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BSO working to see cameras installed in subdivisions

By Stacey Tinsley

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There’s a good chance you may be recorded if you commit a crime in a Bossier Parish neighborhood.

In conjunction with the L.O.C. Campaign, Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington has assigned a full time deputy to speak and work with neighborhood homeowners associ-

ations (HOAs) regarding investing and installing video surveillance cameras.

At the request of local HOAs, Bossier Parish Deputy Brandon Masters will visit HOA meetings and speak about the importance of neighborhoods investing in surveillance cameras and other

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School board approves raise for teachers

By Stacey Tinsley

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The Bossier Parish School Board approved a raise for teachers and certified employees at its meeting July 18.

Teachers will receive a total of

$2,500 from state increases and budget changes, and support employees will receive $1,250.

This increase will replace the system’s perfect attendance stipend.

“This is $1,000 from the state and $500 for support personnel. This is taking the $1,200 and the $700 sti-

pend, and no longer having to worry about it coming up every year. This is now going to be part of the salary schedule,” said School Board President Shane Cheatham.

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100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR COL. STEVE DEPYSSLER

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City councilman criticizes senator over Jimmie Davis Bridge

“I’m not trying to be mean-spirited towards Senator Peacock, and I Bossier City Council- regret that I have to speak man Scott Irwin criticized about his decision reState Senator Barrow Pea- garding the Jimmie Davis cock (R-Bossier City) over Bridge in such unpleasthe handling of funds re- ant terms,” said Irwin at garding Jimmie DaTuesday’s reguvis Bridge. lar Bossier City Local media reCouncil meeting. ports surfaced late “Senator Peacock last month that has done many $100 million in good things for funding earmarked our region, but for Jimmie Davis what Senator Bridge in House Bill Peacock has 578 of this year’s Scott Irwin done concerning legislative sesthe bridge is simsion was moved to ply not right and fund the inner-city is tragic to resiconnector of I-49 dents residing on at the expense of both sides of the the long-awaited Jimmie Davis bridge.

Peacock bridge.” maintains that move Irwin said he is part of an effort was speaking to leverage federal Barrow Peacock only for himself funds that will see regarding the both projects comNo. 1 issue in pleted. south Bossier — the JimIrwin said he is “furi- mie Davis Bridge. ous” about this “ill-conceived decision.”

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A sold-out birthday celebration for retired Air Force Col. Steve dePyssler was held Friday, July 19 at the Bossier Civic Center with more than 300 guests including Gov. John Bel Edwards, who presented dePyssler, with a declaration from the state, State Sen. Ryan Gatti, and Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker. Col. Steve dePyssler is a veteran of four wars starting with WWII and served on active duty for 38 years. For the past 40 years, he has volunteered at the base retiree office, helping veterans and their family members.

New ordinance prohibits heavy trucks from entering north Bossier subdivision

By Stacey Tinsley

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Heavy trucks will no longer be able to drive through a north Bossier subdivision.

The Bossier Parish Police Jury officially adopted an ordinance Wednesday prohibiting heavy trucks from traveling on Wemple Road,

beginning at its intersection with Airline Drive, east to Lakewood Point Drive, West on Lakewood Point Drive and Duckwater Landing.

“I’m happy that this ordinance will put residents at peace. The neighborhood should not be used

as a cut through for commercial businesses of that size,” said Police Juror Jack “Bump” Skaggs.

Skaggs reported that residents in and around Lakewood have complained that heavy trucks are cutting through their subdivision to reach Swan Lake Road.

“We are having a lot of these frac trucks traveling through the Lakewood subdivision,” Skaggs said.

“They are coming off of Airline to cut through to Swan Lake Road and I don’t know why.”

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Burns named State Elementary Principal of the Year From Staff Reports

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W.T. Lewis Principal Lisa Burns, center, with Bossier Superintendent Mitch Downey, right, and Asst. Superintendent Jason Rowland.

W.T. Lewis Elementary Principal Lisa Burns was named Elementary Principal of the Year at yesterday’s 13th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center in Baton Rouge All 2020 Teacher and Principal of the Year finalists and semi-finalists were honored, and the overall state-level winners were announced at the ceremony on Friday, July 19.

“Teachers and principals are two of Louisiana’s greatest assets, and when we invest in them, we in-

vest in our children,” said First Lady Donna Edwards.

“Educators often go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the success of students, and this honor recognizes the exemplary dedication and skills they bring to the classroom every day.

Their work is helping to create a brighter future for our young people and our state.”

This year, school systems submitted more than 200 nominations for Teacher and Principal of the Year.

The Department named 48 semi-finalists in April 2019.

A state team then narrowed that pool to the 18 finalists who then participated in face-to-face interviews with selection committees led by

community and education leaders. The selection committees ultimately choose the state division-level and overall winners.

Lisa Burns was chosen as Elementary Principal of the Year for Bossier Parish in November 2018.

She was selected after meeting a stringent list of criteria, including demonstration of leadership, positively impacting student achievement, innovation in and outside of the school building walls, engaging with stakeholders and adding value to their profession. The Bossier Parish School Board District Principal of the Year Committee based its selections on state Dept. of Education criteria.

Governor joins A call to arms Grantham family, Sen. Gatti for signing of ‘Katie Bug’s Law’

By Stacey Tinsley

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Governor Edwards held a ceremonial bill signing Friday afternoon for “Katie Bug’s Law” at the Bossier Parish Courthouse.

Named in memory of 4-year-old Katie Grantham, SB 138, also known as “Katie Bug’s Law,” allows officers to determine whether a driver should be tested for drugs in crashes that involve serious bodily injury. Previously, Louisiana law allowed for post-accident drug testing only when a collision results in an onsite fatality.

“We’re glad we went through this process so that we can have a different outcome for other families,” said Morgan Grantham, Katie’s mother. “This bill, Katie’s Bill, is a true testament to the power of teamwork. There

could be no justice without accountability. So, this is one step in the right direction to prevent this tragedy from happening to another family.”

Gov. Edwards thanked the parents for their strength and perseverance.

“The love a parent has for a child is so strong and will motivate people to do tremendous things, and that’s what we saw here especially considering Morgan didn’t really know a whole lot about the law to begin with. This wasn’t something that she had ever really done before,” the governor said.

“But she was excellent on that. She worked extremely hard. She was faithful to the cause and made multiple trips down to Baton Rouge. And, so I think she serves as an example for See, LAW, Page 3

A student is instructed in the Bossier Sheriff’s Shooting Sports Program.

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Bossier Sheriff’s Shooting Sports Program trains youth, involves community

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“This is a great opportunity for our deputies to interact with the youth of the parish and to teach them how to properly handle a firearm,” Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington said about his new program that kicked off last month.

The Bossier Sheriff’s Shooting Sports Program allows children ages 10 to 14 to have the opportunity to obtain their hunter’s education card while learning how to handle a firearm through hands-on interaction with a shotgun, bow, and pellet gun.

All under the gaze of trained professional.

“Our mission is to make sure these children know how to practice safe firearms technique, but more importantly to respect firearms and to ultimately be comfortable handling

them,” said Deputy James Lonadier.

He said the participants come from different backgrounds, where some may have experience in shooting and others are new to everything.

“The main reason why we chose this age group is because this is one of the earliest stages children take an interest in shooting sports,” Lonadier said.

Lonadier’s 11-year-old niece Carmen Cunningham spoke about her interest in the camp when she said, “What I wanted to learn was how to shoot skeet. We don’t usually get to use shotguns at home, so this was a great opportunity to learn a new discipline.”

She went on to explain her favorite moments from the program involve shotgun shooting, archery practice, and specifically learning how to scope with a pellet gun.

Many other students showed much growth and skill through this pro-

gram, like 14-year-old Jordan Curley who shot six-for-six using a shotgun on his first round of the day.

After rounds of shooting, each student had one shared problem — no matter if they were a first-time shooter or someone as technical as Curley, 4-H Shooting Instructor Rusty Lombardino reminded the class to bend at the knees.

Something as simple as the correct stance can keep any shooter positioned upright instead of being knocked back by the kickback of the gun, which is why it is important that they learn fire safety in a safe setting surrounded by certified instructors.

The Bossier Sheriff’s Shooting Sports program has received much positive feedback from their last two sessions and will continue on into the school year as the program plans to break ground on their own site for all the activities that take place.

Mother refuses to give up hope in search for her missing son almost 20 years later

By Stacey Tinsley

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The mother of a man missing for almost 13 years is once again pleading with the public for any information on the whereabouts of her son.

On Sept. 1, 2006, after attending a Labor Day weekend party, Clint Nelson went missing from a residence near U.S. Hwy. 80 and Ward Lane in Princeton. He was last seen leaving the residence on foot around 8:30 p.m. in an unknown direction.

“This is not easy. It’s very painful, but we’re supposed to love our kids unconditionally and my child did not deserve this. He didn’t deserve whatever happened that night. His family does not deserve Clinton Nelson this and his son sure does not deserve this, ” said Clinton’s mother Carolyn Teigen.

She travels from South Dakota, Clinton’s birthplace, to Bossier Parish as often as possible, putting up flyers with her son’s picture trying to get the word out to let people know that she is in the area.

Teigen’s determination to find out information about her son’s disappearance has only grown stronger as each passing year brings no resolution.

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Clinton Nelson’s mother Carolyn Teigen visited Bossier last week to plead for info on her missing son.

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other people to be involved.”

He added, “They allowed their love for their daughter, Katie to motivate them to try to make sure that fewer individuals, fewer families and communities, have to go through this again.”

Sen. Ryan Gatti (R-Bossier City) sponsored SB 138.

He said to have the bill signed into law is a testament to the hard work of many, including Katie’s mother who regularly drove back and forth from Bossier to Baton Rouge to champion the legislation to prevent a similar tragedy happening to another family.

“She became an expert in this area of the law. This signing is really a celebration of Morgan’s hard work to remember her daughter,” said Gatti. “I have drafted and filed over 60 pieces of legislation,

22 have become law. But this bill is one of the most meaningful bills

that I have ever had the chance to work on.”

Gov. Edwards formally signed the legislation into law June 20.

Katie Grantham was critically injured in a crash at a Bossier Parish intersection in November 2017 when 48-year-old Shane Christopher DeMoss ran a red light and struck the vehicle she was riding in. Katie Grantham was thrown from her booster seat and suffered severe spinal cord injuries. Katie was taken off life support after seven days in the hospital.

Because she later died in the hospital and not at the scene, DeMoss was not drug tested. He passed a field sobriety test, but when authorities later searched his truck, they say they found meth, pills, and alcohol. DeMoss pled guilty to running a red light and served 10 days in jail.

fairly inexpensive.”

At this time, there are several neighborhoods in the area who have installed video surveillance cameras in their subdivisions. But Masters says he would like to see more subdivisions invest in the

surveillance equipment.

“There are neighborhoods in the area who have invested in surveillance cameras, but I would like to see more,” Masters said. “They really give you a peace of mind.”

The L.O.C. campaign, which

stands for lock, observe and call, is to encourage residents to lock car doors, observe suspicious behavior, and call law enforcement if necessary.

To have Deputy Masters speak at a HOA meeting, call 965-3412.

course for violations.

“When we get this ordinance passed, each of you in your own districts can bring to us roads that we can add to it. It can be parts of the road,” Jackson told jurors at the July 3 meeting.

Drivers will also have to slow

down when driving through a different north Bossier subdivision.

At the request of Bossier Parish subdivision residents, the Bossier Parish Police Jury approved reducing the speed limit at The Crossing Wemple Road Subdivision from 25 mph to 15 mph.

“This reduction was definitely needed. The 25 miles per hour speed limit was too fast. It is such a small and short street, you have a lot of kids out playing near the street, a lot of people walking. It was fit to be lowered down,” said Police Juror Rick Avery.

Bossier detectives consistently reach out to the public to retrieve information or develop any leads regarding Clinton’s case, having put up billboards, television spots, flyers, going door to door, and reaching out on social media.

“This isn’t going to go away,” said Bossier Parish Lt. Justin Banet, lead detective on Clinton’s missing person’s case. “We’re not going to give up. We’re going to keep looking and keep investigating.”

Two years ago, Bossier detec-

tives joined the Red River Parish Sheriff’s Office to search for possible human remains of Nelson, but none were found.

“You’re trying to prepare for him being found. At the same time, we’re praying, maybe he’s out there somewhere. Maybe he’s still alive,” Teigen. “If you want to contact me or the detectives, get ahold of us. If you know something that you think will help, we are all ears.”

Clinton was last seen wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans, and a new pair

of white tennis shoes. He wore distinctive round glasses with silver wire rims. Clinton is 6’1” tall, weighing 160 lbs. with blonde hair and blues eyes.

At this time a $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for Clinton’s disappearance.

Anyone with information regarding Clinton’s case is urged to contact the Bossier Sheriff’s Office at (318) 965-2203 or Bossier Crimestoppers at (318) 424-4100.

tor Peacock, through amendment 2862 moved the funds from the Jimmie Davis Bridge to the I-49 connector. He may tell you otherwise, but I have the documents right here. All of the money, $100 million, was taken from the Jimmie Davis Bridge and given to the I-49 connector,” he said.

Irwin said he is not opposed to I-49 connector, but if it is not built, people will not “fall into a muddy, swollen Red River.” He added that if the Jimmie Davis Bridge is not replaced, “I fear for the safety of the people using that bridge.”

“They tell me the bridge is safe at this moment, but it is obvious it is rapidly deteriorating,” Irwin added.

The Press-Tribune interviewed Peacock last month regarding funding for the bridge, where Peacock said funding for the Jim-

mie Davis Bridge was not sacrificed for I-49.

Peacock said the $100 million installed for the Jimmie Davis Bridge that was amended to go toward the inner-city connector is part of an effort to leverage federal funds that will see both projects completed.

“Basically by doing this, we’re trying to leverage the $100 million to work with our federal partners and then also use the money that has been in Capital Outlay, House Bill 2, to leverage and complete a new Jimmie Davis bridge which is desperately needed,” Peacock explained.

“I see this as we can do more than one project at a time for our community. It’s not putting one project against the other, it’s doing the most we can with the resources we have,” he added. “We need to leverage our dollars and

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Gov. Edwards signs “Katie Bug’s Law” July 19 in Bossier Parish.

Cameras Continued from Page 1 efficient steps residents can take to protect themselves and their property.

“With these cameras, we can get license plates and arrest the bad guy faster. It’s like an extra pair of eyes,” Masters said. “They are also

ordinance Continued from Page 1 The Bossier Parish Police Jury voted at its July 3 meeting to post “No Thru Traffic” signs in the Lakewood subdivision, prohibiting heavy trucks from entering the neighborhood.

Parish Attorney Patrick Jackson said the ordinance offers a re-

MOTHER Continued from Page 2 ward with information that will lead to the findings of her son’s remains and the conviction of the person(s) involved in his disappearance.

“If you know something, saying something. That’s the biggest thing I can say. Let me bring my boy home,” said Teigen. “I will keep coming back. This is my child.”

What happened to Clinton remains a mystery, but his family and law enforcement are not giving up.

get and discussing how to increase teacher and support employee salaries in the wake of the failure of a property tax millage for pay increases in May. “We spent several weeks going over our budget pulling it apart. I think we have done a really good job of explaining our budget to our community by going line-by-line,” Cheatham said. “We cut $2.2 million out of this year’s budget so we could come up with a $300 raise for teachers and a $50 raise for support personnel.”

However, he added that even though the Board was able to make cuts to the budget and give teachers and support staff a raise, the board needs to continue to work with the business community and the community itself to find a way to give teachers and support staff even more.

“I still say we’re not finished with a $300 dollar raise at a $2.2 million dollar cost. We still need to figure out how to work with our business community and our people in the community to find a way to get a real raise for our teachers and our employees,” Cheatham added.

In early June, the board voted to end its perfect attendance stipend for teachers and support staff, citing higher than expected costs and its unpopularity.

The program cost $2.6 million for the 2018-19 school year, which far exceeded the budgeted $200,000 to $300,000. And board members noted that the stipend was unfair to teachers.

Board Member Mike Mosura said in June, “It’s not fair to have these folks miss a day with a sick child or be sick themselves and they miss out on $200.”

The board’s finance committee held the fourth in a series of budget review meetings prior to the board’s regular meeting Thursday night.

These meetings were open to the public and streamed live in order to provide board members, business owners and the community a view of the school board’s revenue and expenses.

Multiple school board members requested these meetings in order to get an in-depth review of the school board’s budget following the defeat of two proposed tax millages in May that would have gone toward a pay raise for the teachers and a technology funding source.

bridge Continued from Page 1 “South Bossier residents have worked for over a decade to have a new Jimmie Davis Bridge built.

They have waited and waited.

They endured money woes, endangered bird delays, and more money woes,” said Irwin.

Irwin said he has met with previous Governor Bobby Jindal and current Governor John Bel Edwards, recently presenting a petition for a new Jimmie Davis Bridge to Gov. Edwards.

“The good news is a short time later, House Bill 578 came out with $100 million, fully funding a new Jimmie Davis Bridge. The fight was over, we had the funding for a new bridge. It didn’t require any money for Bossier City, Shreveport, Bossier Parish, or Caddo parish. It was 100 percent funded by the State of Louisiana,” said Irwin.

