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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 350
BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the exchange of certain state property in Calcasieu
Parish
1 AN ACT
2To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the exchange
3 of certain property in Calcasieu Parish; to authorize the transfer of certain state
4 property in St. Tammany Parish; to provide property descriptions; to provide for the
5 reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide for an
6 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. The commissioner of administration and the president of McNeese State
9University, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, are hereby authorized
10and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver any interest, excluding mineral
11rights, the state may have in and to all or any portion of the following described property in
12Calcasieu Parish to the City of Lake Charles in exchange for the property described in
13Section 2 of this Act:
14 The Northeast quarter, the East half of the East half of the Northwest quarter,
15 and the North half of the Southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 10
16 South, Range 8 West, Calcasieu Parish
17 Section 2. In exchange for the property described in Section 1 of this Act, the
18commissioner of administration and the president of McNeese State University are hereby
19authorized and empowered to accept from the City of Lake Charles title to all or any portion
20of the following described property:
21 City of Lake Charles Fire Station, Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Block 1 of Gulfgate
22 Subdivision, less and except Highway Parcel 23-1, City of Lake Charles,
23 Parish of Calcasieu
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1 Section 3. The commissioner of administration and the president of McNeese State
2University are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and
3stipulations and to execute such documents as may be necessary to properly effectuate any
4conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease, or delivery of title, excluding mineral rights, of the
5property described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more specifically described in any such
6agreements entered into and documents executed by and between the parties, provided that
7the state receives consideration proportionate to the appraised value of any state property
8exchanged.
9 Section 4. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Department
10of Transportation and Development, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
11contrary, are hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease, or deliver
12any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have in and to all or any portion of the
13following described property in St. Tammany Parish to the St. Tammany Parish
14Government:
15 That certain parcel of land owned by Louisiana Department of Transportation &
16 Development (LADOTD) Two certain pieces or portions of ground, together with
17 all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appertenances thereunto
18 belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in Section No. 42, Township 6 South,
19 Range 11 East, Greensburg District, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, being fractional
20 Lot No. 69 and Lot No. 70 of the Town of New Claiborne, which pieces or portions
21 of ground are more particularly described as follows:
22 Beginning at the northwest corner of aforesaid Lot No. 69, as shown on plan of
23 survey made by C.R. Schutz, Surveyor, dated April 6
th
, 1939, part hereof, which
24 corner marks the intersection of the south line of the Covington - Abita Springs
25 Highway with the east line of an unnamed street, sometimes referred to as Thirteenth
26 Street; run thence southerly along the west line of said Lots Nos. 69 and 70, a
27 distance of 488.5 feet to the southwest corner of said Lot No. 70; thence easterly
28 along the south line of said Lot No. 70, a distance of 240 feet to the southeast corner
29 thereof; thence northerly along the east line of said Lot Nos. 70 and 69, a distance
30 of 376.5 feet to the southeast corner of that certain lot or portion of ground conveyed
31 by the vendor herein to Josephine Henley by Act of Sale, dated June 7, 1902,
32 recorded in Book "Y", Folio 533, of the Conveyance Records of St. Tammany
33 Parish; run thence westerly along the south line of the said lot conveyed to Josephine
34 Henley, a distance of 121.1 feet to a point in the south line of the Covington - Abita
35 Springs Highway; thence westerly along the south line of said Covington - Abita
36 Springs Highway, a distance of 180.3 feet to the place of beginning.
37 Being a portion of that same property acquired by the Covington & St. Tammany
38 Land & Improvement Company from James McFarland Thomson by Act of Sale
39 passed before Andrew Hero, Jr., Notary Public in and for the Parish of Orleans, dated
40 December 9th 1887, and recorded in Book "M", Folio 559 of the Conveyance
41 Records of St. Tammany Parish.
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1 Section 5. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Department
2of Transportation and Development are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements,
3covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as may be necessary
4to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease or delivery of title,
5excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 4 of this Act, and as more
6specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and
7between the commissioner of administration, the secretary of the Department of
8Transportation and Development, and the St. Tammany Parish Government, in exchange for
9consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
10 Section 6. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14effective 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 350 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Geymann
Authorizes the commissioner of administration and the president of McNeese State
University to exchange certain state property in Calcasieu Parish for property owned by the
City of Lake Charles.
Further authorizes the commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Dept. of
Transportation and Development to transfer certain state property in St. Tammany Parish to
the St. Tammany Parish Government for consideration proportionate to the appraised value
of the property.
Provides for the reservation of mineral rights.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources and
Environment to the original bill:
1. Add authorization for the commissioner of administration and the secretary of
the Dept. of Transportation and Development to transfer property in St.
Tammany to the St. Tammany Parish Government.
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2. Provide a property description.
3. Make technical changes.
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