PUBLIC NOTICE
ALLEN PARISH
HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 3
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Hospital Service District No. 3 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of Hospital Service District No. 3 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), on December 17, 2024, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(TAX RENEWAL)
Shall Hospital Service District No. 3 of the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana (the “District”), continue to levy a 3 mills tax on all the property subject to taxation in the District, for a period of 10 years, beginning with the year 2027 and ending with the year 2036 (an estimated $189,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected annually from the levy of this tax), for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, operating, improving and constructing hospital houses, buildings and facilities, including equipment, and any other maintenance and operation needs in the District?
The said special election shall be held at the polling places for the following precincts, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:
PRECINCTS
01-01(PART)
01-02PART)
01-03(PART)
01-06(PART)
02-01
02-02
02-03
02-05
02-06
03-01
03-02
04-02(PART-NO VOTERS)
04-03(PART-NO VOTERS)
05-04(PART-NO VOTERS)
05-05(PART-NO VOTERS)
The polling places for the precincts set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The estimated cost of this election as determined by the Secretary of State based upon the provisions of Chapter 8-A of Title 18 and actual costs of similar elections is $36,800.
Notice is further given that a portion of the monies collected from the tax described in the Proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Hospital Conference Room, 108 Sixth Avenue, Kinder, Louisiana, on TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025, at 4:30 P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
(PUBLISH: MARCH 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2025)4T
Cost is $85.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana (Tribe) is seeking the services of a qualified engineering firm to provide engineering and related services pertaining to the Tribe’s Middle Mile Broadband Project. The Tribe is requesting proposals from qualified engineering firms or engineers to assist in the completion engineering services for the project. All responses received will be evaluated in accordance with the selection criteria and corresponding point system, which is identified in the Request for Proposals (RFP) package. The RFP package may be obtained by on the Tribe’s website: https://www.coushatta.org/ . The Tribe is accepting electronic responses only, information can be found in the RFP package. Responses are due not later than 4:00 PM April 21, 2025. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Small and Minority Firms and Women’s Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond to this RFP.
(PUBLISH: MARCH 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2025; APRIL 3, 2025)5T
Cost is $25.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
ALLEN PARISH
POLICE JURY
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF INTENT
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, March 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. by the Allen Parish Police Jury at the Civic Center, 609 Tiger Lane, Oberlin, Louisiana, 70655, to allow GEC to present the findings from the Environmental Risk Assessment, CO2 Sequestration Projects, Environmental and Public Health Risks.
An open house with Industry, LDENR, and GEC will be held from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
/s/Tony Hebert, President
Allen Parish Police Jury
(PUBLISH: FEBRUARY 20 & 27, 2025; March 6 & 13, 2025)4T
Cost is $15.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
KINDER DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 2
The following board members present were Lane Manuel, Thomas Mayes, Kurt Unkel, Norman Fontenot and Roger Young.
Minutes of the previous meeting of the Kinder Drainage District 2 held at the Farm Bureau Office in Kinder, Louisiana, February 6, 2025.
Motion was made by Thomas Mayes, seconded by Roger Young to dispense with the reading of the minutes.
Old Business: None.
New Business: None.
Board agreed to pay bills for the month.
Meeting adjourned.
The next regular meeting will be held on March 6th at 5:00 p.m. at the Kinder Farm Bureau Office in Kinder, Louisiana.
Kurt Unkel, President
Doris Martin, Secretary
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $60.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
SHERIFF’S SALE
33RD JUDICIAL
DISTRICT COURT
Parish of Allen
State of Louisiana
GENE ROY KUNTZ AND
SUSAN CARRIO KUNTZ
VS No. C-2023-335
LEE R. PETE AND
CLEOPATRA R. ANTOINE
A/K/A CLEOPATRA RENA ANTOINE PETE
By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and to me directed by the Honorable Court aforesaid, I have seized and will offer for sale at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, without the benefit of appraisement, at the Court House door of this Parish, in the Town of Oberlin, Parish of Allen, on MARCH 19, 2025 between legal hours, beginning at 10:00 A.M., the following described property, to-wit:
One certain lot or parcel of ground situated in the Parish of Allen, Louisiana, in that subdivision known as Taylor Heights, and being designated as Lot Number Four (Lot #4), said subdivision, and bearing Municipal Address: 1036 Hwy 10 East, Oakdale, La 71463.
Seized under said Writ.
Terms UPON SUCCESSFULLY BIDDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE WINNING BIDDER MUST IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE THE SHERIFF WITH THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY 12:00 PM (NOON) ON THE DATE OF THE SALE WITH A MONEY ORDER, CASHIER OR CERTIFIED CHECK, PLUS THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER
BRANDY HOLLAND
FOR:
DOUGLAS L. HEBERT, III SHERIFF
Sheriff’s Office, Oberlin, La., FEBRUARY 5, 2025.
