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ORDINANCE NO. 8201
AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one manufactured home and one accessory building on property located at 2959 Smith Ferry Road, [more specifically, Commencing 83.45 feet North of Southwest corner of Lot 6 of John and Mittie Smith Subdivision of Lot 4, Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, and Lots 6 and 8 of Section 13, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, thence East 522 feet, thence North 83.45 feet, thence West 522 feet, thence South 83.45 feet to the point of commencement, together with all improvements situated thereon]; Tax Assessment No. 00141461, Westlake area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, and currently owned by James Ira Allemang, Jr., et ux.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in Regular Session on the 6th day of August, 2026, that:
SECTION 1. The facts as set forth at the meeting of the Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, on this date, justify an order of this Police Jury, and it is hereby ordered that the manufactured home and accessory building on property located at 2959 Smith Ferry Road, [more specifically, Commencing 83.45 feet North of Southwest corner of Lot 6 of John and Mittie Smith Subdivision of Lot 4, Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, and Lots 6 and 8 of Section 13, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, thence East 522 feet, thence North 83.45 feet, thence West 522 feet, thence South 83.45 feet to the point of commencement, together with all improvements situated thereon]; Tax Assessment No. 00141461, Westlake area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, and currently owned by James Ira Allemang, Jr., et ux; be demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this ordinance. This order requires that all development permits be secured for demolition and all debris be removed from the premises. This order is made this 6th day of August, 2026, and is final unless appealed within ten (10) business days.
SECTION 2. If the manufactured home and accessory building on the premises hereinabove described in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, are not demolished and removed within thirty (30) days from the date of this order, notice is hereby given that the Director of Parish Planning and Development shall have work commenced on the demolition and removal of said manufactured home and accessory building, in which case the Police Jury shall not be liable for damages and shall have a lien and privilege against the property upon which the manufactured home and accessory building are situated for the cost of demolishing and removing said manufactured home and accessory building, and for the cost of maintaining the property.
SECTION 3. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said demolition and removal as required by law.
SECTION 4. The Director of Parish Planning and Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract to accomplish the demolition of the house with attached garage and inground swimming pool, if necessary, and to pay the fees of the contractor from appropriate Parish funds, and to pay any and all costs associated with the demolition. Any amounts expended by the Parish of Calcasieu shall be included in the statement of costs in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and the Parish of Calcasieu shall have a lien and privilege for all costs resulting from the demolition.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately.
THUS PASSED AND ADOPTED on this, the 6th day of August, 2026.
/s/ Brian Abshire,
President
/s/ Jennifer R. Wallace, Parish Secretary
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Notice Cost- $113.50