-Lot por West 220 ft. of the East 305 ft. No 8-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd. Being Tract BCFGB per Plat 38Z 252948 Acq. 35K 238807. Im- provement on the land of Hebert Patrick J (#611-2027) and at 627 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, La -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341067.00-Lot Tract “CDEFC” per Plat 38Z 252948 being the West 50 ft. of the East 355 ft. No. 8-B Clark Bayou Vista Subd. Acq. 441 341238. Pending approval from the Board of Ad- justments. Mr. Pellerin seconded the motion, which carried with the following 4-0-0-1 Roll Call Vote:
Yeas: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis
Nays: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Jeremy Chesteen
Mr. Lipari read the request for Specific Use Re- quest for Jordy Bernard for a pond in an Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located at 21301 Hwy 90 W Frontage Rd, Jeanerette, LA; Parcel# 1635004039.00. Sec.67 T13S R8E; 5.56 Ac Por Tract ABCIA Per Plat 13G 122195 Situated in Sec 67 T13S R8E lying South of Hwy 90 Acq 450 342825.
Director of Planning and Zoning, Mrs. Mandi Leblanc, appeared be- fore the board to discuss the request for Specific Use Request for Jordy Bernard for a pond in an Agricultural (AG) Zoned District.
Mrs. Leblanc ex- plained that Mr. Bernard had began digging a pond not knowing that he would need to ask for a Specific Use.
Mrs. Leblanc stated that Mr. Bernard is also currently building a residence on the property.
Mr. Wiley made a motion to approve the request for Specific Use Request for Jordy Bernard for a pond in an Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located at 21301 Hwy 90 W Frontage Rd, Jeanerette, LA; Parcel# 1635004039.00. Sec.67 T13S R8E; 5.56 Ac Por Tract ABCIA Per Plat 13G 122195 Situated in Sec 67 T13S R8E lying South of Hwy 90 Acq 450 342825. Mrs. Davis seconded the motion, which carried with the following 4-0-0-1 Roll Call Vote:
Yeas: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis
Nays: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Jeremy Chesteen
Mr. Lipari read the request for a Preliminary & Final Subdivision/Development Ap- proval for a Subdivision of property for Derek Broussard, represented by Matthew Fore with Miller’s Engineering LLC., located in a Single Family Residential (SR) partially Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located in Centerville, LA- Sec. 37 T15S R10E; -Parcel Id# 2474541080.00-Lot Por Sennett Place Subd and 20 ft Alley Per Plat ZZ 38087 Acq 457 343915.
Mr. Matthew Fore with Miller Engineering LLC., appeared before the board to discuss the request for a Preliminary & Final Subdivision/Development Approval for a Subdivision of property for Derek Broussard.
Mr. Fore ex- plained that one of the subdivided lots will be for Mr. Broussard and he intends to sell the other lots for additional yard space.
In reference to Mr. Pellerin’s in- quiry, Mr. Fore explained that the lots will not be used for the development of structures.
Mr. Montgomery made a motion to approve the re- quest for a Preliminary & Final Subdivision/Development Approval for a Subdivision of property for Derek Broussard, represented by Matthew Fore with Miller’s Engineering LLC., located in a Single Family Residential (SR) partially Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located in Centerville, LA- Sec. 37 T15S R10E; -Parcel Id# 2474541080.00-Lot Por Sennett Place Subd and 20 ft Alley Per Plat ZZ 38087 Acq 457 343915. Mr. Wiley seconded the motion, which carried with the following 4-0-0-1 Roll Call Vote:
Yeas: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis
Nays: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Jeremy Chesteen
Mr. Lipari read the request for a Preliminary Subdivision/Development Approval for a Subdivision of property for Take 5 Properties SPV LLC, represented by Ranny Randolph located in a Highway Commercial (HC) Zoned District located at 855 Hwy 90. Patterson, LA- Sec. 26 T16S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984281003.00-16.15 7.43 Ac Por Tract “A” Per Plat 41K 261956 Situated in Sec 26 T16S R12E Acq 444 341679.
Mr. Ranny Randolph appeared before the board to discuss the request for a Preliminary Subdivision/Development Approval for a Subdivision of property for Take 5 Properties SPV LLC, Randolph located in a Highway Commercial (HC) Zoned District.
