Case Number: 44130

Applicant Name: COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA

Public Notice to Acquire Land into Trust BIA Regional Director Decisions (for publication in the local newspaper)

ACTION: Notice of decision to acquire land into trust under 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 151.

SUMMARY: The Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, has made a determination to acquire real property in trust for COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA.

The land referred to as former PARCEL 950 property, herein and is described as: See Exhibit A for legal descriptions.

DATE: This determination was made on 03/08/2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BIA EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 MARRIOTT DRIVE, SUITE 700, NASHVILLE, TN 37214, telephone (615) 564-6500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(d)(2)(iii) that notice be given of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in trust.

A copy of the determination is available [at the following website: n/a AND/OR from the office identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section of this notice]. Any party who wishes to seek judicial review of the Regional Directors decision must first exhaust administrative remedies. The Regional Directors decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA) in accordance with the regulations in 43 C.F.R. 4.310-4.340.

If you choose to appeal this decision, your notice of appeal to the IBIA must be signed by you or your attorney and must be either postmarked and mailed (if you use mail) or delivered (if you use another means of physical delivery, such as FedEx or UPS) to the IBIA within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. The regulations do not authorize filings by facsimile/fax or by electronic means. Your notice of appeal should clearly identify the decision being appealed. You must send your original notice of appeal to the IBIA at the following address: Interior Board of Indian Appeals, Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the Interior, 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22203. You must send copies of your notice of appeal to (1) the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, MS-4141-MIB, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240; (2) each interested party known to you; and (3) the Regional Director. Your notice of appeal sent to the IBIA must include a statement certifying that you have sent copies to these officials and interested parties and should identify them by names or titles and addresses.

If you file a notice of appeal, the IBIA will notify you of further procedures. If no appeal is timely filed, this decision will become final for the Department of the Interior at the expiration of the appeal period. No extension of time may be granted for filing a notice of appeal.

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Office Codes:

B,S,00,042

AD Number:

4200364767

Case: 44130

LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT A

Tract ID:

Tract Name:

PARCEL 950

Land Area: 042

Land Area Name:

COUSHATTA

Tract Number LTRO: ANADARKO, OK

Region: EASTERN

REGIONAL OFFICE

Agency: EASTERN

REGIONAL OFFICE

Resources: Both (Mineral and Surface)

Section Township Range State County Meridian Legal Description Acres

10 006.00S 003.00W LOUISIANA ALLEN Louisiana N S NW SW 10.660

METES AND BOUNDS: Certain tract or parcel of land, together with all buildings, improvements, right of ways, and privileges thereunto appertaining and being the North Half of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Sec-tion 10, T6S-R3W, South Western Land District Of Louisiana, Al-len Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described to wit: Point of COMMENCEMENT being a found iron rod for the Southwest comer of Section 18, T6S-R3W; thence along the West line of Section 18,N002731E, a distance of 5306.11 feet to a survey point from Lachney Survey; thence along the West line of Section 10, N002121E, a distance of 1693.57 feet to a survey point from Lachney Survey being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence along the West line of Section 10, N002121E, a distance of 344.04 feet to a survey point from Lachney Survey; thence along the South boundary line of Kimberly A. Taylor & John Cemek, N895549E, a distance of 1348.25 feet to a found iron axle & 2 iron pipe; thence along the West boundary line of United States of America In Trust For Coushatta Tribe of LA, S000432W, a distance of 345.00 feet to a found iron rod; thence along the North boundary line of United States of America In Trust For Coushatta Tribe of LA, S895817W, a distance of 1349.93 feet back to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 10.66 Acres +/-. Said property being shown as Coushatta Tribe of LA on Plat of Survey by Jared

A. Couvillion, Professional Land Surveyor, dated February 24, 2022.

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