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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 184
BY SENATOR MILLS
AN ACT1
To authorize and provide for the lease of certain state property; to authorize the lease of2
certain state property in St. Martin Parish; to provide for the property description; to3
provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide4
an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the7
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism are hereby authorized and8
empowered to lease any interest the state may have, excluding mineral rights and9
consistent with any restrictive covenants for the use of the property, to all or any10
portion of the following described parcels of property to the Evangeline Area Council,11
Inc., Boy Scouts of America.12
Tract 113
That certain tract of land in the North Half of Section 6, Township 10 South,14
Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, containing 73.8 acres, being Lot No.15
1 of a plat of survey dated December 26, 1957, of record in C.O.B. 355, Folio16
616, Entry 106, 651, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, LESS AND EXCEPT 20.4617
acres, more or less, being that portion of said 73.8 acre tract which is situated18
east of a line running parallel to and 500 feet west of the center line of the West19
Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, the portion here-by excepted containing20
20.46 acres and the portion remaining containing 53.34 acres.21
Tract 222
That certain tract of land located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 1,23
Township 10 South, Range 7 East, Southwestern Land District, being lots No.24
7 and No. 8 of a plat of survey dated December 26, 1957, of record in C.O.B.25
355, Folio 616, Entry 106, 651, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, said tract26
containing 68.91 acres, more or less.27
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Tract 31
That certain tract of land situated in the southern part of the South Half of2
Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, La. Mer., St. Martin Parish,3
Louisiana, bounded, now or formerly, on the North by the land of J. J. Burdin,4
Jr., et al, on the West by Daniel Quebedeaux. A.L. Buford, Abel Comb, Israel5
Curry, Adam Theriot and Wade Theriot, on the south by J.J. Martin, Jr., et al,6
and Lucien Voorhies, or assigns, and on the East by a line 500 feet west of and7
parallel to the center line of the Atchafalaya West Guide Protection Levee,8
containing 13.69 acres, more or less.9
Tract 410
That certain tract or parcel of land containing 11.75 acres, more or less,11
designated and shown as the western 11.75 acres of Lot 4 on a plat showing a12
partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section 1,13
Township 10 South, Range 7 East and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 814
East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered15
Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958, and attached to an Act of Partition between16
Robert M. Olivier and Henry R. Olivier dated October 21, 1964 and recorded17
October 26, 1964 in COB 507, Folio 511, under Entry Number 130, 277, Records18
of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on19
the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on the East by the Heirs of Robert M.20
Olivier; on the West by Lake Catahoula and on the South by A. Lambert21
Voorhies.22
Tract 523
That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section24
1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing25
8.615 acres, more or less, designated and shown as the Eastern 8.615 acres of26
Lot 10 on that certain plat showing a portion among the heirs of J. Raoul27
Olivier of property located in Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, and28
in Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,29
prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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attached to an Act of Partition between Robert M. Olivier and Henry R. Olivier1
dated October 21, 1964 and recorded October 26, 1964 in COB 507, Folio 511,2
under Entry Number 130, 277, records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,3
bounded now or formerly on the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on the East by4
A. Lambert Voorhies; on the West by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier; and on5
the South by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier.6
Tract 67
That certain tract of land situated in the South Half of Section 31, Township 98
South, Range 8 East, La. Mer., St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, bounded now or9
formerly on the north by lands of J. J. Martin, Jr., et al, on the north and west10
by the Public Road running from Catahoula Lake to the West Atchafalaya11
Basin Protection Levee, on the south in part by lands of Bernard S. Dessens or12
assigns, and in part by lands of J. J. Burdin, Jr., et al or assigns, and on the east13
by a line running parallel to and 500 feet west of the center line of the West14
Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee, LESS AND EXCEPT that certain irregular15
shaped tract of land situated in the Third Ward of the Parish of St. Martin,16
Louisiana, in Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, containing 1.74 acres17
and described as follows to-wit: Beginning at the southwest corner at Section 31,18
Township 9 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St. Martin19
Parish, Louisiana thence in a northerly direction along the range line between20
Township 9 South, Range 7 East and Township 9 South, Range 8 East, a21
distance of 395.9 feet to a point in said range line: thence in an easterly direction22
a distance of 526.0 feet to a point on the south side of the public road leading23
from Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee, this being the point of beginning;24
