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ORDINANCE NO. 8209
AN ORDINANCE ordering condemnation and demolition of one house on property located at 3959 East Burton Street, [more specifically, An undivided one third (1/3rd) interest in the following described property located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: Lot 6 of the Alzie Washington Partition as per plat recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 20, less and except the following described property: Commencing on the North side of Old Brick Highway (formerly Highway 90), one hundred fifty (150) feet West of the Southeast Corner of Lot Six (6) of the Alzie Washington Subdivision of four (4) acres in Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter (NE/4 of SE/4), Section Thirty (30), Township Nine (9) South, Range Nine (9) West, thence Southwesterly along the North Side of Old Brick Highway forty (40) feet to Southeast Corner of Lot (5) of Alzie Washington Sub, thence North one hundred forty (140) feet, thence Northeasterly parallel with said Old Brick Highway forty (40) feet, thence South one hundred forty (140) feet to point of commencement,]; Tax Assessment No. 00185639, Sulphur area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, and currently owned by Matthew Washingon, et al, c/o Quania W. Anderson.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY OF CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA, convened in Regular Session on the 3rd day of September, 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 house on property located at 3959 East Burton Street, [more specifically, An undivided one third (1/3rd) interest in the following described property located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana: Lot 6 of the Alzie Washington Partition as per plat recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 20, less and except the following described property: Commencing on the North side of Old Brick Highway (formerly Highway 90), one hundred fifty (150) feet West of the Southeast Corner of Lot Six (6) of the Alzie Washington Subdivision of four (4) acres in Northeast Quarter of Southeast Quarter (NE/4 of SE/4), Section Thirty (30), Township Nine (9) South, Range Nine (9) West, thence Southwesterly along the North Side of Old Brick Highway forty (40) feet to Southeast Corner of Lot (5) of Alzie Washington Sub, thence North one hundred forty (140) feet, thence Northeasterly parallel with said Old Brick Highway forty (40) feet, thence South one hundred forty (140) feet to point of commencement,]; Tax Assessment No. 00185639, Sulphur area of Ward Four, Calcasieu Parish, and currently owned by Matthew Washingon, et al, c/o Quania W. Anderson; 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 3rd day of September, 2026, and is final unless appealed within ten (10) business days.
SECTION 2. If the house on the premises hereinabove described in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, is 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 house, 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 house is situated for the cost of demolishing and removing said house, 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, 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 3rd day of September, 2026.
/s/ Brian Abshire, President
/s/ Jennifer R. Wallace, Parish Secretary
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Notice Cost- $130.00