Mr. Randolph explained that the company intends to build a Take 5 oil change center.
Mr. Randolph stated that you would stay in your car while the oil is being changed and would take approximately 10 minutes.
Mr. Montgomery made a motion to approve the re- quest for a Preliminary Subdivision/Development Ap- proval for a Subdivision of property for Take 5 Properties SPV LLC, represented by Ranny Randolph located in a Highway Commercial (HC) Zoned District located at 855 Hwy 90. Patterson, LA- Sec. 26 T16S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984281003.00-16.15 7.43 Ac Por Tract “A” Per Plat 41K 261956 Situated in Sec 26 T16S R12E Acq 444 341679. Mr. Wiley seconded the motion, which carried with the following 4-0-0-1 Roll Call Vote:
Yeas: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis
Nays: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Jeremy Chesteen
There being no further business, Mr. Pellerin moved for adjournment. Mr. Montgomery seconded the motion, which carried.
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Vice Chairman Danny Lipari
St. Mary Parish Planning and Zoning Commission
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
Planning & Zoning Commission
Public Hearing Minutes
August 19, 2024
5:45 p.m.
St. Mary Parish Courthouse
Fifth Floor
Franklin,
Louisiana
The Planning & Zoning Commission met on this date with Vice Chairman Danny Lipari presiding and the following members present: Joshua Montgomery, Jimmy Wiley, Glynn Pellerin, and Carla Davis. Absent were Barry Druilhet and Jeremy Chesteen.
The purpose of the Public Hearing was to receive written and/or oral comments relative to the following proposed Rezoning of property:
Rezoning of property by Patrick Hebert from Single Family Residential (SR) Zoned District to General Commercial (GC) Zoned District at 611 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, LA -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341009.00-Lot por West 220 ft. of the East 305 ft. No 8-B Clarke Bayou Vista Subd. Being Tract BCFGB per Plat 38Z 252948 Acq. 35K 238807. Im- provement on the land of Hebert Patrick J (#611-2027) and at 627 Pacetti Ln., Bayou Vista, La -Sec.20 T15S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984341067.00-Lot Tract “CDEFC” per Plat 38Z 252948 being the West 50 ft. of the East 355 ft. No. 8-B Clark Bayou Vista Subd. Acq. 441 341238. (Zon-1435)
Specific Use Request for Jordy Bernard for a pond in an Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located at 21301 Hwy 90 W Frontage Rd, Jeanerette, LA; Parcel# 1635004039.00. Sec.67 T13S R8E; 5.56 Ac Por Tract ABCIA Per Plat 13G 122195 Situated in Sec 67 T13S R8E lying South of Hwy 90 Acq 450 342825. (Zon-1437)
Preliminary & Final Subdivision/Development Ap- proval for a Subdivision of property for Derek Broussard, represented by Matthew Fore with Miller’s Engineering LLC., located in a Single Family Residential (SR) partially Agricultural (AG) Zoned District located in Centerville, LA- Sec. 37 T15S R10E; -Parcel Id# 2474541080.00-Lot Por Sennett Place Subd and 20 ft Alley Per Plat ZZ 38087 Acq 457 343915. (Sub-1262)
Preliminary Subdivision/Development Approval for a Subdivision of property for Take 5 Properties SPV LLC, represented by Ranny Randolph located in a Highway Commercial (HC) Zoned District located at 855 Hwy 90. Patterson, LA- Sec. 26 T16S R12E; -Parcel Id# 2984281003.00-16.15 7.43 Ac Por Tract “A” Per Plat 41K 261956 Situated in Sec 26 T16S R12E Acq 444 341679. (Sub-1261)
There being no further business, Vice Chairman Danny Lipari ad- journed the Public Hearing.
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Vice Chairman Danny Lipari
St. Mary Parish Planning and Zoning Commission
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice Posted Monday October 7,2024
TIME 9:00 A.M.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC
MEETING
A public meeting will be held as follows:
Date October 10, 2024
Time 6:00 P.M.
