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Service League names winners

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ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana Parish School Board spent much of its final meeting of 2015 celebrating accomplishments.

The board recognized its three 2015-16 Teachers of the Year: Tonya Aaron for elementary, Heather Howle for middle school and Brandi Chism for high school. They will now compete for regional and possibly statewide honors. “These teachers are very dedicated to their students,� said Human Resources Supervisor Beverly Grant.

Nicole Means, who teaches ninth grade classes in advanced placement human geography and world geography, traveled to the Galapagos Islands in September on a National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship and discussed how her students used the trip to create books about conservation for students at Bains and Bains Lower.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Morgan Chism read her book, “Lonesome George,� and Madison Pollet and Sydney Corbin read their book, “The

Council on Aging activities

Wilson Christmas parade

Floats participating in this year’s Wilson Christmas parade are encouraged to get creative, using the ideas of joy, love, peace, believing and Christmas or the theme “The Joy of Christmas Unityâ€? as a guide. äSee GILL, page 5G

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School Board recognizes top teachers, others

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX

Winners of the St. Francisville Christmas parade, held on Dec. 6, which is hosted each year by the Women’s Service League, included Arts for All, first place; the Reid family, second place; and Feliciana Federal Credit Union, third place.

Recognition for having the best lighting displays went to businesses MaMills, Salon Today and Bank of St. Francisville. Residential winners include the Brashiers, the Motts and the Robergs.

The parade and lighting displays are held during the annual Christmas in the Country event in West Feliciana Parish.

The East Feliciana Parish Council on Aging, 11102 Bank St., in Clinton, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Most activities for seniors start at 11 a.m. and lunch is served at noon.

The East Feliciana Public Transit offers transportation for the elderly to East Baton Rouge Parish Monday through Friday.

Call (225) 683-9862 for information.

FRIDAY: 11 a.m., Grace Baptist School singers to perform.

MONDAY: 11 a.m., exercise class.

TUESDAY: 11 a.m., games.

WEDNESDAY: closing early.

DEC. 24: Closed for Christmas Eve. DEC. 25: Closed for Christmas.

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The board also recognized: n senior Zoe Williams, who was named a Commended Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Program n the high school volleyball team, which received the 2015 Capital City Board of Volleyball Officials Sportsmanship Award for Division III Superintendent Hollis Milton presented eight school system employees with 10-year service awards and 11 with 20-year service awards.

Earning 10-year awards were Tonya Aaron, Zenobia Carter, Alicia Hamilton and Sarah Rachal, of Bains Lower Elementary; Lashonda Ferguson and Desie Reed, of the Family Service Center; Veronica Ulmer, of the middle school; and Shannon Hall, of the high school.

Earning 20-year awards were Rose Cage and Vickie Jarreau, of Bains Lower; Virginia Arceneaux, Carol Crankshaw and Lashonda Franklin, of the Family Service Center; Julie Horn and Karen Jackson, of Bains Elementary; and Ricky Chatman, Robb Odom, Stacey Sullivan and Celeste Thornhill, of the high school.

Advocate photo by HOWARD ARCENEAUX

Santa Claus dropped in on West Feliciana Middle School via a helicopter during the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office’s annual toy giveaway on Saturday. ä See story, 2G.

East Feliciana Parish Police Jury

Panel changes course, votes to approve subdivision plat

BY JAMES MINTON

Special to The Advocate CLINTON — After saying last week they would not approve a subdivision plat because a barn extends into a servitude of passage, East Feliciana Parish police jurors reversed themselves Tuesday.

Jurors approved the subdivision plat for Barry Dwire Jr. after the seller, Mike Mullens, claimed Parish Planning and Commission Chairman Richard Howell overrode the commission by “speaking negatively� against the commission’s vote to grant the two a variance for the intrusion into the servitude.

Howell said he merely pointed out in the Dec. 7 jury meeting that the commission, with two members dissenting, did not follow the parish’s ordinance because a variance requires a public hearing.

Jurors said on Dec. 7 they agreed with Howell but changed their tune Tuesday when Mullens complained that Howell’s “personal decision� is

jeopardizing Dwire’s plans to be out of his current home by Dec. 26.

The meeting was the last in the jurors’ current terms and the final meeting for jury President Dennis Aucoin and Juror Larry Beauchamp. Aucoin did not seek a third term in the fall elections, and Beauchamp was defeated Oct. 24 by Michael Cheatham.

Beauchamp, who served a total of 20 years, thanked the other jurors for “coming together� during the past eight years to get the jury on a sound financial footing and to overlay 77 miles of parish roads with money the jury managed to save up over several years. “This is the first time that the jury has taken money generated only in this parish and overlaid any roads,� he said.

Beauchamp also commended Aucoin as “the best man I’ve ever served with.�

Aucoin, who only voted during his terms as president to break ties, was called into action Tuesday when jurors were

split 4-4 on filling a vacancy on the board of commissioners for Gas Utility District 2, which serves the Ethel area.

Jurors Ed Brooks, Dwight Hill, Jason McCray and Louis Kent wanted to reappoint Donna Allen to the board, while Chris Hall, Keith Mills, Sean Smith and Beauchamp supported Johnny Strain. To break the tie, Aucoin voted for Strain.

Jurors have been more attentive to the district since 2013, when several of them discovered the district’s equipment being used on private property on behalf of a private water company. They also criticized district Director Michael Bradford and district employees for working off the clock to install gas lines on private property and undercutting area plumbers.

Hall said before the meeting he wanted Strain to sit on the board because Strain would not be “pushed around� by Bradford, who is the School Board president and a prominent political force in the parish.

Advocate staff photo by STACY GILL

Black and white photography of buildings and landscapes in Jackson, taken by Yolanda D’Aquilla, were printed on acid free paper and donated by D’Aquilla and her husband, Billy D’Aquilla, mayor of St. Francisville, to be preserved in the Jackson time capsule. A Watchman newspaper, pamphlets about Jackson and East Feliciana, grocery store food prices and more also will be preserved.

Time capsule marks end of Jackson bicentennial

BY STACY GILL

sgill@theadvocate.com Black and white photography depicting the architecture and landscape of Jackson was displayed in the town’s Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, alongside tourism brochures about East Feliciana Parish, an insert showing grocery store prices, a Watchman newspaper and pop culture lists compiled by area students.

The items were part of a Saturday celebration, the final in a year of bicentennial activities and events celebrating Jackson’s 200th birthday.

The memorabilia will be enclosed inside a time capsule and preserved either at Jackson Town Hall or featured inside a special case and opened 100 years from now, explained Mary Jo Salmon, chairwoman for Jackson’s bicentennial äSee CAPSULE, page 2G

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Santa Claus visits sheriff’s toy giveaway Advocate staff report

For the 15th consecutive year, the West Feliciana Sheriff’s Office held its annual toy giveaway in the West Feliciana Middle School’s gym for children in the

Advocate staff photos by STACY GILL

Members of the Second Baptist Church choir perform with Pastor Clark and Gail Fooshee, at right, during Jackson’s endof-bicentennial program on Saturday.

parish.

Sheriff Austin Daniel said donations from the community paid for more than

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toys were made by Louisiana State Penitentiary inmates and donated for the children.

He said each child received a new toy and a wooden toy.In addition, dozens of bicycles that were refurbished by the inmates were raffled off to lucky children during the program on Saturday.

The annual giveaway also featured free food and refreshments and a special visit

by Santa Claus, who was flown in for the

Orynna Walker, 5, is all smiles after she tells Santa Claus what presents she hopes to receive during the toy giveaway.

event by helicopter.

committee. “I did my research on time capsules and learned that things have to be preserved a very specific way,� Salmon said. “There were so many things we couldn’t include, such as electronics, things with batteries or color photography.

All of that stuff will not keep underground, which is one of the reasons we decided not to actually bury the time capsule.�

The photographs of the town buildings, churches and street scenes, which were taken by Yolanda D’Aquilla, could only be submitted in black and white and printed on special acid-free paper. The photographer and her husband, St. Francisville Mayor Billy D’Aquilla, donated the printing costs for the images.

Students from East Feliciana High School and Jackson Elementary listed popular movies, songs, television shows, books, toys, sports teams, electronic gadgets, cars, fashion and more from present day to be included in a cylindrical stainless steel capsule, which has been registered with an Atlanta-based company that keeps official records of capsules worldwide.

Attendees of Saturday’s program were invited to sign their names using special archival ink on acid-free paper.

Anything printed, such as copies of newspaper articles, pamphlets and menus will all have to be recopied on the special so they will last the next centennial, Salmon said.

Jackson Mayor Charles Coleman holds the time capsule that will be preserved, featuring memorabilia about the East Feliciana Parish community.

Salmon, who has worked previously on the town’s Master Plan, thanked the dozens of volunteers and organizations who helped with the bicentennial events over the past year. “We especially want to thank Mayor Charles Coleman for making the bicentennial celebrations possible, both with funding and in direction,� Salmon said.

During the program, the Rev. Clark Fooshee, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Jackson, said a prayer blessing Jackson leaders, first responders and program organizers.

Women from the church’s choir and Fooshee sang Christmas carols, and refreshments were served.

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Noah Doney, 7, watches as his friend, Zachary McClure, picks out a toy at the West Feliciana Parish Middle School gym on Saturday.

Santa Claus arrives near West Feliciana Middle School in a helicopter before the start of the toy giveaway.

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west feliciana WEST FELICIANA PETS Williams seeks to secure riverfront land deal

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX

West Feliciana Parish Council

ST. FRANCISVILLE — One thing became evident during Monday’s West Feliciana Parish Council meeting: Lea Williams is not going to go away without a fight.

In the penultimate meeting of the present council, Williams sought to have the parish expropriate a parcel of land at the Mississippi riverfront that has been her target since she first was elected.

She introduced an ordinance that would amend the parish’s Building and Grounds budget in order to appropriate funds either $62,000 or $65,000 to cover expenses related to expropriation.

Fireworks between Williams and a number of people began almost immediately after her presentation about what property she wants the parish to expropriate. “I’m asking we be put right with what we originally had,� Williams said.

Paul A. Lambert Jr., representing the heirs of Paul Lambert Sr., who own some of the property located on a map presented by Williams, asked how many acres she wished to expropriate because she hadn’t presented a survey or legal description of the land.

She said 41.9 acres, but Lambert countered that the entire scope of land she wants the parish to expropriate is close to 103 acres. “I don’t think this description is legal. I don’t know how you can expropriate anything without a legal description,� Lambert said.

Alan Kirkpatrick, a member of the Port Commission, told Williams she is putting the cart before the horse because it isn’t clear how much money she is seeking and there isn’t a legal description for what she is seeking with the ordinance.

She also sparred with Parish President Kevin Couhig, who accused her of being unprepared, and with Sydney Picou Walker, an incoming council member. Picou Walker said she was “utterly shocked� by the whole proceeding because Williams had not clearly identified what steps need to be taken to properly expropriate any property. “This whole mess with the riverfront has gone on too long,� Picou Walker said. “I don’t believe it’s legal, and I don’t believe it’s appropriate.�

The council voted 3-3 on Williams’ request to add an amendment to the ordinance to include the $65,000 to begin expropriation. Melvin Percy, Melvin Young and John Kean voted against the request, while Otis Wilson, Heather Howle and Williams voted for it. Ricky Lambert abstained.

At that point, Howle urged Williams to recess the public hearing and take up the issue at the final meeting on Dec. 28, which she did. “You can do what you want, but I’m going to veto this, and you’ll need a supermajority to override it,� Couhig said. “Unless you can get five votes, you’re wasting your time.�

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Orientation helpful for Parish Council-elect

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to The Advocate

ST. FRANCISVILLE — The incoming West Feliciana Parish Council got a head start on learning about governing the parish’s business at an orientation session Dec. 4 at The Francis.

The three new council members — Sydney Picou Walker, John Thompson and Bill May — joined Melvin Young and Mel Percy, the two returning councilmen, at the informal meeting, along with department heads and staff from the parish office.

After introductory remarks from Parish President Kevin Couhig, the council-elect received briefings on the parish’s Home Rule Charter, Robert’s Rules of Order, parliamentary procedure and overall basic functions and responsibilities of the council. It also learned about the financial structure of the parish, the budget and the different funds and sources for revenue. They also considered committees and what issues they’ll be faced with immediately in January. “It was a very successful retreat,� said Picou Walker, who served previously on the Police Jury from 1987-1991. “The only thing is we ran out of time.

Basically, we went through the organizational chart of the parish office. We received an overview of the parish charter and things like the difference between an ordinance and a

“The most important thing we could do is demonstrate to the public we take their business seriously, and we will treat each other professionally and how to disagree without being disagreeable. We need to change the council to one of professional cooperation, rather than a circus.�

KEVIN COUHIG, West Feliciana Parish president

resolution. It was very beneficial and I thought a great idea.

