Louisiana § RS 41:727.1 - Vermilion Parish School Board; transfer of certain sixteenth section lands

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§ RS 41:727.1. Vermilion Parish School Board; transfer of certain sixteenth section lands

            A.(1) The Vermilion Parish School Board may sell, convey, transfer, assign, and deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state or the school board has or may have to a certain tract or parcel of land containing 1.972 acres situated in the east half of Section Sixteen (16), Township Eleven (11) South, Range Three (3) East, Fourth Ward of Vermilion Parish, state of Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows:

            Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 16, T11 S - R 3 E, thence proceeding S 00º 03' 10" W along the eastern boundary line of Section 16, a distance of 2643.14 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing S 00º 03' 10" W along the eastern boundary line of Section 16, a distance of 946.00 feet to a point on the apparent eastern right-of-way line of Bella Road; thence proceeding N 37º 55' 50" W along said right-of-way line, a distance of 72.07 feet; thence proceeding N 45º 30' 47" W along said right-of-way line, a distance of 32.19 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 32º 55' 24" W along said right-of-way line, a distance of 40.45 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 12º 29' 35" W along said right-of-way line, a distance of 42.49 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 00º 15' 57" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 791.06 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 89º 56' 17" E, a distance of 95.64 feet to the point of beginning; being bounded on the North by the Vermilion Parish School Board, on the south and west by the apparent right-of-way line of Bella Road and on the east by Bella Marie Trahan, et al., all as per plat by Richard J. Primeaux, dated October 15, 2007.

            (2) The Vermilion Parish School Board may sell, convey, transfer, assign, and deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state or the school board has or may have to a certain tract or parcel of land containing 3.942 acres situated in the southeast quarter of Section 16, T12S-R2E, Ninth Ward of Vermilion Parish, state of Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows:

            Commencing and beginning at the southeast corner of Section 16, T12S-R2E; thence proceeding N 89º 48' 00" W along the southern boundary line of Section 16 a distance of 601.07 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 00º 29' 26" E a distance of 81.98 feet to a point on the centerline of a drainage ditch; thence proceeding S 74º 44' 13" E along the centerline of the drainage ditch a distance of 50.01 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 40º 18' 57" E along the centerline of the drainage ditch a distance of 370.83 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 69º 47' 45" E along the centerline of the drainage ditch a distance of 54.73 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 86º 51' 57" E along the centerline of the drainage ditch a distance of 168.91 feet to a point; thence proceeding S 88º 17' 50" E along the centerline of a drainage pipe a distance of 93.77 feet to a point on the eastern boundary line of Section 16; thence proceeding S 00º 14' 00" W along the eastern boundary line of Section 16 a distance of 379.02 feet to the point of beginning; being bounded on the north and west by the Vermilion Parish School Board, on the south by the southern boundary line of Section 16 and on the east by the eastern boundary line of Section 16, all as per Plat by Richard J. Primeaux dated May 14, 2009.

            (3) The Vermilion Parish School Board may sell, convey, transfer, assign, and deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state or the school board has or may have to a certain tract or parcel of land containing 5.106 acres situated in the northeast quarter of Section Sixteen (16), Township Eleven (11) South, Range Three (3) East, Fourth Ward of Vermilion Parish, state of Louisiana, being more particularly described as follows:

            Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 16, T11 S - R 3 E, thence proceeding S 00˚ 03' 10" W along the eastern boundary line of Section 16, a distance of 159.92 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing S 00˚ 03' 10" W along the eastern boundary line of Section 16, a distance of 2,483.22 feet to a point; hence proceeding S 89˚ 56' 17" W, a distance of 95.64 feet to a point on the apparent eastern right-of-way line of Bella Road; thence proceeding N 00˚ 15' 57" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 2339.29 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 01˚ 58' 35" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 43.61 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 23˚ 31' 36" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 38.71 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 44˚ 24' 35" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 26.42 feet to a point; thence proceeding N 48˚ 14' 13" E along said right-of-way line, a distance of 69.21 feet to the point of beginning; being bounded on the north by the apparent south and southeastern right-of-way line of Bella Road, on the south by the Vermilion Parish School Board on the east by Loubert G. Trahan and on the west by the apparent eastern right-of-way line of Bella Road, all as per plat by Richard J. Primeaux, dated June 20, 2007.

            (4) Such transfers shall be executed without an election and notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter or of Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 17 to the contrary.

            B. The school board, on behalf of the state of Louisiana, is hereby authorized to enter into such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as are necessary to properly effectuate the delivery of complete title, excluding mineral rights, to the properties described in Subsection A of this Section, and as more specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and between the school board and the purchasers, in exchange for payment of consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the properties in accordance with Article VII, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

            C. The Vermilion Parish School Board shall deposit the proceeds of the sale of properties authorized by this Section into the Dr. Daniel R. Dartez Educational Public Trust.

            Acts 2009, No. 294, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 598, §3, eff. June 25, 2010.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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