“Now for the bad news. Sena-

put as much of the resources to work versus just using state dollars locally. We need to use state dollars and have that matched with federal dollars.”

House Bill 2, the Capital Outlay budget, contains $23,991,700, which has been capped for the planning, design, and construction of a new Jimmie Davis Bridge. The $23,991,700 would act as 20 percent from the state to leverage $95,966,800 as the remaining 80 percent from the federal government. Thus, providing $119,958,500 as the total funds for a new bridge.

House Bill 578, which originally contained funding for only two projects in the state, had another eight projects added throughout Louisiana when it came through the Senate Finance Committee.

That saw $100 million dollars, allocated from settlement money

from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, added for the Jimmie Davis Bridge.

Peacock said he and his Northwest Louisiana Delegation colleagues realized that was money that could be used with federal dollars to do more projects. That is when they agreed to put that $100 million toward the inner-city connector of I-49 and use it for the state portion for the 3.8 miles connecting I-20 and I-220.

“So when you use that $100 million that we amended in the bill, saying put it toward I-49, then you have that $100 million from the state, which would be 20 percent and then you would be able to get 80 percent with the federal match which would be $400 million, so you would have $500 million going toward the inner-city connector,” Peacock added.

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Westminster: Intolerance for disrespect The high cost Bulldog, Not of ‘free’ tuition Poodle, for Best in Show As of July 23, members of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party will have chosen a new leader. On July 24, Queen Elizabeth II will appoint a new prime minister, almost certainly that new party leader. The two remaining contenders for those jobs are former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The elephant in the UK’s political room at the moment is, of course, Brexit. But another issue looms large as well, especially from across the Atlantic. That issue is foreign policy, particularly the UK’s tendency to throw in with US military interventions in the Middle East.

On July 16, when asked about the prospect of the UK joining the US in a war on Iran, Johnson responded bluntly while Hunt prevaricated.

Johnson: “If you ask me if I think, were I prime minister now, would I be supporting military action against Iran, the answer is ‘No.’” Hunt: “The risk we have is something different, which is an accidental war, because something happens in a very tense and volatile situation.”

On the one hand, it’s naive to take any politician at his word, especially when that politician is lobbying for election to public office or a party leadership position.

On the other, a seemingly straight answer is probably a more reliable indicator than THOMAS L. KNAPP a transparent dodge.

Johnson gave that seemingly straight answer -- the answer of a bulldog relentlessly focused on his country’s interests rather than on maintaining its “special relationship” with the United States.

Hunt’s answer, unfortunately, immediately brought to mind former PM Tony Blair’s unconvincing denial of accusations that he was US president George W. Bush’s “poodle” in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

“I choose my own way ...” Blair insisted. “[T]hat region of the world -- most of all the people of Iraq -- would be in a far better position without Saddam Hussein. Does that mean that military action is imminent or about to happen? No. We’ve never said that.

We have said ‘Here is an issue. It has to be dealt with. We will deal with it, but how we’ll deal with it is an open question.’”

Blair ended up committing the UK to what turned out to be a ruinous project for pretty much everyone involved. An official inquiry into the fiasco, conducted by Sir John Chilcot, resulted in a 2016 report accurately characterized by The Guardian’s Richard Norton-Taylor as “an unprecedented, devastating indictment of how a prime minister was allowed to make decisions by discarding all pretence at cabinet government, subverting the intelligence agencies, and making exaggerated claims about threats to Britain’s national security.”

Johnson’s seemingly firm position is no guarantee that as prime minister he would wisely refrain from joining in future US military adventures.

Hunt’s decision to muddy the waters is virtually a guarantee that, like Blair, he would prioritize maintaining the “special relationship,” no matter the cost in blood and treasure to the United Kingdom, and no matter the damage to the cause of world peace.

Choose wisely, Tories. It matters.

Thomas L. Knapp is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

A couple of years ago, national anthem “protests” by professional athletes became an increasingly prevalent occurrence. With football season about to begin and also some recent occurrences disrespecting both our flag and our nation’s history over these last few weeks, I felt inclined to write a column on this subject.

Disrespect for our flag, our country, our national anthem and our treasured history really disturbs me. As citizens of this great nation, we should always stand for the United States of America.

Whenever our beloved American flag is presented at an event of any kind, we should all immediately stand at attention with our right hand placed across our heart. We owe it to a nation that has given us so much. And, we owe it to all of those that have given their lives in paying the ultimate price for the countless freedoms that we enjoy as citizens of our great nation.

I remember a particular Sunday during the 2017 National Football League season when ap- RANDY proximately 150 players BROWN either sat or knelt while our national anthem was being played before the start of their respective football games. This would not be possible in any other country on earth.

And, their multi-million dollar contracts would also not be possible without the economic successes achieved through the U.S.’s economic free enterprise system.

These athletes are entitled to their own views and opinions. I could not be more in favor and supportive of everyone’s right to their own views and opinions.

Our constitution guarantees us the right to express our own views and opinions.

However, when it comes to being asked to honor, respect and stand united in appreciation for our great nation, there

should never be any question as to what we do and how we react. There must be some other ways to protest in expressing your views. Our history, our national anthem and our flag are some of the things that bind us together and hold us steady as the great nation we have grown to be.

In America, professional athletes, celebrities and even our politicians have huge public platforms. However, I am tired having their views rammed down my throat. When I sit down to watch a sporting event, an awards show, or even a TV sitcom, I want to relax. I most definitely do not want to see a steady dialog of political views rammed down my throat. We have these people on a national stage telling us exactly how we should live, what we should believe, and even telling us that our nation is not great. Are you kidding me? Our nation has always has been great and it always will be.

There are many painful events from our nation’s past. And, we can and largely have made amends for some of those wrongs. However, we must realize that we cannot go back and change these things. As a nation, we can always learn from our past mistakes, grow together and move forward.

However, today, it seems that our beloved United States is not united. The very things that should be uniting us are being used by some in an attempt to tear our nation apart. These things are being used to divide our nation. This has to end before it is too late.

No matter which side you are on for how you feel, both our national anthem and our American flag celebrate the strength and greatness of our country. It is a sign of what unites us. A chance for us to publicly display how proud we are to be Americans.

Randy Brown is publisher of the Bossier Press-Tribune. He can be reached at rbrown@bossierpress.com

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Bossier Chamber of Commerce 3. Customers are creating much of the

In the lead-up to the 2020 elections, we’ve heard several proposals offering free college tuition for all, and loan forgiveness for those still carrying debt.

While proponents call these proposals “investments in our future,” the reality is they would be a suffocating financial burden on every taxpayer, but especially on middleand lower-income citizens. There’s an inherent unfairness to forcing many working-class Americans who couldn’t afford to go to college themselves to pay off the loans of those who could.

Requiring a family making $50,000 a year to pay off the college debts of doctors, lawyers, engineers and even some members of Congress who make $174,000 a year is unconscionable. Moreover, how fair is it for those who did go to college and worked hard to pay off their loans to then be forced to pay off everyone else’s?

What would the American people be paying for with all this “investment”? As a former university dean, someone who has been involved in education policy for decades, and as a parent and grandparent, I’ve seen firsthand everything from the decline in educational quality to the toll of massive college debt on students and their families.

American colleges and universities are failing in one of their most basic missions: to equip students with the tools they need for a career. Many students graduate ill-prepared to earn a living and pay off the enormous debt they accumulated getting their degrees.

Forty percent of those who start college don’t even finish within six years.

Despite these systemic issues, colleges continue to raise tuition. Because federal loan money is handed out with little scrutiny as to the student’s ability to pay it back, colleges have had free rein to raise prices at rates often double the inflation rate.

Flush with all that money, their first spending priority often isn’t the classroom but the bureaucracy. From 1987 to 2012, America’s higher education system added more than half a million administrators.

With federal loans accounting for much of the $1.6 trillion in outstanding student loan debt and more than a million people defaulting on their loans each year, taxpayers are already picking up much of the tab for this broken system. “Free” college tuition would only make things worse, creating an inflationary spiral: As more taxpayer dollars were funneled to schools with even less discretion than exists today, schools would keep raising costs.

So, what’s a real solution to student debt?

Rather than throw more money at the problem, the surest way to stop the sharp rise in both college tuition and student debt would be to get the federal government out of the student loan business.

Restoring private lending would require both the lenders and the borrowers to be more responsible with loan amounts and would cause colleges to rein in costs to create more affordable choices for students.

One emerging lending solution is income-share agreements (ISAs), where students obtain financing through the schools themselves and pay it back based on a fixed percentage of their income after graduation.

That means when their income is lower, their monthly loan payments are, too. As their income grows, their payments go up proportionally.

ISAs aren’t a blanket solution for every student, but they are one new innovation.

They allow students to see what types of careers will allow them to pay off their loans quicker and what kind of future they are investing in for themselves. They also incentivize colleges to ensure their students graduate and enter careers that enable them to pay off their debt.

Cost-saving and more transparent solutions like these can be a win for both students and taxpayers. Moreover, getting the government out of the student loan business rather than deeper into it would also eliminate much of the politics in higher education.

Kay Coles James is president of The Heritage Foundation

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BPCC’s Lovell adds 10 signees for 2019-20 season ME N ’ S CO L LE G E BA SK E T BAL L

BY CHARLIE CAVELL BPCC ATHLETICS COORDINATOR

Bossier Parish Community College men’s basketball coach Chris Lovell has announced 10 new signees for the 2019-2020 basketball season.

“We are very excited about this recruiting class which includes four D1 transfers, three JUCO transfers, one DII transfer, one graduating senior from high school, and one guy whose been playing FIBA basketball overseas,” said Lovell, who begins his fourth season at Bossier Parish.

“It’s a group of high character and hardworking young men. We have brought in a roster that provides depth combined with the length and athleticism that is required to compete in our region and nationally. The fans are really going to enjoy cheering for this team.”

Two of the signees are former Ouachita Parish High School stars — 6foot-9 forward Willie LaPoole and 5-11 guard Paul King.

LaPoole redshirted this past season at Southeastern Louisiana.

As a senior at Ouachita Parish he averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game. The Lions reached at least the quarterfinals in all four seasons he played.

King averaged 18 points and seven assists last season. He was named the District 2-5A Most Valuable Player and was a Class 5A first-team AllState selection.

King played in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association AllStar game hosted by BPCC. Alan Lang, a 6-9 froward who transferred from Weber State, is the son of current NBA coach and former Duke and NBA player Antonio Lang.

He was All-State his senior year at Salt Lake City Judge Memorial and saw action in a few games as a redshirt freshman this past season at Weber State.

Here are the other signees: Allen Hatchett, 6-4, guard — Memphis, Tenn., White Station High School, South Carolina State.

Abraham Makumator, 7-0, center — Accra, Ghana, First Baptist Academy in Naples, Fla., University of Illinois-Chicago.

Diamante “Bam” Brown, 6-7, forward — Columbia, S.C., A.C. Flora High School, LincolnMemorial University.

Charlie Cochran, 6-6, wing — Louisville, Ken., Martha Lane Collins High School, Believe Prep, Olney Central Community College.

Aaron Gregg, 6-2, guard — Cedar Park, Texas, Vista Ridge High School, McLennan Community College.

Isaiah Sulack, 6-6, guard — Knoxville, Tenn., Christian Academy of Knoxville, Believe Prep, Olney Central Community College.

Elie Kaje, 6-7, forward – Rwanda Men’s Basketball National Team.

9 parish players make coaches’All-State teams

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BY RUSSELL HEDGES

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Nine players from Bossier Parish schools have been named to the 2019 Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association’s AllState baseball teams.

Four players, including three from Parkway, were named to the Class 5A team. Five Benton players were named to the Class 4A team.

Airline catcher Hayden Travinski and Parkway third baseman/pitcher Eric Brown, pitcher Hayden Knotts and catcher Caleb Reese were named to the

Class 5A team.

Travinski (LSU), Brown (Coastal Carolina) and Reese (Miss. College) will be freshmen college players this fall. Knotts is a rising junior.

Benton’s selections were pitchers Landon Joyner and Brock Van Hoy, catcher Cole Horton, outfielder Brennan Blaylock and infielder Sam Simmons.

Simmons (Murray State) and Horton (Northwestern State) are bound for college this fall. Joyner and Blaylock are rising seniors. Van Hoy is a rising junior.

H IG H S C H O O L F O OT BAL L

Parish teams have enjoyed a lot of success in the 2010s

The end of the 2010s are almost upon us. One more year to go.

The 2019 high school football season will also be the 10th I’ve covered since joining the Bossier Press-Tribune’s staff.

It’s been a great nine years. I’ve been fortunate enough to see many great games and tremendous athletes.

The decade has seen big changes in the LHSAA, which started in 2013 with the division of select and non-select schools for the football playoffs.

There has also been changes in the parish.

Bossier is the only school that Sports Editor has had the same head coach all nine seasons.

Haughton and Parkway moved from Class 4A to Russell 5A in 2011.

Hedges Benton will join them this fall.

While no parish school has managed to pull off the difficult task of winning a state championship, there has been a lot of success.

The Parkway Panthers lead the way. Parkway’s official record over the last nine years is 79-30 (.725). Unofficially, the Panthers are 84-25 (.771).

Parkway finished the 2014 season 8-2 on the field but had to forfeit five wins for using an ineligible player.

Parkway has also had the most playoff success.

In 2013, the Panthers

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The Parkway Panthers take on the Acadiana Wreckin’ Rams in the 2013 Class 5A state championship game in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Parkway is the winningest team in the parish in the 2010s.

became the first parish team to reach a state championship game in 35 years, falling to Acadiana in the title game.

Parkway also reached the semifinals in 2015 and quarterfinals in 2012 and 2016.

The Panthers have been blessed with a string of outstanding quarterbacks. It started with Kolby Copeland in 2010.

He was followed by Brandon Harris, Keondre Wudtee and Justin Rogers.

Haughton ranks second on the wins list at 7034 (.673). The Bucs have had some playoff success, reaching the Class 4A quarterfinals in 2010 and the second round in Class 5A three times.

The quarterfinal appearance came in 2010 with current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott leading the way.

In a memorable game, Haughton fell to a Franklinton team led by future LSU star Terrance McGee, 49-41.

Also in 2010, a standing-room-only crowd watched 9-0 Haughton and 9-0 Parkway battle in the regular-season finale at Preston Crownover Stadium with the Bucs winning 27-21.

Benton has also has enjoyed a lot of success in 2010s.

The Tigers are 67-37 (.644). The last five seasons have been especially good with Benton going 48-13 (.787).

The Tigers have reached the quarterfinals twice in the 2010s with both coming in the last five years. They’ve made it to the second round twice.

From 2014-17 Benton had one of the most pro-

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Corporate sponsor tables that seat eight cost $585 and include a corporate sponsor gift. Small business sponsor tables that seat four cost $385.00 and include a sponsor gift.

Couples sponsor is $275 and includes a sponsor gift.

Couples tickets are $70 and singles are $50 with Jakes (14-17) $15. All ticket prices include admission, dinner and a single one-year NWTF membership.

Proceeds from the event help provide people with disabilities or a wounded warrior the opportunity to reclaim an active lifestyle in the outdoors and preserve Louisiana’s hunting heritage.

“It’s about the opportunity not about the outcome,” said Wheelin’ Sportsmen’s Ronda Johnson in a press release. “If you tell a person with a disability to be there at 4 a.m. to hunt they will be waiting on you at 4 a.m. even if the weather is freezing/raining or just down right cold.

lific passers and successful quarterbacks in parish history in Garrett Hable.

The Airline Vikings are 56-47 (.544) since 2010.

I’d argue that Airline has consistently played the toughest non-district schedules.

The Vikings have reached the quarterfinals twice and the second round once.

Airline also had one of the best quarterbacks of the 2010s in Hayden Hildebrand.

Bossier (33-60, .355) and Plain Dealing (49-54, .476) have both been the victim of a declining number of players in the last half of the 2010s.

The last four seasons the Bearkats have been playing in District 1-4A against teams with at least twice as many players.

Bossier has two playoff appearances since 2010, reaching the second round once. but the Bearkats haven’t made the playoffs since 2012.

Plain Dealing has enjoyed some playoff success, reaching the quarterfinals twice and the second round twice.

While it’s interesting to look back, coaches will tell you —and I agree — that what’s happened in the past has nothing to do with the upcoming season.

One thing I can predict, though. Like the previous nine in the 2010s, the 2019 season will be one to remember.

Russell Hedges is Sports Editor of the Bossier Press-Tribune. He may be reached at rhedges@bossierpress.com

NWTF North Louisiana Wheelin’ Sportsmen banquet set for Friday

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The North Louisiana Wheelin’ Sportsmen of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host its annual banquet at Knights of Columbus Hall, 5400 E. Texas, on Friday.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with a social hour before dinner at 7.

Families can play games and enter raffles to win guns and other great items. There also will be silent and live auctions for exclusive framed art, guns,

“We as hunters get up, get dressed and go to the woods whenever we want.

It’s a little harder for them to make this happen. Takes planning and sometimes a lot of people to make this happen for them.”

During the 2018-19 hunting season the organization put 46 physically challenged hunters in the woods, according to the press release.

They harvested 22 deer, nine hogs and 50 frogs.