It was very well-organized and put together, and I wish the first time I served we had done something like that.�

The new council will be sworn in Jan. 11 and will attend an orientation by the Police Jury Association of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Jan. 13. “I wish somebody had been able to do that for me when I became Parish President,�

Couhig said. “There’s so much information you have to learn so quickly. I think its main purpose was to give them information, so we’re all on same wavelength and start thinking as a body. I think the more they

talk with each other and the more they talk with us, the better everyone will be.�

Several issues made for a rocky relationship between the Council and Couhig when he became the parish’s first elected president. There was often friction with some members over the council’s legislative obligations and responsibilities and his executive authority. He said at this juncture in the parish’s history it’s particularly important the transition from seven members to five is smooth, and it’s important they get off on the right foot. “The most important thing we could do is demonstrate to the public we take their business seriously, and we will treat each other professionally and how to disagree without being disagreeable,� Couhig said. “We need to change the council to one of professional cooperation, rather than a circus.�

Bill McClendon, a retired attorney and an adjunct professor at LSU, discussed the importance of effective communication and listening. “The biggest point that was made is that personal feelings need to be left at the door and that everybody is to be treated with dignity and respect,�

Walker said. “We want to turn the council around so the public has restored faith in government.�

The orientation meeting is available for viewing online at WFParish.org.

The West Feliciana Animal Humane Society operates as a low-kill shelter in St. Francisville.

The facility, 9946 W. Feliciana Parkway, is open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; and every day from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Adoption fees are $75 for dogs and $50 for cats.

Fees cover spaying/neutering, deworming, rabies shots, tests and all immunizations until the animal is adopted.

For information, call (225) 635-5801 or visit wfanimalshelter.wix.com/wfanimalshelter.

Harry, a 1-year-old male chow chow-Labrador retriever mix

Jared, a 5-month-old male domestic shorthair tabby Nellie, a 3-month-old female domestic shorthair tuxedo Photos provided by DARLENE REAVES

Brewster, a 6-year-old male German shepherd mix

WEST FELICIANA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKINGS GUERIN, JACOB M.: 36, 7200 Rougon Road, Port Al-

The following people were booked into West len, criminal trespassing.

Feliciana Parish Prison by the West Feliciana MATHIEU, KEVIN W.: 26, 7508 Dogwood Drive, New Sheriff’s Office Nov. 22-28: Orleans, fugitive from Orleans Parish.

BURRIS, CLYDE E.: 41, 12400 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, possession with intent to distribute synthetic marijuana cigarettes.

GREMILLION, MATTHEW C.: 28, 427 T-Coons Road, Mansura, possession of drug paraphernalia.

ODOM, JOYLACIA L.: 20, 126 Cherry St., New Roads, driving under suspension, switched motor vehicle tag and no insurance.

SMITH, CODY W.: 17, 11420 U.S. 61, St. Francisville, simple criminal damage to property and theft.

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Megan Miller

‘aspires’

BY STACY GILL

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Megan Miller, 25, hasn’t missed a beat since her “American Idol� audition on crutches three years ago.

The Ethel native says being cut from the 2012 and 2013 seasons of “American Idol� was difficult, but she realizes receiving a golden ticket twice and making it to the Hollywood rounds in California is no small feat and something many aspiring singers only dream about. “I worked so hard to get there and then to be cut so soon — it was very hard,�

Miller said.

Continuing her dreams and aspirations of becoming a successful, full-time recording artist have never left Miller, who moved to Nashville after graduating LSU in May. A city full of aspiring recording artists and musicians like Miller, the kinesiology major and beauty pageant queen knows that to succeed in the business, one must never give up. “Singing is my passion. It’s my dream, and I won’t quit until I succeed,� said Miller, who appears to be doing just that.

The past few months, she’s been filming as a six-episode member of Juliette’s entourage on ABC’s “Nashville.�

Her day job includes working at a public relations and political consulting firm, and she recently completed her first summer tour. “I traveled throughout the southeast and northeast, from Louisiana and Florida all the way up to New York,� Miller said. “Upon returning, I competed in the Miss Tennessee USA pageant as Miss Brentwood, where I was named a semifinalist. Since then, I’ve been enjoying carbohydrates and booking shows in town.�

Also, on Dec. 11, Miller released her first EP, aptly titled, “Aspire.� “I chose that title because of its literal definition — to direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something — and how it relates to my goal this past year, which was to finally have my own music,� Miller said.

The EP contains four tracks produced and mixed by Travis Ball. Miller co-wrote two of the songs: “Trigger� with Heather Batchelor and “Only One� with Vanessa Olivarez, Karl Rybacki and Elizabeth Elkins. “Only One� is Miller’s fa-

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Singer, songwriter, actress Megan Miller, of Ethel, has been filming on ABC’s ‘Nashville’ and just released her first EP titled ‘Aspire.’ vorite song on the EP because, she said, it’s about her own personal experience of breaking up from a toxic relationship. “I wanted to write a song that would make me feel better. It’s about caring for someone who is so bad for you but realizing love is not enough,� Miller admitted. “I wanted to write this to inspire people into realizing like I did: You are all you need to make yourself truly happy.�

The other tracks are the stuff that good country and rock ’n’ roll songs are made of: love, heartache, redemption and going home.

On “Guessed Wrong� by Lena Stone, Taylor Watson and Rybacki, the song is about the misconception of the person you are falling for. “Eyes Closed� by Vanessa Bransan and Rybacki is about someone who is appreciative of the big city and all that it offers, yet never forgets the small town where she is from. “This song is a reminder to those back home that I will never forget my roots and everyone who has helped me get to where I am today,� Miller.

The lyrics, ‘I never really left, always gonna know how to get back home with my eyes closed’ are very much me.�

Miller frequently returns to East Feliciana Parish to visit her parents, John and Donna Miller.

In fact, on Wednesday, she’ll be in Baton Rouge performing from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m. at Uncle Earl’s in Baton Rouge, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 24, Miller will sign autographs and copies of her new EP at T&T’s Liquor and Lounge, 6565 La. 19, Zachary. “Aspire� is available digitally everywhere, including Amazon, iTunes and Spotify.

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Keeping at-risk youth On Track

BY STACY GILL

sgill@theadvocate.com Wilson Police Chief Kenny Stewart and administrator Tammy Garig are working together with families in East Feliciana Parish as part of a plan to deter crime among area youth.

The plan involves working with the families of juveniles who have been delinquent, strayed in school or at home but have not yet been arrested.

Stewart and Garig have partnered with school administrators, school district officials, local judges, the district attorney and area jails and prisons for their On Track program. “We get so many calls from parents and grandparents involving these unruly juveniles,�

Stewart said. “Our goal is to show them what can happen if they continue down the wrong path. It’s like a ‘scared straight’ program but we like to call it On Track.�

Parents have to sign off on the program, as do the schools, since the students have to miss one day of school to participate.

In the first phase of the program, the youth are taken through the court system, they talk with local law enforcement, judges, the district attorney and watch as offenders get sentenced in court.

The second phase of the program includes taking the juveniles to parish prison.

Three boys have already been through the On Track program and are in the follow-up phase, Garig said.

Four teen girls who got into trouble shoplifting were not charged for their crimes in lieu of working with Garig and Stew-

Advocate staff photo by STACY GILL

Administrator Tammy Garig, left, and Chief Kenny Stewart, both of the Wilson Police Department, are working with youths in East Feliciana Parish as part of a plan to deter crime. art.

Both visit East Feliciana Middle periodically to talk to school personnel and check on the status of youth who have posed problems in the past or to check on any that may be posing a problem now. “We’re hoping to catch them early,� Stewart said. “Many of these kids are from broken homes and are being raised by their grandparents, whom they walk all over,� Garig said.

Stewart and Garig have many combined years of experience working for the Department of

Veteran Perkins, 93, honored for service Advocate staff report

In November, Fairview Baptist Church in Ethel, the Rev. Yoyo Hill, the congregation and the church’s youth ministry celebrated Veterans Day by honoring Deacon Gayden Perkins Sr., 93.

Hill presented Perkins with a plaque and an American flag for his service in the U.S. Army.

In 1942 at age 20, Perkins was drafted into the military while attending Southern University in Baton Rouge.

He began serving as a private and was sent to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro to complete

his coastal artillery basic training.

Soon, Perkins was promoted to sergeant over the anti-aircraft Range Section, serving for 28 months with the 503rd Coast Artillery Battalion in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, the area of operations of U.S. forces during World War II in the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945.

Perkins’ duties included supervising the Range Section in operations and maintenance of fire control instruments and equipment, among others.

In 1946, he received a Battle Star and was honorably discharged as a corporal.

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Corrections, as well as for the police department. They say their training and experience working with inmates in the prison system has given them an edge, as well as a deeper understanding of offenders. “We hope to challenge other law enforcement agencies in East Feliciana Parish to get on board and work with us to expand this system. It’s all about communication, and we can’t do it alone,� Stewart said. “Someone has to start something somewhere,� Garig said. “This is a reoccurring issue, and the answer isn’t just to lock ev-

eryone up.�

Both say they are eager for Sheriff-elect Jeff Travis to take office so that all police department heads can begin working together and get on the same page regarding the On Track program.

Stewart said the program is working, and he and Garig believe it’s making a difference.

The department is working on another program to help youths.

Plans for the Wilson Police Department’s Junior Deputy program have already been submitted to East Feliciana Superintendent Carlos Sam.

Ninety-three-yearold Deacon Gayden Perkins Sr., left, was presented with a plaque and American flag for his service in the U.S. Army

by Fairview Baptist Church in Ethel and the Rev. Yoyo Hill, right. Perkins served in the 503rd Coast Artillery Battalion in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II from 1941 to 1945.

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Kline-Morris Reilee Charlene Morris and Jordan Harrison Kline were united in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on October 2, 2015 at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Reverend Tom Ranzino and Reverend Jeffery Bayhi officiated in the 7 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Leslee Kathryn McHugh of Zachary and the late Ned Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Morris. She is the granddaughter of Thomas Edward McHugh, II and Betty Schilling McHugh of Zachary, and Charlene Speeg Morris of Wilson and the late Edward R. Morris, Jr. The groom is the son of William L. Kline and Donna Bradley Kline of Zachary. He is the grandson of Judge William F. Kline, Jr. of Clinton and the late Evelyn Goen Kline and Virval Fontenot Bradley of Opelousas and the late John E. Bradley. The bride was attended by her maids of honor, Haley Miller McHugh and Kathryn Quinn Richards, and matron of honor, Brooke Bezet Staley.

Bridesmaids were Jaye Lauren Chambers, Hilary Ellison Tuttle, Barbara Madison Monte, Kenlee Suzanne McHugh, Caroline Donahue Kline, Lauren Barrett Bradley, Sydney Francis Kline and Hannah Elisabeth Bradley.

The groom was attended by his best men, Patrick Marshall

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Luke Ash sings during an open mic night at the Watson Branch of the Livingston Parish Library in Denham Springs. He will be leading song workshops at BirdMan Coffee & Books in St. Francisville beginning Jan. 12.

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Continued from page 1G Floats will begin lining up at 10:45 a.m. Saturday on Carruth Road; the parade rolls at 11 a.m.

Participants and vendors should call (225) 629-5415 or email wilsonla@bellsouth.net for information.

Youth music workshop

Arts For All would like to encourage area youths who love music to participate in

Song Shop Prodigies of St. Francisville, a creative music workshop for boys and girls ages 8 to 18.

The one-hour sessions, led

by Luke Ash, will be held at BirdMan Coffee & Books in St. Francisville beginning Jan. 12 after school.

Groups of seven will have fun honing their skills. Participants will learn popular songs as well as have the opportunity to write new songs.

This workshop is designed to help students actualize their full musical potential, work-

shop organizers said.

Cost to attend is $33 per person for each monthly session.

For information, email zvworship@yahoo.com.

Scholarships to attend are available through Arts for All. To apply, email Lynn Wood at birdmancoffee@ bellsouth.net.

Send news and events for both East and West Feliciana parishes to Stacy Gill at sgill@theadvocate.com by end of day Friday or call (225) 993-0066.

PEN PALS PET OF THE WEEK Kline and William Bradley Kline. Groomsmen were Casey Ryan Hurst, Tyler James Wigger, Daniel Keith Sprunk, Thomas Edward McHugh, Heath Kavanaugh Monte, Drew Dickson Baccich, John Townsend Bradley, John Schilling Staley and Robert Wyatt Bradley. Ushers were Seth Middleton Schilling, Ryan Bradley Tuttle and Burke

Thomas Daigle, II. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the Baton Rouge Country Club with music provided by the band Louisiana Spice. On the eve of the wedding, the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at The City Club in downtown Baton Rouge.

The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia and will reside in Baton Rouge.

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Yo-Yo is a 1-year-old female Staffordshire terrier-mix that arrived at Pen Pals malnourished and underweight. After receiving nutritional care and loving attention, she is healthy and energetic. Yo-Yo is affectionate, playful, likes open spaces and other animals.

She would do well in a home with a fenced yard.

Pen Pals Animal Shelter is a nonprofit adoption center on the grounds of Dixon Correctional Institute, 5568 La. 68, in Jackson.

The no-kill shelter is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and has a large selection of cats and dogs ready for adoption.

All animals have been spayed, neutered and vaccinated.

Operated entirely upon donations and volunteer veterinary services, Pen Pals charges a fee of $40 to adopt a cat or a dog. Microchips are optional and cost $10.

Donations of animal food, treats, toys, beds, blankets and monetary contributions are welcome.

Email penpalsanimalshelter@gmail.com for information or call (225) 634-6051.

Visit petfinder.com or Pen Pals on Facebook for available animals.

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With an armful of wreaths, Woodlawn High School Junior ROTC members place some of the 6,200 wreaths that were put on graves at Port Hudson National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America program.

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Photos provided by LEANNA CUPIT Owen Brouillette, of West Feliciana Parish, East and West Feliciana par- Emma Knight, left, and Lily Robinson, both of won Supreme Champion Dairy female and ish 4-H youth exhibited beef East Feliciana Parish, exhibit their commercial second place in showmanship class at the and dairy cattle, poultry and dairy heifers at the Harry Laws Classic Junior State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, held Oct. 23 through Nov. 8. swine at several fall livestock Livestock Show in Port Allen in October. shows throughout the state, including Caddo, Evangeline and steer class (1,220 pounds) and Reserve Champion Stan- Livestock Show in Port Allen, West Baton Rouge parishes. dard AOSB (All Other Stan- held Oct. 30-31, were: Dairy cattle dard Breeds), Champion and n Emma Knight: Grand State Fair of Louisiana n Owen Brouillette: Supreme Reserve Champion Standard Champion commercial dairy Students participating in Champion dairy female and American and second place ju- heifer and second place class the State Fair of Louisiana second place showmanship nior showmanship commercial breeding lamb in Shreveport, held Oct. 23 class n Ashleigh Godke: first place n Caleb Robinson: Reserve through Nov. 8, include: n Greer Gardner: first place intermediate division show- Champion registered dairy Commercial dairy class and manship and first place registered dairy Beef cattle third place showmanship class n West Feliciana team: sec- class n Jacob Fly: Grand Chamn Landry Brouillette: first ond place Poultry Quiz Bowl n Julia Knight: first place pion Louisiana Bred Braford place PeeWee dairy showmann Madison Pollet: fourth commercial dairy heifer class Base heifer and third place ship place showmanship class Evangeline Parish Beef showmanship class n Paycen Brouillette: first Swine n Victoria Dooley: first place place senior division dairy, Classic Louisiana Bred Braford Base judging contest n Kade Milton: first place Students participating in the class and second place shown Garrett Dooley: second commercial gilt class and 10th Evangeline Parish Beef Clasmanship class place Commercial cow class place showmanship class sic, held Nov. 20 in Ville Platte, n Peyton Bickham: third and and fourth place showmanship were: Harry Laws Classic Junior fourth places Braford Base class n Callie DeLee: first place classes and fifth place show- Poultry Livestock Show commercial heifer manship class Students participating in the n Trevor DeLee: second place n Destinee Morris: fifth place n Ned Hammatt: Champion Harry Laws Classic Junior commercial heifer

West Feliciana High School has been named the state winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, a program that encourages teachers and students to solve real-world issues in their community using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. West Feliciana High is among the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 51 state winners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; representing all 50 states and Washington, D.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and will receive $20,000 in technology tools with a chance to become one of the contestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 national finalists, according to a news release.

One winner from each state was selected from more than 4,100 applicants. Each will receive a Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 and ATIV Book 9 laptop to create a video showcasing their proposed solution to the lo-

cal problem â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as a low-income community, there often is little access to healthy, fresh produce or the space and means for families to grow their own.

With a share of $2 million on the line, Jonathan Simmons, a 10th- through 12-grade teacher, and his students proposed a project to use STEM skills to design, develop and construct a working gardening system that may be used to grow fresh vegetables in the home.

From the pool of 51 competitors, 15 national finalists will be selected to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in New York.

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West Feliciana swim teams compete in state meet

The West Feliciana men’s swimming team placed 11th and the women 15th at the LHSAA Division III swim championships at Sulphur Parks and Recreation Aquatic Center in Sulphur last month.

The Lady Saints earned 34 points to place 15th out of 20 teams, while the men were 11th out of 16 teams with 66.5 points.

FreshEXTRA SPORTS man Reagan Edwards HARCENEAUX@THEADVOCATE.COM placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke to earn 15 points with a personal best time of 1:04.32. She placed 12th in the 100yard butterfly with a personal best time of 1:06.90 to earn five points.

A tenth of a second separated the third and fourth place finish in the event.

In the relay events, the team of Emily Slater, Ruby Roberg, Edwards and Makayla Ganes finished 16th in the 200-yard medley relay in 2:30.38 to earn two points.

The team of Edwards, Skyller Castello, Ganes and Roberg finished 14th in 2:04.38 in the 200-yard freestyle relay to earn six points.

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the team of Castello, Shelby Griffin, Slater and Ganes were 14th in 5:23.38 to earn six points.

“The West (Feliciana) women swam some of their best personal times in these relay races, making their relays the best times for the 2015 season,” coach Dianne Peabody said.

For the men, Hunter Sharp placed first in the consolation heat in the 50-yard freestyle and ninth overall in 23.88 to earn nine points. In the 100-yard butterfly, Seth Edmonds placed 13th to earn four points with a personal best of 1:08.32 in the 100-yard butterfly.

Gage Hawkins tied for 13th place and earned 3.5 points with a personal best of 1:13.40 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

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Members of the West Feliciana High School swim team competed at the LHSAA Division III swim championships in Sulphur in November.

Pictured are, front from left, Bransley Bulter, Makayla Ganes, coach Dianne Peabody and Reagan Edwards; middle, Kacey Kile, Ruby Roberg, Skyller Castello, Emily Slater and Shelby Griffin; and back, Thomas Bergeron, Hunter Fudge, Seth Edmonds, Sam Huffman, Gage Hawkins, Hunter Sharp and Evan Friedman.

Sam Huffman and Edmonds finished 11th overall in the 200 medley relay in 2:01.88 to earn 12 points. Huffman, Thomas Bergeron, Hawkins and Sharp earned 26 points with a sixthplace finish in the 200 free relay in 1:42.33. In the 400 free relay, Edmonds, Evan Friedman, Hunter Fudge and Bergeron earned 12 points with an 11th place finish in 4:20.29.

“All West Feliciana High School men’s relays finished with their

best times for the 2015 season,” Peabody said. “The men’s team has two graduating — Gage Hawkins and Sam Huffman. The women’s team has no graduating seniors.”

East Fel hosts tournament

East Feliciana’s basketball team hosted a tournament last week with the boys defeating Northshore 76-29 as Cedric Anderson scored 18 points. In the girls bracket, the Lady Tigers fell to Southern Lab 57-20 after defeating

Livonia 58-52.

Class AAA crown. Quarterback Zach Kelly was named the OffenSilliman players honored sive Player of the Year, and lineSilliman Institute’s championship backer Will Douglas was named football squad received some more Defensive Co-Player of the Year. honors from the Mississippi AsAlso earning All-State honors were defensive lineman Michael sociation of Independent Schools.

Five players were recognized with Beauchamp, linebacker Brian Siebert and defensive back Devin post-season honors on the Class AAA/AAAA All-State team.

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Tigers defeat Jennings in OT Advocate staff report

The East Feliciana High School Tigers notched a nail-biter of a win recently, defeating Jennings in overtime Dec. 8.

With 3 seconds left in regulation and Jennings in the lead, sophomore Marvel Jackson hit a 3-pointer to tie the game 68-68.

East Feliciana ultimately earned the victory, winning 7776.

Coach Adrian Dunn and the Tigers wrap up a tournament this week at Madison Prep in Baton Rouge, travel to Jennings for a tournament Dec. 21-23 and will host the West Photos provided by BETH DAWSON

East Feliciana’s Cedric Anderson Jr., left, goes up against a Jennings opponent at the start of the Tigers’ game Dec. 8. East Feliciana won in overtime, 77-76.

Feliciana Saints at home in Jackson on Dec. 29.

Tip off is at 5 p.m.

Coach Adrian Dunn strategizes with his team, the East Feliciana High Tigers, during a timeout on Dec. 8 against Jennings. The Tigers won, 77-76.

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Bains Lower hosts early education conference

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to The Advocate

ST. FRANCISVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Educators from six states participated in an early childhood education symposium Dec. 10 hosted by the American Institutes for Research at Bains Lower Elementary.

Founded in 1946, AIR is one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations and seeks to facilitate improvement in education, health and workforce issues. More than 15 parishes were represented among the attendees, who heard from several experts, toured the facilities and participated in panel discussions and breakout sessions on early childhood literacy and mathematics.

Dr. Virginia Buysse, a principal researcher with AIR and a specialist in early childhood education, was the keynote speaker for the all-day program. She emphasized the need to evaluate and measure how early childhood programs are working through effective policy, educational practices and research that advances knowledge and understanding in the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guiding assessment principles should be clearly identified and should guide all subsequent decisions,â&#x20AC;? Buysse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assessment is a tool to be used with input from families and other professionals.â&#x20AC;?

Earlier, Bridget Plauche, Family Service Center supervisor and Head Start executive director, gave a brief history of the development of early childhood programming in West Feliciana Parish. She said the success of the programs is a cooperative endeavor, and West Feliciana has had a stellar track record in early childhood educational development

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West Feliciana Parish Superintendent Hollis Milton makes brief remarks at the beginning of the Bridging Research, Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Education conference on Dec. 10 at Bains Lower Elementary in St. Francisville. because of unwavering support from the school board and the superintendents through the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this without family support and they play an integral part,â&#x20AC;? Plauche said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is the commitment we have that is extremely important to this parish.â&#x20AC;?

Milton said investment is important with dividends paying off down the road because early childhood education is a way for students to succeed socially, academically and, in the long run, economically and will strengthen the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see on a daily basis the powerful work of our educators in our early childhood programs and the long-lasting impact on students,â&#x20AC;? Milton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event sponsored

by The American Institutes of Research brought state and national attention to the work we do so well.â&#x20AC;?

Milton said West Feliciana Parish is planning to host another AIR event next fall on science, technology, engineering and math curricula.

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Conference attendee Kahree Wahid, of the Louisiana Department of Education, talks with James Henry McConnell, left, as Jackson Maxwell completes a task on his computer in Joyce Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-kindergarten class. Wahid and others toured classrooms during the Bridging Research, Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Education conference hosted by Bains Lower Elementary in St. Francisville on Dec. 10.

Fire rating improves to Class 4

BY HOWARD ARCENEAUX Special to The Advocate

ST. FRANCISVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; West Feliciana Parish property insurance rates should decrease, thanks to a decrease in the Fire Protection District No. 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rating from Class 5 to Class 4.

Fire Chief James Wood made the announcement after receiving notification from the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, which evaluates fire departments every five years on a 100-point scale.

Fire Protection District No. 1 covers all areas of West Feliciana Parish outside the Town of St. Francisville. The previous rating was obtained 15 years ago â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best rating weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had,â&#x20AC;? Wood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom line is this validates the efforts of the fire department staff and volunteers to provide a certain quality of service over a lot of years. It means we have the ability to respond to emer-

gencies better and extinguish them.â&#x20AC;?

The more points a department earns, the better the fire rating classification. In 2010, the Fire Protection District earned 57.12 points. The rating improved to 66.38 after the PIAL officials spent a week in September evaluating the FPD on three criteria: communications, fire department operations and water supply.

Woods said West Feliciana worked diligently to improve the rating by reorganizing personnel, revamping the training program, adding staff, expanding fire prevention and community risk re-education activities, adding two fire stations and improving the fleet of fire apparatuses.

Operations, worth 50 percent of the score, received a 30.09.

Water supply, 40 percent of the score, earned a 28.91. Communications, 10 percent of the score, earned 9.80. Some points were deducted for minor penalties.

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Mary Lea Sanders, 63, of Woodville, MS, died December 5, 2015 at her residence. A graveside service was held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Woods Family Cemetery in Woodville, MS with Brother Warren Whitaker officiating. Interment in Woods Family Cemetery. Mary was born July 11, 1952 in Natchez, MS, the daughter of Herman Clyde Faulkner and Eugenia Woods Faulkner.

She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville, LA..

She is preceded in death by her Parents, daughter Sarah Sanders and sister Joyce Faulkner.

She is survived by her Husband H.C. "Buck" Sanders of Woodville, MS; Daughter Jamie Sanders Montandon & husband Luther of St. Francisville, LA; 2 Sons Charles Wesley Sanders & wife Stacey of St. Francisville, LA and Ethan Hawke Sanders & wife Jessica of Woodville, MS.; 2 Sisters Carol Yarbrough and Connie Brown both of Crosby, MS; Brother Clyde Wesley Faulkner of Ark.; Sister- in -Law Ruby Woods of St. Francisville, LA.; 10 Grandchildren and 1 Great Grandchild.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy with where we landed at, and it leaves us room for improvement,â&#x20AC;? said Wood, who became chief in February 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also happy with what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to achieve. All of this was done without raising taxes or cutting services.â&#x20AC;?

The new rating will go into effect Jan. 11 and will mean residential and commercial property owners should be eligible for a reduction in their fire insurance premiums. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done overnight; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken five years,â&#x20AC;? Woods added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reduction was not possible without the hard work and dedication of many people, including volunteers, full- and part-time staff, past and present members of the Fire Board of Commissioners, the West Feliciana Water District, West Feliciana 911 District & Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, the parish president and parish council, especially Mel Young and Mel Percy. I hope the people are happy and recognize the significance of this.â&#x20AC;?

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Ability to push, lift, bend, and reach as needed for shelving, moving heavy boxes of books, tables for programs, etc. Ability to apply good work habits such as punctuality, reliability, preciseness, and dependability in order to effectively complete assigned tasks and contribute to the smooth operation of the department and division.

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PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA SHERIFF’S SALE ACTING UNDER AND BY THE VIRTUE OF AN WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED ON THE HONORABLE COURT AFORESIDE IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED NUMBERED CAUSE, DATED ON 30th, 2015 DITHE April RECTED TO ME AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, LOUISIANA DID SEIZE AND WILL WITHIN THE LEGAL HOURS ON THE January 27, 2016, AT 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M., AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX, CLINTON, LOUISIANA, SELL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE DEFENDANT (S) NATHAN CUTRER AND ASHLEIGH PERRY A/K/A ASHLEIGH HEDRICK PERRY CUTRER PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: A certain lot in Haynes Subdivision, Town of Clinton, Parish of East Feliciana, Louisiana, designated as Lot No. Seven (7) on map of Haynes Subdivision by Pan American Engineers dated October 1960 supplemented May 28, 1964 and July 20, 1966 of record, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana and more particularly described, to-wit: From the iron on the Southwest corner of the East Feliciana Parish School.

Board property as shown on said map on the North right of way of Williams Drive go N. 33 degrees 06’ W 135 feet to POINT OF BEGINNING; thence N. 33 degrees 06’ W 135 feet, comer; thence Westerly along line common to Lot No. 6, a distance of 149.72 feet to Williams Drive; thence along William Drive S 31 degrees 26’ E 135.06 feet, corner; thence Easterly along line common to Lot No. 8, a distance of 153.65 feet to Point of Beginning.

Bounded North by the Lot No. 6; East y property of East Feliciana Parish School Board; South by Lot No. 8; and West by Williams Drive.

AND One (1) certain lot being and situated in that subdivision known as Haynes Subdivision, Town of Clinton, Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, as shown on a plat of said subdivision by Pan American Engineers, dated October 1960 and which subdivision comprises portions of Section 47,48, 88 and 89, T2S, R2E, and which lot is more particularly described , as follows: Lot Number Eight (8) beginning at a point common to Lot Seven (7) of said subdivision which is the Northwest corner of Lot Eight (8) and run Southerly along Williams Drive 85.04 degrees to point; thence run Easterly along curve of Williams Drive 78.5 degrees to point; thence run Easterly along Williams Drive 106.12 degrees to point; thence Northerly 135 degrees along line common to East Feliciana Parish School Board to point; thence Westerly 153.65 degrees along line common to Lot Seven (7) to Point of Beginning; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.

TERMS OF SALE: CASH TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER WITH APPRAISAL AT PUBLIC AUCTION AND ACCORDING TO LAW SHERIFF’S OFFICE THIS 3 DAY OF November , 2015 . ___________________ TALMADGE BUNCH, SHERIFF PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA 15212-dec 17-jan 21-2t

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10285 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF SEIZURE SHERIFF’S OFFICE NO: 43573 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. VS NATHAN CUTRER AND ASHLEIGH PERRY A/K/A ASHLEIGH HEDRICK PERRY CUTRER STATE OF LOUISIANA 20TH JUDICIAL COURT

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF SEIZURE SHERIFF’S OFFICE NO: 43806 FIRST TOWER LOAN, LLC, D/B/A TOWER LOAN OF NEW ROADS VERSUS DEBRA R. BILLEAUDEA WEATHERFORD AND JAMES D. WEATHERFORD STATE OF LOUISIANA 20TH JUDICIAL COURT PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA SHERIFF’S SALE ACTING UNDER AND BY THE VIRTUE OF AN WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE ISSUED ON THE HONORABLE COURT AFORESIDE IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED NUMBERED CAUSE, DATED ON 21st, 2015 THE October DIRECTED TO ME AS SHERIFF OF THE PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA, LOUISIANA DID SEIZE AND WILL WITHIN THE LEGAL HOURS ON THE January 27, 2016, AT 10:00 O’CLOCK A.M., AT THE PRINCIPAL FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX, CLINTON, LOUISIANA, SELL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE DEFENDANT (S) DEBRA R. B I L L E A U D E A WEATHERFORD AND JAMES D. WEATHERFORD PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: One certain lot or parcel of ground together with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as PECAN GROVE, SECOND FILING, in Sections 56 and 57, T4S, R2 W, and being designated on the official map of said subdivision on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Feliciana Parish as LOT NUMBER THIRTY-ONE (31), said Pecan Grove, Second Filing Subdivision, said lot described according to said map as fronting One Hundred Fifty (150’) feet on the Southerly side of Hermitage Drive, with a depth between equal and parallel lines of Three Hundred Thirty-Four (334’) feet. Said lot containing 1.15 acres and being subject to ten foot servitudes across the front and rear and an 80 foot building line across the front, TERMS OF SALE: CASH TO THE LAST AND HIGHEST BIDDER WITH APPRAISAL AT PUBLIC AUCTION AND ACCORDING TO LAW SHERIFF’S OFFICE THIS 2 DAY OF November, 2015. ________________ TALMADGE BUNCH, SHERIFF PARISH OF EAST FELICIANA 17521-dec 17-jan 21-2t

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10285 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received for the Town of Jackson by the Jackson Tourism Enhancement Committee, Attn: J.L. Hendrickson, Project Officer, Jackson Town Hall, 1610 Charter Street, Post Office Box 1150, Jackson, Louisiana 70748-1150 until 5:00 P.M., February 2, 2016.

ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE TOWN OF JACKSON OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING (Feb. 3, 2016).

FOR: PROJECT NUMBER: 50-NTI-13-01 FELICIANA VETERANS MEMORIAL, Phase I-Concrete Complete Bid Documents may be obtained from: The Town of Jackson/JTEC 1610 Charter Street Jackson, Louisiana, 70748-1150 PHONE (225) 634-2637 upon deposit of $30.00 for each set of documents.

Deposit on the first set is fully refundable to all Prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after the closeout date for the receipt of bids. Fifty percent of the deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded upon return of documents as stated above.

Additional printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Project Officer at: PHONE (504) 952-0611.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Bid, Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted for interested bidders on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at the site of the Memorial, 2009 Louisiana Highway 10 West (Charter Street), Jackson, Louisiana.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Jackson, Louisiana for the construction of "New Water Well #4 ".

Bids will be received at Town Hall, Town of Jackson, 1610 Charter Street, P.O. Box 1150, Jackson, LA 70748 until 10:00 A.M., January 8, 2016 .

Complete Bid Documents may be obtained from: Forte & Tablada, Inc. 9107 Interline Ave Baton Rouge, LA 70809 225-927-9321 Upon deposit of $ 1 5 0 . 0 0 for each set of documents.

Deposit on the first two sets are fully refundable to all bonafide prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Fifty p e r c e n t of the deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded upon return of documents as stated above.

All bids shall be accompanied by bid security in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates.

The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 A.M. on December 29, 2015 at Town Hall, Town of Jackson, 1610 Charter Street, Jackson, LA 70748 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Municipal and Public Works Construction and Speciality Water Well Drilling . Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(c).

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(b), the provisions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertisement bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

When this project is financed either partially or entirely with State Bonds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission.

The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

Equal Opportunity in Employment: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Bidders on

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g this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Form of Local ASR Notice December 17, 2015 Dixie Electric Membership Cooperative ("DEMCO") is applying to the Federal Communications Commission for Antenna Structure Registration for a proposed 477 foot Guyed tower located on LA HWY 10 in Clinton, Louisiana (coordinates 30-52-46.0N, 090-5842.7W). The structure will be marked with a lighting system as permitted by the FAA. Interested persons may review DEMCO’s application for Antenna Structure Registration by entering Form 854 File No. A0984434 at www.fcc.gov/asr/ applications and may raise environmental concerns regarding the proposed structure by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the Federal Communications Commission. Paper filings may be submitted to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

The FCC strongly encourages use of its online filing system, instructions for which are located at www.fcc.gov/asr/ environmentalrequest A copy of any Request for Environmental Review must be provided to DEMCO. at Keller and Heckman LLP, attn: Telecommunications Licensing, 1001 G Street NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice is hereby given that East Feliciana Parish intends to apply for a federal grant for operating assistance and / or capital assistance to provide Rural Public Transportation of a non-emergency, ambulatory nature for the FY 20162017 program year. The application for assistance is pursuant to the NonUrbanized Area Formula Program of 49 CFR 5311.

Services will generally be between 7:00 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. Monday through Friday, in the area encompassing East Feliciana / East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Written comment on the proposed services may be sent within 15 days to P.O. Box 427 Clinton, Louisiana 70722 and to Rural Transportation Program manager, Department of Transportation and Development, P.O. 94245, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245.

Comments must be ceived by December 2015.

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Anyone knowing he whereabouts of the heirs of HELEN MARIONNEAUX MERCIER, contact Caleb R. Schmidt at P. O. Bpx 869, Clinton, LA 70722.

225-683-8712. ad#28143 DEC. 17, 2015 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of RUTH KATIE HOLLINS JACKSON, please contact Caleb R. Schmidt at P. O. Box 869, Clinton, LA 70722, (225) 683-8712. ad#28182 Dec. 17, 2015 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of GLADYS S., DAWSON, please contact Caleb R. Schmidt at P. O. Box 869, Clinton, LA 70722, 225-6838712. ad# 28198, Dec. 17,’15

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10290 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION TO BID X-RAY UNIT, GENERAL RAD, DIGITAL PROJECT NO. 2509-GDXR-RAD Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (the "Owner") for the following equipment: X-ray unit, general rad, digital, as more fully set forth in the Invitation for Bid ("IFB").

IFBs are available for download and examination beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Bid documents are posted on http://www.central auctionhouse.com.

To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House ("CAH"). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1866-570-9620.

The deadline for the submission of electronic bids through CAH’s website is 1:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 ("Deadline"). Bids received by the Deadline will then be opened and read publically aloud. Bids submitted after the Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically. Hand delivered, faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Subsequent to the opening, bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications set forth in the IFB. Bids which have not bid in accordance with the requirements of the IFB shall not be considered.

The Owner will then either reject bids, hold bids for further evaluation or issue a notice of intent to award a contract to the lowest and most responsible and responsive bidder.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for at least fortyfive (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted electronically on the bid form provided by the Owner in the IFB. The Owner is the recipient of, and may utilize, federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development ("USDA") to acquire the system components requested in the IFB. Inter-

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q ested firms are required to comply with any and all state and federal laws and regulations (collectively "Legal Requirements") governing Owner’s use of its funds and/or USDA funds for the acquisition of system components hereunder. Failure of the successful proposer to accept and comply with the Legal Requirements may, at Owner’s discretion, result in rejection of the proposal or termination of the contract.

The Owner does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this IFB should contact Lori Griffin at (225) 784-3490 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit proposals.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION TO BID X-RAY UNIT, RAD, FLUORO, DIGITAL PROJECT NO. 2505-GDXR-R&F Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (the "Owner") for the following equipment: X-ray unit, rad, fluoro, digital as more fully set forth in the Invitation for Bid ("IFB").

IFBs are available for download and examination beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Bid documents are posted on http://www.central auctionhouse.com.

To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House ("CAH"). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1866-570-9620.

The deadline for the submission of electronic bids through CAH’s website is 1:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 ("Deadline"). Bids received by the Deadline will then be opened and read publically aloud. Bids submitted after the Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically. Hand delivered, faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Subsequent to the opening, bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications set forth in the IFB. Bids which have not bid in accordance with the requirements of the IFB shall not be considered.

The Owner will then either reject bids, hold bids for further evaluation or issue a notice of intent to award a contract to the lowest and most responsible and responsive bidder.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for at least fortyfive (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted electronically on the bid form provided by the Owner in the IFB. The Owner is the recipient of, and may utilize, federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development ("USDA") to acquire the system components requested in the IFB. Interested firms are required to comply with any and all state and federal laws and regulations (collectively "Legal Requirements") governing Owner’s use of its funds and/or USDA funds for the acquisition of system components hereunder. Failure of the successful proposer to accept and comply with the Legal Requirements may, at Owner’s discretion, result in rejection of the proposal or termination of the contract.

The Owner does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this IFB should contact Lori Griffin at (225) 784-3490 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit proposals.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION TO BID MRI PROJECT NO. 2385-MRI Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (the "Owner") for the following equipment: MRI System, as more fully set forth in the Invitation for Bid ("IFB").

IFBs are available for download and examination beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Bid documents are posted on http://www.central auctionhouse.com.

To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House ("CAH"). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1866-570-9620.

The deadline for the submission of electronic bids through CAH’s website is 1:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 ("Deadline"). Bids received by the Deadline will then be opened and read publically aloud. Bids submitted after the Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically. Hand delivered, faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Subsequent to the opening, bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications set forth in the IFB. Bids which have not bid in accordance with the

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The Owner will then either reject bids, hold bids for further evaluation or issue a notice of intent to award a contract to the lowest and most responsible and responsive bidder.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for at least fortyfive (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted electronically on the bid form provided by the Owner in the IFB. The Owner is the recipient of, and may utilize, federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development ("USDA") to acquire the system components requested in the IFB. Interested firms are required to comply with any and all state and federal laws and regulations (collectively "Legal Requirements") governing Owner’s use of its funds and/or USDA funds for the acquisition of system components hereunder. Failure of the successful proposer to accept and comply with the Legal Requirements may, at Owner’s discretion, result in rejection of the proposal or termination of the contract.

The Owner does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this IFB should contact Lori Griffin at (225) 784-3490 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit proposals.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION TO BID SCANNER, CT PROJECT NO. 2435-CTS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (the "Owner") for the following equipment: Scanner, CT, as more fully set forth in the Invitation for Bid ("IFB").

IFBs are available for download and examination beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Bid documents are posted on http://www.central auctionhouse.com.

To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House ("CAH"). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1866-570-9620.

