HLS 22RS-910 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 773
BY REPRESENTATIVE GLOVER
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish
1 AN ACT
2To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer
3 of certain state property in Caddo Parish; to provide for the property description; to
4 provide for the reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to
5 provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any provision of
8law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease,
9or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have in and to all or any
10portion of the following described property to the Shreveport Implementation and
11Redevelopment Authority:
12 A certain tract of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
13 the Northeast Quarter (SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section 1, Township
14 17 North, Range 14 West, City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo, State of
15 Louisiana, bounded on the North by the South line of Jordan Street, on the
16 West by the East line of Fairfield Avenue, on the South by the North line of
17 Margaret Place, and on the East by the West line of the property owned by
18 The Congregation of St. John's Roman Catholic Church (hereinafter called
19 St. John's Church), which tract of land is more particularly described as
20 follows:
21 Beginning at the Northeast Corner of the intersection of Margaret Place and
22 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana, allowing 10 feet 2 inches for a
23 sidewalk on Fairfield Avenue, running THENCE East along said Margaret
24 Place 400 feet to the property owned by St. John's Church; THENCE North
25 parallel to Fairfield Avenue along the West line of the property owned by St.
26 John's Church a distance of 149.50 feet; THENCE East parallel to Margaret
27 Place along the North line or boundary of the property purchased by St.
28 John's Church, on the 1
st
day of February, 1947, from Reverend Charles P.
29 Greco, as per deed recorded in Conveyance Book 544, page 99, of the
30 Records of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, a distance of 15.85 feet; THENCE
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1 North parallel to Fairfield Avenue along the West line or boundary of the
2 property owned by St. John's Church a distance of 538.93 feet to the South
3 line of Jordan Street; THENCE West along the South line of Jordan Street
4 416.0 feet to the intersection of the East line of Fairfield Avenue with the
5 South line of Jordan Street, allowing 10 feet 2 inches for a sidewalk on
6 Fairfield Avenue; THENCE South along the East line of Fairfield Avenue
7 690.25 feet to the point of beginning, together with all buildings and
8 improvements located thereon.
9 Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
10such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
11may be necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or
12delivery of any interest, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 1 of
13this Act, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into and
14documents executed by and between the commissioner of administration and the Shreveport
15Implementation and Redevelopment Authority, in exchange for consideration proportionate
16to the appraised value of the property, or as otherwise provided by law.
17 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 773 Original 2022 Regular Session Glover
Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish to the Shreveport
Implementation and Redevelopment Authority. Provides for the reservation of mineral
rights to the state.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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