Countless hours of planning and numerous volunteers were required to make the hunts happen.

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LIBRARY

Do you like books being adapted into movies?

This week in library news I thought I would digress from my usual talk of summer in general and specific programs that we’ve been hosting throughout the parish to focus on a topic that it seems many people have opinions about. Not to worry, it’s nothing truly controversial, simply a question of where you come down on the subject of books being adapted into movies.

If you are staunchly against movie adaptations, there are any number of films that could be cited as badly-done interpretations of much-loved stories...perhaps I won’t mention any specific titles in this column just in case one of them happens to be a favorite of someone’s. However, those versions that are well-acted or written can cause similar pain for fans if it’s plot meanders viewers away from the original material. One of the best examples I can draw on of an enjoyable interpretation with major changes from the book is of a children’s series by author Meg Cabot; Anne Hathaway is lovely in her role in The Princess Diaries but everyone who has read the book of the same name can agree that the movie changed some major points including

[SPOILERS] killing off a parent in the movie who was alive in the book. These types of changes often incite fans when they see the film for the first time. In this vein, fans have a grand time debating the various adaptations of Marvel and DC comics – so many ANNIE GILMER universes to explore, too little column space to take it on today.

But on the side in favor of adaptations, there are some amazing film versions of beloved titles. I would bet that some are such well-known movies that viewers don’t even realize that the book came first. Hopefully the example I use is one that still surprises readers a bit since at the time that I first saw the movie I didn’t know about the book. So, who loves The Princess Bride? It has fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles (like my reference there?)…what more could you ask for? With a great cast and excellent humor, this is a great adaptation of William Goldman’s 1973 novel. The screenplay for this film was actually written by the author, and even he made changes to the story! What can you do?

There are the Disney-fied versions of classic fairytales, the many interpretations of anything by Shakespeare, and so many more that I will have to forego mentioning today.

But I encourage you to check out some of these adaptations yourself: are you in favor?

Firmly opposed? Or somewhere in the middle?

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History Center - 746-7717 Thursday, Aug. 1 @ 6:00pm – Pages Past: An American History Book Club, ages 18 and up

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HISTORY

1969 and the Two Apollos

The summer of 1969 was an exciting ceremony. While time for the United States. On July 21, the administra1969, mankind “took one giant leap” as tion had hoped Neil Armstrong took “one small step” to have the on the moon making history of man Apollo 11 crew walking on the moon for the first time in attendance marking the success of NASA’s Apollo for the dedica11 mission. This year not only marks the tion, they were fiftieth anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 pleased to have mission, but it also marks the fiftieth an- NASA Astronaut, niversary of Apollo Elementary School.

Dr. Donald Lee It was also during this summer that Holmquest give AMY ROBERTSON the Bossier Parish School Board was the dedication nearing completion of a new and inno- speech. Dr. Holmquest brought a laugh vative elementary school. Inspired by when describing his difficulties in getthe recent accomplishment of Apollo 11 ting a plane from Houston to Shreveport the Bossier Parish School Board voted, stating, “I started trying to get here at on August 7, 1969, to name this new el- 6 am, but because of the weather, the ementary school Apollo. “In making the plane just took off just a little while ago. motion to name the school Apollo, J. We are lucky to be here at all. Actually, Murray Durham pointed out that ‘the it is more difficult to get to Shreveport school was being completed at the same than to get to the moon. It’s amazing time the astronauts landed on the moon’ that we can launch rockets in weather and is a ‘progressive form of school.’” when we can’t get the airplane off the What made Apollo different was its ground.” Other speakers were J. Murray open-space concept making the class- Durham, Jr. and Board President and room areas free of interior walls and its Superintendent Emmett Cope. unique non-graded continuous progress In 1971, Apollo was named the “School curriculum. Emmett Cope collaborated of the month” by Nations Schools magawith the University of Tennessee and Dr. zine, selected by a committee representJohn Gilliland to design and implement ing the Council of Educational Facility this new curriculum at Apollo Elementa- Planners, receiving particular praise for ry, which was considered an educational the observatorium, a raised platform at innovation. the rear of the teaching area which perAccording to Mary Liberto, a former mits close observation of individuals principal of Apollo (1976-1981), “the or groups of students through one-way non-graded program mandated that glass. It is equipped with a television each student be placed in a group, which system, including close-up lenses, with would best fit his/her needs for instruc- the capability of monitoring all instruction. Therefore, maximum and substan- tional stations in addition to the work of tial progress would be evident as a stu- individual students. The school’s TV sysdent progressed.” Mary Liberto was also tem is primarily used to train instructors one of five Bossier Parish teachers cho- in updated team-teaching techniques sen to study the non-graded programs and to create in-service teaching tapes throughout the nation and assisted in for use throughout the district. The obplanning and writing the primary cur- servatorium was also used by counselors riculum for Bossier Parish. and specialists to observe behavioral There were only two bells to ring - disorders in specific students and then one in the morning to signal the start of follow-up with a study on the effectiveschool and one in the afternoon to dis- ness of remedial techniques applied. miss the students for the day.

On October 26, 1973, The ShreveApollo Elementary was designed by port Times published, Bossier Parish local architect Thomas R. Merideth received national recognition for its and was 56,000 square feet, air- condi- continuous progress program through tioned, and carpeted (to reduce the level several publications. The Department of noise) with the capacity to accommo- of Health, Education and Welfare also date 720 students and was constructed developed a film entitled ‘The School at the cost of $756,000. It was 2-stories Without Failure,’ on the pilot program with the first-floor featuring two major at Apollo Elementary School in Bossier open teaching areas and special interest City for nationwide distribution.” rooms separated by a resource center ten times the size of a conventional classTo learn room. At the end of each teaching-research section was an outdoor learning more about patio. Also, on the first floor are the cafeteria and administration offices. The Apollo or cafeteria doubled as an auditorium by closing off the serving area and having a other Bossier Parish platform at one end. On the second floor was a little theater-assembly room that Schools, visit the was carpeted and had risers on three Bossier Parish Libraries sides for seating.

A strike of construction workers History Center at slowed down the completion of the building delaying its opening until No2206 Beckett Street, vember 1, 1969. Until then, students attended class at Airline High School.

Bossier City.

None-the-less there were 567 students registered to attend Apollo in its opening year.

Finally, on January 27, 1970, Apollo AMY ROBERTSON IS THE LIBRARY RESEARCH ASSISTANT was dedicated to progress, innovation, AT bossier parish libarIES HISTORY CENTER and achievement during its dedication

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Local State Farm Agent Kary Landry had his ticket drawn as the lucky winner of an autographed Drew Brees jersey at the Walk-On's Independence Bowl Kick-off dinner held at the Shreveport Convention Center on Thursday evening July 11, 2019. As a part of his overall prize package, Landry also won a Walk-On's Yeti cooler and a Walk-On's windbreaker.

OBITUARIES

Maple Dupree Plain Dealing, LA - Maple Dupree, Age 90, passed

away on July 13, 2019. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday July

20, 2019 at Rockyspring #2 in Plain Dealing, LA under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. Interment followed at Rockyspring #2 Cemetery. Open visitation was held on Friday July 19, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home in

Plain Dealing.

morial Funeral Home. Interment followed at Hendrix Quentin Demetrious Cemetery in Cotton Valley, Mitchell LA. Open visitation was Bossier City, LA - Funeral held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Services for Officer Quentin on Tuesday July 16, 2019 at Demetrious Mitchell, Age Memorial Funeral Home in 51, were held on Saturday, Plain Dealing, LA. July 20, 2019, 1:00 p.m. at Stonewall Baptist Church in Willis Henry Mitchell, Bossier City, LA.I nterment Jr,“Henry” was held on Monday, July Bossier City, LA - Mr. 22, 2019 at 12 p.m. at the Willis Henry Mitchell, 83, Northwest Louisiana Veter- passed away peacefully on ans Cemetery in Keithville, Monday, July 15, 2019. VisLA. Family hour was held itation was held at Hillcrest from 6 p.m. to 7p.m. on Fri- Funeral Home on Thursday day July 19, 2019 at Stone- July 18, 2019 from 5 p.m. to wall Baptist Church in Bossi- 7p.m. Services were held on er City, LA. He was preceded Friday July 19, 2019 at 10 in death by his maternal and a.m. atHillcrest Memorial paternal grandmothers, one Chapel with interment folgranddaughter, and three lowing. Henry was a native uncles. He is survived by his of Robeline, Louisiana, and mother, Edna O'Neal (Otis); has been a resi-dent of Bossfather, Melvin Brown; two ier City for the past 65 years. sisters; three children; six He was born on Octo-ber grandchildren; one aunt, 27, 1935, in Allen, LouisiAnnie; two favorite aunts, ana. He was a member of Lene and Beverly; one uncle, First Baptist Bossier.Henry Willie Mitchell; two nieces, served the banking commutwo nephews, and a host of nity for 48 years as Senior rela-tives and friends.

Vice President for several local banks and was also Lula Jennings president of the Louisiana Plain Dealing, LA - Lula Bankers Association. Henry Jennings, Age 79, passed served the Bossier commuaway on July 10, 2019. Fu- nity on the Bossier Parish neral services were held at Police Jury, as president of 11 a.m. on Wednesday July the Optimist Club, and was 17, 2019at Hopewell Baptist a member of the American Church in Cotton Valley, LA Cancer Soci-ety. Henry also under the direction of Me- served his country in the

Louisiana National Guard.

Henry was a loving father, son, brother, and grandfather. He de-votedly served his family. He was a courageous partner to his wife Barbara Johnson Mitchell.

He was a friend and companion to his sister Sue as long as she lived. He was a selfless father andguide to his children Gary Mitchell and Gay Draper until his dy-ing moment.He was a loyal friend to many and will always be remembered for putting the needs of others before his own. His children would like to thank their father for setting the example of in- tegrity, positivity, graciousness, and love. He was always a gen-tleman.

Henry enjoyed spending his days hunting and fishing. He also loved collecting original arrowheads and hand-making his own.Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Johnson Mitchell; his parents Henry and Vera McCrory Mitchell; his sis-ter Sue Mitchell Lambert; his niece Pamie Sue Lambert Lofton; and mother-in-law Grace Johnson.Henry is survived by a son, Gary Landon Mitchell and his fiancéDolly Jean Wood and her son, Justin Wood; daughter, Gay Lynn Draper and husband Jessie Glenn Draper III; his brother-in-law Arthur Lambert; his three grandchildren - Dr. Matthew Colton Raley and wife Dr. Danielle Grace Raley, Melany Danielle Eakin, and Andrew Charles Eakin; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Eugene “Gene” Driggers, Andrew Driggers, Glenn Draper, Butch Ford, Patrick Jackson, Bill Altimus, Kevin Bragg, Dr. Matthew Raley, and Justin Wood. John LeGrand, Terry Hamous, and Andrew Eakin served as honorary pallbearers. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home for their dedicated care of Henry during the last few years of his life.

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E & E FARM, LLC 20 Temporary workers needed in Bruce, Coffeeville, Oakland, Banner, Randolph, Water Valley and Houston MS from approximately 09/06/2019 - 11/08/2019. Applicants must be 18 years old or older. Three months experience needed for mechanical diggers, sorting and grading sweet potatoes. The employer may conduct a criminal background check.

Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Participate in irrigation activities. (All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers) Workers may be asked to operate vehicles, farm equipment, drive all tractors (in the field) with mechanical digger. Workers may be asked to drive skid steers to load and unload potato crates on trucks. **Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided.

To ensure the safety of all employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show a proficiency to effectively communicate with management, and may therefore place other employees’ safety at risk. **May transport Workers to fields and grocery.

Appropriate driver’s license required. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. Workers may also harvest Peas and Beans. General Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job: Lifting requirement 5-60 lbs. Workers should expect periods of little/no work during harvesting time. The majority of the workday is spent on one’s feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Proper work attire is required. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions. Workers may be offered more than the standard hours of work in a single workday. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Hours of work may increase/decrease depending on crop yield and or weather and can occur at any time throughout the season. No cell phone usage during working hours.

Due to possible Date of Need changes, worker is required to purchase travel insurance if available. We will reimburse the worker for transportation cost (including travel insurance) and subsistence to the employers work site from the place of recruitment upon completion of 50 percent of the contract period.

Transportation payment will be no less (and is not required to be more) than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on or before the day, the work commences. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after the 14 day pretrial, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated.

Workers will be paid $11.33 per hour, three fourth’s guarantee, 35 hours per week, housing, equipment and transportation provided at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each work day. We participate in the E-Verify program and workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to begin work.

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E3 PARTNERSHIP - 38 Temporary workers needed in Woodland, MS, from September 04, 2019 - November 16, 2019. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Participate in irrigation activities. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed.

Haul hay. Set up, operate and repair irrigation systems. Load & unload boxes on trucks trailers or sweet potato harvesters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Workers may clean, maintain or fix shop, potato shed or any other building.

Work in extreme weather conditions.

Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Worker may be asked to do welding and torch work when needed. Workers will be operating skid steers. Workers will only use tractor to pull digger. * Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. The ability of an employee to safely operate machinery will be left to the discretion of management. To ensure the safety of all employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefore place other employees’ safety in risk. **Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes.

May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. Three (3) months experience needed for mechanical diggers and sorting and grading sweet potatoes. Verifiable experience references required. Will also harvest the following: Purple Hull Peas, Beans and Corn. General Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job - There is a lifting requirement of 5 - 60 lbs. Cell phone use is only allowed for breaks and emergencies only. The majority of the workday is spent on one’s feet and outdoors.

Workers may stand in one place for any period of time. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should expect periods of little/no work during harvesting time. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions. Employer may conduct criminal background check. Due to possible Date of Need changes, worker is required to purchase travel insurance if available. We will reimburse the worker for transportation cost (including travel insurance) and subsistence to the employers’ work site from the place of recruitment upon completion of 50 percent of the contract period.

Transportation payment will be no less (and is not required to be more) than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after the 14 day pretrial, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated. Workers will be paid $11.33 per hour, three fourth’s guarantee, 35 hours per week.

Workers may be offered more than the standard hours of work in a single workday. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Hours of work may increase/ decrease depending on crop yield and or weather and can occur at any time throughout the season.†Housing, equipment and transportation provided at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each workday.

We participate in the E-Verify program and workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to begin work. Complete job description can be found at your local SWA/Job Center. Apply for this job at the State Workforce/Job Center office in your area or call your nearest office.

MS (662) 842-2175, AL (256) 2591835, LA (318) 676-7705, FL (863) 385-3672, use Job Order: MS309286.

JIM SUBER FARMS - 10 temporary workers needed in Pittsboro, Bellefontaine and Duck Hill, MS, from 8/25/2019-11/03/2019. Applicants must be 18 years or older.

Job requires 3 months experience for mechanical diggers, sorting and grading sweet potatoes.

Employer may conduct criminal background checks on all new applicants. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor and be able to work with minimum supervision. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers.

Clearing ground of rocks, sticks & roots by hand, clear brush and trees with chain saw. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools. Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Load & unload boxes on trucks trailers or sweet potato harvesters. Repair, maintain and clean all hand tools and mechanical equipment prior to and after use. Work in extreme weather conditions. Sweet Potatoes - Use of mechanical digging equipment to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size, quality or type. May operate skid steers and vehicles. May only operate tractor pulling mechanical digger. Safety training for use of farm equipment and tractors will be provided. To ensure the safety of all employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show a proficiency to effectively communicate with management, and may therefore place other employees’ safety at risk. May harvest the following: Peas and Watermelons.

May transport workers to fields and grocery. Valid driver’s license required. General Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job: Cell phone can only be used during breaks and emergencies. The majority of the workday is spent on one’s feet and outdoors.

There is a lifting requirement of 5-60 pounds. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift.

Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should expect periods of little/no work during digging. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions. Proper work attire is required. Due to possible Date of Need changes, worker is required to purchase travel insurance if available. We will reimburse the worker for transportation cost (including travel insurance) and subsistence to the employers work site from the place of recruitment upon completion of 50 percent of the contract period. Transportation payment will be no less (and is not required to be more) than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after the 14 day pretrial, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated. Workers will be paid $11.33 per hour, 3/4 guarantee, 35 hours per week. Workers may be offered more than the standard hours of work in a single workday. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Hours of work may increase/decrease depending on crop yield and or weather and can occur at any time throughout the season. Housing, equipment and transportation provided at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each workday. We participate in the E-Verify program and workers must have a valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to begin to work. Complete job description can be found at your local SWA/ Job Center. Apply for this job at the State Workforce/ Job Center Office in your area or call your nearest office. MS 662-842-2175, AL 256259-1835, LA 318- 676-7705 and FL 866-482-4473. Using Job number MS308538.

FIRST TONY MORGAN FARMS, INC. - 40 temporary workers needed in CalMISSIONARY houn City, MS from approximately BAPTIST CHURCH 08/20/2019 -11/01/2019. Applicants 535 SOUTH must be 18 years or older. Employer may conduct a criminal background PERRIN ST check on all new applicants for emPLAIN DEALING, ployment. Three (3) months expeLA 71064 rience needed in riding mechanical diggers, sorting and grading sweet IS IN SEARCH OF potatoes. Workers will perform asA PIANIST signed duties as instructed by their SALARY: $150.00 supervisor. Sweet Potatoes -Use of mechanical digging equipment (PER SUNDAY) to dig potatoes. May harvest sweet FOR MORE potatoes by hand with use of bucket.