Place Siracusa Recreation Building, 1110 Grace Street, Morgan City, La. 70380
AGENDA:
Call to order
Invocation
Roll call
Guest
Approval of Minutes
Financial Report
OLD BUSINESS
Revisit secretary job description
NEW BUSINESS
None
Approval of bills for payment
Adjournment
Oscar Toups,
Chairman
St. Mary Parish Recreation District #2
1110 Grace Street, Morgan City, La. 70380
In accordance with the America Disabilities Act. If you need special assistance please contact Leroy Trim at (985-385-4224) describing the assistance that is necessary.
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RECREATION DISTRICT #2 ST MARY PARISH
1110 GRACE STREET
P.O. BOX 922
MORGAN CITY, LA. 70380
BOARD OF COMMISSIONER
RECREATION DISTRICT #2
1110 GRACE ST
MORGAN CITY, LA. 70380
6:00 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Recreation District #2 was called to order by Nelda Dural. Prayer by Norman Skinner. Member present were Norman Skinner, Ann Poole, and Nelda Dural. Absent Sandra Wilkerson and Oscar Toups, Other Present were Leroy Trim and Conley Jones.
A moment of salience was held for the passing of Board Member Sandra Wilkerson
Minutes from the August 8, 2024 meeting was read by Ann Poole, A motion to approved the minutes as read with any necessary correction by Norman Skinner and Second by Nelda Dural with all in favor
Financial report was given by Mr. Trim, A motion to accept the report as read by Norma Skinner and second Ann pool with all in favor.
OLD BUSINESS
Community Family Day Were a Great Success.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Trim present the board a proposal budget for the year of 2024-2025 and ex- plain to the board that there may be some cut in the budget due to tax income, with some discussion a mo- tion to approved the propose budget by Ann Poole and second by Nelda Dural with all in favor.
Halloween activities will be on Oct 31, 2024 ,600 P.M. - 8 P. M Activities will be by the Community Organization and Recreation Center
Resolution for Board Member Sandra Wilkerson will be done by Ann Poole
Board Member Ann Poole question the operation of the generator. Mr. Trim inform the board that the generator is monitor by Mr. Electric of Houma La. and is run every Wednesday and if any thing goes wrong they will know.
Board member Ann Poole suggest that before we advertise for secretary we should re- visit her job description and duties
Bills was submitted for payment after review-ed, a motion to pay all bills by Norman Skinner and second by Ann Poole with all in favor.
With nothing further to discuss a motion adjourn by Ann Poole and second by Norman Skinner with all in favor.
(S) Oscar Toups
Oscar Toups,
Chairman
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AND ENTERPRISE GAS PROCESSING, LLC
The Louisiana Department of En- vironmental Quality and Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC (Respondent), Agency Interest Number 43501, have entered into a proposed settlement agreement, Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-24-0038, concerning the State’s allegations of environmental violations by Respondent at its facility in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, which allegations are set forth in Consolidated Compliance Order & Notice of Potential Penalty, Enforcement Tracking No. AE-CN-20-00558.
The Department of Environmental Quality will accept comments on the proposed settlement for the next forty-five (45) days. The public is invited and en- couraged to submit written comments to the Louisiana Department of En- vironmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Division, Post Office Box 4302, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4302, Attention: Andrea’ Z. Jones, Attorney. All comments will be considered by the Department of Environmental Quality in reaching a decision on whether to make the settlement final.
Terms and conditions of the proposed settlement agreement may be reviewed on the Department of En- vironmental Quality’s website at www.deq.louisiana.gov, by selecting About LDEQ, Enforcement, and Settlements. The document may also be viewed at, and copies ob- tained from, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Public Records Center, Room 127, Galvez Building, 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. To request a copy of the proposed settlement, submit a completed Public Record Request Form (DEQ Form ISD-0005-01). The form and instructions for completion may be found on the DEQ Website at the following address: http://deq.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/General/PublicRecordsRequestForm.pdf, or by calling the Customer Service Center at 1-866-896-5337.
Pursuant to La. R.S. 30:2050.7(D), the Department of Environmental Quality may hold a public hearing regarding this proposed settlement when either of the following conditions are met: 1) a written request for public hearing has been filed by twenty-five (25) persons, by a governmental subdivision or agency, or by an association having not less than twenty-five (25) members who reside in the parish in which the facility is located; or 2) the secretary finds a significant degree of public interest in this settlement.