The deadline for the submission of electronic bids through CAH’s website is 1:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 ("Deadline"). Bids received by the Deadline will then be opened and read publically aloud. Bids submitted after the Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically. Hand delivered, faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Subsequent to the opening, bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications set forth in the IFB. Bids which have not bid in accordance with the requirements of the IFB shall not be considered.

The Owner will then either reject bids, hold bids for further evaluation or issue a notice of intent to award a contract to the lowest and most responsible and responsive bidder.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for at least fortyfive (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted electronically on the bid form provided by the Owner in the IFB. The Owner is the recipient of, and may utilize, federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development ("USDA") to acquire the system components requested in the IFB. Interested firms are required to comply with any and all state and federal laws and regulations (collectively "Legal Requirements") governing Owner’s use of its funds and/or USDA funds for the acquisition of system components hereunder. Failure of the successful proposer to accept and comply with the Legal Requirements may, at Owner’s discretion, result in rejection of the proposal or termination of the contract.

The Owner does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this IFB should contact Lori Griffin at (225) 784-3490 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit proposals.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES West Feliciana Parish Hospital ("WFPH") requests qualifications from experienced landscape architecture firms to provide landscape design services for landscape improvements and beautification to WFPH’s new hospital campus.

The following criteria will be used to evaluate each firm submitting proposals: 1. Specialized experience and technical competence; 2. Performance history and competency 3. Capacity 4. Approach Interested parties shall ob-

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p tain an official Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") packet setting forth the project details by contacting Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, at 5266 Commerce Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775, by phone at (225) 635-3811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org.

Interested parties are required to submit five (5) original signed statements of qualifications ("SOQ") and one (1) electronic copy to Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, at 5266 Commerce Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 before 4:00PM on Friday, January 8, 2016 (the "Deadline"). SOQs received after the Deadline will not be considered.

SOQs received by the Deadline will be evaluated

by WFPH in accordance with the selection and rating system set forth in the RFQ. WFPH reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for just cause.

WFPH does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin.

All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this RFQ should contact Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, at 5266 Commerce Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775, by phone at (225) 635-3811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit SOQs. 25366-dec 10-17-2t

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP#1668 Sealed bids will be received by the Procurement Section of the Division of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd.

St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, (P.O. Box 94095), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the following: RFX No. 3000004711 Mop & Broom Manufacturing Supplies, 12/29/2015 Bid proposal forms, information and specifications may be obtained by accessing the bid number in LaPac at www.doa.Louisiana. gov/osp or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities.

Paul Holmes Director of State Procurement FAX (225) 342-8688 25965-dec 17-1t

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING: VARIANCE REQUEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Adjustm e n t of the Parish of West Feliciana will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

The public hearing will be held in the Parish Council Meeting Room on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex Building located at 4785 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana.

The following proposed variance application will be considered: Micah Dooley 14083 LA Hwy 10 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Proposed Request: Reduction on Lot size for a 2nd structure The meeting is open to the public.

By: /s/Sally M. Snowden West Feliciana Parish Council 27291-dec 17-24-31-3t

PUBLIC NOTICE --A regular meeting of the Board of commissioners of the Gas Utility District #1 of West Feliciana Parish was held at 4:00 p.m. October 8, 2015 at 4794 Prosperity St. Members present: Glenn Thomas, Kristi Hawkins, Plater Gooden, Bess Kelley, David Norwood, Terry Osterberger, CB Owen, Glenn Thomas.

Members absent were: Dennis Neal, Tim Byrd, Kevin Beauchamp, Leonard White Also present were: Clay Hardouin, Superintendent; Naomi Riley, Finance Manager; Becky Hilliard, Admin. Assistant; Charlie Wood, SJB Group David Norwood offered a motion to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Plater Gooden. All in favor. Motion carried.

David Norwood offered a motion to add two items to the agenda under NEW BUSINESS: (G) LMGA Pricing Plan Registration Form, and (H) LMGA Resolution appointing a Director and Alternate Director.

CB Owen seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

David Norwood offered a motion to approve the minutes from the September 10, 2015 meeting, seconded

by Bess Kelley. All in favor.

Motion carried.

Mike Hughes was present to update the board on the agreement between the parish and GUD. This will be on the agenda for the Parish Council meeting on Monday, October 12, 3015.

Several board members should be present at that meeting to support the actions.

Glenn Thomas gave a recommendation of the Finance Committee to adopt a policy requiring only one signature for checks less than $2500. Additionally, Clay Hardouin is to be removed as a signatory on the accounts because of a potential conflict with one signature required. David Norwood offered a motion to adopt a policy requiring only one signature for checks less than $2500 and Clay Hardouin is to be removed as a signatory on the accounts because of a potential conflict with one signature required. Motion was seconded by Kristi Hawkins. All in favor. Motion carried.

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General Bond Ordinance No. 2015-7

and by a Series Ordinance.

“Bond Register” means the records kept by the Paying Agent in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein.

adopted on December 8, 2015

Date.

by the

“Bond Year” means the one-year period ending on each Principal Payment

Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, including any regulations promulgated thereunder or any administrative or judicial interpretations thereof.

authorizing the issuance from time to time of:

“Costs of the Project” means, with reference to any Project, all capital costs incurred or to be incurred for such Project, including but not limited to (a) engineering, financing, legal and other fees and expenses related to the issuance of such series of the Bonds, (b) acquisition and construction costs of the Project, (c) interest on the Bonds during construction, and (d) a reasonable allowance for contingencies, all to the extent permitted by the Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

Utilities Revenue Bonds of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana TABLE OF CONTENTS *

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“Credit Enhancement” shall mean any letter of credit, insurance policy, surety bond, standby bond purchase agreement or similar facility as used in connection with a series of the Bonds.

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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION SECTION 1.01. Definitions.

SECTION 1.02. Rules of Interpretation.

“Defeasance Obligations” means cash and/or Government Securities.

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“Delivery Date” means the date on which any series of the Bonds are delivered to the purchaser thereof.

ARTICLE II AUTHORIZATION, ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS SECTION 2.01. Authorization and Issuance of Bonds SECTION 2.02. Ordinance to Constitute Contract SECTION 2.03. Obligation of Bonds SECTION 2.04. Series Ordinances SECTION 2.05. Paying Agent SECTION 2.06. Execution SECTION 2.07. Regularity of Proceedings SECTION 2.08. Registration with Secretary of State

“Executive Officers” means, collectively, the Mayor and the Town Clerk of the Town.

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“Fiscal Year” means the Issuer’s one-year accounting period beginning on September 1 of each year or any other annual accounting period as may be determined by the Governing Authority as the fiscal year of the Issuer.

“Fixed Rate Bonds” means any series of Bonds issued with a fixed rate or rates or interest for the entire term thereof.

“Gas Revenues” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

ARTICLE III PREPAYMENT OF BONDS SECTION 3.01. Optional Prepayment of Bonds SECTION 3.02. Notice of Prepayment

“Gas System” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

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“General Bond Ordinance” means this General Bond Ordinance.

“Governing Authority” means the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Issuer or its successor in function.

ARTICLE IV APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS SECTION 4.01. Issuance of Bonds; Application of Proceeds SECTION 4.02. Investment of Construction Fund

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“Government Securities” means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, which are non-callable prior to their maturity, may be United States Treasury Obligations such as the State and Local Government Series and may be in book-entry form.

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“Interest Payment Date” means each date on which interest on any series of the Bonds is payable, as shall be set forth in the applicable Series Ordinance, which dates shall occur semi-annually unless otherwise required by the purchaser of any series of the Bonds.

ARTICLE V PAYMENT OF BONDS; FLOW OF FUNDS SECTION 5.01. Funds and Accounts SECTION 5.02. Notification of Deficiencies SECTION 5.03. Investment of Funds SECTION 5.04. Deposit of Funds and Security Therefor

“Issuer” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

ARTICLE VI ISSUANCE OF PARITY OBLIGATIONS SECTION 6.01. Issuance of Parity Obligations; Parity Requirements

“Ordinance” means this General Bond Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as hereafter amended or supplemented by Series Ordinances or in accordance with Article VIII hereof.

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ARTICLE VII PARTICULAR COVENANTS SECTION 7.01. Levy and Collection of the Utilities Revenues.

SECTION 7.02. Enforcement of Rights SECTION 7.03. General Tax Covenants ARTICLE VIII

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SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCES SECTION 8.01. Supplemental Ordinances Effective Without Consent of Owners SECTION 8.02. Supplemental Ordinances Effective With Consent of Owners

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“Outstanding” when used with respect to the Bonds, as of the date of determination, means all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under the Ordinance except: (a) Bonds that have been cancelled or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation; (a) Bonds that have been defeased in accordance Section 10.01 hereof; (b) Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been registered and delivered pursuant to the Ordinance; or (c) Bonds alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which have been paid as provided in the Ordinance or by law.

“Owner” or “Owners” when used with respect to any Bond, means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered in the Bond Register.

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ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES SECTION 9.01. Events of Default

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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 10.01. Defeasance SECTION 10.02. Parties Interested Herein SECTION 10.03. No Recourse on the Bonds SECTION 10.04. Successors and Assigns SECTION 10.05. Severability SECTION 10.06. Publication of Ordinance; Peremption SECTION 10.07. Effective Date SECTION 10.08. Recordation. *

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The following ordinance, having been previously introduced on October 27, 2015, notice of introduction having been published in the official journal of the Town on November 6, 2015, and a public hearing having been held thereon on December 8, 2015, was offered by James Davis and seconded by Abby Temple Cochran: GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE NO. 2015-7 A General Bond Ordinance authorizing the issuance from time to time of Utilities Revenue Bonds of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, and certain terms and conditions of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

WHEREAS, the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer” or the “Town”) owns and operates a waterworks system which regularly supplies the residents of the Town with water (the “Waterworks System”), and owns and operates a gas system which regularly supplies the residents of the Town with natural gas (the “Gas System,” and, together with the Waterworks System, the “Utilities System”), and desires to construct and acquire capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System; and WHEREAS, any political subdivision, including the Town, may construct, acquire, extend or improve any revenue-producing public utility and property necessary thereto, and may operate and maintain the utility in the interest in the public; and WHEREAS, revenue-producing public utilities include any revenueproducing business or organization that regularly supplies the public with a commodity or service, including gas and water; and WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163, any municipal corporation, parish, political subdivision or taxing district may sell and distribute a commodity or service of a public utility within or without its corporate limits, and may establish rates, rules and regulations with respect to the sale and distribution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163 and Article IV, Section 12-44 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, acting as the governing authority of the Town (the “Governing Authority”), have adopted an ordinance, as amended from time to time, which provides for the levy and collection of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of water by the Waterworks System, and is now collecting such fees and charges from the customers of the Waterworks System (the “Waterworks Revenues”); and WHEREAS, the Governing Authority pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163 and Article III, Section 12-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town, have adopted an ordinance, as amended from time to time, which provides for the levy and collection of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of gas by the Gas System, and is now collecting such fees and charges from the customers of the Gas System (the “Gas Revenues,” and, together with the Waterworks Revenues, the “Utilities Revenues”); and WHEREAS, the Issuer currently has no outstanding notes, bonds or other obligations payable from a pledge and dedication of the Utilities Revenues; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, it is now the desire of this Governing Authority to adopt this ordinance in order to provide for the issuance from time to time, and in one or more series, of utilities revenue bonds of the Issuer (the “Bonds”), for the purpose of constructing and acquiring capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System, for refunding bonds and/or for providing for a reserve and paying the costs of issuance thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Issuer, that: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION SECTION 1.1. Definitions.

The following terms used in this Ordinance shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Act” means Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority.

“Bonds” means any bonds authorized by this General Bond Ordinance

respectively become due and payable, and for the other purposes hereinafter set forth herein. The Pledged Revenues shall be set aside in the funds and accounts described in Section 5.01 and shall be and remain so pledged for the security and payment of the Bonds in principal and interest, and for all other payments provided in this Ordinance, until all of the Bonds shall be fully paid and discharged.

SECTION 2.4. Series Ordinances The details of each series of the Bonds shall be set forth in a Series Ordinance to be adopted by the Governing Authority. Each Series Ordinance shall provide the following with respect to the applicable series of the Bonds: (a) the purposes, dated date, series designation and principal amount, and whether such series is issued under the Act and/or the Refunding Act; (b) whether such series will be Fixed Rate Bonds or Variable Rate Bonds, and a description of the applicable interest rate or rates and the first Interest Payment Date; (c) the schedule of principal maturities or installments, or a formula for establishing same; (d) the manner of payment of principal and interest; (e) the optional and/or mandatory redemption provisions; (f) the form or forms of bonds; (g) the designation of the Paying Agent; (h) the terms of sale to the purchaser thereof; (i) the Reserve Fund Requirement and the amount, if any, of proceeds to be deposited into the account in the Reserve Fund; (j) if the series is issued to refund any outstanding obligations, a description of the plan of refunding and approval of any matters necessary or convenient to effect such refunding including the designation of an escrow agent and approval of an escrow deposit agreement, if necessary; (k) except for the first series issued hereunder, a finding by this Governing Authority that the parity requirements of Section 6.01 will have been met with respect to such series, and a proposed form of parity certifications to be delivered on the Delivery Date of the series; (l) authorization of the Executive Officers and/or such other persons as may be so designated to execute documents in connection with such series; (m) the designation of such series as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” under Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, if applicable; (n) provisions for any continuing disclosure agreement as may be required by Rule 15c2-12(b) of the Securities and Exchange Commission [17 CFR §240.15c2-12(b)]; (o) provisions for obtaining the approval of the State Bond Commission for the issuance of such bonds and covenants with respect to compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the State Bond Commission; (p) provisions with respect to any Credit Enhancement; and (q) any other additional provisions as may be necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of such series.