INFORMATION Must be able to sort, grade & pack potatoes by size quality or type. * PLEASE CONSafety training for use of farm equipTACT: ment will be provided. The ability of REV. TERRY IVY an employee to safely operate machinery will be left up to the discre(318) 458-7289 tion of management. To ensure the OR safety of all employees, those interCHOIR PRESIested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and DENT adequately follow instructions given SISTER DIANNE by management. Management rePAYSINGER serves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not (318) 326-5415 / show proficiency to effectively com(318) 422-2718 municate with management, and may therefore place other employees’ safety in risk. ** May transport PRESBYTERIworkers to fields and or grocery AN VILLAGE store. A Valid driver’s license is reOF HOMER quired. General farm maintenance and other duties are required in is accepting farming operation maintenance, applications which includes but not limited to clearing ground of rocks, sticks for CNA’s for & roots by hand, clear brush and Evening Shift trees. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools and other Full Time and farm tools provided by the employer.

Part-Time posiUse wood to build and repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns tions available or hammer. All tools, supplies, and Contact: Cathy equipment will be provided at no Franklin CNA cost to the workers. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able Supervisor at to work with minimum supervision.

General Specifications and Phys- (318) 927-6133 ical Requirements of the Job: The PRESBYTERIAN majority of the workday is spent on VILLAGE OF one’s feet and outdoors. Workers may stand in one place for any pe- HOMER is now riod of time. Workers must be able to hiring CNA’s, climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, LPN’s, and RN’s pull, reach and lift. The lifting requirefor scheduled ment is 5-60 lbs. No cell phone usage during working hours. Workers shifts and PRN. should expect periods of little/no Sign-On Bonuses work during harvesting time. Hours and days of work may vary due to are offered to all weather conditions. Due to possible new hires, effecDate of Need changes, worker is required to purchase travel insur- tive July 22, 2019 ance if available. We will reimburse through Septhe worker for transportation cost (including travel insurance) and sub- tember 20, 2019 sistence to the employers work site hiring period. from the place of recruitment upon completion of 50 percent of the con- Applicants should tract period. Transportation payment call Cathy Frankwill be no less (and is not required to be more) than the most econom- lin for CNA posiical and reasonable common carrier tions and Sandra transportation charges for the distances involved. A copy of the work Cotton for nurse contract or a copy of the ETA 790 positions, at (318) in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the 927-6133. worker on the day the work commences. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after the 14 day pretrial, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated.

Workers will be paid $11.33 per hour, three fourth’s guarantee, 35 hours per week. Workers may be offered more than the standard hour in a single workday. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Hours of work may increase/decrease depending on crop yield and or weather and can occur at any time throughout the season.

Housing, equipment and transportation provided at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each workday. We participate in the E-Verify program. Workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to begin work. Complete job description can be found at your local SWA/Job Center. Apply for this job at the State Workforce/Job Center office in your area or call your nearest office. MS 601-584-1202, AL 256-259-1835, LA 318-676-7705, FL 863-385-3672 Use Job Order: MS309621.

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LEGALS SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARISH OF BOSSIER 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 150934

J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. VS KELTON RAY BUCKLEW AND MICHELLE RENEE RADWICK BUCKLEW, (A/K/A MICHELLE RENEE BUCKLEW, MICHELLE RENEE RADWICK)

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF AMENDED SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TO-WIT:: LOT 12, HAUGHTON TRACE, UNIT NO. 3, A SUBDIVISION OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 1364, PAGE 466-468 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON.

IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A 2012 SOUTHERN HOMES MOBILE HOME, MODEL SS986 32 X 72 (BOX), SERIAL NO. SA4058537 AL A/B AND HUD LABELS NTA1556696/7 AS NOTED IN THAT AFFIDAVIT TO IMMOBILIZE MANUFACTURED/MODULAR HOME DATED JANUARY 30, 2012 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 1, 2012 IN BOOK 1594, PAGE 816, AT INSTRUMENT NO. 1037075, PARISH OF BOSSIER, STATE OF LOUISIANA. WHICH HAS THE ADDRESS OF 628 HAUGHTON TRACE COURT, HAUGHTON, LA 71037

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR AND 30 / 100 ($131,684.30) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER BOSSIER Parish ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Penny M. Daigrepont 3510 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 600 Metairie, LA 70002 504-831-7726 June 19, 2019 July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006

PARISH OF BOSSIER 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA

Suit No: (08) 159041

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS DAVID APOLONIO GONZALES AND HEATHER MARTWICK GONZALES

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31,

2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT::

LOT 33, SUN CITY SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 4, A SUBDIVISION OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 339, PAGES 586587 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON.

SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARISH OF BOSSIER 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 155789

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID WELLS FARGO BANK, NA SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: VS ONE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND SIXANDRE CLYBURN TEEN AND 22 / 100 ($104,016.22) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMCOSTS OF SUIT. BERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, BOSSIER Parish FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF Stacy G. Butler THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF 2111 Quail Run Drive BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPBaton Rouge, LA 70808-4127 TEMBER 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS 225-761-0001 OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED June 19, 2019 IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOJuly 24, 2019 WIT:: Bossier Press-Tribune THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTENANCES AND ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN: JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF LOT 42, OAK MEADOW PLACE, A SUBP. O. Box 850 DIVISION OF THE VILLAGE OF BENTON, LA 71006 HAUGHTON, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS PER PLAT RECORDED PARISH OF BOSSIER IN BOOK 583, PAGE 453 OF THE CON26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT VEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS Suit No: (08) 159191 LOCATED THEREON.

SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

RANDALL KORN AND SHARON KORN VS DEREK REYNOLDS

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF AMENDED SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TO-WIT:: LOT 127, WALLER SUBDIVISION, 4TH FILING, A SUBDIVISION OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 141, PAGE 191 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON WITH GEO #132673

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:

1.ANY RESTRICTIONS, COVENANTS, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, SERVITUDES, SETBACK LINES RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE PARISH OF BOSSIER, AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED ON THE PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND IN PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 583, PAGE 453 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER PARISH, LA.

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND 99 / 100 ($120,026.99) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER BOSSIER Parish ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Corey J. Giroir 13541 Tiger Bend Road Baton Rouge, LA 70817 225-756-0373

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID July 24, 2019 SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: August 28, 2019 TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUN- Bossier Press-Tribune DRED FIFTY AND XX / 100 ($25,650.00) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER BOSSIER Parish

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: Christopher Stahl 3985 Airline Drive Bossier City, LA 71111 318-746-5610 July 24, 2019 August 28, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE The Bossier Parish Police Jury has scheduled a public hearing to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, to consider approval of the plat of the proposed development of HRWN Bossier Subdivision, located in Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish, LA. Rachel D. Hauser, Parish Secretary Doug Rimmer, President Bossier Parish Police Jury July 10, 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARISH OF BOSSIER 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 158456

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 PAGE 10 BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT::

LOT SEVENTY-EIGHT (78), SOUTHERN TERRACE SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 275, PAGES 466-467 OF THE CONVEYANCE RECORDS OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON.

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX AND 76 / 100 ($4,566.76) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT.

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER BOSSIER Parish

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: J. Donald Morgan 2111 Quail Run Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4127 225-761-0001 June 19, 2019 July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION

RegistRation: #seX0700

i, Daniel scott niederhelman, have been convicted of Criminal sexual Conduct - second Degree (Person under thirteen, defendant 17 years of age or older).

My address is 2832 stafford street, Bossier City, La 71112.

Caucasian Race: Male sex: 31 age: 5’ 10” Height: 180 Weight: Hair Color: Brown eye Color: Blue

alias: Daniel scott Periban none scar: none Mark: Prosthesis: none none Piercing: tattoo: Upper_L_arm: snake Daggar cross R_forearm: nathan Upper_R_arm: 5/2/06

if you have any comments or wish to communicate with the Bossier sheriff’s Dept., Po Box 850, Benton, La 71006, 318-965-2203

July 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SHERIFF’S SALE SHERIFF’S OFFICE

JULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006

PARISH OF BOSSIER 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 159266

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, N.A. VS DUANE ALLEN FRAZIER AND TYWONNA JOHNSTON FRAZIER

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT::

A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FROM THE CENTER OF SAID SECTION 27 AS A POINT OF BEGINNING, RUN THENCE SOUTH 89°45’05” EAST ALONG THE EAST/WEST CENTERLINE THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 397.50 FEET; RUN THENCE SOUTH 00°09’39” WEST A DISTANCE OF 393.03 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 89°45’05” WEST A DISTANCE OF 562.50 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 00°09’39” EAST A DISTANCE OF 393.03 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89°45’05” EAST A DISTANCE OF 165.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED THEREON

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND 44 / 100 ($55,645.44) DOLLARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT.

MIDFIRST BANK VS PHILLIP JONES AS HEIRS TO THE SUCJULIAN C. WHITTINGTON, SHERIFF CESSION OF GEORGIA MAE JONES & EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER AND LASHICA JONES BOSSIER Parish

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUM- ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF: BERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO Fred A. Rogers, III ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL 4415 Thornhill Avenue PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, Shreveport, LA 71106 TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, 318-861-1111 FOR CASH, WITH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, June 19, 2019 AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF July 24, 2019 THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF Bossier Press-Tribune

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION

Registration # seX0705

i, Demarrio Deandrez Hill, have been convicted of sex assault - Carnal abuse (sexually Motivated). My address is 1735 old Benton Road, 316, Bossier City, La 71111.

afr amer Race: Male sex: 24 age: 5’ 06” Height: 165 Weight: Hair Color: Black eye Color: Brown

alias: scars: Marks: Prosthesis: Piercing: tattoo:

none none none none none none

if you have any comments or wish to communicate with the Bossier sheriff’s Dept., Po Box 850, Benton, La 71006, 318-965-2203

July 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION

RegistRation: #seX0706

i, Jeremy David Hobson, have been convicted of Pornography involving Juveniles. My address is 133 Pease Cutoff Road, Haughton, La 71037.

Race: Caucasian sex: Male age: 43 Height: 5’ 04” Weight: 151 Hair Color: Brown eye Color: Hazel

alias: Jeremy Hobson Jeremy D. Hobson scar: none Mark: none Prosthesis: none Piercing: none tattoo: R_arm: Rebel Flag

if you have any comments or wish to communicate with the Bossier sheriff’s Dept., Po Box 850, Benton, La 71006, 318-965-2203

July 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

"Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ruthie M. Walker should contact D. Tomlin Wilson, Attorney at Law, by phone at (318) 771-7102 or by email at tomlinwilsonlaw@outlook.c om."

July 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

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JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARiSH oF BoSSieR 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 159307

J.P. MoRGAN MoRTGAGe AcQuiSiTioN coRP. VS SHAWN A. WelcH eVANS A/K/A SHAWN ANToiNeTTe WelcH-eVANS AND VeRDell eVANS

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: TWo MillioN FiVe HuNDReD FiFTYTWo THouSAND SeVeN HuNDReD eiGHTY-FiVe AND 77 / 100 ($2,552,785.77) DollARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF & eX-oFFicio AucTioNeeR BoSSieR Parish ATToRNeY FoR PlAiNTiFF: e. Keith carter 4415 Thornhill Ave Suite A Shreveport, lA 71006 318-861-1111

July 24, 2019 August 28, 2019

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SeiZuRe AND Bossier Press-Tribune SAle ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WiTH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF P. O. Box 850 THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA 71006 BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, JulY 31, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PARiSH oF BoSSieR AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DE26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT SCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT:: Suit No: (08) 159499

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loT SeVeN (7), PlANTATioN TRAce SuBDiViSioN, uNiT No. 8, A SuBDiViSioN iN THe ciTY oF BoSSieR ciTY, BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, AS PeR PlAT RecoRDeD iN BooK 808, PAGe 646-647 oF THe coNVeYANce RecoRDS oF BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, ToGeTHeR WiTH All BuilDiNGS AND iMPRoVeMeNTS locATeD THeReoN; SuBJecT To ReSTRicTioNS, SeRViTuDeS, RiGHTS-oF-WAY AND ouTSTANDiNG MiNeRAl RiGHTS oF RecoRD AFFecTiNG THe PRoPeRTY. AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: TWo HuNDReD SeVeNTY-THRee THouSAND FouR HuNDReD THiRTYNiNe AND 96 / 100 ($273,439.96) DollARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF & eX-oFFicio AucTioNeeR BoSSieR Parish ATToRNeY FoR PlAiNTiFF: Kristy Massey Finley 1505 North 19th Street Monroe, lA 71207 318-388-1440 June 19, 2019 July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

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JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARiSH oF BoSSieR 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 159497

GiBSlAND BANK AND TRuST coMPANY VS BoBBY Joe RATcliFF, SR. AND KATHY cAlcoTe RATcliFF

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF AMeNDeD SeiZuRe AND SAle ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WiTH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, SePTeMBeR 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TO-WIT::

loT NiNeTY-THRee (93), coRNeRSToNe SuBDiViSioN #2, A SuBDiViSioN oF THe ciTY oF HAuGHToN, BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, AS PeR PlAT THeReoF RecoRDeD iN BooK 1207 PAGe 757 oF THe coNVeYANce RecoRDS oF BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, ToGeTHeR WiTH All iMPRoVeMeNTS THeReoN AND All RiGHTS THeReTo BeloNGiNG.

cARTeR FeDeRAl cReDiT uNioN VS WAiel SHiHADeH, (A/K/A WAiel MoHAMAD SHiHADeH)

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SeiZuRe AND SAle ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WiTH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, SePTeMBeR 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT:: loT 19, oAK AlleY AT GReeNAcReS PlAce, uNiT 1, A SuBDiViSioN oF BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, AS PeR PlAT RecoRDeD iN BooK 808, PAGeS 702-704 oF THe coNVeYANce RecoRDS oF BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, ToGeTHeR WiTH All BuilDiNGS AND iMPRoVeMeNTS locATeD THeReoN. WHicH HAS THe ADDReSS oF 107 cHeSTeRToN couRT, BoSSieR ciTY, lA 71111

FOR CASH, WiTHouT THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, SePTeMBeR 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT::

loT THRee HuNDReD SiXTeeN (316), SHADY GRoVe SuBDiViSioN, uNiT No. 3, BoSSieR ciTY, BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, AS PeR THAT PlAT RecoRDeD iN BooK 275, PAGe 306 THRouGH 307, oF THe RecoRDS oF BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA, ToGeTHeR WiTH All BuilDiNGS AND iMPRoVeMeNTS locATeD THeReoN.