For further in- formation, you may call the Legal Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality at (225) 219-3985.
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on August 14, 2024, by the Hon. Gary Driskell, Sheriff of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the “Sheriff”), and ex- officio Chief Executive Officer of the Law Enforcement Sub-District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the “Sub-District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the Parish of St. Mary on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Sub-District who are qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
LAW ENFORCEMENT SUB-
DISTRICT NO. 1
(MILLAGE RENEWAL
PROPOSITION)
Shall the Law Enforcement Sub- District No. 1 of the Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana (the “Sub-District”), be authorized to continue to levy a special tax of 10 mills on all the property subject to taxation in the Sub-District for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035 (an estimated $288,300 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for the purpose of providing additional funding for the Sub-District?
The said special election will be held at the polling place for the following precinct, which poll will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:
PRECINCT
01
The polling place for the precinct set forth above is hereby designated as the polling place at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioner-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $200.
Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide re- tirement systems in the manner required by law.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to the Sheriff, and NO- TICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Sheriff will conduct a meeting of the Sub-District at its regular meeting place, the Sheriff’s Office, 4th Floor of Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Franklin, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025, at 9:30 A.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and de- clare the result of the said special election. All registered voters in the Sub-District will be entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
Adv. Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the following proposed ordinance has been submitted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson, Louisiana on the 1st day of October 2024.
INTRODUCTION OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON, LOUISIANA, ADOPTING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
BE IT ORDAIN-ED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Patterson, Louisiana, in regular session assembled that those Permit Fees shown on the attached schedule are hereby established and amended as shown on the attached schedule.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced by Councilmember Mamie Perry and seconded by Councilmember Miranda Weinbach, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson on the 1st day of October,2024. A public hearing by the City Council of the City of Patterson was held on the ——— day of ——————, 2024 and notice of such hearing was published in the official journal of the City of Patterson on —————. The foregoing Ordinance was offered by Councilmember ———————, who moved its adoption, seconded by Councilmember ———————, and being read and considered section by section, the Ordinance was submitted to vote with the results as follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
WHEREUPON, the Ordinance was declared adopted on this ——— day of ———————, 2024.
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Rodney A. Grogan,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Midge Bourgeois,
City Clerk
Notice is further given that a public hearing on the aforesaid proposed ordinance is set for 6:00 p.m. on the 5th day of November 2024, during the regular meeting of the Patterson City Council to be held at the City Hall in Patterson, 1314 Main Street, Patterson, Louisiana, on that date and at that time, and final action on said proposed ordinance shall be taken at said meeting.
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MIDGE
BOURGEOIS,
CITY CLERK
Adv. Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
Recreation
District No. 4 of the Parish of St. Mary
Minutes of
Meeting
September 18, 2024
Members Present: LaGenia Bradford, Vincent Byrd, Edward Austin, Terrance Johnson
Members Ab- sent: William Miller
Others Present: Jerry Boyles, Barry Dufrene
Mrs. Bradford opened the regular meeting leading the Board in the pledge of allegiance.
The minutes of the regular meeting held on August 21, 2024 were reviewed. Mr. Byrd made a motion to accept the minutes. Mr. Austin seconded the mo- tion. The motion passed.
Mr. Dufrene presented and re- viewed the financial statements presented to the Board. A motion to accept the report was made by Mr. Austin and seconded by Mr. Johnson. The motion passed.
Mr. Johnson made a motion to pay outstanding invoices. Mr. Austin seconded the motion. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Austin, and Mrs. Bradford voted yes. Mr. Byrd abstained. The motion passed.
Mr. Boyles presented his report to the Board. The Board agreed to reduce the rental rate for a 1 time event for a group to provide meals for senior citizens. The Board also agreed to refund a deposit for a rental due to Hurricane Francine. The Cruisin Cajuns RV group had to cancel due to Hurricane Francine, but they will be here in October.
The Board agreed to consolidate all recreation programs’ funds.
With there being no other business to discuss, a mo- tion to adjourn was made by Mr. Byrd and seconded by Mr. Austin. The motion passed.