thence from point of beginning along the south side of the public road leading25
from Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee, north 53 degrees, 44 minutes east26
a distance 27.4 feet to a point; thence north 48 degrees 24 minutes east a27
distance of 511.9 feet to a point on the south side of the public road leading from28
Lake Catahoula to the Protection Levee; thence south 24 degrees 17 minutes29
east a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence south 48 degrees, 24 minutes west30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence south 24 degrees 17 minutes east a1
distance of 217.8 feet to a point; thence west 460.8 feet to point of beginning, as2
will more fully appear by reference to a plat of survey made by G.K. Pratt3
Munson, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, dated July 5th, 1956, and designated as4
"Tract A" on such plat, which is attached to an Act of Exchange between B.S.5
Dessens and J.J. Burdin, Jr., et al dated July 15th, 1956 and recorded October6
30th, 1956, in COB 315 page 316 under Entry Number 101077, Records of St.7
Martin Parish, Louisiana.8
Tract 79
That certain tract of land situated in the Third Ward of the Parish of St.10
Martin, Louisiana in Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, containing11
four (4.0) acres and described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of12
Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St.13
Martin Parish, Louisiana thence north 395.9 feet along the range line between14
Township 9 South, Range 7 East, and Township 9 South, Range 8 East, to a15
point in said range line; thence in an easterly direction a distance of 1250 feet16
to a point, being the point of beginning; thence in an easterly direction a17
distance of 834.8 feet to a point, thence in a southerly direction a distance of18
208.7 feet to a point; thence in a westerly direction a distance of 834.8 feet to a19
point; thence in a northerly direction a distance of 208.7 feet to point of20
beginning, as will more fully appear by reference to a plat of survey made by G.21
K. Pratt Munson, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, dated July 5th, 1956, designated22
as "Tract B" on such plat, which is attached to an Act of Exchange between E.23
S. Dessens and J.J. Burdin, Jr., et al dated July 15th 1956, and recorded24
October 30th, 1956 in Conveyance Book 315 page 316, under Entry Number25
101077, records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.26
Tract 827
That certain tract or parcel of land containing 23.5 acres, more or less,28
described and identified as Lot 3 of a plat showing the partition of property29
among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, located in Section 1, Township 10 South,30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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Range 7 East and section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin1
Parish, Louisiana prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor,2
dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J.3
Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19, 1958, in COB4
360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, records of St. Martin Parish,5
Louisiana; bounded now or formerly on the North by Loy Raoul Olivier and6
Pierre Francois Olivier, on the East by Lucien Voorhies, on the West by Lake7
Catahoula and on the South by Henry R. Olivier and Heirs of Robert M.8
Olivier; LESS AND EXCEPT any portion of said tract lying east of a line9
running parallel to and 500 feet west of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection10
Levee.11
Tract 912
That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section13
1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing14
17.23 acres, more or less, described and identified as Lot 9 of a plat showing a15
partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section 1,16
Township 10 South, Range 7 East and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 817
East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered18
Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among19
the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19,20
1958 in COB 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, Records of St.21
Martin Parish, Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on the22
North by the Dow Chemical Company, et al; on the East by A. Lambert23
Voorhies; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company, et al; and on the South24
by the heirs of Robert M. Olivier and by Henry R. Olivier.25
Tract 1026
That certain tract or parcel of land containing 2.36 acres, more or less,27
described and identified as Lot 7 of a plat showing the partition of property28
among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier located in Section 1, Township 10 South,29
Range 7 East, and Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor,1
dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J.2
Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958 and recorded September 19, 1958, in COB3
360, Folio 108, under Entry Number 107400, records of St. Martin Parish,4
Louisiana; said tract being bounded now or formerly on the North by Nicholas5
D. Olivier, on the East by Lake Catahoula, on the West by The Dow Chemical6
Company et al, and on the South by Theodora O. Daniels.7
Tract 118
That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section9
1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing10
8.615 acres, more or less, designated and shown as the western 8.615 acres of11
Lot 10 on that certain plat showing a partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul12
Olivier of property located in Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East and13
Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,14
prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 195815
and attached to an Act of Partition between Robert M. Olivier and Henry R.16
