July 1, 2010

PUBLIC NOTICE
Edna Dixon Kelley is filing for divorce from Kendrick Vernard Kelley. Contact 409-750-2543.
6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15

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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Town of Rayville has been presented with a proposed ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA, PROVIDING FOR A DETAILED ESTIMATE OF ITEMS OF LIABILITIES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2010 TO JUNE 30, 2011.
The Town of Rayville will consider adoption of said ordinance at 6 p.m. on JUNE 28, 2010 at the Town Hall, at which time a public hearing shall be held on said proposed ordinance in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 33 :406.
6/24, 7/1

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Region 8 is submitting a One-Year Modification of the Region 8 Plan for PY10 - Workforce Investment Act Title 1, and LWIA-83 is submitting a One Year Modification Plan for the Local Plan for PY10 of WIA Title 1.
Any comments concerning these Plans should be addressed to the Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc., 1504 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, LA. 71201. The complete plans are available for review at the Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc., office located at 1504 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.
The Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. “Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.” TDD-1-800-960-0281.
6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8

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PUBLIC NOTICE
Richland Parish Pilot Planning Program Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Kick-off Meeting - July 14, 2010, 5;30-7;30p.m.
Richland Parish Courthouse (4th floor), 708 Julia St., Rayville, Louisiana
BY ORDER OF RICHLAND PARISH POLICE JURY
Kathy Burns, Secretary-Treasurer

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RICHLAND PARISH POLICE JURY
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M. - JUNE 7, 2010
President called the meeting to order with the invocation by Mr. Moore
Pledge of allegiance
Roll call revealed the following present:
Present: Ms. Gee, Green, Messers: Moore, Smith, Lofton, Tatum, McKay, Gilley and Washington.
Motion by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. McKay to approve the agenda.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Lofton, seconded by Ms. Gee to approve the minutes of Richland Parish Police Jury Special Meeting of May 11, and Regular Meeting of May 3, 2010 as presented to the official journal - The Richland Beacon News.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
LSU Extension Service Report - Ms. Joanna Strong
President recognize visitors.
Motion by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Smith to send a letter to Jerry and Sarah Robinson at 566 Charleston Drive, Oak Ridge, La 71264, concerning cleaning up their property on Hwy 80 West of Start, Louisiana.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
After addressing the lawn issue at the Richland Parish Health Unit in Rayville, Ms. Diane Pritchard presented three quotes as follows:
• U.S. Lawns (with a contract) $3,300.00/275.00 a month /every 7 days
• M and K Enterprises, LLC (no contract) $ 425.00 a month/100.00 every 10 days
• White Gold Farm (no contract) $360.00/120.00 3x a month
Motion by Mr. Moore, seconded by Ms. Green to accept the lowest quote from Wayne Chapman (White Gold Farm) in the amount of $360.00 a month.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Tatum, seconded by Mr. Smith to accept the bid for legal advertising at $5.00 per square and billed out at $4.80 per column inch from Richland Beacon News as the official journal for Richland Parish Police Jury beginning July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Gilley, seconded by Mr. McKay to re-appoint Mrs. Mary Pruitt to the Richland Parish Library Board for another term of five years beginning July 12, 2010 through July 12, 2015.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Lofton to take the sales tax proposition off the table for discussion.
Yeas: Messers: Moore and Lofton
Nays: Ms. Gee, Green, Messers; Gilley, McKay, Smith and Tatum
Abstain: None
Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED.
Due to the July 4th Holiday a motion was made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. McKay to change the meeting date of the Police from July 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. to July 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Smith, seconded by Ms. Gee to hire Sherman Ashley as foreman at the Rayville Barn with a six month probation period and starting pay at $12.52 an hour.
Substitute motion by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Tatum to hire Mr. Donnie Adcock as foreman for the Rayville Barn.
Yeas: Messers: Moore, Tatum and Gilley
Nays: Ms. Gee, Green, McKay, Lofton and Smith
Abstain: None
Absent: None
SUBSTITUTE MOTION FAILED.
ORIGINAL MOTION PASSED.
Motion by Mr. McKay, seconded by Mr. Gilley to ratify the following two (2) employees with an hourly pay:
• Corey Harris $11.09
• Nicholas Hutson $8.96
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. McKay, seconded by Mr. Gilley to raise the hourly wages for the following three (3) employees:
• Larry Harrell $11.96
• Brandon Casey $11.96
• Billy Trichell (Foreman) $16.00
Substitute Motion by Ms. Green, seconded by Mr. Moore to raise the hourly pay for the first two employees and raise the hourly pay for Billy Trichell to a step increase of $13.54 an hour.
Yeas: Ms. Gee, Green, Messers: Moore, Smith and Tatum
Nays: Messers: Lofton, McKay and Gilley
SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED.
ORIGINAL MOTION FAILED.
Motion by Mr. McKay, seconded by Mr. Tatum to honor request from James Brown and asphalt the Frank Walker Road with a 100% reimbursement to the Police Jury.
Yeas: Moore, McKay, Smith, Lofton, Tatum and Gilley.
Nays: Ms. Green and Gee
Abstain: None
Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED.
Motion by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Smith that the Police Jury request David Doughty, Assistant District Attorney to send a letter to Gary D. Oglesby concerning cleaning up his property located at 476 Crew Lake Loop, Rayville, La 71269.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Gilley, seconded by Mr. McKay to deny claims filed by Shannon Rogers and Lloyd Greer for damage done to vehicle while traveling on a parish road.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
Motion by Mr. Tatum, seconded by McKay to adjourn.
Yeas: All Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: None
MOTION CARRIED. UNANIMOUSLY.
/s/ Kathy Burns /s/ Jesse Washington
Secretary-Treasurer President

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PUBLIC NOTICE
This is to certify that the RICHLAND PARISH SHERIFF has complied with Louisiana Revised Statute 39:1306 relative to public participation in the Budget process for the Year Ended June 30, 2011. Notice of availability for public inspection, and public hearing was held in compliance with applicable statute.
DATE: 6/28/2010 CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF

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PUBLIC NOTICE
This is to certify that the RICHLAND PARISH SHERIFF-DETENTION CENTER has complied with Louisiana Revised Statute 39:1306 relative to public participation in the Budget process for the Year Ended June 30, 2011. Notice of availability for public inspection, and public hearing was held in compliance with applicable statute.
DATE: 6/28/2010 CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF

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STATE OF LOUISIANA * PARISH OF RICHLAND
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
IN RE: ELLIS M. BOOTHE, JR. d/b/a FILED: JUNE 22, 2010
BACKWATER PROPERTIES Stacie S. Williamson
No. 41783-C Deputy Clerk of Court
MONITION
WHEREAS, ELLIS M. BOOTHE, JR. d/b/a BACKWATER PROPERTIES purchased the property described below at the tax sale conducted by Charles McDonald, Sheriff and Ex-Officio tax collector. Tract was purchased on May 4, 2005.
WHEREAS, ELLIS M. BOOTHE, JR. d/b/a BACKWATER PROPERTIES has applied to this Court for monition for advertisement, in conformity with La. Rev. Statutes 13:4941 through 4951 and La. Rev. Statute 47:2228, which allow tax title to be quieted by a monition proceeding after five (5) years prescription has passed from the date of the sale.
THEREFORE, in the name of the State of Louisiana and the Fifth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Richland, all interested persons who can establish any right, title or claim in and to the property described below, and consequence of any informality in the order, decree or judgment of the Court under which the sale referred to above was made, or any irregularity, or illegality in the appraisement and advertisements, in time or manner of sale, or for any other defects whatsoever, to show cause, within thirty (30) days from the date on which this monition is first advertised, why the sale so made should not be confirmed and why the tax title to the property should not be quieted.
The property affected by this monition is:
“Lots 49 and 50 of Woolen Lake Subdivision, in Lots 11 and 12, Section 16, T 14 N, R 5 E, Richland Parish, Louisiana.”
RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA, this 22nd day of June, 2010.
Stacie S. Williamson
Dy. CLERK, FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF RICHLAND, STATE OF LOUISIANA
7/1, 7/29

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SHERIFF’S SALE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland
Fifth District Court
CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC
vs. No. 41,667 SECTION A
LILLIE MARIE GRANT
By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Honorable FIFTH District Court in and for the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered cause and to me directed as Sheriff, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in the town of Rayville, Louisiana, within legal hours of sale, on
JULY 14, 2010
the following described property, to-wit:
LOT 7 AND 8 OF BLOCK 294 OF THE DELHI LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY’S PLAN OF AND ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF DELHI, RICHLAND PARISH, LA, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS SITUATED THEREON, WHICH HAS THE ADDRESS OF 303 FLORIDA STREET, DELHI, LA 71232
Seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and all costs.
Terms of sale: Cash to the last and highest bidder, WITH the benefit of appraisement.
CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF
JUNE 10, 2010
JULY 1, 2010

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SHERIFF’S SALE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland
Fifth District Court
CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE
vs. No. 41,663 SECTION C
LEVI JAY MINCHEW AND AMANDA DARLENE ERWIN MINCHEW
By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Honorable FIFTH District Court in and for the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered cause and to me directed as Sheriff, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in the town of Rayville, Louisiana, within legal hours of sale, on
JULY 14, 2010
the following described property, to-wit:
LOT 11 OF FULLER SUBDIVISION AS PER PLAT BY JOHN W BAKER & ASSOCIATES, DATED JULY 8, 1974, AND FILED IN CONVEYANCE BOOK 250, PAGE 828, REGISTRY NO. 216848, OF THE RECORDS OF RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA
Seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and all costs.
Terms of sale: Cash to the last and highest bidder, WITHOUT the benefit of appraisement.
CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF
JUNE 10, 2010
JULY 1, 2010