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William Miller
Chairperson
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Gabrielle Gil
Secretary Treasurer
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
ST. MARY LEVEE DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING
September 19, 2024
Morgan City, LA
The St. Mary Levee District (“SMLD”) met on this date with President William Hidalgo, Sr., presiding and the following board members present: Will Terry, J.P. Hebert, Kenny Arceneaux, Andrew Mancuso, Mike Ortiz and Norris Crappell.
Also present: Tim Matte, Executive Director; Michael Brocato, Operations Manager; Bill Bourgeois; Reid Miller, Miller Engineers; Robert Karam, T. Baker Smith; and members of the public.
Mr. Mancuso moved to dispense with the reading and to approve the Aug 15 regular monthly minutes and the Sept 9 emergency meeting. After a second by Mr. Ortiz, the motion carried un- animously.
Mr. Arceneaux presented the payables report, which Mr. Hebert moved to approve. Following Mr. Terry’s second, the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Matte also presented the Statement of Revenues by sources and Summary of Expenditures of the St. Mary Levee District.
Mr. Robert Karam with T. Baker Smith re- ported FTN has started existing conditions models for both Kelly Canal and Bayou Choupique watersheds on Phase 2 for the West of Charenton and is 90% complete with them.
Mr. Karam also reported that the contractors for the Morgan City Earthen Plug project have made the final lift and have some grading work to finish at the tie in to LA 70 along with seeding and fertilizing. Mr. Karam stated his office should be able to approve a final balancing change order and substantial completion at next month’s meeting.
Mr. Brocato re- ported he, along with CPRA and USCOE continue the evaluation in- spections. Mr. Matte and Mr. Brocato gave a recap of hurricane preparations that were made. Mr. Brocato reported Bayou Teche was closed Monday afternoon and re- opened on Friday, Franklin Canal which was re- opened the following Monday, Hanson Canal, which was reopened Wednesday evening, and Yellow Bayou were closed by the parish. Mr. Brocato stated Bayou Chene was closed Tuesday morning and re- opened on Saturday.
Mr. Mancuso motioned to authorize hiring a tree removal service for the levee system. With a second by Mr. Arceneaux, the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Arceneaux motioned to authorize changing the west end meeting location to the West St. Mary Parish Port and Harbor office in Franklin. After a second by Mr. Terry, the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Hidalgo ask-ed for further comments and did not receive any. Mr. Terry moved for adjournment, which was seconded by Mr. Crappell and was carried unanimously.
Attest:
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Kenneth
Arceneaux Jr.,
Secretary/
Treasurer
St. Mary Levee District
Adv. Oct. 23, 2024

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LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The City of Morgan City hereby advertises bids for construction of WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS PHASE II, MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA as follows:
Owner: THE CITY OF MORGAN CITY
Project Title: WATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS PHASE II MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA
Sealed bids marked “Sealed Bid – Water Treatment Plant Improvements Phase II, Morgan City, Louisiana” will be re- ceived at the City of Morgan City Hall, 512 1st Street, Morgan City, LA 70380. Electronic bids should be submitted to www.centralbidding.com.
Bids shall be addressed to the City of Morgan City and delivered to the City of Morgan City Hall located at 512 1st Street, Morgan City, LA 70380 or electronically submitted at www.centralbidding.com no later than 2:00 P.M. local time on Monday, November 18, 2024.
Any bid re- ceived after the specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 P.M. local time on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the City of Morgan City Hall located at 512 1st Street, Morgan City, LA 70380.
The information for Bidders, Form of Bid Proposal, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be ex- amined at the office of Professional Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc. at 46148 LA Highway 445, Robert, LA 70455. If you would like to examine a set of plans or pick up a set, please contact Jeff Meyers at (225) 268-6925 or james@peecinc.com to set up a time. A set of such documents may be obtained from the Engineers by prospective bidders upon payment of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) deposit. This de- posit will be re- funded upon re- quest in accordance with R.S. 38:2212. An electronic set of Contract Documents, Technical Specifications and Drawings may be obtained by submitting a request to james@peecinc.com and is available on www.centralbidding.com.
All questions must be submitted in writing by email to james@peecinc.com.
Each Bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570.