VAN C. SENECA
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P. O. DRAWER 3747
LAKE CHARLES LA 70602
Attorney for plaintiff
(PUBLISH: FEBRUARY 13, 2025 & MARCH 13, 2025)2T
Cost is $54.40
PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Office of Conservation
Injection & Mining Division
ExxonMobil
Low Carbon Solutions Onshore
Class V Stratigraphic Test Well
Allen Parish
Docket No. IMD 2025-02
Pursuant to provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended, and provisions of Statewide Order No. 29-N-1, notice is hereby given that the Injection & Mining Division has prepared a Draft Permit for the application referenced below and that the Commissioner of Conservation will conduct a public hearing to solicit comments on the Draft Permit. The hearing will be held at the Allen Parish Civic Center at 609 Tiger Lane in Oberlin, Louisiana at 6:00 pm on April 30, 2025.
At such hearing, the commissioner or his designated representative will give any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments relative to the Draft Permit prepared in response to an application by:
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring, TX 77389
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore has applied to the Office of Conservation, Injection and Mining Division for a permit to drill and complete a Class V Subsurface Stratigraphic Test Well in Section 34, Township 4 South, Range 5 West of Allen Parish to acquire geotechnical information. The proposed well will be identified as Mockingbird IZM No. 001 and will be utilized as a monitoring well. The well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 7,480 feet below ground level (BGL) with geotechnical cores, fluid samples, pressure measurements, formation injectivity testing, and other applicable information collected. The base of the lowermost underground source of drinking water (USDW) at this location occurs at an approximate depth of 2,788 feet BGL.
A copy of the Draft Permit, fact sheet, or other information concerning the application may be obtained by writing to Scott St. Romain, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, 9th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or by calling (225) 342-5517. The Draft Permit and fact sheet are also available for inspection between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday in the Injection & Mining Division Office, Rm. 817, of the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. In addition, the application package is available at the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Class VI Carbon Sequestration website.
In accordance with Act 393 of the 2023 Louisiana Regular Section, accommodations will be provided upon request to people with disabilities in order to access this public hearing. To request an accommodation for this hearing, please contact Clarissa Adams at 225-342-6662 or DNR-HumanResources@la.gov.
Interested parties may also submit written comments at any time prior to or during the public hearing. Written comments concerning the application must be received by the Office of Conservation no later than 4:30 P.M., May 1, 2025. Submit all comments to: Scott St. Romain, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, Ninth Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Comments may also be e-mailed to info@la.gov. Please reference: ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore, Class V, Application Number 45314, Docket No. IMD 2025-02
All persons having interest in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.
By order of:
Steven M. Giambrone
Office of Conservation
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $125.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Office of Conservation
Injection & Mining Division
ExxonMobil
Low Carbon Solutions Onshore
Class V Stratigraphic Test Well
Allen Parish
Docket No. IMD 2025-03
Pursuant to provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 as amended, and provisions of Statewide Order No. 29-N-1, notice is hereby given that the Injection & Mining Division has prepared a Draft Permit for the application referenced below and that the Commissioner of Conservation will conduct a public hearing to solicit comments on the Draft Permit. The hearing will be held at the Allen Parish Civic Center at 609 Tiger Lane in Oberlin, Louisiana at 6:00 pm on April 30, 2025.
At such hearing, the commissioner or his designated representative will give any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments relative to the Draft Permit prepared in response to an application by:
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring, TX 77389
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore has applied to the Office of Conservation, Injection and Mining Division for a permit to drill and complete a Class V Subsurface Stratigraphic Test Well in Section 29, Township 5 South, Range 3 West of Allen Parish to acquire geotechnical information. The proposed well will be identified as Hummingbird IZM No. 001 and will be utilized as a monitoring well. The well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 7,660 feet below ground level (BGL) with geotechnical cores, fluid samples, pressure measurements, formation injectivity testing, and other applicable information collected. The base of the lowermost underground source of drinking water (USDW) at this location occurs at an approximate depth of 2,430 feet BGL.
A copy of the Draft Permit, fact sheet, or other information concerning the application may be obtained by writing to Scott St. Romain, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, 9th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or by calling (225) 342-5517. The Draft Permit and fact sheet are also available for inspection between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday in the Injection & Mining Division Office, Rm. 817, of the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. In addition, the application package is available at the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Class VI Carbon Sequestration website.
In accordance with Act 393 of the 2023 Louisiana Regular Section, accommodations will be provided upon request to people with disabilities in order to access this public hearing. To request an accommodation for this hearing, please contact Clarissa Adams at 225-342-6662 or DNR-HumanResources@la.gov.
Interested parties may also submit written comments at any time prior to or during the public hearing. Written comments concerning the application must be received by the Office of Conservation no later than 4:30 P.M., May 1, 2025. Submit all comments to: Scott St. Romain, Office of Conservation, Injection & Mining Division, 617 North 3rd Street, Ninth Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Comments may also be e-mailed to info@la.gov. Please reference: ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore, Class V, Application Number 45462, Docket No. IMD 2025-03.
All persons having interest in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.
By order of:
Steven M. Giambrone
Office of Conservation
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $125.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
Recreation Dist #6
MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Meeting was called to order by Rusty Reeves. Roll call was as follows: Present Rusty Reeves, Mick Estay and Emma Young. Absent were Waylin Bertrand and Brandi Croxdale.
