PUBLIC NOTICE
THE
January 14, 2026
MINERAL LEASE SALE
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
OFFICE OF STATE RESOURCES
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD
FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821
Notice is hereby given in conformity with La. R.S. 30:126 that sealed bids will be received in the Office of State Resources, LaSalle Office Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (P. O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821) on or before 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 for a lease to explore, drill for and produce oil, gas and any other liquid or gaseous minerals in solution and produced with oil or gas on the following described tracts (Tract Nos. 45991 through 46007, inclusive). The sealed bids shall be opened publicly on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in the LaSalle Office Building, 617 N. 3rd Street, Capitol Complex, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The descriptions for the Tract(s) nominated below were, for the purpose of acquiring a mineral lease(s) or a geophysical agreement(s), provided and corrected exclusively by the nominating party. Therefore, any mineral lease(s) or geophysical agreement(s) awarded by the Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board (Mineral Board) from the Tract(s) listed below are without warranty of any kind, either express, implied or statutory including, but not limited to, title or the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
An error or omission in the nominating party's Tract description may require that a State mineral lease(s) or geophysical agreement(s) be modified, canceled or abrogated due to the existence of conflicting leases, operating agreements, private claims or other future obligations or conditions within the Tract(s) described. In such case, however, the Mineral Board shall not be obligated to refund any consideration paid by the Lessee prior to such modification, cancellation or abrogation including, but not limited to, bonuses, rentals and royalties.
Tract(s) available for leasing may be situated in the Louisiana Coastal Zone as defined in Act 361 of the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature of 1978 (promulgated as LSA-R. S. 49:213) and may be subject to the guidelines and regulations promulgated by the Office of Coastal Management of the Department of Conservation and Energy for operations in the Coastal Zone.
Further, in accordance with Article XII, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and notwithstanding any language herein to the contrary, any mineral rights granted by the Mineral and Energy Board to the tract(s) advertised herein are subject to the surface usage for integrated coastal protection or hurricane and flood protection projects promulgated, funded and effected through the State of Louisiana, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, and the Department of Conservation and Energy and its divisions, whether solely or in conjunction with other state, local or federal governmental agencies or with private individuals or entities.
Bids may be for the whole or any particularly described portion of the land advertised, but no bids will be accepted that does not equal the Minimum Royalty as set forth in La. R.S. 30:127 or which are not in compliance with the provisions of Sub-part A of Chapter 2, Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, other applicable laws or the guidelines established by the Board through the Office of State Resources. The Minimum Royalty is not to be construed as an amount acceptable to the Mineral Board, it being the policy of the Mineral Board to reject any bid which does not reflect tract potential. The Board considers bonus, royalty percentage, and also compares royalty granted to landowners in the area.
Multiple portion bids on the same tract may be accepted by the Mineral Board, even though they overlap. In the case of overlapping portion bids on the same tract, each of which is otherwise acceptable to the State, the Mineral Board has the sole discretion, to determine which one of the multiple bids on the same tract is most advantageous and in the best interest of the State. The Mineral Board may base it decision on factors such as but not limited to the royalty, per acre cash payment, bonus, any additional consideration. The selected bid, (referred to as "Bid A"), will be given priority in having a lease issued. The Mineral Board will also indicate the acceptability of other portion bids on the same tract, if any, in the order of their acceptance (referred to respectively as "Bid B", "Bid C", etc.). Once the plat of "Bid A" 's portion has been rendered as accurately as possible, "Bid B" will be contacted and given an option to take a lease on the remaining portion of his portion bid acreage not overlapping "Bid A" 's bid portion, at "Bid B' 's per acre bid price (both as to bonus and rental); and thereafter, each successive bidder whose bid is otherwise acceptable will be given the option to take a lease on whatever portion remains of his portion bid acreage at his respective per acre bid price, less and except any prior portion bid acreage on which the successful bidder has opted to take a lease.
The Mineral and Energy Board does not obligate itself to accept any bid, and that acceptance is at the sole discretion of the Mineral Board which reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to grant a lease on any portion of the tract advertised and to withdraw the remainder of the tract.
Additional requirements to be included in all sealed bids submitted to the Office of State Resources and additional tract information associated with each tract advertised can be found at the Office of State Resources website titled "Notice of Publication" located at:
https://www.denr.louisiana.gov/page/notice-of-publication-202512.
It is the bidders' responsibility to properly complete the bid package pursuant to the requirements stated in both the public notice and the Notice of Publication.
The rights to geothermal resources, free sulphur, potash, lignite, salt and other solid minerals are to be excluded from any oil or gas mineral lease and any bid purporting to include those rights will be disregarded as to the extent of those rights only.
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to attend or participate in a meeting, please notify the Office of State Resources at P.O. Box 2827, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2827 or 225-342-4615 at least two (2) working days before the meeting date.
TAX ADJUDICATED LANDS TRACTS (Tract Nos. 46005 through 46007 inclusive, herein).
TRACT 46006 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana
All of the mineral rights only under land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, and subsequently alienated by the State which retained the mineral rights thereto, and which is not under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 14, 2026, situated in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as follows: An undivided 7/16 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE/4 NW/4) and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE/4 SW/4) of Section 34, Township 9 North, Range 11 West, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and being the same property adjudicated to the State of Louisiana in the name of J. P. Edmondson, et al for nonpayment of taxes in 1932 and sold to G. R. Pierce by Sheriff's Sale Deed dated December 11, 1937 and filed for record on February 17, 1938 under File No. 85934 of the Official Records of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, containing 78.9 gross acres and 34.5 net acres.
TRACT 46007 - Sabine Parish, Louisiana
All of the land adjudicated to and acquired by the State of Louisiana in and through a proper tax sale, including surface and mineral rights, owned by and not already under valid mineral lease from the State of Louisiana on January 14, 2026, situated in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and being more fully described as follows: Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE/4 NW/4) and West Half of Northeast Quarter (W/2 NE/4) of Section 3, Township 8 North, Range 11 West, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and being the same property adjudicated to the State of Louisiana in the name of Jessie Hooper for nonpayment of taxes in 1931 and sold to C. F. Grantham under Patent No. 14302, containing 15.0 net acres.
451.25 12/17
Cost of Notice: $110