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: TWeNTY-eiGHT THouSAND SiX HuNDReD eiGHTY-eiGHT AND 96 / 100 ($28,688.96) DollARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF & eX-oFFicio AucTioNeeR BoSSieR Parish ATToRNeY FoR PlAiNTiFF: Stacy c. Wheat 639 loyola Ave, Suite 1800 New orleans, lA 70113 504-522-8256 July 24, 2019 August 28, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

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JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF P. O. Box 850 BENTON, LA 71006 PARiSH oF BoSSieR 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT STATE OF LOUISIANA Suit No: (08) 159652

THe MiNT NATioNAl BANK AND uNiTeD STATeS SMAll BuSiNeSS ADMiNiSTRATioN VS BoSSieR ciTY HoSPiTAliTY, llc

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SeiZuRe AND SAle ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUMBERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, FOR CASH, WiTH THE BENEFIT OF APPRAISEMENT, AND ACCORDING TO LAW, AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURT HOUSE, IN THE TOWN OF BENTON, LA, ON WEDNESDAY, SePTeMBeR 4, 2019, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY, SITUATED IN PARISH OF BOSSIER, LOUISIANA, TOWIT::

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: FouR HuNDReD THiRTY-THRee THouSAND oNe HuNDReD THiRTY AND 39 / 100 ($433,130.39) DollARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES A TARcT oF lAND iN THe Se/4 oF SecAND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. TioN 28, ToWNSHiP 18 NoRTH, RANGe 13 WeST, BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF BeiNG MoRe DeScRiBeD AS Fol& eX-oFFicio AucTioNeeR loWS: BeGiNNiNG AT A PoiNT 75.4 BoSSieR Parish FeeT SouTH AND 539.5 FeeT WeST FRoM THe Ne coRNeR oF Se/4 oF ATToRNeY FoR PlAiNTiFF: SAiD SecioN 28, BeiNG oN THe WeSTAmy e. Schapansky eRlY liNe oF JoHN WeSleY Boule3510 N. causeway Blvd, Suite 600 VARD, RuN THeNce SouTH 17 Metairie, lA 70001 DeGReeS 04 MiNuTeS eAST, AloNG SAiD WeSTeRlY liNe 295.48 FeeeT, July 24, 2019 THeNce RuN SouTH 89 DeGReeS 56 August 28, 2019 MiNuTeS WeST 803.7 FeeT To THe Bossier Press-Tribune SouTHeASTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF iNTeRSTATe “20”, THeNce RuN NoRTH 39 DeGReeS 42 MiNuTeS 35 SecoNDS eAST, AloNG SAiD SouTHeASTeRlY liNe, 345.5 FeeT, THeNce RuN NoRTH 89 DeGReeS 56 MiNuTeS eAST, 442.09 FeeT, THeNce RuN JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF NoRTH72 DeGReeS 44 MiNuTeS eAST, P. O. Box 850 56.7 FeeT To THe WeSTeRlY liNe oF BENTON, LA 71006 JoHN WeSleY BouleVARD AND THe PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG, coNTAiNiNG PARiSH oF BoSSieR 4.00 AcReS, MoRe oR leSS, To26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT GeTHeR WiTH All BuilDiNGS AND iMSTATE OF LOUISIANA PRoVeMeNTS locATeD THeReoN AND All APPuRTeNANceS RelATiNG Suit No: (08) 159602 THeReTo. BeiNG THe SAMe PRoPeRTY DeScRiBeD AS: oN ceRTAiN JPMoRGAN cHASe BANK, NATioNAl TRAcT oR PARcel oF GRouND, ToASSociATioN GeTHeR WiTH All THe BuilDiNGS AND VS iMPRoVeMeNTS THeReoN, SiTuATeD THe uNoPeNeD SucceSSioN oF iN THe PARiSH oF BoSSieR, STATe oF ANNie MARie JoNeS FAiReS, DelouiSiANA, AND BeiNG MoRe FullY ceASeD WiDoW oF JiM FAiReS DeScRiBeD To-WiT: A TRAcT oF lAND locATeD iN THe SouTHeAST QuATeR

BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SeiZuRe AND oF SecTioN 28, ToWNSHiP 18 NoRTH, SAle ISSUED IN THE ABOVE NUM- RANGe 13 WeST, BoSSieR PARiSH, BERED AND ENTITLED CAUSE AND TO louiSiANA, SAiD TRAcT BeiNG MoRe ME DIRECTED, I HAVE SEIZED AND WILL FullY DeScRiBeD AS FolloWS: PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, FRoM THe NoRTHeAST coRNeR oF TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER, THe SouTHeAST QuATeR oF THe

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SouTHeAST QuARTeR, RuN THeNce SouTH 75.40 FeeT, THeNce RuN WeST 539.50 FeeT To A PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG oF THe TRAcT HeReiN DeScRiBeD: FRoM SAiD PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG, RuN THeNce SouTH 17 DeGReeS 01’19” eAST AloNG THe WeSTeRlY RiGHT oG WAY oF JoHN WeSleY BouleVARD A DiSTANce oF 141.26 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD. THeNce RuN SouTH 89 DeGReeS 56’ 00” WeST A DiSTANce oF 148.00 FeeT To A FouND “X” iN coNcReTe, THeNce RuN SouTH 00 DeGReeS 04’00” eAST A DiSTANce oF 147.39 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD BeiNG oN THe eASTlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF iNTeRSTATe HiGHWAY No.20, THeNce RuN NoRTH 89 DeGReeS 57’57” WeST A DiSTANce oF 610.33 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD BeiNG oN THe eASTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF iNTeRSTATe HiGHWAY No. 20, THeNce RuN NoRTH 39 DeGReeS 41’20” eAST AloNG THe eASTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF iNTeRSTATe HiGHWAY No. 20 A DiSTANce oF 345.46 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN PiPe, THeNce RuN NoRTH 89 DeGReeS 56’00” eAST A DiSTANce oF 441.91 FeeT To A FouND 3/4” DiAMeTeR iRoN PiPe, THeNce RuN NoRTH 72 DeGReeS 57’08” eAST A DiSTANce oF 56.78 FeeT To THe PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG. SAiD TRAcT coNTAiNiNG 3.42 AcReS (148,754 SQuARe FeeT) AND A TRAcT oF lAND loAcTeD iN THe SouTHeAST QuATeR oF SecTioN 28, ToWNSHiP 18 NoRTH, RANGe 13 WeST, BoSSieR PARiSH, louiSiANA. SAiD TRAcT BeiNG MoRe FullY DeScRiBeD AS FolloW; FRoM THe NoRTHeAST coRNeR oF THe SouTHeAST QuATeR oF THe SouTHeAST QuATeR, RuN THeNce RuN WeST 539.50 FeeT To A FouND 3/4” DiAMeTeR iRoN PiPe BeiNG oN THe WeSTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF JoHN WeSleY BouleVARD, THeNce RuN SouTH 17 DeGReeS 01’19” eAST AloNG THe WeSTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF JoHN WeSleY BouleVARD A DiSTANce oF 141.26 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD, BeiNG THe PoiNT oF BeGiNNiGN oF THe TRAcT HeReiN DeScRiBeD; FRoM SAiD PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG, RuN THeNce SouTH 17 DeGReeS 01’19” eAST AloNG THe WeSTeRlY RiGHT oF WAY liNe oF JoHN WeSleY BouleVARD A DiSTAcNe oF 154.20 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD, THeNc eRuN SouTH 89 DeGReeS 57’57” WeST A DiSTANce oF 192.97 FeeT To A FouND 1/2” DiAMeTeR iRoN RoD, THeNce RuN NoRTH 00 DeGReeS, 04’ 00” WeST A DiSTANce oF 147.39 FeeT To A FouND “X” iN coNcReTe, THeNce RuN NoRTH 89 DeGReeS 56’ 00” eAST A DiSTANce oF 148.00 FeeT To THe PoiNT oF BeGiNNiNG, SAiD TRAcT coNTAiNiNG 0.58 AcReS (25,136 SQuARe FeeT)

AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SAID SALE TO PAY PETITIONERS CLAIMS OF: oNe MillioN TWo HuNDReD FiFTYeiGHT THouSAND oNe HuNDReD FoRTY-eiGHT AND 16 / 100 (1,258,148.16) DollARS, ALONG WITH INTEREST, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND ALL OTHER COSTS OF SUIT. JuliAN c. WHiTTiNGToN, SHeRiFF & eX-oFFicio AucTioNeeR BoSSieR Parish

ATToRNeY FoR PlAiNTiFF: Robert W. Johnson P o Drawer 1126 Shreveport, lA 71101

July 24, 2019 August 28, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE The Bossier Parish Police Jury has scheduled a public hearing to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, to consider approval of the plat of the proposed development of Dogwood South Estates Subdivision, located in Section 9, Township 18 North, Range 12 West, Bossier Parish, LA. Rachel D. Hauser, Parish Secretary Doug Rimmer, President Bossier Parish Police Jury

July 10, 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE The Bossier Parish Police Jury has scheduled a public hearing to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, to consider the application of Michael Kelsch, Raley and Associates, Inc., to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 160.967 acres, located in a portion of Lots 2, 3 and 4, Big Bee Bend Plantation Subdivision, and an adjacent tract of land located in Section 34, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, LA, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to R-LD, Residential, Low Density District, for a new residential subdivision.

Rachel D. Hauser, Parish Secretary Doug Rimmer, President Bossier Parish Police Jury

July 24 and 31, 2019 August 7, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

PuBlic NoTice

North Airline Self Storage llc wishes to avail themselves of the Louisiana Self Storage Facility Act, R.S. 9:4756 et seq. Hereby gives notice of sale under said act to wit: On Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM at North Airline Self Storage, 5216 Airline Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111 a Public Sale will be held to satisfy landlord’s lien on the following units: A126 Sarah Carter B204 Justin Malone B222 Lauran Johnson C348 Derick Fujimoto C357 Tamika Stewart E510 Patrick George H852 Louise Paddy

Description of Property: Personal, furniture, office, Inboard outboard boat and motor with trailer, yard and household items. Cash or certified funds only.

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

“If anyone knows the whereabouts of Pamela Jo Lipscomb please contact Pamela Breedlove, Attorney at Law at 318-4230845.”

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Self Storage Public Auction South Bossier Storage Center 4915 Barksdale Blvd.

Bossier City, La. 71112 Units listed and sold on StorageAuctions.com

August 6th, 2019 Beginning at 1:00 pm

274 - Richard Morin Tanning bed, Stereo, Couches, Chairs, Mattressess, Boxes, Lights, Cabinets

685 - Jamie Lopez Silk Screening Machine

Sale to the highest bidder at StorageAuctions.com Cash only for payment.

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION

Registration # SEX0282

I, Otis Lee Davis,, have been convicted of Aggravated Incest. My address is 4197 Highway 154, Elm Grove, LA 71051.

Afr Amer Race: Male Sex: 70 Age: 5’ 11” Height: 225 Weight: Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Alias: Scars: Marks: Prosthesis: Piercing: Tattoo:

O.D. Chest None None None None

If you have any comments or wish to communicate with the Bossier Sheriff’s Dept., PO Box 850, Benton, LA 71006, 318-965-2203

July 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Public Notice of the Bossier Parish School Board

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 39:1302 through 39:1314 that the Bossier Parish School Board in Bossier Parish will hold a public hearing at the Bossier Instructional Center (BIC), 2719 Airline Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111 on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to provide opportunity for public comment and discussion of the proposed 2019-20 Consolidated Annual Budget.

The proposed 2019-20 Consolidated Annual Budget was submitted to the School Board on July 18, 2019, and is available for public inspection beginning July 24, 2019, at the Bossier Parish School Board office, 410 Sibley Street, Benton, Louisiana 71006 from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

July 24, and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

12 WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 Dear St. Mary Water System Member,

Bossier Parish School Board MEDIA RELEASE Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) School Food Service Section

July 15, 2019

The St. Mary Water System is currently in violation of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) as set forth by the State [Part XII of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code (LAC 51:XII)] and the Federal Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141).

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) set drinking water standards and requires the disinfection of drinking water. Where disinfection is used in the treatment of drinking water, disinfectants combine with naturally occurring organic and inorganic matter present in water to form chemicals called disinfection byproducts (DBPs). EPA and LDH set standards for controlling the levels of disinfectants and DBPs in drinking water, including trihalomethanes (THMs). Some people who drink water containing THMs in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

In December 1998, EPA set enforceable drinking water standards for TTHMs at 80 parts per billion (Ppb) and for HAA5 at 60 parts per billion (Ppb) to reduce the risk of cancer or other adverse health effects. Compliance with the TTHMs standard for public water systems serving less than 10,000 individuals initially became effective and enforceable on January 1, 2004. Compliance with the TTHMs and HAA5 standards are determined by calculating a locational running annual average (LRAA) of quarterly TTHMs sample results. Compliance calculations performed for the second quarter of 2019 show that the system's current TTHMs LRAAs are 91 ppb at DBP01 – 233 Hwy 2 and 93 ppb at DBP02-1111 Hwy 2 West; thus, the system is currently in violation of the TTHMs standard.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This is not an emergency. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately.

EPA and LDH do not consider this violation to have any serious adverse health effects· on human health as a result of short-term exposure; however, continued long-term exposure to TTHMs levels above the standard (e.g., 20 years of exposure) has the potential to have serious adverse effects on human health.

The St. Mary Water System Board of Directors and the Operator want you to know that we are continuously working to resolve this issue. We take the purity of our water supply very seriously. If you have any questions or comments you may contact the water system operator, Steve Smith at 318-464-1092, or me, Dennis Hays at 318-326-4156. If you wish to contact us by mail send your letter to: St. Mary Community Water System, P.O. Box 249, Plain Dealing, LA 71064.

Sincerely, St. Mary Community Water System Board of Directors Dennis Hays, President

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Bossier Parish School Board, today announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2019-2020 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Bossier Elementary, Bossier High, Butler Educational Complex, Central Park Elementary, Elm Grove Elementary, Haughton Elementary, Greenacres Middle, Kerr Elementary, Plain Dealing High, Meadowview Elementary, Plantation Park Elementary, Platt Elementary, T.L. Rodes Elementary, Rusheon Middle, Waller Elementary.

For additional information please contact: Karla Horton, Attention: Supervisor of the Child Nutrition Program, P.O. Box 2000, Benton, LA, 71006, Karla.Horton@bossierschools.org

______________________________________________________________________ Non-Discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID #P19-18

HAMILTON ROAD DRAINAGE LIFT STATION

SEALED BIDS, electronic or paper, addressed to the Purchasing Agent of the City of Bossier City, will be received in the Purchasing Department located on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana, until 2:30 P.M., August 20, 2019 for the Hamilton Road Drainage Lift Station Improvements Project.

This project generally consists of: * Demolition of the above grade brick structure, * Demolition of top slab over wet and dry wells and replace with new cast-in-place top slab equipped with access hatches, * Replace the three existing pumps with two new dry-pit submersible pumps on a rail system, * Replace all suction and discharge valves and piping as indicated on the drawings, * Replace electrical and instrumentation system and all associated components, with canopy cover, * Surface mount new chain link fence, with privacy slats, on the new top slab, * Removal, restoration, and reinstallation of trash rack upstream of the station, * New gravel access drive, * Clearing and disposing vegetation from Bossier Ditch (Mack’s Bayou).

The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 p.m. before the City Council in the Council Chambers during a regularly scheduled meeting.

In accordance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law, RS:38:2212 Act No. 590, 2008, Contractors shall be provided the option to submit bids for Public Work projects through either a secure electronic interactive system or by submitting a paper bid. Use www.bidsync.com to submit an electronic bid.

Specifications, Plans, and Contract Documents shall be obtained from the office of the Engineer, 10542 S Glenstone Place, Baton Rouge, LA 70810 for $100.00, made out to Atakapa Services, LLC. Any questions pertaining to this project should be emailed to Chris LaCroix, P.E at clacroix@atakapaservices.com

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mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIVISION OF NUTRITION ASSISTANCE SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE SECTION =================================================================== This is the public release that will be sent to Bossier Press Tribune Names of News Media Outlets and ___________________________________________________________________ Major Employers Contemplating Layoffs on 07/17/2019 . These groups must be advised of program availability, new Date programs, or changes in existing programs.

Bossier Parish Child Nutrition Program today announced its policy for free and reduced Local School Food Authority price meals served under the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Program(s).

All schools and the central office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

The following family size and annual income criteria will be used for determining eligibility:

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for August 8, 2019 at 10:00 AM, at the offices of Manchac Consulting Group, Inc. located at 700 Ogilvie Street, Bossier City, LA.

Bids shall be submitted on the official Bid Form furnished with the bid package and those submitted otherwise will not be considered or accepted. It shall be the Bidder’s responsibility to make inquiry as to any Addenda issued.

All Bidders will be required to submit the Attestation Form and Non-Collusive and NonSolicitation Affidavit (Felony conviction Statement and E-Verify) before the bid opening or within ten days after the bid opening. This document can be mailed, faxed, or emailed but must not be submitted in same envelope with the bid.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid security, which may be a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond, for an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City of Bossier City, Louisiana. An acceptable performance/payment bond equal to 100% of the contract price will be required of the successful bidder.

The successful bidder will agree to commence the work under this contract on or before a date to be specified in the Notice to Proceed and fully complete the project within Two Hundred Twenty-Five (225) Calendar Days. Bidders will pay liquidated damages, the sum of $1,000 for each consecutive calendar day thereafter.

On any bids submitted in the amount of $50,000 or more, the Contractor shall be licensed under Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2150-2163 and show his license number on the bid and on the envelope in which it is submitted. Any Subcontractors being Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing (plumbers bidding Mechanical work) shall be licensed under Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2156 for bids submitted in the amount of $10,000 or more.

The City of Bossier City reserves the right to reject any/all bids.

LILLIANA GARCIA, PURCHASING AGENT CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA

July 24 and 31, 2019 August 14, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOSSIER CITY COUNCIL WILL BE IN REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019, AT 3:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 620 BENTON ROAD, BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES: An Ordinance to appropriate funds to restore operation to water filling station at a cost of $15,000.00 to come from Water Capital Contingency Fund.

An Ordinance to authorize and appropriate funds to contribute to the employment of an Executive Director for Keep Bossier Beautiful (KBB). The expenditure will be divided equally between the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier Parish Police Jury and the City of Bossier City. The annual salary and benefits package totals $65,000.00 with the City’s portion totaling $21,677.00. ______________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Application forms are being sent to all homes, along with a letter to households. To apply for free or reduced price meals, households should fill out one application for the household and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at each school. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year. The information provided by the household is confidential; it will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility. Information may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials.

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Phone Number: 318-549-5040______________________________________________ The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedures.

Non‐Discrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Form, (AD-3027) found online at: Complaint http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

July 17, 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION & TOURISM – OFFICE OF STATE PARKS P.O. BOX 44426 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70804-4426

By virtue of and in conformity with the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 41:1211, et seq., sealed bids will be accepted on or before the 1st day of August, 2019, at eleven o’clock AM, for the purpose of entering into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism – Office of State Parks in order to provide coin-operated, commercial grade washing machines and dryers (and complementary coin-operated, laundry sundry vending machines) in each of the twenty-one (21) state parks (listed below) under the control and care of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism – Office of State Parks. Said bids should be inclusive of but not necessarily limited to the following information: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)

(i)

(j)

(k) (l) (m)

Name of organization/Business; Identity of owners/principals; Years in operation; Current location/address; General description of your business model; Description of services/amenities provided; Good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State – Yes/No; Proof of insurance requirements – (1) Workers’ Compensation: minimum of $1M (per accident/disease/employee); (2) Commercial General Liability: minimum limit per occurrence of $1M and a minimum general annual aggregate of $2M; (3) Automobile Liability: minimum of combined single limit per accident of $1M (must cover third party bodily injury and property damage liability for owned, hired and nonowned automobiles; Proposed rates to be charged to customers for various services provided; Proposed percentage of gross revenue and/or per customer dollar amount to be remitted to the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism – Office of State Parks; Projected annual revenue stream; Desired duration of cooperative endeavor agreement and lease; and Any additional information you consider germane to our decision to select the better/best vendor.