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SHERIFF’S SALE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland
Fifth District Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
vs. No. 41,691 SECTION A
HENRY WASHINGTON, III
By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Honorable FIFTH District Court in and for the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered cause and to me directed as Sheriff, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in the town of Rayville, Louisiana, within legal hours of sale, on
AUGUST 4, 2010
the following described property, to-wit:
A CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND SITUATED IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF DELHI, LA, FRONTING 50 FEET ON TREZEVANT STREET AND EXTENDING BACK NORTH BETWEEN PARALLEL LINES 125 FEET BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY JENNY CALLION, ON THE EAST BY AARON STREET, ON THE SOUTH BY TREZEVANT STREET AND ON THE WEST BY PROPERTY OF RUFUS SHELTON, RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA
Seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and all costs.
Terms of sale: Cash to the last and highest bidder, WITH the benefit of appraisement.
CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF
JULY 1, 2010
JULY 22, 2010

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SHERIFF’S SALE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland
Fifth District Court
CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC
vs. No. 40,743 SECTION A
DANIEL LYNN PALMER
By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Honorable FIFTH District Court in and for the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered cause and to me directed as Sheriff, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in the town of Rayville, Louisiana, within legal hours of sale, on
AUGUST 4, 2010
the following described property, to-wit:
EXHIBIT “A “
A CERTAIN LOT OF LAND, as beginning at a point 700 feet West of the SE corner of NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 16, Township 17 North, Range 6 East; thence North 420 feet; thence West 210 feet thence S 420 feet; thence East 210 feet; back to the Point of Beginning, being the 2 acre tract on which the Lonnie H. Robinson residence is situated, together with all buildings and improvements situated thereon.
Which has the address of 724 Robinson Road, Rayville, LA 71269
Seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and all costs.
Terms of sale: Cash to the last and highest bidder, WITH the benefit of appraisement.
CHARLES M. MCDONALD, Sheriff
JULY 1, 2010
JULY 22, 2010

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SHERIFF’S SALE
State of Louisiana
Parish of Richland
Fifth District Court
TIB- THE INDEPENDENT BANKERS BANK
vs. No. 41,721 SECTION A
TIMOTHY LYN FULMER AND COURTNEY MEDLIN FULMER
By virtue of a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE issued out of the Honorable FIFTH District Court in and for the Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in the above styled and numbered cause and to me directed as Sheriff, I have seized and taken into my possession and will offer for sale at public auction at the east door of the court house in the town of Rayville, Louisiana, within legal hours of sale, on
AUGUST 4, 2010
the following described property, to-wit:
Exhibit “A”
TRACT 1:
A certain parcel of land described as beginning 313.065 feet NE of a point where the West R/W line of State Hwy. 137 (formerly #47) intersects the S line of Mrs. Claudia Deere’s property situated in SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec. 17 T16N, R7E, (NE corner of Leon Gibson lot) thence West parallel with South line of Deere property 417.2 ft.; thence N’easterly parallel with West R/W line of State Hwy. #137 104.355 ft.; thence Easterly parallel with South line of said Deere property a distance of 417.42 ft. to the West R/W line of said Hwy. #137: thence Southwesterly along West edge of said Hwy. R/W a distance of 104.355 ft. to the point of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less.
LESS AND EXCEPT:
0.007 ACRE TRACT SOLD TO DEPTARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1986 IN CONVEYANCE BOOK 341, PAGE 283
TRACT 2:
A certain parcel of land described as beginning at a point on the west right-of-way line of State Highway 137, at a point 417.42 feet northeast of a point where the west right-of-way line of State Hwy. 137 (formerly #47) intersects the south line of Mrs. Claudia Deere’s property situated in the Southwest Quarter of Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 of NE 1/4) Section 17, Township 16 North, Range 7 East, (Northeast corner of lot bought by Leo Gibson in Book 187 page 556); thence west parallel with south line of Deere property 417.42 feet; thence north easterly parallel with west right-of-way line of State Hwy. #137, distance of 55.00 feet; thence easterly parallel with south line of said Deere property a distance of 417.42 feet to the west right-of-way line of said Hwy. #137; thence southwesterly along west edge of said Hwy. right-of-way a distance of 48.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing one-half (1/2) acre, more or less.
Seized as the property of the defendant and will be sold to satisfy said Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and all costs.
Terms of sale: Cash to the last and highest bidder, WITH the benefit of appraisement.
CHARLES M. MCDONALD, SHERIFF
JULY 1, 2010
JULY 22, 2010

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