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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 255
BY REPRESENTATIVES LEGER, ABRAMSON, BROSSETT, LORUSSO, AND
MORENO AND SENATORS MORRELL AND MURRAY
PUBLIC PROPERTY: Authorizes the transfer of specified property by the Orleans Parish
School Board
AN ACT1
To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain property of the Orleans Parish School2
Board; to specify the property which may be transferred and the authorized recipient3
of the property; to provide terms and conditions; and to provide for related matters.4
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published5
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of6
Louisiana.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. The Orleans Parish School Board, notwithstanding any other provision9
of the law to the contrary, may convey, sell, transfer, or assign and deliver any and all10
interest it may have to the following described property to Kingsley House, Inc:11
Squares 111 and 146 – First Municipal District12
Square 11113
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND located in the First Municipal District of the14
City of New Orleans, Louisiana, comprising all of Square 111, bounded by15
Annunciation, Richard, Constance and Orange Streets, measuring three hundred16
nineteen feet ten inches (319'10''00'") front on Annunciation Street, three hundred17
eighty-three feet six inches and 1 line (383"06'01'") front on Richard Street, three18
hundred nineteen feet ten inches (319'10"00'") front on Constance Street and three19
hundred eighty-three feet six inches and 1 line (383"06'01'") front on Orange Street.20
Square 111 contains approximately 119,230.15 square feet.21
Square 14622
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND located First Municipal District of the City23
of New Orleans, Louisiana, in square 146, bounded by Constance, Richard,24
Magazine and Orange Streets, composed of two contiguous areas occupying the25
entire frontage on Constance Street. The first area forms the corner of Richard and26
Constance Streets, consists of lots formerly designated as Lots 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and27 HLS 12RS-682 ORIGINAL
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20, and measures one hundred twenty-five feet (125'04"00'") front on Richard Street,1
the same measure on the side closest to Orange Street, one hundred sixty-one feet2
four inches (161'04"00") front on Constance Street, and the same measure on the side3
closest to Magazine Street. The second area forms the corner of orange and4
Constance Streets, consists of four former lots, and measures one hundred5
twenty-eight feet (138'00"00'") front on Orange Street, the same measure on the side6
closest to Richard Street, one hundred fifty-eight feet six inches (158'06"00'") front7
on Constance Street and the same measure on the side closest to Magazine Street.8
The two areas in Square 146 contain a total of approximately 40,434.25 square feet.9
Section 2. The Orleans Parish School Board may enter into such agreements,10
covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as are necessary to11
properly effectuate any conveyance, sale, transfer, or assignment and delivery of title to the12
real property described in Section 1 of this Act, all of which as may be more specifically13
described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and between the14
school board and Kingsley House, Inc., in exchange of consideration proportionate to the15
appraised value of the real property above described.16
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not17
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature18
by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If19
vetoed, by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become20
effective on the day following such approval.21
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)]
Leger HB No. 255
Authorizes the Orleans Parish School Board to transfer specified property to Kingsley
House, Inc.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.