Olivier dated October 21, 1964 and recorded October 26, 1964 in COB 507,17
Folio 511, under Entry Number 130,277, Records of St. Martin Parish,18
Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on the North by Theodora O. Daniels; on19
the East by Henry R. Olivier; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company, et20
al; and on the South by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier.21
Tract 1222
That certain tract or parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section23
1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, containing24
17.23 acres, more or less, described and identified as Lot 11 of a plat showing25
the partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier of property located in Section26
1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East and in Section 6, Township 10 South,27
Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, prepared by C.K. Langlinais,28
Registered Land Surveyor, dated July 8, 1958 and attached to an Act of29
Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier dated August 1, 1958, and30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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recorded September 19, 1958 in COB 360, Folio 108, under Entry Number1
107,400, Records of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on2
the North by the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier and by Henry R. Olivier; on the3
East by A. Lambert Voorhies; on the West by the Dow Chemical Company et4
al and by Helen Burdin Clifton; and on the South by Nicholas D. Olivier.5
Tract 136
That certain tract of land containing 166.69 acres, more or less, located in the7
South Half of Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish,8
Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at9
the southeast corner of Section 1, Township 10 South, Range 7 East, Parish of10
St, Martin, State of Louisiana, which said corner is a concrete post found in11
place; PROCEED N 00/ 50' 14" W along the Range Line which is the property12
line between Helen Burdin Clifton and G. Wade Burdin, et al, for a distance of13
428.10 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, which said point is also the14
southwest corner of Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East; THENCE N15
00/ 50' 14" W along the range Line for a distance of 2640.0 feet; THENCE S 89/16
55' 14" E for a distance of 2600.0 feet which said point is on the westerly edge17
of the Borrow Pit Area and which said point is also 591.75 feet west of the18
centerline of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; THENCE in a19
southerly and a southeasterly direction meandering along the westerly edge of20
the Borrow Pit Area for an approximate distance of 2680 feet, which said point21
lies on the property line between A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, and G. Wade22
Burdin, et al, and which said point is also 574.03 feet west of the center line of23
the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; THENCE N 89/ 17' 34" W along24
the property line between A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, and G. Wade Burdin, et25
al, which said property line is the section line between Sections 6 and 7,Townsip26
10 South, Range 8 East, for a distance of 2800.0 feet to the POINT OF27
BEGINNING; said tract of land being bounded, now or formerly, on the north28
by the Heirs of J.R. Olivier, on the south by G. Wade Burdin, et al and on the29
west by Helen Burdin Clifton and the Heirs of J.R. Olivier, all as more fully30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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shown on the Plat of Survey prepared by Roland W. Laurent & Associates,1
Lafayette, Louisiana, dated August 17, 1976, and revised January 4, 1977.2
Tract 143
That certain tract or parcel of land containing 3.48 acres located in the South4
Half of Section 31, Township 9 South, Range 8 East, St. Martin Parish,5
Louisiana, bounded now or formerly on the north by the public road running6
from Catahoula Lake to the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee; on the7
Robert M. Flemming, et al; and on the south by J.J. Burdin, et al, which tract8
of land is fully shown, identified and located as being enclosed within the letters9
A, B, C, D, A on that certain plat of survey by Roland W. Laurent & Associates10
dated December 20, 1978.11
Tract 1512
That certain tract of land containing 10.41 acres situated in North Half of13
Section 6, Township 10 South, Range 8 East, Southwestern Land District, St.14
Martin Parish, Louisiana, on the east side of Lake Catahoula, measuring one15
arpent front on Lake Catahoula, more or less, bounded now or formerly on the16
North by B.S. Dessens or assigns; South by Helen Burdin Clifton or assigns;17
West by Lake Catahoula; and East by a line running parallel to and 500 feet18
west of the center line of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection levee.19
Tract 1620
The certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Seventeen and21
Twenty-three Hundredths Acres, more or less (17.23 Acs. more or less) shown,22
located and identified as Lot Twelve (12) on that certain Plat of Survey, dated23
July 8, 1958, showing the partition of property among the Heirs of J. Raoul24
Olivier located in Section One (1), Township Ten (10) South, Range Seven (7)25
East, Louisiana Meridian, Prepared by C.K. Langlinais, Registered Land26
Surveyor, attached to an Act of Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier,27
dated August 1, 1958, and recorded September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book28
Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio One Hundred eight (108), under Entry29
Number C-One Hundred Seven Thousand Four Hundred (C107,400)of the30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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records of the Office Clerk of the court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the1
Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana. The aforesaid Lot Number Twelve is2
located in the Southeast quarter of Section One (1), Township Ten (10) South,3
Range Seven (7) East, Louisiana Meridian, in the Parish of St. Martin, State of4
Louisiana, and bounded now or formerly on the North by land belonging now5
or formerly to the Heirs of Robert M. Olivier, on the East by land now or6
formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the West by land belonging now or7
formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton, and on the South by land belonging now8
or formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton.9
Tract 1710
That certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Twenty-three and11
Fifty-hundredths Acres, more or less (23.50 Acs., more or less) of land located12
in Section Six (6), Township Ten (10) South, Range Eight (8) East, Louisiana13
Meridian, identified as Lot Number Two (2) on that certain Plat of Survey14
dated July 8, 1958, showing the Partition of Properties among the Heirs of J.15
Raoul J. Olivier, located at Catahoula Lake, in the Parish of St. Martin, State16
of Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, which17
said Plat of Survey was attached to and recorded with that certain Act of18
Partition among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, dated August 1, 1958, recorded19
on September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio20
One Hundred Eight (108), under Entry Number C-One Hundred Seven21
Thousand Four Hundred (C-107,400), of the records of the Office of the Clerk22
of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of23
Louisiana. The aforesaid tract of land (Lot Number Two) is bounded on the24
North by land belonging now or formerly to Nicholas D. Olivier, on the East by25
land belonging now or formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the South by26
land belonging now or formerly to Mrs. Theodora Olivier Daniels, and on the27
West by Lake Catahoula. The aforesaid tract of land acquired by Loy Raoul28
Olivier and Pierre Francois Olivier by inheritance from the Succession of29
Dorothy Olivier Hewes, Estate No. 13,039 of the Fifteenth Judicial District30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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Court in and for the Parish of Lafayette, State of Louisiana, by that certain1
Judgment, dated April 3, 1969, placing Loy Raoul Olivier and Pierre Francois2
Olivier in possession of the aforesaid tract of land. Said judgment, dated April3
3, 1969, was duly recorded on April 3, 1969 in Conveyance Book Six Hundred4
Seventeen (617), Folio Eight Hundred Forty-nine (849), Entry Number One5
Hundred Forty-six Thousand Five Hundred eight-six (146,586) of the records6
of the Office of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the7
Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana. There is expressly and specifically8
excepted all that portion of the hereinabove described Lot Number Two (2)9
lying East of a line running parallel to and Five Hundred Feet (500) West of the10
center line of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.11
Tract 1812
That certain tract or parcel of land containing approximately Twenty-three and13
Fifty-hundredths Acres, more or less (23.50 Acs., more or less) of land located14
in Section Six (6), Township Ten (10) South, Range Eight (8) East, Louisiana15
Meridian, identified as Lot Number One (1) on that certain Plat of Survey dated16
July 8, 1958, showing the Partition of Properties among the Heirs of J. Raoul17
Olivier, located at Catahoula Lake, in the Parish of St. Martin, State of18
Louisiana, prepared by C. K. Langlinais, Registered Land Surveyor, which said19
Plat of Survey was attached to and recorded with that certain Act of Partition20
among the Heirs of J. Raoul Olivier, dated August 1, 1958, recorded on21
September 19, 1958, in Conveyance Book Three Hundred Sixty (360), Folio One22
Hundred Eight (108), under Entry Number C-One Hundred Seven Thousand23
Four Hundred (C-107,400), of the records of the Office of the Clerk of Court24
and Ex-Officio Recorder in and for the Parish of St. Martin, State of Louisiana.25
The aforesaid tract of land (Lot Number One) is bounded on the North by land26
belonging now or formerly to Mrs. Helen Burdin Clifton, on the East by land27
belonging now or formerly to A. Lambert Voorhies, et al, on the west by Lake28
Catahoula, and on the South by land belonging now or formerly to Loy Raoul29
Olivier and Pierre Francois Olivier. There is expressly and specifically excepted30 SB NO. 184 ENROLLED
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all that portion of the hereinabove described Lot Number One (1), lying East of1
a line running parallel to and Five Hundred Feet (500 ft.) West of the center line2
of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.3
Section 2. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the4
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism are hereby authorized to enter into5
such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such6
documents as necessary to properly effectuate a lease to the property described in7
Section 1 with the Evangeline Area Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America in exchange8
of consideration proportionate to at least the appraised value of the property; provided,9
however, that the purpose of such lease is to develop not less than half the land10
transferred as a recreational area with public access and not more than half the land11
is dedicated for exclusive or restricted use by the Evangeline Area Council, Inc., Boy12
Scouts of America.13
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17
effective on the day following such approval.18
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: