The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-05-04
ORDINANCE NO. 273

WHEREAS, the following petition
was this daypresented to the Police
Jury of the Parish of Lafourche,. to-wit'
"To the Police Jury Of the parish OF
I.afourche, State Of Louisiana:
.srhe petition Of the undersigned com
posing the Drainage Board of Drainage
District No 2, of the Parish Of Lafourche
comprising all that portion Of the Far
ish Of Lafourche embraced within the
following boundaries, to- wit:
beginning at the upper line OF the
Acadia plantation, the property OF Mrs.
Andrew Price, extending down the
right descending bank of Bayou Laf-
ourche to the upper line of the tract OF
land known as the Firmin Thibodaux
Track, opposite Raceland, including the
BAYOU Blue Settlement" as defined by
ordinance of the police Jury Of the par
ish of Lafourche, adopted on the llth
day Of May, 1911;
'sWith respect shows:
''That it is for the best interest OF the
said District that it be reorganized UNI
der existing laws and vested with all
the powers and authority now enjoyed
by Drainage Districts organized under
existing laws.
"That in defining the territorial limits
Of the reorganized district your petltlon
ers would suggest that they be defined,
and such district described. as follows:
beginning at the upper line Of the
Acadia plan tation, the property OF Mrs.
Andrew Price, extending down the
right descending bank OF Bayou l'af.
enrche to the upper line s 81 the i thaGs 81
Tract, opposite Raceland, thence along
the upper line Of such tract to the forty
arpent line, thence in straight line to
the boundary line between the parishes
Of Lafourche and Terrebonne, thence a
long such boundary line to point IN
plantation, thence in line with the up
Der line Of the. Acadia plantation to Bay
GU Lafourcha. 1t Is being Intended TO
include all territory in the parish Of La
fpurche within such boundaries.
"Wherefore the premises considered
your petitioners pray that such Drain
age District be reorganized and Its ter
ritory accurately described rs herein
suggested and herein prayed.
Respectfully Submitted,
w. H. Price,
Pierre Nj. Boudreaux,
p. Wallace Lefort,"
And Whereas, it is the sence OF this
police jury that said prayer shqula oe
Nor. reorganized and defined as sugges-
ted lin the said petition,
Therefore,,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
che parish of Lafourche, that Drainage
District Number Two Of the, parish OF
Lafourche, Louisiana, be Teorganlzed
and described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the upper line Of the A
cadia plantation, the property OF MIS-.
Andrew Price, extending down the
night descending bank OF bayou LAT.
ourche to- the upper line OF the tract OF
land known as the Firmin Thibodaux
tract. opposite Race,and, THENCE along
the uppem line of such tract to the forty |
arpent line, thence in straight line to |
the boundary line between the parishes
Of Lafourche and Terrebonne, THENCE |
along such boundary line to point in |
line with the upper line Of the Acadia !
plantation, thence in line with the up |
per line Of the Acadia plantation to Bay |
On Lafourche. 1t being intended to IN
alude oil territory in the parish OF La |
tourche within such boundaries.
Adopted March 18th, 1912.
q. J. Coulon j, L. Basset,
Clerk. President.