SECTION 2.5. Paying Agent The Issuer will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications hereinafter described for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds and as provided in Section 2.04(g) above will designate the Paying Agent for each series in the applicable Series Ordinance.

The Issuer reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the person then performing such function a certified copy of appropriate proceedings appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every successor Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority.

SECTION 2.6. Execution The Bonds shall be executed in the name and on behalf of the Issuer by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Executive Officers, and the corporate seal of the Issuer (or a facsimile thereof) shall be thereunto affixed, imprinted, engraved or otherwise reproduced thereon. If facsimile signatures are used, then such signatures shall have been registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State in the manner required by La. R.S. 39:244.

SECTION 2.7. Regularity of Proceedings The Issuer, having investigated the regularity of the proceedings had in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and having determined the same to be regular, each of the Bonds shall contain the following recital, to-wit:

“Paying Agent” means the person or organization designated as such in a Series Ordinance.

“It is certified that this bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of this State.”

“Parity Obligations” means any additional pari passu indebtedness issued by the Issuer and payable from the Utilities Revenues in accordance with Section 6.01 hereof.

SECTION 2.8. Registration with Secretary of State Each series of the Bonds shall be registered with the Secretary of State and shall bear the legend described in La. R.S. 39:698.9.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

PREPAYMENT OF BONDS

“Pledged Revenues” means the Utilities Revenues, after provision has been made for payment therefrom for the reasonable and necessary expenses of administration, operation and maintenance of the Utilities System.

“Principal Payment Date” means each date on which principal on any series of the Bonds is payable, as shall be set forth in the applicable Series Ordinance, which dates shall occur annually unless otherwise required by the purchaser of any series of the Bonds.

“Project” means any additions and improvements to the Utilities System or for other capital improvements that may be financed by the sale of a series of the Bonds.

“Refunding Act” means Chapter 14-A, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 39:1444, et seq.), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto.

“Reserve Fund Requirement” with respect to any issue of the Bonds means a sum set forth in the applicable Series Ordinance equal to at least onehalf of the highest principal and interest requirements on such issue of the Bonds for any future Bond Year.

“Series Ordinance” means an ordinance adopted by the Governing Authority in accordance with Section 2.04 authorizing the issuance and sale of any additional series of the Bonds.

“State” means the State of Louisiana.

“Utilities Revenues” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

“Variable Rate Bonds” means any series of Bonds issued with a variable, adjustable, convertible or other similar rate or rates which are not fixed for the entire term thereof.

“Waterworks Revenues” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

“Waterworks System” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

SECTION 1.2. Rules of Interpretation.

Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the following rules shall apply to the interpretation and construction of this Ordinance: (a) (b) (c) (d)

(e)

words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and vice versa; all references to particular articles or sections herein are references to articles or sections of this Ordinance; the captions and headings herein are solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this Ordinance, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect; the terms “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein,” “hereunder” and any similar terms as used in this Ordinance refer to the Ordinance in its entirety and not the particular article or section of this Ordinance in which they appear; and the term “hereafter” means after the date of execution of this Ordinance and the term “heretofore” means before the date of the execution of this Ordinance.

ARTICLE II AUTHORIZATION, ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS

SECTION 2.1. Authorization and Issuance of Bonds This General Bond Ordinance authorizes the issuance of indebtedness of the Issuer to be designated “Utilities Revenue Bonds (or Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, as the case may be) of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana,” and provides for the full and final payment of the principal or prepayment price of and interest thereof. All of the Bonds shall be issued under the authority of the Act and/or the Refunding Act, as the case may be. The Bonds shall be issued for the purpose of financing the costs of constructing and acquiring improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System or for other capital improvements, and/or for the purpose of refunding any obligations issued for the same purposes. Proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to pay costs of issuance, costs of credit enhancement, capitalized interest and any initial deposit to the Reserve Fund.

SECTION 2.2. Ordinance to Constitute Contract In consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Bonds by those who shall own the same from time to time, the provisions of the Ordinance shall be a part of the contract of the Issuer with the Owners and shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a contract between the Issuer and the Owners from time to time of the Bonds.

SECTION 2.3. Obligation of Bonds All of the Bonds, regardless of the date of issue, shall enjoy complete parity of lien on the Pledged Revenues despite the fact that any of the Bonds may be delivered at an earlier date than any other of the Bonds. Subject to the foregoing, the Pledged Revenues are irrevocably and irrepealably pledged in an amount sufficient for the payment of the Bonds in principal and interest as they shall

ARTICLE III

SECTION 3.1. Optional Prepayment of Bonds The principal installments of the Bonds shall be subject to prepayment by the Issuer in the manner set forth in the applicable Series Ordinance, pursuant to Section 2.04(e) above.

SECTION 3.2. Notice of Prepayment Official notice of such call of any of the Bonds for prepayment shall be given by means of first class mail, postage prepaid by notice deposited in the United States Mail not less than thirty (30) days prior to the prepayment date addressed to the Owner of each Bond to be prepaid at his address as shown on the registration records of the Paying Agent, which notice may be waived by any Owner. In the event a portion of the Bonds is to be prepaid, such Bonds shall be surrendered to the Paying Agent, who shall note the date and amount of such prepayment in the space provided therefor on the Bonds.

ARTICLE IV APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS SECTION 4.1. Issuance of Bonds; Application of Proceeds All of the proceeds derived from the sale of each series of the Bonds, except for any proceeds as may be designated in a Series Ordinance for deposit into the Reserve Fund or as accrued interest into the Debt Service Fund or as may be required in connection with the refunding of any indebtedness, shall be deposited by the Issuer in a construction fund to be established for such series of the Bonds (the “Construction Fund”). The funds in the Construction Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying Costs of the Project.

However, in the case of refunding bonds, the proceeds to be used for refunding shall be applied to the immediate prepayment of the refunded obligations, or deposited into an escrow fund, as may be set forth in a Series Ordinance.

Any accrued interest and premium received upon the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the debt service fund described in Section 5.01(a) hereof.

SECTION 4.2. Investment of Construction Fund Moneys in the Construction Fund may be temporarily invested in the manner provided by Louisiana law. Said moneys shall be sacred funds and the Owners shall have a lien thereon until said funds are paid out as provided in the Loan Agreement and this Ordinance. Any investment earnings on moneys in the Construction Fund may be retained in the Construction Fund and applied for the purposes described in this Section, or may be transferred to the Debt Service Fund described in Section 5.01(a) hereof and applied to the payment of interest accruing on the Bonds during the period of construction of Project.

All moneys in the Construction Fund shall at all times be secured to the full extent thereof by the banks or trust companies holding such funds by direct obligations of the United States of America or the State of Louisiana having a market value not less than the amount of moneys then on deposit in said funds.

ARTICLE V PAYMENT OF BONDS; FLOW OF FUNDS SECTION 5.1. Funds and Accounts The Waterworks Revenues shall be deposited daily as the same may be collected in the Issuer’s existing “Water Fund” (the “Water Fund”), and the Gas Revenues shall be deposited daily as the same may be collected in the Issuer’s existing “Gas Fund” (the “Gas Fund”). Funds in the Water Fund and the Gas Fund, after payment of the reasonable and necessary expenses of administration, operation and maintenance of the Utilities System, shall be expended in the following order of priority and for the following express purposes: (a) The establishment and maintenance of a “Utilities Bond Debt Service Fund” (the “Debt Service Fund”), sufficient in amount to pay promptly and fully the principal of and the interest on the Bonds, as they severally become due and payable, by transferring from funds in the Water Fund and the Gas Fund to the Debt Service Fund, except as provided below, monthly on or before the 25th day of each month of each year, a sum equal to 1/6th of the interest falling due on the Bonds on the next Interest Payment Date and a sum equal to 1/12th of the principal falling due on the Bonds on any Principal Payment Date that occurs within the next ensuing twelve months, together with such additional proportionate monthly sum as may be required to pay said principal and interest as the same become due. Provided, however, with respect to principal and interest payments due on the Bonds on or before December 1, 2016, the monthly transfers described hereinabove shall not be applicable and transfers from funds in the Water Fund and the Gas Fund to the Debt Service Fund with respect to interest payments and principal payments due on the Bonds on or before December 1, 2016, shall be transferred to the Debt Service Fund three (3) days prior to the applicable interest payment date and principal payment date. The Issuer shall transfer from said Debt Service Fund to the paying agent(s) for all Bonds payable from the Debt Service Fund, or directly to the Owners, not less than three days prior to each Interest Payment Date, funds fully sufficient to pay promptly the principal and interest of the Bonds falling due on such date.

The Debt Service Fund shall be maintained at the Bank of St. Francisville. (b) Any money remaining in the Water Fund and Gas Fund after making the above-required payments may be used by the Issuer for the purpose of calling

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SECTION 5.2. Notification of Deficiencies As required by La. R.S. 39:1410.62 the Issuer will notify the State Bond Commission, in writing, whenever (i) transfers to any fund required to be established by this Ordinance or any ordinance authorizing the issuance of indebtedness of the Issuer have not been made timely or (ii) principal, interest, premiums, or other payments due on the Issuer Bonds or any other outstanding indebtedness of the Issuer have not been made timely.

SECTION 5.3. Investment of Funds All or any part of the moneys in the foregoing funds and accounts shall, at the written request of the Issuer, be invested in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Louisiana, except that moneys in any account in the Reserve Fund, if any, must be invested in Government Securities maturing in five (5) years or less from the date of investment. All income derived from such investments shall be added to the money in said respective funds or to the Revenue Fund and such investments shall, to the extent at any time necessary, be liquidated and the proceeds thereof applied to the purpose for which the respective funds are herein created.

For the purpose of determining if the required amount is being maintained in any of the funds, such investment securities shall be valued at least annually at the lesser of amortized cost (exclusive of accrued interest) or fair market value.

SECTION 5.4. Deposit of Funds and Security Therefor All of the Utilities Revenues shall be deposited daily as provided in Section 5.01 hereof in the Water Fund and the Gas Fund, as the case may be, which Funds shall be maintained separate and apart from all other funds of the Issuer.

The Debt Service Fund and the Reserve Fund shall be held by the depository banks as special trust funds for the purposes provided in this Ordinance, and all other funds shall be held by the designated banks as special deposits for the purposes set forth in this Ordinance, and subject to such reasonable instructions as the Governing Authority may give in writing to the banks holding such funds.

The Owners are hereby granted a lien on all funds established pursuant to the requirements of this Ordinance until applied in the manner herein provided, provided that the Owners will only have a lien or claim against the account in the Reserve Fund that pertains to the issue of the Bonds that such Owners own. The moneys on deposit in all of the funds herein required shall at all times be secured to the full extent thereof by the banks or trust companies holding such funds by direct obligations of the United States of America or the State of Louisiana having a market value not less than the amount of moneys then on deposit in said funds.

ARTICLE VI ISSUANCE OF PARITY OBLIGATIONS SECTION 6.1. Issuance of Parity Obligations; Parity Requirements The Issuer hereby covenants that after the issuance of the initial series of bonds hereunder, it shall issue no other bonds hereunder or otherwise, or obligations of any kind or nature payable from or enjoying a lien on any part of the Pledged Revenues having priority over or parity with any of the Bonds, except that Parity Obligations may be issued hereunder and hereafter if the following conditions are met: (a)

(b)

If any outstanding bonds of the Issuer are proposed to be refunded with reduced annual debt service in each Bond Year and no extension of the final maturity date, then the Issuer may issue refunding bonds to effect such refunding, and such refunding bonds shall enjoy complete equality of lien with any portion of the Bonds that is still outstanding; or Parity Obligations may also be issued if all of the following conditions are met: (i)

The average Pledged Revenues received by the Issuer for the two (2) completed Fiscal Years immediately preceding the issuance of the Parity Obligations must have been not less than 1.25 times the average debt service requirements of the Bonds and any Parity Obligations theretofore issued and then outstanding and any other bonds or obligations whatsoever then outstanding which are payable from the Pledged Revenues (but not including Bonds which have been refunded or provisions otherwise made for their full and complete payment and prepayment), and the Parity Obligations so proposed to be issued; provided, however, that if Parity Obligations are being issued as Variable Rate Bonds, this calculation shall be made assuming interest on said bonds at historical levels of the applicable variable rate during the previous three (3) years as determined by a nationally recognized underwriter experienced in handling bonds with similar variable rates; and provided further that this limitation may be waived or modified by the written consent of the owners of any bonds then outstanding.

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The payments required to be made into the various funds provided in Section 5.01 hereof must be current;

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The existence of the facts required by paragraphs (i) and (ii) above must be determined and certified to by an independent firm of certified public accountants who have previously audited the books of the Issuer, or such successors thereof as may have been employed for that purpose, or may be certified by a registered municipal advisor;

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The proceeds of the Parity Obligations must be used solely for the making of improvements, extensions, renewals, replacements or repairs to the Issuer’s sewerage system or for other capital improvements, or to refund any outstanding revenue bonds payable from a pledge of the Pledged Revenues issued for such purposes; and The Issuer must certify that all conditions prescribed in this Section have been met.

ARTICLE VII PARTICULAR COVENANTS

SECTION 7.1. Levy and Collection of the Utilities Revenues.