The parks and their respective locations contemplated by this Notice of Publication are as follows:

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. xiii. ix. x. xi. xii. xiii. xiv. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii. xix. xx. xxi.

Bayou Segnette State Park (Westwego, Louisiana) Bogue Chitto State Park (Franklington, Louisiana) Chemin-A-Haut State Park (Bastrop, Louisiana) Chicot State Park (Ville Platte, Louisiana) Cypremort Point State Park (/Cypremort Point, Louisiana) Fairview-Riverside State Park (Madisonville, Louisiana) Fontainebleau State Park (Mandeville, Louisiana) Grand Isle State Park (Grand Isle, Louisiana) Jimmie Davis State Park (Chatham, Louisiana) Lake Bistineau State Park (Doyline, Louisiana) Lake Bruin State Park (St. Joseph, Louisiana) Lake Claiborne State Park (Homer, Louisiana) Lake D’Arbonne State Park (Farmerville, Louisiana) Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (St. Martinville, Louisiana) North Toledo Bend State Park (Zwolle, Louisiana) Palmetto Island State Park (Abbeville, Louisiana) Poverty Point State Park (Delhi, Louisiana) St. Bernard State Park (Braithwaite, Louisiana) Sam Houston Jones State Park (Lake Charles, Louisiana) South Toledo Bend State Park (Anacoco, Louisiana) Tickfaw State Park (Springfield, Louisiana)

All bids must be forwarded by United States Mail to the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism – Office of State Parks, Post Office Box 44426, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-4426 or delivered to 1501 North Third Street, Suite 305.

The word BID and the DATE the bid is to be opened should be written on the outside of the envelope containing your bid so that it will not be opened with the regular mail.

For further information, please contact David Young at dyoung@crt.la.gov.

THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS IS RESERVED.

All children in households with any household member receiving benefits under Assistance Programs (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) or Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)) are eligible for free meals. For school officials to determine eligibility, each PUBLISH IN: household that is now receiving benefits from Assistance Programs must provide the case number of a household member as well as the signature of an adult household member.

H. BRANDON BURRIS ACTING DIRECTOR OFFICE OF STATE PARKS

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All other households must provide the following information on the application: names of all household members; the amount of income (before deductions for taxes, Social Security, etc.) each household member receives; how often the person receives the income; where ON: July 18 and 25, 2019 it is from, such as wages, retirement, or welfare; the signature of an adult household member certifying that the information provided is correct; and the last four digits of the social security number of the adult household member who signed the application, or a NOTE: SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST PAY THE ADVERTISING CHARGES. statement that the household member does not possess one.

July 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune Children categorized as foster, homeless, runaway, migrant, or enrolled in state-funded Head Start or Even Start programs, if known, are automatically eligible for free meals.

School officials will determine eligibility for free meals based on documentation obtained directly from the program office and notify the household of their eligibility for benefits.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BOSSIER CITY The household must notify the school if it chooses to decline benefits. The household STATE OF LOUISIANA TAKEN AT THE REGULAR MEETING should complete an application if they are not notified of free meal eligibility by: 08/19/2019 JULY 16, 2019 Date

The City Council of the City of Bossier City, State of Louisiana, met in reguIf a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the lar session in Council Chambers, 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana, July 16, household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the house2019, at 3:00 PM hold eligible for meal benefits.

Under the provisions of the free and reduced price policy, Mary McNeece (Determining Of- Invocation was given by Council Member Jeffery Darby ficial) will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent or guardian is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he may wish to discuss the decision with the determining of- Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Jeff Free ficial on an informal basis. If the parent wishes to make a formal appeal, he may make either an oral or written response to the following: Roll Call as follows: Name: Judy Wilcox_______________________________________________________

Present: Honorable Councilor Scott Irwin, President, Honorable Councilors, David MontAddress:P.O.Box2000_____________________________________________________ gomery, Jr, Timothy Larkin, Jeffery Darby, Jeff Free and Thomas Harvey Benton, LA. 71006___________________________________________ __ • Continued on next page

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Also Present: Mayor, Lorenz Walker, City Attorney, Jimmy Hall and City Clerk, Phyllis McGraw

By: Mr. Larkin Motion to approve minutes July 2, 2019, Regular Meeting and dispense with the reading.

Seconded by Mr. Harvey No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to add to Agenda Item #9 under New Business – Adopt a Resolution authorizing the hiring of an Assistant Superintendent for the Public Utilities Department.

Seconded by Mr. Larkin No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to approve Agenda as amended.

Seconded by Mr. Darby No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

Ceremonial Matters/Recognition of Guests-

Mr. Irwin welcomed the Bossier Youth Leadership Students to the Meeting.

Committee Reports-

Jeremy Hefner – Bossier Arts Council - Gave an update on the Eastbank District. He listed past and future events at the Eastbank District and spoke about some of the successes. He showed Council and audience some of the pictures from the recent 4th of July event.

Mark Hudson – City Engineer – gave Council the Monthly Project Report. He stated that striping should begin soon on Shed Road and that the barricades will be removed.

He also went over other projects including the roof on the Arena, KCS railroad crossing replacement at Robert E. Lee and the Bigby Carriageway. Mr. Irwin spoke about his disappointment and frustration with an Amendment that was made on the Jimmy Davis Bridge funding Bill from the State that removed all the funding from the Bridge and redirected it to the I-49 Inner City Connector.

Stacie Fernandez – City Finance Director – Gave the Monthly Financial Report, she noted that the Sales Tax Year to Date numbers are only 1.2% down from last year this time. She also went over the employee manning report and the Water and Sewer Fund.

Unfinished Business –

RESOLUTION NO. 49 OF 2019

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY THROUGH INSTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS FOR A STREET AND TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECT IN CONNECTION WITH TWO CROSS-ACCESS

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Exhibit 1 A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 1,442.00 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY WAL-MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST LOCATED IN CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA

WHEREAS, the Project will require the acquisition of additional parcels of property, specifically including, but not limited to, the following property parcels:

Motion to approve reading of bids Seconded by Mr. Larkin No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 3, Block 1 of Red Bend Crossing, a subdivision Nays: none located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as per plat recorded in Conveyance Absent: Mr. Williams Book 1601, Page 325 of the records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana and proceed South 83 Abstain: none degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds West along the south line of said Lot 3 and north line of said 21.724 acre tract a distance of 174.32 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence Agenda Item called: Hearing to review the recommendation of demolition and removal leaving said line proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 25.00 feet of a dilapidated structure located at the following legal address: 708 Leon Street., (chord bearing South 85 degrees 08 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 8.75 feet), an Bossier City, LA. 71112 arc distance of 8.80 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 84 degrees 46 minutes City Inspector Roger Voet spoke on the process that led up to the hearing. Appointed 28 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet to a set Attorney Robin Harvill has reached out to owner John Clay Mitchell who has passed away. His next relatives are two nephews that were notified and they don’t have the ½“ iron pipe; thence proceed South 05 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of ability to remove the trailer from the lot. Questions about whether the trailer could be re12.00 feet to a set nail; thence proceed South 84 degrees 06 minutes 17 seconds West a moved or demolished from lot. Can be demolished. distance of 108.58 feet to a set nail; thence proceed North 05 degrees 20 minutes 46 seconds West a distance of 12.00 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 84 degrees By: Mr. Larkin 39 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; then proceed Motion to demolish as soon as legally possible. along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 25.00 feet (chord bearing North 74 Seconded by Mr. Harvey degrees 12 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of 9.06 feet), an arc distance of 9.11 feet No comment to said south line of Lot 3 and north line of said 21.724 acre tract; thence proceed North 83 Motion carried with following vote: degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds East along said line a distance of 81.08 feet to the POINT Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey OF BEGINNING, being a portion of the tract as shown on the plat titled “Red Bend-Walmart Nays: none Access Connection (East)”, prepared by Coyle Engineering Co., Inc., dated March 1, 2019, Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none being subject to the servitudes, easements and/or rights of way shown on said plat and any and all others of record or of use.

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to introduce an Ordinance to appropriate funds to restore operation to water filling station at a cost of $15,000.00 to come from Water Capital Contingency A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A Fund.

1,213.00 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND Seconded by Mr. Free OWNED BY WAL-MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST No comment LOCATED IN CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, Motion carried with following vote: BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Wal-Mart West Parcel: Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

BEGINNING at the southern common corner of Lot 3 and Lot 7, Block 1 of Red Bend Crossing, a subdivision located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as per plat recorded in Conveyance Book 1601, Page 325 of the records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana and proceed North 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds along the south line of said Lot 3 and the north line of said 21.724 acre tract a distance of 30.08 feet; thence leaving said line proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 20.00 feet (chord bearing South 82 degrees 01 minute 49 seconds East a distance of 10.12 feet), an arc distance of 10.23 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 83 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed South 06 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds East a distance of 12. 30 feet to a set nail; thence proceed South 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds West a distance of 85.97 feet to a set nail; thence proceed North 04 degrees 47 minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 12.99 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 85 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 5.00 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 15.00 feet (chord bearing North 70 degrees 21 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 7.69 feet), an arc distance of 7.77 feet to the north line of said 21.724 acre tract and south line of said Lot 7; thence proceed North 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds East along said line a distance of 28.18 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being a portion of the tract as shown on the plat titled “Red Bend-Walmart Access Connection (West)”, prepared by Coyle Engineering Co., Inc., dated March 1, 2019, being subject to the servitudes, easements and/or rights of way shown on said plat and all others of record or of use.

Kroger East Parcel:

A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 1,190.00 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY THE KROGER COMPANY LOCATED IN CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA

Commencing at the southeast corner of Lot 3, Block 1 of Red Bend Crossing, a subdivision located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as per plat recorded in Conveyance Book 1601, Page 325 of the records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana and proceed South 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds West along the south line of Lot 3 a distance of 174.32 Owner: Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; continue thence South 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 secWal-Mart East Parcel, 1,442.00 square feet and measuring 108.99’ (north- onds West along said line a distance of 81.08 feet; thence leaving said line proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 25.00 feet (chord bearing North 40 degrees west) x 12.00’ (northeast) x 108.58’ (southeast) x 12.00’ (southwest).

59 minutes 54 seconds East a distance of 19.35 feet), an arc distance of 19.87 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 18 degrees 13 minutes 58 seconds East a distance Wal-Mart West Parcel, 1,213.00 square feet and measuring 86.27’ (northof 4.87 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having west) x 12.30’ (northeast) x 85.97’ (southeast) x 12.99’ (southwest). a radius of 10.00 feet (chord bearing North 10 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 2.75 feet), an arc distance of 2.76 feet to a set nail; thence proceed North 84 deOwner: The Kroger Company grees 01 minute 32 seconds East a distance of 48.29 feet to a set nail; thence proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 25.00 feet (chord bearing South 44 Kroger East Parcel, 1,190.00 square feet and measuring 81.08’ (southeast) degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds East a distance of 25.71 feet), an arc distance of 27.00 x 27.50’ (northwest) x 48.29’ (northwest) x 27.00’ (northeast). feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being a portion of the tract as shown on the plat titled “Red Bend-Walmart Access Connection (East), prepared by Coyle Engineering Co., Inc., Kroger West Parcel, 891.00 square feet and measuring 38.03’ (southwest) dated March 1, 2019, being subject to the servitudes, easements and/or rights of way x 31.72’ (northwest) x 6.62’ (northeast) x 5.00’ (south) x 39.32’ (east) x 30.08’ (southeast) shown on said plat and any and all others of record or of use.

Owner: CFT NV Developments, LLC

CFT NV Parcel, 803.00 square feet and measuring 28.18’ (southeast), x 40.96’ (southwest) x 20.34’ (northwest) x 38.03’ (northeast).

All parcels as more fully described on Exhibit 1, attached.

WHEREAS, in the event that the offer of compensation for the purchase of the necessary additional parcels of property are not accepted by any property owner, and a voluntary agreement and/or settlement for the purchase of said property cannot be reach for the property parcel listed above, then in that event the City of Bossier City, acting under the authority and in a manner authorized by Art. 1, Sec. 4 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana (1974), La. R.S. 19:121-129 and La. R.S. 48:449-459, or any other applicable laws of the State of Louisiana, desires to acquire said expropriation pursuant to applicable law;

WHEREAS, public necessity dictates that the property described herein must be owned by and subject to use by the City of Bossier City; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with La. R.S. 19:123(3)(a) the City Council declares that the acquisition or taking of the property described herein is necessary or useful for street, drainage, water or sewerage purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bossier, in regular session convened, that the City is authorized to acquire all property necessary to facilitate construction and completion of the Project, including, if necessary, the filing and prosecution of any expropriation or taking actions related to the Project in the proper court of law, with the law firm of Neil Erwin Law, LLC, being hereby authorized to represent the City with the expropriation proceedings involving the property described on Exhibit 1.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor is authorized is hereby authorized to execute any documents in furtherance of this Resolution.

If any provision or item of this Resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications and to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Bossier City authorizes the City Attorney to take whatever action necessary in furtherance of this Resolution.

The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full in open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Thomas Harvey, and seconded by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and adopted on the 16th day of July, 2019, by the following vote:

AYES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: Mr. Williams ABSTAIN: none ________________________________ Scott Irwin, President ________________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk

$363,094.00 $381,941.00 $310,640.00 $377,967.00

Wal-Mart East Parcel:

DRIVES AT WALMART SUPERCENTER AND KROGER MARKETPLACE

WHEREAS, the City of Bossier City is in the process of acquiring needed properties necessary to facilitate construction and completion of a street and traffic safety project in connection with 2 cross – access drives at Walmart Supercenter and Kroger Marketplace (the “Project”);

By: Mr. Free

Boggs & Poole Contracting Group, Inc. Bowman Asphlat and Grading, Inc. Cochran Construction Company, Inc. Dale’s Paving, Inc.

Kroger West Parcel:

A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 891.00 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY THE KROGER COMPANY LOCATED IN CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA

BEGINNING at the southwest corner of said Lot 3, Block 1 of Red Bend Crossing and proceed North 06 degrees 00 minutes 47 seconds West along the west line of said Lot 3 a distance of 38.03 feet; thence leaving said west line proceed North 83 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds East a distance of 31.72 feet to a set nail; thence proceed South 05 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East a distance of 6.62 feet to a set nail; thence proceed South 84 degrees 14 minutes 36 seconds West a distance of 5.00 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 7.00 feet (chord bearing South 39 degrees 06 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 9.92 feet), an arc distance of 11.03 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed South 06 degrees 00 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 6.87 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 20.00 feet (chord bearing South 36 degrees 41 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 20.41 feet), an arc distance of 21.42 feet to a point on the south line of said Lot 3; thence proceed South 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds West a distance of 30.08 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being a portion of the tract as shown on the plat titled “Red Bend-Walmart Access Connection (West)”, prepared by Coyle Engineering Co., Inc., dated March 1, 2019, being subject to the servitudes, easements and/or rights of way shown on said plat and any and all others of record or of use.

A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF A 803.00 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY CFT NV DEVELOPMENTS, LLC LOCATED IN CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA

CFT NV Parcel:

BEGINNING at the southeast corner of Lot 7, Block 1 of Red Bend Crossing and proceed South 83 degrees 58 minutes 34 seconds West along the south line of said Lot 7 a distance of 28.18 feet; thence leaving said line proceed along a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 15.00 feet (chord bearing North 24 degrees 44 minutes 59 seconds East a distance of 15.34 feet), an arc distance of 16.11 feet to a set ½” iron pipe; thence proceed North 06 degrees 00 minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 24.85 feet to a set nail; thence proceed North 83 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds East a distance of 20.34 feet to a point on the east line of said Lot 7; thence proceed South 06 degrees 00 minutes 47 seconds East a distance of 38.03 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, being a portion of the tract as shown on the plat titled “Red Bend-Walmart Access Connection (West)”, prepared by Coyle Engineering Co., Inc., dated March 1, 2019, being subject to the servitudes, easements and/or rights of way shown on said plat and any and all others of record or of use.

New Business –

Witness opening of sealed bids for Bid #P19-16 – Walbrook & Field of Dreams Park – Parking Lot Additions

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to introduce an Ordinance to authorize and appropriate funds to contribute to the employment of an Executive Director for Keep Bossier Beautiful (KBB).

The expenditure will be divided equally between the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier Parish Police Jury and the City of Bossier City. The annual salary and benefits package totals $65,000.00 with the City’s portion totaling $21,677.00.

Seconded by Mr. Larkin Questions about who this person would report to and it will be the Sheriff and there has been added a 6-month probationary period.

No further comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

The following Resolution offered and adopted:

RESOLUTION 50 Of 2019

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF ONE (1) POLICE OFFICER FOR THE BOSSIER CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21 of 2019 implemented a requirement assuring that the City department budgets not be exceeded by any hiring of any personnel; and

lice Officer.

WHEREAS, the hiring of one (1) Police Officer due to resignation of one Po-

WHEREAS, the administration and the department assures that all current budgets have been verified and that no authorized salary has been exceeded; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that the administration is authorized to proceed with hiring procedures for the fulfillment of this position.

The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Jeffery Darby, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Harvey, and adopted on the 16th day of July, 2019, by the following vote:

AYES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: Mr. Williams ABSTAIN: none ________________________________ Scott Irwin, President

________________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to approve Report of Final Change Order for A.R.T. Parkway/Swan Lake Road Pavement markings an increase of $4,063.70. Total cost of contract with increase $443,452.20.

Seconded by Mr. Larkin No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to approve Report of Change Order #1 for the LaSands Sewer Lift Station Project for an increase of $2,100.12. Total cost of contract with increase $199,900.12.

Seconded by Mr. Darby No comment Motion carried with following vote: Yeas: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey Nays: none Absent: Mr. Williams Abstain: none

The following Resolution offered and adopted:

RESOLUTION 51 Of 2019

A RESOLUTION TO HIRE ONE TRAFFIC CONTROL LEAD TECHICIAN AND HIRE ONE TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNICIAN, FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION, WITH BOTH HIRES DUE TO VACANCIES WITHIN THE DIVISION. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21 of 2018 implemented a requirement assuring that the City department budgets not be exceeded by any hiring of any personnel; and

WHEREAS, the positions of Traffic Control Lead Technician and Traffic Control Technician are vacant due to retirement, resignation or termination; and

WHEREAS, the administration and the department assures that all current budgets have been verified and not exceeded; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that the administration is authorized to hire one Traffic Control Lead Technician and to hire a Traffic Control Technician, for the Traffic Engineering Division, with both hires due to vacancies within the division.

The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Thomas Harvey, and seconded by Mr. Timothy Larkin, and adopted on the 16th day of July, 2019, by the following vote:

AYES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey

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NAYS: none ABSENT: Mr. Williams ABSTAIN: none ________________________________ Scott Irwin, President

of a curve to the left having the following data: Delta = 90˚00 ʹ, Tangent = 20 feet and Radius of 20 feet; run thence Southeasterly along said curve, a distance of 31.42 feet; run thence South 81˚56 ʹ30 ʺ West, a distance of 50 feet to the point of tangency of a curve having the following data: Delta = 90˚00 ʹ, Tangent = 20 and Radius = 20 feet; run thence along said curve in a Southwesterly direction, a distance of 31.42 feet; run thence South 81˚56 ʹ30 ʺ West, a distance of 540.59 feet to the point of curvature of a curve to ________________________________ the left having the following data: Delta = 25˚18 ʹ, and Radius = 408.70 feet; run thence Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk Southwesterly along said curve, a distance of 180.47 feet to a point on the Northeasterly line of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Right-to-Way; run thence South 33˚23 ʹ East, The following Resolution offered and adopted: along the East right-of-way line of the KCS-L & A Railway to the Southwest corner of Lot No. 12 of the Clay Plantation Pecan Orchard Subdivision Unit No. 1 as recorded in Book 141, Page 163, Records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana; run thence South 89˚05 ʹ East a RESOLUTION 52 OF 2019 distance of 601.54 feet; run thence North a distance of 363.60 feet; run thence South 89˚00 ʹ East a distance of 1,461.05 feet; run thence North 0˚05 ʹ East a distance of 10 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT feet; run thence South 89˚00 ʹ East a distance of 109.74 feet; run thence North 0˚11 ʹ FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT. East a distance of 495.13 feet; run thence North 89˚22 ʹ East a distance of 405.46 feet; _____________________________________________________ run thence North 27˚38 ʹ East, a distance of 447.90 feet, to a point being on the South boundary line of Barksdale Air Force Base, said point also being on a line common to WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 21 of 2018 implemented a requirement assurSections 2 and 11; run thence North 89˚59 ʹ East, along said line common to Sections 2 ing that the City department budgets not be exceeded by any hiring of any personnel; and 11; a distance of 1,214.24 feet to a point being the common corner of Sections 1, 2, and 11 and 12, Township 17 North, Range 13 West, run thence North 89˚59 ʹ East, along a WHEREAS, the position of Assistant Superintendent is vacant due to res- line common to Sections 1 and 12, a distance of 1,214.10 feet; run thence South 0˚02 ʹ ignation; and West, a distance of 173.50 feet; run thence South 89˚58 ʹ East, a distance of 1.00 foot; run thence South 0˚02 ʹ West, a distance of 150 feet; run thence South 43˚52 ʹ West, a WHEREAS, the administration and the department assures that all current distance of 41.51 feet; run thence South 0˚30 ʹ East, a distance of 673.38 feet; run budgets have been verified and that no authorized salary has been exceeded; and thence South 49˚16 ʹ East, a distance of 35.44 feet; run thence South 3˚40 ʹ East, a distance of 155 feet; run thence South 86˚20 ʹ West, a distance of 2.77 feet; run thence NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Bossier South 3˚40 ʹ East, a distance of 100 feet; run thence South 49˚24 ʹ West, a distance of City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that the administration is authorized to pro- 49.63 feet; run thence South 0˚30 ʹ East, a distance of 340.17 feet; run thence South ceed with hiring procedures for the fulfillment of this position.

43˚21 ʹ East, a distance of 58.47 feet; run thence South 7˚35 ʹ West, a distance of 146.79 feet; run thence North 82˚25 ʹ West, a distance of 43.67 feet; run thence South 7˚35 ʹ The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal ses- West, a distance of 190.88 feet to a point being on the Northerly high bank of Macks’ sion convened, was on motion of Mr. Jeff Free and seconded by Mr. Timothy Larkin, and Bayou; run thence South 0˚07 ʹ East, a distance of 83.86 feet to a point on the Southerly adopted on the 16th day of July, 2019, by the following vote: high bank of Macks’ Bayou, said point also being the Northeast corner of Lot 20 of Shady Grove Subdivision Unit No. 3 as recorded in Book 275, Pages 306 and 307 AYES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana; run thence South 80˚11 ʹ East, a distance of 381.77 NAYS: none feet; run thence South 71˚11 ʹ East, a distance of 621.77 feet; run thence South 69˚14 ʹ ABSENT: Mr. Williams East, a distance of 195.90 feet; run thence North 80˚04 East, a distance of 62.90 feet; ABSTAIN: none run thence East, a distance of 228.81 feet; run thence South, a distance of 925.27 feet; run thence South 89˚22 ʹ West, a distance of 4,987.20 feet to a point on the West Right________________________________ of-Way line of Parkway Drive, said point being the Southeast corner of Lot 7, Replat Scott Irwin, President Shady Grove Subdivision Unit No. 1; run thence South 33˚13 ʹ East along said West Right-of-Way line, a distance of 150 feet; run thence South 56˚47 ʹ West, a distance of ________________________________ 148 feet to a point on the East right-of-way line of the KCS-L & A Railroad; run thence Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk North 33˚13 ʹ West, along said East right-of-way line, a distance of 2,108.20 feet; run thence South 89˚22 ʹ West a distance of 1,254.45 feet to the East line of the Red River Mr. Irwin announced that there will be no meeting next week. levee; run thence along said East levee line, as follows: North 11˚36 ʹ West a distance of 1,780.5 feet, North 50˚05 ʹ West a distance of 917.93 feet, North 14˚35 ʹ05 ʺ West a disThere being no further business to come before this Council, meeting adjourned at tance of 1,439.59 feet, North 74˚19 ʹ30 ʺ West a distance of 1,008.28 feet, North 14˚45 ʹ 3:42 PM by Mr. Irwin West a distance of 653.58 feet, North 55˚22 ʹ20 ʺ West a distance of 1,545.24 feet, North 20˚39ʹ20 ʺ West a distance of 288.78 feet, North 36˚04 ʹ20 ʺ West a distance of 766.57 feet, North 14˚13ʹ20ʺ West a distance of 444.64 feet to a point being the intersection of Respectfully submitted: the Northeasterly line of the existing Red River Levee with the Northeasterly line of the original Red River Levee as shown with the Resubdivision of Fertile Gardens Unit No. 3 Phyllis McGraw as recorded in Book 60, Page 487 of Records of Bossier Parish, Louisiana; run thence City Clerk Northwesterly along said Northeasterly line of said original Red River Levee (being also the Northeasterly line of the existing levee) to the intersection with the Township line beJuly 24, 2019 tween Township 17 North, Range 13 West and Township 18 North, Range 13 West; run Bossier Press-Tribune East along the North line of Section 3, Township 17 North, Range 13 West, to point of beginning, which point is the intersection of the East right-of-way line of the Kansas City Southern Arkansas & Louisiana Railway Company with the North line of Section 3, Township 17 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, point of beginning and being all that part of Ward One, Bossier Parish, Louisiana within the City Limits of Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, as per Ordinance No. 800 recorded in Vol. 364, Page 290, Bossier Parish Records. In addition to all of the above described territory, there shall be *ONLY THOSE REGISTERED VOTERS IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS WHO RESIDE included within said District all of the territory lying within the municipal limits of Bossier WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF CYPRESS-BLACK BAYOU RECREATION AND City, Parish of Bossier, as said limits are now or may be hereafter constituted.

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA, SHALL BE Added by Acts 1958, No. 292, § 2. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 305, § 1; Acts 1968, No. ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSITIONS. 502, § 1.

The polls will be open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m. and shall remain open until not later than eight (8:00) o’clock p.m. The said special election will be held substantially in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Louisiana, except that the election /s/ Gary Wyche is called and shall be conducted, canvassed, and promulgated, and notice thereof given GARY WYCHE, President in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana /s/ Walter Bigby Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. The officials appointed to hold the election or WALTER BIGBY, Secretary such substitutes therefor as may be selected, designated and sworn in compliance with Sections 1286 through 1289 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as July 24, 2019 amended, will make due returns thereof to the Board of Commissioners, governing auBossier Press-Tribune thority of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana. Voting machines will be used in the conduct of the election. All qualified electors of the District will be entitled to vote. No voter shall be required to sign NOTICE TO VOTERS OF ballot or vote assessed valuation of property. a SPECIAL TAX ELECTION To the qualified electors of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on Tuesday, the 12th day of March, 2019, the Board of Commissioners, governing authority of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, ordered that a special election be held in said District on Saturday, the 12th day of October, 2019, for the purpose of submitting to all qualified electors of the District the following proposition:

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 10th day of December, 2019, at 4:00 o’clock p.m., the Board of Commissioners, governing authority of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, will meet in open and public session at the Nature Center Building, located in the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation Area, 135 Cypress Park Drive, Benton, Louisiana, and will, then and there, examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of said election.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Benton, Louisiana, by authority of a Resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, on the 12th day of March, 2019. /s/ Gary Wyche GARY WYCHE, President

MAINTENANCE MILLAGE PROPOSITION

Shall Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana, be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax of three and no hundredths (3.00) mills on all property subject to taxation within said District (with $2.2 million reasonably estimated to be collected per annum) (the “Tax”), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2020, for the purpose of improving, operating and maintaining the District’s facilities for public benefit, in lieu and cancellation and termination of the 1.54 mills approved on November 4, 2014, upon initial levy of the Tax?

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune PUBLIC NOTICE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF CYPRESS-BLACK BAYOU RECREATION AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA The area comprising the said District shall be all of Ward 2, Sections 19, 30 and 31, Township 20 North, Range 12 West; and Sections 6, 7, 8, 17 and 18 Township 19 North, Range 12 West of Ward 5, all in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and the following described property, to-wit:

Beginning at a point where the North line of Section 3, Township 17 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, intersects the East Right-of-Way line of Kansas City Southern-Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company; thence Southeasterly along the East Right-of-Way of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad Right-of-Way, to a corner of Barksdale Air Force Base, being also United States Monument No. 163, run thence along the Boundary of Barksdale Air Force Base as follows: North 89˚57 ʹ East, a distance of 1,552.96 feet, South 14˚15 ʹ East a distance of 1,714.94 feet, South 46˚15 ʹ East a distance of 1,203.08 feet to a point being the most Southerly Boundary corner of Barksdale Air Force Base; North 72˚35 ʹ50 ʺ East, a distance of 1,043.65 feet; South 17˚ 24 ʹ10 ʺ East, a distance of 130 feet; run thence North 72˚35 ʹ50 ʺ East, a distance of 20.43 feet; run thence South 17˚24 ʹ10 ʺ East, a distance of 150 feet; run thence South 62˚24 ʹ10 ʺ East, a distance of 42.42 feet; run thence South 17˚ 24 ʹ10 ʺ East, a distance of 35.7 feet; run thence South 25˚22ʹ45ʺ East, a distance of 68.96 feet; run thence South 33˚21 ʹ30 ʺ East, a distance of 211.17 feet, run thence South 20˚42 ʹ30 ʺ East, a distance of 121.26 feet; run thence South 8˚03 ʹ30 ʺ East, a distance of 157.16 feet; run thence South 81˚56 ʹ 30 ʺ West, a distance of 310 feet; run thence North 8˚03 ʹ30 ʺ West, a distance of 92.15 feet; run thence North 20˚42 ʹ30 ʺ West, a distance of 136.60 feet; run thence North 33˚21ʹ30 ʺ West, a distance of 137.34 feet; run thence North 25˚22 ʹ45 ʺ West, a distance of 155.06 feet; run thence North 7˚24 ʹ10 ʺ West, a distance of 35.7 feet; run thence North 62˚24 ʹ 10 ʺ West, a distance of 42.42 feet; run thence South 72˚35 ʹ50 ʺ West, a distance of 250 feet; run thence South 35˚02 ʹ 50 ʺ West, a distance of 50.45 feet; run thence South 72˚35 ʹ50 ʺ West, a distance of 30 feet; run thence North 70˚12 ʹ 10 ʺ West, a distance of 50.85 feet; run thence South 72˚35 ʹ50 ʺ West, a distance of 254.27 feet; run thence South 30˚23ʹ10 ʺ West, a distance of 55.35 feet to a point being the common rear corner of Lots 84 & 85 of said Bellaire Subdivision Unit No. 1; run thence South 23˚53 ʹ50 ʺ East, a distance of 101.20 feet; run thence South 33˚21 ʹ30 ʺ East, a distance of 351.05 feet; run thence South 71˚51 ʹ40 ʺ West, a distance of 32.7 feet; run thence South 8˚03 ʹ30 ʺ East, a distance of 203.2 feet to a point being the most Southeasterly corner of Bellaire Subdivision Unit No. 1, said point also being on the South Right-ofWay line of Bellaire Boulevard; run thence South 81˚56 ʹ30 ʺ West along said South Right-of-Way line of Bellaire Boulevard, a distance of 90 feet to the point of a curvature

A portion of the monies collected shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in the manner required by law.

Said election will be held at all polling places which are situated within the boundaries of Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District of the Parish of Bossier, Louisiana. All registered voters in each of the following precincts shall be eligible to vote on the proposition: POLLING PLACES

/s/ Walter Bigby WALTER BIGBY, Secretary

July 24 and 31, 2019 August 7 and 14, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Northeast Bossier Fire District No. 5 P. O. Box 810, Plain Dealing, LA 71064

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING A public meeting will be held as follows: DATE: August 1, 2019 TIME: 6:00 pm PLACE: NE Bossier Fire District #5, Training Center 605 Kilgore Road Plain Dealing, LA 71064 AGENDA: Call to Order Invocation Pledge Roll Call Approval of Minutes from the regular meeting, July 11, 2019.

Monthly Activity Reports Old Business -Follow up on New Business from previous meeting.

New Business -Discussion & decision on setting date for millage meeting.

Open Floor Discussion for Public Present Adjournment Prepared by: Danielle Vaughan, Secretary/Treasurer Northeast Bossier Fire District No. 5 P.O. Box 810, Plain Dealing, LA 71064 (318) 326-4044

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact Danielle Vaughan at (318) 326-4044 describing the assistance that is necessary.

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Receptionist in the Bossier Parish Police Jury Office at 204 Burt Boulevard, Benton, Louisiana, until the hour of 2:00 P.M., (CST), Monday, August 5, 2019, at which time bids will be opened read aloud in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, by the Purchasing Agent or his designated representative.

New Public Restroom at Parish Camp Project No. 2018-522 Bid Documents may be obtained from Civil Design Group, LLC, upon receipt of a deposit in the amount of $50.00 for each set of documents. Deposit for the first set is fully refundable, to all bonafide prime bidders who submit a bid, upon return of the docu-

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ments in good condition no later than ten (10) days following receipt of bids. The deposit on all other sets of documents will be refunded fifty percent (50%) upon return of documents as stated above. General Contractors not submitting a bid on the project will be refunded fifty percent (50%) of plan deposit upon return of bid documents within ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Bidding documents will be available at the address below on or about 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

Civil Design Group, LLC. All inquiries shall be directed to: 601 Spring Street, Suite B Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 (318) 674-9616 phone (318) 459-9166 fax Work on this Project includes all work as indicated in the Construction Documents (Bid Documents), which includes Drawings, Project Manual and Addenda (if any).

