The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-04-13
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WHEREAS, the following petit

WHEREAS, the following petitio,
was this davprescn.c:' to the Polio
Jury of the Parish Of Lafou3e;is-, tow!
ssfro the Police Jury Of the parish o
| Lafourche, State OF Louisiana:
tThe petition of the undersigned cs,;n
posing the Drainage Beard Of Draining
district No 2, Of the Parish Of Lafolrch'
comprising all that portion of the Par
ish of Lafourche embraced within tn
following boundaries, to-wit:
beginning at the upper line of thu
Acadia plantation, the property of Mrs
Andrew Price, extending down til.
right descending bank of Bayou LAT
ourche to the upper line of the tract O
land known as the Firmin Thibodau1
Track, opposite Raceland, including the
Bayou Blue Settlement" as defined >hy
ordinance of the police Jury of the par
ish OF Lafourche, adopted on the lltE
day of May, 1911;
with respect shows:
.'That it is for the best interest of the
said District that it be feorganiZed I'M
der existing laws and vested with all
the powers and authority now enjoyed
by Drainage Districts organized under
existing laws.
.sThat in defining the territorial limits
of the reorganiZed district your petition
ers would suggest that they be defined,
and such district described as follows:
"Beginning at the upper line of the
Acadia plantation, the property OF Mrs.
Andrew Price, extending down the
right descending bank of Bayou LAT
land known as the Firmin Thibodaux
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 Terrehonne, thence a
long such boundary line to a 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
include all territory in the parish Of La
fourche within such boundaries.
"Wherefore the premises considered
your petitioners pray that such Drain
age District be reorganized and it's ter
ritory accurately described as 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 should be
be granted and the Drainage District
No2, reoreaniZed and defined as sugges-
ted in 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 reorganized
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the upper line Of the A.
cadia plantation, the property of MRS.
Andrew Price, extending down the
right descending bank of Bayou LAT
ourche to the upper line of the tract Of
land known as the Firmin Thibodaux
tract, opposite Raceland, thence along
the upper line OF such tract to the forty
arpent line, thence in q straight line to
the boundary line between the parishes
of Lafourche and Terrebonne, thence
along such boundary line to a point in
line with the upper line of the Acadia
thence in line with the up
per line of the Acadia plantation to Bay
GU Lafourche. 1t being intended to in
clude all territory in the parish of La
fourche within such boundaries.
Adopted March 18TH, 1912.
G. J. Coulon J, L. Basset,
Clerk President.