The Issuer is obligated and is bound under the terms and provisions of law to levy, impose, enforce and collect the Utilities Revenues for the full period of its authorization and to provide for all reasonable and necessary rules, regulations, procedures and penalties in connection therewith, including the proper application of the proceeds of the Utilities Revenues. The Issuer has a legal right to issue the Bonds and to pledge the net revenues of the Utilities Revenues as herein provided and the Bonds issued hereunder will have a lien and privilege on the net revenues of the Utilities Revenues until all of such Bonds have been retired as to both principal and interest and all obligations to the provider of Credit Enhancement, if any, have been paid. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Issuer from altering, amending or repealing from time to time as may be necessary this Ordinance or any other ordinance or resolution that provides with respect to the Utilities Revenues, said alterations, amendments or repeals to be conditioned upon the consent of any provider of Credit Enhancement and the continued preservation of the rights of the Owners and the provider of any Credit Enhancement, with respect to the net revenues of the Utilities Revenues. The ordinances imposing the Utilities Revenues and pursuant to which the Utilities Revenues is being levied, collected and allocated, and the obligations to continue to levy, collect and allocate the Utilities Revenues and to apply the revenues therefrom in accordance with the provisions of the propositions authorizing the levy and collection of the Utilities Revenues, shall be irrevocable for the full period of its authorization until the Bonds have been paid in full as to principal, premium, if any, and interest, and shall not be subject to amendment in any manner which would impair the rights of the Owners from time to time of the Bonds or which would in any way jeopardize the prompt payment of principal thereof and interest thereon. More specifically, neither the Legislature of Louisiana nor the issuer may discontinue or decrease the Utilities Revenues or permit to be discontinued or decreased the Utilities Revenues in anticipation of the collection of which the Bonds are being issued, or in any way make any change which would diminish the amount of the net revenues of the Utilities Revenues pledged to the payment of the Bonds received by the Issuer, until all of such Bonds shall have been retired as to both principal and interest and all amounts payable under this Ordinance and any Supplemental Ordinance have been paid in full.

SECTION 7.2. Enforcement of Rights The Owners of any of the Bonds may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, enforce and compel performance of all duties required to be performed as a result of issuing the Bonds and may similarly enforce the provisions of any ordinance imposing the Utilities Revenues and any proceedings authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.

SECTION 7.3. General Tax Covenants In the event that any of the Bonds are issued as tax-exempt bonds for federal income tax purposes, the Issuer covenants and agrees that, to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, it will comply with the requirements of the Code in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from “gross income” of interest on the Bonds under the Code.

The Issuer further covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, fail to take any action, or permit any action within its control to be taken, or permit at any time or times any of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the Issuer to be used directly or indirectly in any manner, the effect of which would be to cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” or would result in the inclusion of the interest on any of the Bonds in gross income under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) the failure to comply with the limitation on investment of Bond proceeds or (ii) the failure to pay any required rebate of arbitrage earnings to the United States of America or (iii) the use of the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be “private activity bonds”.

For any one or more of the following purposes, in addition to the adoption of Series Ordinances pursuant to Section 2.04 with respect to the issuance of additional series of the Bonds, and at any time from time to time, an ordinance supplemental hereto may be adopted, which, upon the filing with the Paying Agent and any rating agency which is then rating the Bonds, of a notice thereof at least fifteen (15) days prior to the adoption thereof, and thereafter with a certified copy thereof, but without any consent of the Owners, shall be fully effective in accordance with its terms: a)

to add to the covenants and agreements of the Issuer in the Ordinance other covenants and agreements to be observed by the Issuer which are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Ordinance as theretofore in effect;

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to add to the limitations and restrictions in the Ordinance other limitations and restrictions to be observed by the Issuer which are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Ordinance as theretofore in effect; to surrender any right, power or privilege reserved to or conferred upon the Issuer by the terms of the Ordinance, but only if the surrender of such right, power or privilege is not contrary to or inconsistent with the covenants and agreements of the Issuer contained in the Ordinance;

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to cure any ambiguity, supply any omission, or cure or correct any defect or inconsistent provision of the Ordinance; or

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to insert such provisions clarifying matters or questions arising under the Ordinance as are necessary or desirable and are not contrary to or inconsistent with the Ordinance as theretofore in effect.

SECTION 8.2. Supplemental Ordinances Effective With Consent of Owners Except as provided in Sections 2.04 and 8.01, any modification or amendment of the Ordinance or of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and of the Owners hereunder, in any particular, may be made by a supplemental Ordinance, with the written consent of the Owners of a majority of the Outstanding principal amount of the Bonds at the time such consent is given. The Issuer shall give a notice thereof to the Paying Agent and any rating agency which is then rating the Bonds, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the adoption thereof, and thereafter shall furnish to said persons a certified copy thereof. No such modification or amendment shall permit a change in the terms of prepayment or maturity of the principal of any outstanding Bond or of any installment of interest thereon or a reduction in the principal amount or the prepayment price thereof or in the rate of interest thereon without the consent of the Owner of such Bond, or shall reduce the percentages of Bonds the consent of the Owner of which is required to effect any such modification or amendment, or change the obligation of the Issuer to levy and collect the Utilities Revenues as provided herein, without the consent of the Owners of all of the Bonds then outstanding, or shall change or modify any of the rights or obligations of either the Paying Agent without its written assent thereto.

ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES SECTION 9.1. Events of Default If one or more of the following events (in this Ordinance called “Events of Default”) shall happen, that is to say, (a) if default shall be made in the due and punctual payment of the principal of any Bond when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or otherwise; or (b) if default shall be made in the due and punctual payment of any installment of interest on any Bond when and as such interest installment shall become due and payable; or (c) if default shall be made by the Issuer in the performance or observance of any other of the covenants, agreements or conditions on its part in the Ordinance, any supplemental Ordinance or in the Bonds contained and such default shall continue for a period of forty-five (45) days after written notice thereof to the Issuer by the Owners of not less than 25% of the Outstanding principal amount of the Bonds; or (d) if the Issuer shall file a petition or otherwise seek relief under any Federal or State bankruptcy law or similar law; then, upon the happening and continuance of any Event of Default the Owners shall be entitled to exercise all rights and powers for which provision is made under Louisiana law.

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 10.1. Defeasance (a) If the Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid to the Owners of all Bonds then outstanding, the principal and interest and prepayment premium, if any, to become due thereon, at the times and in the manner stipulated therein and in the Ordinance, then the covenants, agreements and other obligations of the Issuer to the Owners shall be discharged and satisfied. In such event, the Paying Agent shall, upon the request of the Issuer, execute and deliver to the Issuer all such instruments as may be desirable to evidence such discharge and satisfaction and the Paying Agent shall pay over or deliver to the Issuer all moneys, securities and funds held by them pursuant to the Ordinance which are not required for the payment or prepayment of Bonds not theretofore surrendered for such payment or prepayment. (b)

Bonds or interest installments for the payment of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the Issuer of funds for such payment or otherwise) at the maturity date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section if they have been defeased using Defeasance Obligations pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto.

SECTION 10.2. Parties Interested Herein Nothing in the Ordinance expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or to give to, any person or corporation, other than the Issuer, the Paying Agent and the Owners any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of the Ordinance or any covenant, condition or stipulation thereof; and all the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in the Ordinance contained by and on behalf of the Issuer shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Issuer, the Paying Agent and the Owners.

SECTION 10.3. No Recourse on the Bonds No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds or for any claim based thereon or on this Ordinance against any member of the Governing Authority or officer of the Issuer or any person executing the Bonds.

SECTION 10.4. Successors and Assigns Whenever in this Ordinance the Issuer is named or referred to, it shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns and all the covenants and agreements in this Ordinance contained by or on behalf of the Issuer shall bind and enure to the benefit of its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 10.5. Severability In case any one or more of the provisions of the Ordinance or of the Bonds issued hereunder shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the Ordinance or of the Bonds, but the Ordinance and the Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of the Ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of the Ordinance or the Bonds which would not otherwise be valid or legal shall be deemed to apply to the Ordinance and to the Bonds.

SECTION 10.6. Publication of Ordinance; Peremption This Ordinance shall be published one time in the official journal of the Issuer.

SECTION 10.7. Effective Date This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

SECTION 10.8. Recordation.

As required by La. R.S. 39:698.13, this General Bond Ordinance shall be filed for recordation in the Mortgage Records of West Feliciana Parish.

This General Bond Ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: Member Gigi Thomas-Robertson James “Jim” Davis James R. Leake Abby Temple Cochran Robert Leake, Jr.

SECTION 8.1. Supplemental Ordinances Effective Without Consent of Owners

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PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA I, the undersigned Town Clerk of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings adopted by the Issuer on December 8, 2015, authorizing the issuance from time to time of Utilities Revenue Bonds of the Issuer; prescribing the form, and certain terms and conditions of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Issuer on this, the 8th day of December, 2015. /s/ Shannon Sturgeon Town Clerk SEAL 26636-dec 17-1t

Kristi Hawkins- For Plater Gooden- For Bess Kelley- For David Norwood- For Terry Osterberger- Against CB Owen- For Glenn Thomas- For The vote was 6 in favor, 1 against. Motion carried.

David Norwood offered a motion to ratify the president’s signature on the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for the auditor.

Terry Osterberger seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

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y Hawkins. All in favor, motion carried.

Leonard White offered a motion to approve the project to move the water line, seconded by C B Owen. All in favor, motion carried.

Charlie Woods of SJB Group gave an update on the Bluff’s and his meeting with Bob Connell.

Glenn Thomas suggested a meeting with all families involved: Bob Connell, Martha leonard and Richard Howell.

Charlie also discussed the Special Project covering several upgrades and repairs estimated cost of $65,000.00.

Bess Kelley offered a motion to approve the Special Project as written, seconded by Kristie Hawkins . All in favor, motion carried.

Mike Hughes discussed having a revised copy of the personnel manual by the end of the month from Attorney Linzy for the board to review.

Leonard White offered a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Kristie Hawkins. All in favor, motion carried.

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No action was taken on the Dunn & Bradstreet rating.

Charlie Wood of SJB Group was present to request board approval and acceptance of the low bid on the Solitude Project. Three bids were received, as follows: Feliciana Welders $362,630.00 Spinks construction $296,028.50 Tri-State Construction $328,306.70 Spinks Construction had the lowest responding bid of $296,028.50. David Norwood offered a motion to approve and accept the low bid of $296,028.50 for the Solitude Project from Spinks Construction. Motion was seconded by Bess Kelley. All in favor. Motion carried.

Charlie Wood updated the board on the cost to tap into the Spectra line to supply natural gas to The Bluff’s. A discussion ensued. David Norwood offered a motion to authorize Charlie Wood to move forward on the route of Hwy 10 to Hwy 965 to supply natural gas to The Bluff’s.

Motion was seconded by Plater Gooden. All in favor. Motion carried.

Wood also updated the board on the new office.

David Norwood offered a motion to authorize Wood to move forward on the relocation of the water line on the property for the new office. Plater Gooden seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried. David Norwood offered a motion approving the proposed floor plan for the new office. Motion was seconded by Kristi Hawkins. All in favor. Motion carried.

Wood updated the board on the Bains Road bore.

Superintendent Clay Hardouin gave his report.

David Norwood offered a motion to adjourn, seconded by Plater Gooden. All in favor. Motion carried.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --The Finance Committee for Gas Utility District #1 of West Feliciana Parish on October 23, 2015, at 4789 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana at 9:00 am met with the auditing team of Postlewaite & Netterville to discuss the results of the audit perform for at the request of the Gas District.

Members present: Glenn Thomas, Plater Gooden, CB Owen.

Members absent: President Kevin Beauchamp.

Present from Postlewaite & Netterville : Rodney Combs & Michael Schnexayder.

The overall results were favorable.

After the presentation, the board discussed bringing on another fulltime person with the takeover of the other gas line.

Mr. Plater made a motion to adjourn and Mr. Glenn second, all in favor. Motion carried.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Gas Utility District #1 of West Feliciana Parish was held at 5:30 p.m. November 10, 2015, at 4789 Prosperity Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Members present: Kevin Beauchamp, Glenn Thomas, C B Owen, Leonard White, Kristi Hawkins, Tim Byrd, and Bess Kelley.

Members absent: Terry Osterberger, Plater Gooden, Dennis Neal, and David Norwood.

Also present were: Clay Hardouin, Superintendent; Naomi Riley Business Finance Administrative Manager, and Charlie Woods, SJB Group.

C B Owen offered a motion to approve the agenda as written, seconded by Leonard White. All in favor, motion carried.

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ARTICLE VIII SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCES

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Tim Byrd was not present at the meeting but Glenn Thomas advised the board that the Department of Corrections requires Tim Byrd to be at work during the current meeting time.

Thomas advised that the DOC requests that the meeting be moved to 5:30 to accommodate Byrd’s work schedule. Bess Kelley stated that if the time was going to be changed, she wanted the day changed as well. She proposed the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. David Norwood offered a motion to change the day and time of the meetings to the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. Kristi Hawkins seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as recorded as follows:

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C B Owen offered a motion to approve the minutes from the October 8, 2015 meeting, seconded by Leonard White. All in favor, motion carried.

Bess Kelley offered a motion to move the meeting time back to its original date Thursday’s at 4:00 p.m., seconded by C B Owen. All in favor, motion carried.

A poll vote was taken: 3 members abstained from voting: Tim Byrd, C B Owen, and Glenn Thomas.

