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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 459
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC LANDS/STATE: Provides for the exchange of property in Orleans Parish
AN ACT1
To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer2
of certain state property in Orleans Parish; to provide for the property description;3
to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to4
provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The commissioner of the division of administration on behalf of the state7
of Louisiana, notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, is hereby8
authorized and empowered to convey, sell, transfer, or assign and deliver to any and all9
interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to the following described property to10
the Deutsches Haus, Inc.:11
Situated in the Third District of the City of New Orleans on the right bank of Bayou12
St. John; six (6) lots of ground acquired in two different transactions (plan by de13
L'lisle referenced), containing +/- 4.64 acres, according to records on file in this14
office.15
Act passed before Joseph Dewey Taylor June 29, 1883 (transaction 1).16
Lot One (1) measures about one hundred and twenty-five feet front on Bayou17
St. John one hundred and nineteen feet in the rear, about three hundred and ninety18
feet on the side dividing it from Lot Two (2) and about three hundred and seventy19
feet on the other side.20
Lot Two (2) measures about one hundred and twenty-nine feet front on said21
Bayou St. John, one hundred and twenty-six wide in the rear, about three hundred22
and ninety feet deep on the line of division from Lot One (1), and about three23
hundred and sixty feet on the line of division from Lot Three (3).24
Lot Three (3) measures about one hundred and fifteen feet front on said25
Bayou St. John, about one hundred and five feet six inches and two lines in the rear,26
about three hundred and sixty feet deep on the line of division from Lot Two (2) and27
about three hundred and five feet on a line of division from Lot Four (4).28
Act passed before James Fahey October 03, 1891 (transaction 2).29
Lot Four (4) measures about one hundred and fifteen feet front on said Bayou30
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three hundred and five feet on a line of division from Lot Three (3), and about two1
hundred and forty-five feet on a line of division from Lot Five (5).2
Lot Five (5) measures about one hundred and eight feet front on Bayou St.3
John, about one hundred and five feet six inches and three lines on the rear, about4
two hundred and forty-five feet on a line of division from Lot Four and about two5
hundred eleven feet on the line of division with Lot Six (6).6
Lot Six (6) measures about one hundred and six feet front on said Bayou St.7
John, about one hundred and five feet six inches and two lines wide in the rear, about8
two hundred and eleven feet deep on the line of division from Lot Five (5) and about9
two hundred and four feet on the other side line.10
Being the same property identified as 1700 Moss St. Tax Bill # 37W309429 and that11
according to the Orleans Parish Parcel map is bounded on the upstream side by 344312
Esplanade Ave, Tax Bill # 37W309401, bounded on the downstream side by 175613
Moss St., Tax Bill # 37W309415, and bounded on the rear by 3423 Esplanade Ave,14
Tax Bill# 37W309428.15
Section 2. The commissioner of the division of administration, on behalf of the state16
of Louisiana, is hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and17
stipulations and to execute such documents as are necessary to properly effectuate any18
conveyance, sale, transfer, or assignment and delivery of title to the real property described19
in Section 1 herein, excluding, however, mineral rights, all of which as may be more20
specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and21
between the commissioner and the Deutsches Haus, Inc., in exchange of consideration22
proportionate to the appraised value of the real property above described.23
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not24
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature25
by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If26
vetoed, by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become27
effective on the day following such approval.28
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Abramson HB No. 459
Authorizes the transfer or lease of certain state property in Orleans Parish from the division
of administration and the Deutsches Haus, Inc. Provides for the reservation of mineral
rights.
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill.
1. Removed the authority for the commissioner of the division of administration to
receive certain property in an exchange.
2.Changed the entity receiving certain property from Deutsches Haus to Deutsches
Haus, Inc.