Ville Platte Gazette
August 20, 2026
Legal Notice
ORDINANCE 03-2026 TO SELL PROPERTY OF THE TOWN OF MAMOU IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LA. R.S. 33:4712
An Ordinance approving the sale of immovable property of the Town of Mamou.
WHEREAS, Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4712 provides thata municipality may sell to private persons at a private sale, any property, or portions thereof, including immovable property, which is, in the opinion of the governing authority, not needed for public purposes.
WHEREAS, it is believed that the provisions of La.R.S. 33:4712 are applicable to the sale of immovable property by the Town of Mamou;
WHEREAS, the Town of Mamou has reviewed the prope1ty needs of the Town and in the opinion of this governing authority, said lot is not needed for public purposes at this time or in the foreseeable future, said property being further described as follows:
That certain tract or parcel of land, containing 16.5 acre, together with all improvements situated thereon, being located in Section 7, Township 5 South, Range 1 East, of Evangeline Parish, State of Louisiana. Said property has a frontage of 238.97 feet along Ball Park Road and is known and designated as “16.50 AC” and further described as having such location, shape, measurements, configuration, and boundaries as are depicted in the Plat of Survey prepared by J.Ronald Landreneau and Associates, Inc., dated November 03, 2025, said plat being attached hereto and made a part hereof.
WHEREAS, the Town of Mamou has agreed in principle to a sale of the above described property to TROY A. MORIEN, who owns the adjacent lots, for the price of $2,500 per acre and all associated costs of this sale to be paid cash in hand upon the execution of the Act of Cash Sale with said sale to include an “as is” provision in which the buyer takes said immovable property and waives any rights buyer may have to redhibition;
WHEREAS, the Town of Mamou shall publish three times in filleen days, one week apart, in a newspaper published in the municipality a notice of this proposed ordinance before completing the proposed sale;
WHEREAS, any opposition to the proposed ordinance shall be made in writing, Jiled with the commission within fifteen days its first publication. If an opposition is filed, the governing authority shall not adopt the ordinance until a hearing has been held. If the ordinance is adopted, it shall not become effective until ten days after its passage, during which time any interested citizen may apply to the district court for an order restraining the disposition of the property. After the ordinance becomes effective, it cannot be contested for any reason.
WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the Town of Mamou to approve said sale as outlined herein and in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4712;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town of Mamou, Parish of Evangeline, State of Louisiana, in legal and regular and/or special session, after a public hearing with legal notice, sell the above described property in accordance with the terms of this ordinance.
Yeas: Eugene Manuel, Derrell Thomas, Brook Chapman, Robin Young, Ricardo Goodley,
Nays: 0
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Cost is $95.00