The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-04-20
ORDINANCE NO. 27s

WHEREAS, the following petition
,se this daypresented to the Police
Tnry Of the Parish Of Lafourche, to-wit-
..ro the Police Jury Of the parish Of
1o,onrche, State of Louisiana: N
.rhe petition of the undersigned cons
-,o;np the Drainage Board of Drainage
K;strict No 2, Of the Parish of Lafourche
Comprising all that portion OF TIE Par
~ Of Lafourche embraced within the
HseoIlowing boundaries, to- wit:
.pepiuning at the upper line Of the
ACADIA plantation, the property of Mrs.
Audrew Price, extending down the
1Ainht descending bank of Bayou Laf-
I,.sSrche to the upper line Of the tract OF
sv"nd known as the Firmin Thibodaux
: mack no. opposite Raceland, including the
pavou Blue Settlement as defined by
anrd;nance of the police Jury OF the par
IN of Lafourche, adopted on the llth
day of May, 1911;
"With respect shows,
"That it is for the pest lhterest OF the
It'd Instruct that it be reorganized I'M
ssSSSaYisting laws and vested with all
u usa nowers and authority now enjoyed
w pfrainage Districts organized under
existing laws.
uTbat in defining the territorial limits
..+ha reorganized district your petition
o. ",ronld Suggest that they be defined,
Oh. nd snch district described as follows:
upeeinning at the upper line of the
+; ..ndis nlan NATION, the property OF Mrs.
andrew Price, extending down the
nz;nht descending bank Of Bayou LAT
n1mrche to the upper line OF the tract OF
land known as the Flrmln IhlpodauX
j. m.nnt onnosite Raceland, thence along
~ INNER line of such tract to the forty
auant line. thence in a straight line to
~ boundary line between the parishes
sG ofonrche and Terrebonne, thence a
~ ,1 snch boundary line to a point in
i Ems with the upper line of the Acadia
Imitation ny thence in line with the up
ppsr line Of the Acadia plantation to Bay
ru I.afourche. 1t is being INTENDED TO
include ell territory IN the p stns OF La
aWherefore the premises considered
.orr netitioners pray that such Drain
~ nistrict be reorganized and its ter
r,torv accurately described rs herein
snrpested and herein prayed.
Respectfully Submitted,
w. II. Price,
Pierre NJ. Boudreaux,
Z. Wallace Lefort,"
And Whereas, 1T is the sence of this
nolice iury that said prayer should be
ks GRANTED and the Drainage District
~ reorganized and defined as sgGGes-
ted IN the said petition, 80
Therefore,
RI it ordained by the Police Jury OF
.he narish Of Lafourche, that Drainage
nistrict Number Two Of the parish OF
1afourche, Louisiana, be reorganlzed
And described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at the upper line of the A
c.dia plantation, the property OF Mrs.
Andrew Price, extending down the
light descending bank of Bayou LAT.
nurche 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
srpent line, thence in straight line to
the boundary line between the parishes
III Lafourche and Terrebonne, thence
Along such boundary line to point in
line with the upper line OF the Acadia
nlantation, thence in line with the up
lar line of the Acadia plantation to Bay
IN Iafourche. 1t being intended to In
clude all territory in the parish OF La
fourche within such boundaries.
Adopted March 18th, 1912.
cou,on J. L. Basset,
Clark President.