NOTE: BIDS SHALL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CONTRACTORS WHO ARE LICENSED UNDER LOUISIANA CONTRACTORS LICENSING LAW FOR THE MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OF “BUILDING CONSTRUCTION”.

Bids must be accompanied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the Total Bid (including any Alternates). Bid Security must be in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check or a satisfactory bid bond written by a company with a current A. M. Best Rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent), Financial Size Category ‘VII’ with a ‘Stable’ Outlook and licensed in the State of Louisiana.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish the following bonds written by a company with a current A. M. Best Rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent), Financial Size Category ‘VII’ with a ‘Stable’ Outlook and licensed in the State of Louisiana: Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount; Payment Bond in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the contract amount; and Maintenance Bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the contract amount.

The Contract Time shall be One Hundred and Twenty (120) calendar days. Liquidated Damages, as provided for in the Contract Documents, will apply for each consecutive calendar day that the Work is not completed beyond the date One Hundred and Twenty (120) calendar days after the date of commencement of the Work fixed in the Notice to Proceed, subject to such adjustments of the Contract Time as may be made according to the terms of the Contract Documents. Said sums shall in no event be construed to be a penalty; but only as damages fixed and agreed upon in advance.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after actual date of the opening thereof.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids with just cause. Bids which deviate from the Construction Documents will not be considered.

In accordance with Act No. 590 of the 2008 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature bids may be submitted electronically at www.bidsync.com. Vendors/Contractors who decide to submit electronic bids will also have to pay an annual fee for digital signatures as required by state law. Contractors who submit electronic bonds will need to pay an annual fee to http://surety2000.com/ RACHEL HAUSER, SECRETARY DOUG RIMMER, PRESIDENT BOSSIER PARISH POLICE JURY

July 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

The Board of Commissioners of the Bossier Levee District met in regular session on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Levee Board Office, 3404 Industrial Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana.

The President, Tim Larkin, called the meeting to order.

ROLL CALL PRESENT: ALLEY, BANTLE, LARKIN, MOORE, WEBB, AND TAUNTON MELVILLE, ATTORNEY standing in for M. THOMAS ARCENEAUX, ATTORNEY. ABSENT: MONTGOMERY, STELLY, AND ROBERT TOMASEK, DOTD ENGINER. The first order of business was opening prayer by Commissioner Webb and the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner Larkin.

On motion by Bantle, seconded by Alley and unanimously passed, the Board dispensed with the reading of the minutes and approved the minutes of the regular board meeting held on May 8, 2019.

REQUESTS BY VISITORS: Kirk Thomas, Agent with Pulley-White Insurance Agency, was present to discuss quotes and other information that he had received from United Fire and Glatfelter to replace the Commercial General Liability, Commercial Auto, and Commercial Property Insurance for the District due to letter of nonrenewal of insurance received from The Hanover Insurance Co. expiring on July 1st, 2019. In a comparison, United Fire & Indemnity Company offered broader coverage than others.

On motion by Alley, seconded by Moore, and unanimously passed the Board approved the Commercial General Liability, Commercial Auto, and Commercial Property Insurance for the District to be covered by United Fire & Indemnity Company effective July 1st, 2019. No comments from the public.

OLD BUSINESS: The Board continued a prior discussion regarding the placement of shipping containers located on the District’s lot at Dogwood Trail for the purpose of storing sandbags for future flood events on Red Chute Bayou.

The Board concluded that no action would be taken since there was no immediate need for sandbags nor sandbag storage at this time due to the fact that it is near the end of flood season.Discussions will continue with the City regarding the placement of the containers as the BLD and Testament Construction commence work on the Widening Project of the Red Chute Levee. No comments from the public.

NEW BUSINESS: The Board discussed continued issues with South Bossier Flooding, specifically Sligo Road and the Cane Bend area, and a feasibility study conducted by the USACE that offered some suggestions for channel improvements on Red Chute Bayou for possible consideration.

Mark Long discussed the ongoing impact study by Nixon Engineering and Dewberry Consultants for mitigating a possible levee raise, he also advised that the scope of the impact study had been expanded to include improvements to reduce South Bossier flooding. No comments from the public.

Tim Larkin, President advised the Board of the letter received from the Red River Waterway Commission referencing the nomination for the Bossier parish Seat. He notified the Board that he had drafted a letter based upon their verbal recommendations and mailed it to Governor Edwards, due to the fact that the deadline (30 days before July 1st) was prior to the Board Meeting, confirming that the BLD re-nominated Mr. David Jones to serve in the capacity as Commissioner for the RRWC. On motion by Alley, seconded by Bantle, and unanimously passed the Board approved to ratify the nomination for Mr. Jones for the next upcoming 6 years for his seat on the Red River Waterway Commission. No comments from the public.

The Board was updated on a letter of no objection written and mailed on May 30th, 2019 to the Metropolitan Planning Commission that was approved by President, Tim Larkin and Mark Long, Operations Coordinator on the proposed plat for The Excelerate Subdivision.

On motion by Webb, seconded by Bantle, and unanimously passed the Board approved the transfer of $150,000.00 from Huddleston Smith to the checking account for expenditures and payroll. No comments from the public.

LEVEE AND DRAINAGE REPORT :

Red Chute Levee Improvement Project - January 9, 2019 at 9:30 am. – opened bids on Red Chute Bayou Levee Improvement Project; with low bid of $5,145,791.49 from Testament Construction Services, LLC. - March 21, 2019 – Railroad contractor installed RR Crossing at Red Chute Levee.

- March 22, 2019 – contract signed with Testament Construction.

- April 10, 2019- held preconstruction meeting.

- May 6, 2019 - Received letter of no objection to issue notice to proceed from Statewide Flood Control.

- June 11, 2019 – on northern section of levee approximately one foot of water remains on levee toe as of this date; water elevation at Dogwood Trail is 160.21 and falling at an approximate rate of 0.1 feet per day.

Red Chute Levee Raise Project - Mitigation analysis for levee raise is being conducted by Nixon Engineering and Dewberry Consultants.

- June 6, 2019 – Kurt Nixon gave a power point presentation on ongoing study for mitigating potential levee raise impacts; analysis to be expanded to include improvements for south Bossier drainage.

Red Chute Bayou Channel - Recent high-water events have caused several slope failures on the bayou inside Barksdale AFB; work is needed to remove trees and stabilize slope failures near levee.

Work to be scheduled when water levels drop sufficiently to make a complete assessment of damages and allow for tree removal and placement of riprap.

Levee Inspection Schedule - Corps of Engineers Red River Levee Inspection was made on February 19, 2019. DOTD Red Chute Levee Inspection made on February 18, 2019. Corps of Engineers Red Chute Levee Periodic Inspection completed on June 10, 2019.

Red River Levee Certification - Levee certification expires September 30, 2019.

- May 8, 2018 – sent letter to Corps requesting their services in providing new levee certification.

Red River Corps Study - March 29, 2017 – Received schedule of activities for Corps Sediment Study and Hydraulic Analysis for the Red River; estimated time for Hydraulic Model to be finalized is July 2019 and the estimated time for the Sediment Model to be finalized is December 2019.

Bossier Drainage Maintenance Initiative - Red Chute brush removal between US 80 and I-20 scheduled to resume when site conditions dry.

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Flat River Erosion Repairs - Nixon Engineering – working on survey and preliminary design for erosion control work north of Sligo Road.

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19-336 thru 19-338 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, OFFICE OF CONSERVATION, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. Herndon Ditch In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with particular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held - October 10, 2018 – board approved a project to regrade 4400 LF of the ditch. in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, - October 18, 2018 - Newt Brown Contractor started work excavating and grading ditch.

- December 18, 2018 – channel excavation substantially complete; grading of spoil dirt to Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2019, upon the application of GEP HAYNESVILLE, LLC. be completed when site dries.

At such hearing the Commissioner of Conservation will consider evidence - February 11, 2019 – Ditch side slopes developed extensive embankment slides after relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the following matters relating to the Hayrecent Flat River high water event. nesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Elm Grove Field, Bossier and Caddo Parishes, Louisiana.

Red Chute Bayou Levee Culvert Rehab 1. To permit the applicant to drill, designate and utilize one cross unit horizontal well as a - May 9, 2018 – approval given for contract to line remaining unlined CMP Culverts on substitute unit well for HA RA SUTT, HA RA SU108, and HA RA SU68, at the loRed Chute Bayou Levee in the amount of $138,317.52. cation and in the general manner shown on the plat submitted with the application as Exhibit “A”, or at any legal location, in exception to the spacing provisions of Bossier Levee District Facility Upgrades the 361-L Series of Office of Conservation Orders, and in lieu of the undrilled - March 18, 2019 – M&M Builders started work on Bossier Levee District Facility Upcross-unit unit wells approved by Order No. 361-L-183, effective July 31, 2018. grades.

2. To permit the applicant to drill, designate and utilize four additional cross unit horizontal - April 8, 2019 – earthwork grading, drilled piers, stone base, and forms set for slabs on wells as alternate unit wells for HA RA SUTT, HA RA SU108 and HA RA SU68, at new shop and on existing shop. — - April 9, 2019 - concrete slab poured on existing the locations and in the general manner shown on said plat submitted with the equipment shed. application as Exhibit “A”, in exception to the spacing provisions of the 361-L Se- April 12, 2019 – poured concrete slab on new shop building. ries of Orders, and in lieu of the undrilled cross unit alternate unit wells approved - Construction on metal building scheduled to resume week of June 17, 2019.

by Order No. 361-L-183, effective July 31, 2018.

3. To find that the proposed cross unit horizontal wells are necessary to efficiently and ecoLevee and Drainage Crews nomically drain portions of the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, underlying HA RA - Mowing levees and drainage channels.

SUTT, HA RA SU108, and HA RA SU68, which cannot be so drained by any ex- Spraying herbicide on drainage channels and levees. isting well within such units, including the portions of the participating units con- Inspecting levees, channels, and drainage structures; cleaning outfall pipes and flap tained within 330’ of either side of the common unit boundaries between said gates. units.

- Repairing gates on levees.

4. To provide that with respect to horizontal wells drilled to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir - Cleaning debris buildup on bridges.

A, within or to serve HA RA SUTT, HA RA SU108, and HA RA SU68, where the - Servicing and repairing equipment. horizontal portion of the well is cased and cemented back above the top of the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, the distance to any unit boundary and any offset Equipment well(s) should be calculated based on the distance to the nearest perforation in - March 13, 2019 submitted purchase order for 3 new John Deere 6145M Tractors the wells and not based on the penetration point or terminus, and that the prothru the State Contract in the amount of $99,501.20 each. Estimated delivery time posed cross unit horizontal wells should be perforated no closer than 330’ to any August 15, 2019. unit boundary other than the common unit boundaries between said units.

5. To permit the unit operator of HA RA SUTT, HA RA SU108, and HA RA SU68 to produce - March 14, 2019 submitted purchase order for a new F-450 Crew Cab 4X4 Work the unit allowable for each of the units from the respective unit wells, any alternate Truck for tractor crew. Estimated August 15, 2019. unit well, or from any combination thereof, at its discretion.

6. To find that unit production from the proposed cross unit horizontal wells should be alloSurplus Equipment cated to each of the units from which they produce in the same proportion as the perforated length of the lateral in each such unit bears to the total length of the - The following surplus equipment to be sold at auction: perforated lateral as determined by an “as drilled” survey performed after such 1) 2003 Case MX 110 with 5313 hours; Equipment # 205. wells are drilled and completed, and that unit production should continue to be 2) 2016 John Deere 6135E with 459 hours; Equipment # 380. shared on a surface acreage basis.

7. To continue in full force and effect, except to the extent contrary herewith, the pertinent On motion by Bantle, with second by Moore, and unanimously approved, provisions of Order No. 361-L, effective July 29, 2008, as amended and supplethe Board authorized the Secretary for the District to make the payments in the total mented by the 361-L Series of Orders, the units created thereby, and all applicaamount of $194,973.00 as set forth in materials provided for the Board. th ble Statewide Orders.

On motion by Alley, seconded by Webb, the June 12 , 2019 Bossier Levee 8. To consider such other matters as may be pertinent.

District Board Meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:55 a.m.

The Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A was defined in Order No. 361-L, effective July 29, 2008, and redefined as to HA RA SUTT in Order No. 361-L-24, effective February 10, 2009. ___________________________ _______________________________ Plats are available for inspection in the Office of Conservation in Baton Deanna S. Rabb, Secretary Lindell Webb, 1st Vice President Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/conshearings July 24, 2019 All parties having interest therein shall take notice thereof.

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BY ORDER OF: NOTICE

Anyone who has information concerning the location or address of Matthew Cole Echols, who was last known to reside on Stockwell Road or Remington Drive in Bossier Parish, Louisiana or around the Highland Community area in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, please contact McConnell & Slattery, APLC, 121 South Main Street, Springhill, LA 71075 or by phone at (318) 539-2561.

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE is hereby given that the Benton – Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 5, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., in the Town Council Chambers located at 105 Sibley Street Benton, LA for the purpose of considering the following application:

The application of William Dell Bailey, requesting Amended Plat approval for Cypress Dream Subdivision being 0.974 acres more or less, located in Section 11, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, LA.

Martha Reyenga, Chairman

Benton-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

George C. Cummings, Administrator of the Succession of Charles C. Ferguson, Probate No. 19964, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, is seeking authority to sell immovable property owned by the Succession in the amount of $65,000.00, reserving unto the Succession all oil, gas and other minerals. Said property is described as follows: W ½ of SW ¼ of SW 1/4 , Section 25, East ¼ of SE ¼ of SE ¼ , Section 26, all in Township 17 North, Range 6 West, and containing in the aggregate 30 acres, more or less, Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Anyone that opposes this sell shall file an opposition or notify Douglas M. Stinson at P.O. Box 545, Benton, LA 71006, or at (318)965-5002, of said opposition within 7 days of publication of this notice.

July 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE The Bossier Parish Police Jury has scheduled a public hearing to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, to consider the application of Michael Kelsch, Raley and Associates, Inc., to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 9.654 acres, located in Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, LA, from R-A, Residence-Agricultural District, to B-3, General Business District, for future commercial development.

Rachel D. Hauser, Parish Secretary Doug Rimmer, President Bossier Parish Police Jury July 24 and 31, 2019 August 7, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

NOTICE The Bossier Parish Police Jury has scheduled a public hearing to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in the Police Jury Meeting Room, Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana, to consider approval of the application of Stephanie J. Hardaway to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for a Conditional Use Approval for dog boarding, grooming and daycare business, located at the southeast corner of Benton Road and Courtney Lane, in Section 29, Township 19 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, LA. Rachel D. Hauser, Parish Secretary Doug Rimmer, President Bossier Parish Police Jury July 10, 17 and 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Bossier Parish Assessor advises that the 2019 assessment listings, both real and personal property will be open for public inspection August 15 through 30, 2019. The listings are available daily except Saturdays and Sundays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Assessor’s Office on the 2nd floor of the Bossier Parish Courthouse, Benton, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, LA

RICHARD P. IEYOUB COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATION

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF CONSERVATION-ENGINEERING DIVISION AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. “This Notice does not constitute a summons to appear but is merely an invitation to attend the hearing if you so desire. Copies of this Notice are being sent to all known Interested and Represented Parties and Interested Owners. This Legal Notice has been published in THE ADVOCATE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will be published in The Caddo Citizen, Vivian, Louisiana, and Bossier Press-Tribune, Bossier City, Louisiana”.

July 24, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

Bobby W. Edmiston Assessor for Bossier Parish

July 24 and 31, 2019 Bossier Press-Tribune

PUBLIC NOTICE FTA TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAMS Contact: (225) 379-3060

This notice is to inform the public that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Public Transit Section, is accepting applications for the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) grant programs: Job Access and Reverse Commute (Section 5316); Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311); Intercity Bus Program (Section 5311(f)); and the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (Section 5310) for FY 2020-2021. Funding is available for FY 2020-2021 for operating and capital transportation projects. Be advised that there is a monetary match requirement for al FTA projects. Subrecipients applying for operating projects must provide a 50% match and capital projects require a 15% match for ADA accessible buses and 20% match for non-accessible buses.

It is the intention of LADOTD to submit a statewide grant application to the federal government in February 2020. In order to be selected, your organization must be an active participate in the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Planning Process. Information on this process is contained in the application.

It is a competitive grant process. If an application is selected for inclusion in the statewide grant and the FTA approves the grant then LADOTD enters into an agreement with the approved applicants for the purposes detailed in your application.

LADOTD encourages all minority based organizations to apply. Technical assistance is provided upon request. If you would like more information on upcoming application training, please call 225-379-3060.

On Thursday August 1, 2019, applications will be available on our website: www.dotd.louisiana.gov/intermodal/transit through the Louisiana Transit Electronic Application Management system (LATEAM). Intercity Bus applications – Section 5311(f) are available only on our website to download. For any questions regarding FTA Programs, you may call the DOTD-Public Transportation Section at (225) 379-3060. Electronic applications must be submitted online by November 1, 2019. The Intercity Bus Program application should be submitted to the address below by November 1, 2019: LA Department of Transportation & Development Public Transportation/Section 81, East Wing 5th floor 1201 Capitol Access Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

Applications received after November 1, 2019 will not be considered for a 2020 FTA Assistance Grant.

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