No bid may be withdrawn for at least forty-five (45) days after scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.
The Owner re- serves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. Such actions will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. All bidders must sign: (1) the Bid; (2) Certificate of Corporate Principal and Surety; (3) any Addenda issued; and (4) Bid Bond which MUST always accompany the bid in the correct amount.
A Corporate Resolution authorizing a representative of the corporation to sign the bid MUST accompany the bid if the bidder is a corporation.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the City of Morgan City Water Treatment Plant located at 1617 Federal Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380.
The Contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten (10) working days of receipt of the Notice to Proceed.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the OWNER’S Standard Form of Agreement/Contract for construction together with the Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) working days after normal award of contract.
Any person with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the City of Morgan City Mayor’s Office at (985) 385-1770 no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening.
The OWNER hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this Advertisement, that Minority Business Enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit offers in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin or disability in consideration for an award.
IN PARTICULAR, BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO BE EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE BID PROPOSAL.
Adv. Oct. 23, 30 and Nov. 6, 2024

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Each year, the LSU AgCenter names at least four plants to be included in the ever-growing list of Louisiana Super Plant selections. Super Plants are tried and true, tested and tough. They’ve proven themselves to be successful in all parts of the state.
The final Super Plant we’re announcing this year is an evergreen shrub called Florida Sunshine anise. You’ll sometimes hear this plant called by part of its botanical name, Florida Sunshine Illicium. The official name of this species is Illicium parviflorum.
 The most eye-catching feature of this plant is its gorgeous, glossy, lime green leaves. Many evergreen shrubs sport dark green leaves, making Florida Sunshine anise a unique alternative.
 Its lighter green color is reminiscent of the hue of new growth you may have seen on some other shrubs. With Florida Sunshine anise, however, you can enjoy these shades of chartreuse year-round. The color sometimes intensifies in the fall, and in the winter, stems turn reddish.
 Can’t you just imagine a bright, cheery natural fence or hedgerow in this wonderful color?
 But wait, there’s more: Brushing or crushing the leaves releases a delightful anise fragrance, which smells much like licorice. This aroma is pleasing to us — but not to deer, making this shrub a great fit for landscapes that are frequented by the animals.
 Be careful not to use this plant as a flavoring for food. That could be dangerous. Culinary or star anise is harvested from a different species of Illicium (Illicium verum) — so just enjoy Florida Sunshine for the fragrance.
 You won’t notice the yellow blooms on this plant, as they are small and insignificant. But they have been reported to be attractive to pollinators.
 Despite its name, Florida Sunshine is best planted in part sun or part shade, needing protection from the hot afternoon sun. Highly dappled shade produced by mature pine trees is a perfect environment for this plant. A bit of horticultural trivia: Members of the Illicium genus, which includes evergreen shrubs and small trees, are naturally understory plants that have adapted to thrive in shady areas.
 Like many of its fellow Illicium members, Florida Sunshine anise prefers moist soils. Just be sure they still drain and don’t become waterlogged for extended periods of time. This plant will need to be watered during extended hot, dry periods — especially if it’s close to mature trees, which consume a lot of water.
 Florida Sunshine anise has no major pest or disease issues and is cold hardy — meaning it can survive the winter — in all of Louisiana.
 With its medium to fast growth rate, this shrub will fill in your landscape nicely within just a few years, growing to a mature height of 5 to 8 feet and width of 3 to 5 feet. Give it plenty of room! If you need to tame it a bit, wait until late winter or early spring to prune before the first flush of new growth.
 Like what you’ve heard? The cooler temperatures of fall and winter mark the ideal time for planting shrubs and trees in Louisiana. Head to your local garden center and ask for Florida Sunshine anise. With its uplifting, yellow-green hues, it’s sure to brighten your day — and it can do the same for your landscape.
 While you’re browsing, check out some of the other Louisiana Super Plants. The roster includes shrubs, trees and warm-season and cool-season bedding plants that have been rigorously evaluated by AgCenter scientists. You can’t go wrong with any of these selections. A full list of Super Plants is available online at www.LSUAgCenter.com/superplants.  

There’s been talk of a seawall across coastal southwest Louisiana for more than a century, but most of the talk was about draining wetland, not blocking hurricanes, and most of the talk amounted to nothing more than talk.