Motion by Mick Estay second by Sissy Young to dispense with the reading of minutes. Motion carried.
Motion to accept financial report as presented made by Mick Estay second by Sissy Young. Motion carried.
Motion by Mick Estay second by Sissy Young to pay bills. Motion carried.
Motion by Mick Estay second by Sissy Young to pay the annual payment on the Recreation Complex. Motion carried.
Motion by Sissy Young second by Mick Estay to pay construction related to invoice. Motion carried.
Motion by Rusty Reeves second by Mick Estay to adjourn. Meeting adjourned.
Rusty Reeves
Acting President
ATTEST:
Sissy Young
Secretary-Treasurer
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $65.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA
ELTON, LA
COUSHATTA EDUCATION BUILDING ACCESS ROAD
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids for the construction of the Coushatta Education Building Access Road will be received from Bidders, by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, at the office of 1940 CC Bel Road, Elton, LA 70532 until 4 pm local time Wednesday 4/9/2025, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. This project consists of the construction of a new roadway and parking infrastructure to serve the future location of Coushatta’s new education building.
Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum with unit prices included for the purpose of change order negotiation when necessary. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana reserves the right to award the bid based on consideration of all factors and not solely on low bid for the lump sum portion.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 1940 CC Bel Road, Elton, LA 70532. Any questions regarding the bid should be submitted by email to Pratt Doucet at Pratt@RedCloudSolutions.consulting and Mason Meredith at mmeredith@qk4.com . Prospective Bidders will be supplied with plans and specifications via email from the engineer, Qk4.
Bidding Documents also may be examined online. If so desired, please email the email address of the individual seeking to review the plans and specifications to Mason Meredith at mmeredith@qk4.com and a link will be emailed.
A pre-bid conference will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams at 10:00 am local time on 4/1/2025. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged.
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
Owner: Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
By: Kristian Poncho
Title: Secretary-Treasurer
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2025
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 20 & 27, 2025; APRIL 3, 2025)4T
Cost is $90.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
VOTING PRECINCTS
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE VOTING PRECINCTS FOR USE IN THE UPCOMING PRIMARY ELECTION
ELECTION DATE – MARCH 29, 2025
WD. PCT. PRECINCT NAME PRECINCT LOCATION CITY
1 1 Allen Parish Civic Center. 609 Tiger Lane Oberlin
1 2 Soileau Community Center 744 Hwy 104 Oberlin
1 3 Allen Parish Civic Center 609 Tiger Lane Oberlin
1 6 Allen Parish Civic Center 609 Tiger Lane Oberlin
2 1 Soileau Community Center 744 Hwy 104 Oberlin
2 2 Kinder Community Center 316 N. 8th St. Kinder
2 3 Indian Village Fire Station 3970 Hwy 383 Kinder
2 5 Kinder Community Center 316 N. 8th St. Kinder
2 6 Kinder Community Center 316 N. 8th St. Kinder
3 1 LeBlanc Fire Station 15217 Hwy 190 LeBlanc
3 2 Reeves High School Lobby 13770 LA-113 Reeves
4 2 Fire District #3 Training Center 4357 Hwy 377 Grant
4 3 Mittie Fire Station (Fire Dist 3) 1628 N. Carpenters Bridge Road Mittie
5 2 Elizabeth High School Lobby 440 Live Oak Street Elizabeth
5 3 Mowad Civic Center 213 S. Tenth St. Oakdale
5 4 Mowad Civic Center 213 S. Tenth St. Oakdale
5 5 Mowad Civic Center 213 S. Tenth St. Oakdale
5 7 Mowad Civic Center 213 S. Tenth St. Oakdale
Stacey C. Hurst
Allen Parish Clerk Of Court
Custodian Of Voting Machines
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $115.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
STATE WIDE FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM
AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY PROGRAM
PORT CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY PROGRAM
SHORT LINE RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
To review the Statewide Flood Control Program, the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program, the Port Construction and Development Priority Program, and the Short Line Railroad Infrastructure Improvement Program as follows:
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA: 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 17, 2025, Louisiana State Capitol, House Committee Room 6.
These Public Hearings will be conducted in accordance with Act 351 of the 1982 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature by the House and Senate Legislative Committees on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works and in accordance with Acts 451 and 452 of the 1989 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature by the House and Senate Legislative Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and in accordance with Act 222 of the 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature by the House and Senate Legislative Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
The purpose of these Public Hearings is to review the Statewide Flood Control Program, the Airport Construction and Development Priority Program, the Port Construction and Development Priority Program, and the Short Line Railroad Infrastructure Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026. All interested persons are invited to be present.
Oral testimony will be received. However, so that all persons desiring to speak have an equal opportunity to do so, it is requested that every effort be made to complete individual testimony as quickly as possible. Oral testimony may be supplemented by presenting written statements and comments to the Committee by mailing the same postmarked within ten (10) calendar days following the hearing to the above address. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Ciji Fosselman, Department of Transportation and Development, phone (225) 379-3015.
s/Terrence J. Donahue
Terrence J. Donahue, Secretary
(PUBLISH: MARCH 13, 2025)1T
Cost is $95.00