The great promoter J. B. Watkins may have been the first to think halfway seriously about some sort of levee system in Cameron Parish.
His plan was  part  of a huge reclamation project beginning in 1853.
He told a New Orleans newspaper that he would use “the finest machinery which can be obtained,” and that “large drains … [and] levees will be constructed wherever necessary.”
He did in fact build a few levees with mud pumped from the wetland, but mud isn’t the best material to use to block water and his low-lying levees were eaten away pretty quickly.
Land reclamation was also the principal goal in 1911 when “engineers and capitalists” announced plans for a Cameron Parish seawall.
They may have been inspired by the Galveston seawall that was begun in 1902 after the devastating 1900 hurricane there.
The multimillion-dollar Cameron wall, they said, “would “enable the reclamation of some hundreds of thousands of wet land [sic] acreage” that would “be the equal of California in producing the highest grades of citrus fruits,” and other crops.
The chenieres in Cameron Parish were already known for their huge orange groves, so that was not an exaggeration.
In 1892, the New Orleans Picayune reported, “The future of southwest Louisiana can be assured financially because of its gigantic orange groves.
"In Cameron Parish alone, 1,500,000 of the finest oranges were produced. They are said to be the sweetest and best of all. … You can drive for 16 miles across Grand Chenier and see nothing  but orange groves."
A group of men from Kansas and California who were the principal investors reasoned that if more Cameron Parish land could be planted, there was even more profit to be made from its groves.
According to news reports,  “the Deering Harvester Company managers” were also investors in the project, and “not only will private enterprise aid in the development, but the Federal government will be asked to make appropriations” for the work.
Deering was one of the companies that later merged with several others to form International Harvester.
“The swamp lands are capable … of reclamation, at a moderate expense,” the investors said, “if there is some means of protecting them from the overflow by tide water and during the tropical storms which sometimes sweep the coast.”
The federal government presumably was asked to pay for all or part of that storm protection, but the government said it would cost too much and that effectively killed that scheme.
Hurricane protection was one of the major talking points when the Louisiana Intracoastal Seaway Association was formed in the late 1950s with big plans to turn the Intracoastal Canal into an inland seaway for small freighters.
Spoil from the dredging needed to widen and deepen the canal would be thrown up form a barrier against storm surge.
Unfortunately, the big project also came with a big price tag — several hundred million dollars — that was too much for either private backers or the government to handle.
It is also unlikely that spoil-bank levees would hold up against a big storm.
There have been renewed calls for a seawall since Hurricane Rita slammed Cameron in 2005, which have grown louder after the spate of more recent, and even stronger, storms.    
That’s spurred some action, but no seawall and no immediate plans for one.
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana signed a partnership agreement for a $6.5 billion “Southwest Coastal Louisiana hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal ecosystem restoration project” in 2022, but it does not include a seawall in the foreseeable future.
Most of the money spent in Cameron and Vermilion parishes will be to elevate buildings above the surge or spent to stabilize the  shoreline, not to block the surge itself.
The bugaboo seems to be the same as always — not enough money to do what needs to be done.
You can contact Jim Bradshaw at jimbradshaw4321@gmail.com or P.O. Box 1121, Washington LA 70589.

Patterson will receive about $1.3 million in federal funding to improve its natural gas distribution system, the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday.

The money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act though the U.S. Department of Transportation.

This grant will provide federal funding to replace 3.06 miles of steel main and services with polyethylene.

“Pipelines play a crucial role in delivering the energy that powers our everyday lives,” Cassidy said in a press release. “This investment from the Infrastructure Law will significantly improve the safety and efficiency of Louisiana’s infrastructure and build our economy for 2050.”
The infrastructure act has already provided funding for natural gas system upgrades in Morgan City and Berwick.

Morgan City received a $6.9 million grant, and Berwick received two grants totaling nearly $4 million, both in the spring.

The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization is helping communities throughout the country safeguard natural gas pipes, the press release said. Nearly $1 billion will be awarded over five years.

The latest round of grants raises the total awarded under the pipeline safety program to more than $92 million in Louisiana.