3 members for the change: Kevin Beauchamp, Kristi Hawkins and Bess Kelley.

1 member voted against: Leonard White.

Glenn Thomas offered a motion to approve the project with SJB Group, regarding the Solitude Project seconded by Kristie

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS INVITATION FOR BIDS - MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MRI; SCANNER, CT; X-RAY UNIT, GENERAL RAD, DIGITAL; and X-RAY UNIT, RAD, FLUORO, DIGITAL PROJECT NO. 2016-0001 Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 (the "Owner") for the following suite of medical equipment: MRI; Scanner, CT; X-Ray Unit, General Rad, Digital; and

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10290 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS CANCELLATION OF INVITATION TO BID SCANNER, CT PROJECT NO. 2435-CTS The West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, (the "Owner") hereby notifies all interested parties that the December 10, 2015 Invitation for Bids ("IFB") for Scanner, CT, Project No. 2435-CTS (the "Equipment"), is hereby officially cancelled, effective immediately. The Owner will release a future IFB for the Equipment.

Questions concerning the cancellation of the IFB should be submitted to Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, West Feliciana Parish Hospital, at (225) 6353811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS CANCELLATION OF INVITATION TO BID X-RAY UNIT, RAD, FLUORO, DIGITAL PROJECT NO. 2505-GDXR-R&F The West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, (the "Owner") hereby notifies all interested parties that the December 10, 2015 Invitation for Bids ("IFB") for X-ray unit, rad, fluoro, digital, Project No. 2505-GDXR-R&F (the "Equipment"), is hereby officially cancelled, effective immediately. The Owner will release a future IFB for the Equipment.

Questions concerning the cancellation of the IFB should be submitted to Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, West Feliciana Parish Hospital, at (225) 6353811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org.

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X-Ray Unit, Rad, Fluoro, Digital

PUBLIC NOTICE ---

the specifications of which are fully set forth in the Invitation for Bid ("IFB").

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

IFBs are available for download and examination beginning at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 17, 2015. Bid documents are posted on http://www.central auctionhouse.com.

To view these, download, and receive bid notices by e-mail, you must register with Central Auction House ("CAH"). For information about the electronic submittal process, contact Ted Fleming with Central Auction House at 1866-570-9620.

The deadline for the submission of electronic bids through CAH’s website is 1:00PM on Friday, January 15, 2016 ("Deadline"). Bids received by the Deadline will then be opened and read publically aloud. Bids submitted after the Deadline will not be considered.

Bidders must submit bids electronically. Hand delivered, faxed or emailed bids will not be accepted. Subsequent to the opening, bids will be evaluated by the Owner based on the lowest responsible bid submitted which is also in compliance with the specifications set forth in the IFB. Bids which have not bid in accordance with the requirements of the IFB shall not be considered.

The Owner will then either reject bids, hold bids for further evaluation or issue a notice of intent to award a contract to the lowest and most responsible and responsive bidder.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for at least fortyfive (45) days after the time scheduled for the opening of bids. Each bid shall be submitted electronically on the bid form provided by the Owner in the IFB. The Owner is the recipient of, and may utilize, federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development ("USDA") to acquire the system components requested in the IFB. Interested firms are required to comply with any and all state and federal laws and regulations (collectively "Legal Requirements") governing Owner’s use of its funds and/or USDA funds for the acquisition of system components hereunder. Failure of the successful proposer to accept and comply with the Legal Requirements may, at Owner’s discretion, result in rejection of the proposal or termination of the contract.

The Owner does not discriminate based on social and economic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and minority-owned firms and women’s business enterprises are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who requires special assistance to participate in this IFB should contact Lori Griffin at (225) 784-3490 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org as soon as possible but not later than seven (7) days before the Deadline to submit proposals.

CANCELLATION OF INVITATION TO BID X-RAY UNIT, GENERAL RAD, DIGITAL PROJECT NO. 2509-GDXR-RAD The West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, (the "Owner") hereby notifies all interested parties that the December 10, 2015 Invitation for Bids ("IFB") for X-ray unit, general rad, digital, Project No. 2509-GDXR-RAD (the "Equipment"), is hereby officially cancelled, effective immediately. The Owner will release a future IFB for the Equipment.

Questions concerning the cancellation of the IFB should be submitted to Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, West Feliciana Parish Hospital, at (225) 6353811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --20TH Judicial District Court Parish of West Feliciana State of Louisiana Feliciana Federal Credit Union vs. #22532 A Jeremy Clayton Sanders Acting under and by virtue of a WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SALE issued by the Honorable Court aforesaid in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated OCTOBER 23, 2015, and to me directed as Sheriff of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, I will at 1 0 : 0 0 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016, at the principle door of the Courthouse in the Town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, sell the following mortgaged property belonging to the defendant JEREMY CLAYTON SANDERS. to-wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT SIX (6), TURNER SUBDIVISION, AS PER THE OFFICIAL MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 31421 IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF WEST FELICIANA, STATE OF LOUISIANA. TERMS OF SALE: CASH to the highest bidder WITH appraisement, at auction and according to law.

J. AUSTIN DANIEL SHERIFF AND EX-OFFICIO AUCTIONEER, WEST FELICIANA PARISH 27562-dec 17-jan 14-2t

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS CANCELLATION OF INVITATION TO BID MRI PROJECT NO. 2385-MRI The West Feliciana Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, (the "Owner") hereby notifies all interested parties that the December 10, 2015 Invitation for Bids ("IFB") for MRI System, Project No. 2385-MRI (the "Equipment"), is hereby officially cancelled, effective immediately. The Owner will release a future IFB for the Equipment.

Questions concerning the cancellation of the IFB should be submitted to Lori Griffin, Purchasing Agent, West Feliciana Parish Hospital, at (225) 6353811 or by email at purchasing@wfph.org.

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First Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 2015-8

a rate of 3.25% per annum (calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, consisting of twelve 30-day months), said interest payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2016, and principal shall be payable as set forth in Section 2(b) hereof. Provided, however, the amounts payable by the Issuer under the Series 2015 Bonds shall be the principal sum equal to the total of all amounts disbursed to the Issuer by the Purchaser as shown on Schedule I attached to the Series 2015 Bonds, with interest on the principal amount of each disbursement from the date of such disbursement at the interest rate set forth above until December 1, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”).

The Series 2015 Bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the Issuer within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness and shall contain a recital to that effect.

adopted on December 8, 2015 by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana authorizing the issuance of:

(b) The Series 2015 Bonds shall mature in fifteen (15) installments of principal, payable annually on each December 1, and each annual installment shall be the applicable percentage shown in the following tables, rounded to the nearest $1,000, of the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2015 Bonds on the day before the applicable Principal Payment Date:

Not Exceeding $800,000 Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana TABLE OF CONTENTS *

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SECTION 1. Definitions.

SECTION 2. Authorization of Series 2015 Bonds.

SECTION 3. Construction Fund; Disbursements from Construction Fund.

SECTION 4. Parties Interested Herein SECTION 5. No Recourse on the Series 2015 Bonds SECTION 6. Successors and Assigns SECTION 7. Severability SECTION 8. Publication; Peremption SECTION 9. Effective Date SECTION 10. Recordation SECTION 11. Post-Issuance Guidelines

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* * * EXHIBIT A - FORM OF BOND EXHIBIT B – POST-ISSUANCE GUIDELINES EXHIBIT C – FORM OF REQUISITION The following ordinance, having been previously introduced on October 27, 2015, notice of introduction having been published in the official journal of the Town on November 6, 2015, and a public hearing having been held thereon on December 8, 2015, was offered by Robert Leake, Jr. and seconded by James Davis: FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE NO. 2015-8 A Supplemental Bond Ordinance authorizing the issuance of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) of Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana, in accordance with the terms of a General Bond Ordinance adopted on December 8, 2015; prescribing the form, and certain terms and conditions of said Bonds; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

WHEREAS, the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer” or the “Town”) owns and operates a waterworks system which regularly supplies the residents of the Town with water (the “Waterworks System”), and owns and operates a gas system which regularly supplies the residents of the Town with natural gas (the “Gas System,” and, together with the Waterworks System, the “Utilities System”), and desires to construct and acquire capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System; and WHEREAS, any political subdivision, including the Town, may construct, acquire, extend or improve any revenue-producing public utility and property necessary thereto, and may operate and maintain the utility in the interest in the public; and WHEREAS, revenue-producing public utilities include any revenue-producing business or organization that regularly supplies the public with a commodity or service, including gas and water; and WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163, any municipal corporation, parish, political subdivision or taxing district may sell and distribute a commodity or service of a public utility within or without its corporate limits, and may establish rates, rules and regulations with respect to the sale and distribution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163 and Article IV, Section 12-44 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, acting as the governing authority of the Town (the “Governing Authority”), have adopted an ordinance, as amended from time to time, which provides for the levy and collection of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of water by the Waterworks System, and is now collecting such fees and charges from the customers of the Waterworks System (the “Waterworks Revenues”); and WHEREAS, the Governing Authority pursuant to La. R.S. 33:4163 and Article III, Section 12-33 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town, have adopted an ordinance, as amended from time to time, which provides for the levy and collection of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of gas by the Gas System, and is now collecting such fees and charges from the customers of the Gas System (the “Gas Revenues,” and, together with the Waterworks Revenues, the “Utilities Revenues”); and WHEREAS, the Issuer currently has no outstanding notes, bonds or other obligations payable from a pledge and dedication of the Utilities Revenues; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2015, this Mayor and Board of Aldermen (the “Governing Authority”) adopted a General Bond Ordinance entitled: “A General Bond Ordinance authorizing the issuance from time to time of Utilities Revenue Bonds of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, and certain terms and conditions of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.” (the “General Bond Ordinance”), which authorizes the issuance of bonds from time to time for the aforesaid purposes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority (the “Act”), it is the desire of this Mayor and Board of Aldermen to provide for the issuance of utilities revenue bonds of the Issuer, for the purpose of paying a portion of the cost of constructing and acquiring capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System, and paying the costs of issuance thereof; and WHEREAS, it is now the desire of this Governing Authority to authorize the issuance of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) of Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015 of the Issuer; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, acting as the governing authority of the Issuer, that: SECTION 1. Definitions.

In addition to words and terms elsewhere defined in the General Bond Ordinance and this First Supplemental Bond Ordinance, the following words and terms as used in this First Supplemental Bond Ordinance shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended: “First Supplemental Ordinance” means this ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2015 Bonds, as adopted on December 8, 2015.

“General Bond Ordinance” means the General Bond Ordinance described in the preambles hereof.

“Interest Payment Date” means each June 1 and December 1, commencing June 1, 2016.

“Paying Agent” with respect to the Series 2015 Bonds means the Town Clerk of the Issuer, unless and until a successor Paying Agent shall have assumed such responsibilities pursuant to the General Bond Ordinance.

“Pledged Revenues” means the Utilities Revenues, after provision has been made for payment therefrom for the reasonable and necessary expenses of administration, operation and maintenance of the Utilities System.

“Purchaser” means the Bank of St. Francisville.

“Series 2015 Bonds” means the Issuer’s Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, authorized to be issued by this First Supplemental Ordinance and particularly

by Section 2 hereof.

“Town” means the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana.

“Utilities Revenues” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

“Utilities System” has the meaning set forth in the preambles hereto.

SECTION 2. Authorization of Series 2015 Bonds. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of the General Bond Ordinance and the Act, and other constitutional and statutory authority, it is hereby authorized a series of bonds of the Issuer to be designated “Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015”, for the purpose of paying the costs of constructing capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the Utilities System owned and/or operated by the Issuer, which Series 2015 Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate original principal amount of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000). The Series 2015 Bonds shall be dated the Delivery Date and shall be issued as a single fully registered bond numbered R-1. The Series 2015 Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof with

Date (December 1) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Percentage of Principal 5.000% 5.921% 6.294% 6.716% 8.000% 8.696% 9.524% 11.579%

Date (December 1) 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Percentage of Principal 13.095% 15.068% 19.355% 24.000% 31.579% 50.000% 100.000%

(c) The principal and interest on the Series 2015 Bonds shall be payable by check or wire transfer to the registered owner of the Series 2015 Bonds (determined as of the Interest Payment Date) at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent for such purpose, provided that payment of the final installment of principal on the Series 2015 Bonds shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of the Series 2015 Bonds to the Paying Agent. (d) The principal installments of the Series 2015 Bonds are subject to prepayment at the option of the Issuer at any time, in whole or in part, at a prepayment price of par plus accrued interest, if any, to the prepayment date and in such case the remaining principal of the Series 2015 Bonds shall continue to mature in installments calculated using the percentages shown in Section 2(b) above. (e) Each series of the Series 2015 Bonds shall be issued in the form of a single fully registered bond, initially numbered R-1, and shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. (f) The Town Clerk of the Issuer shall be the initial Paying Agent for the Series 2015 Bonds. (g) The Series 2015 Bonds are hereby awarded to and sold to the Purchaser at a price of par, and after their execution and authentication by the Paying Agent, the Series 2015 Bonds shall be delivered to the Purchaser or its agents or assigns, upon receipt by the Issuer of the agreed purchase price. (h) No proceeds of the Series 2015 Bonds will be used to refund any outstanding obligations. (i) The Series 2015 Bonds being the initial emission of bonds under the General Bond Ordinance, the parity requirements of Section 6.01 of the General Bond Ordinance are not applicable. (j) The Executive Officers are each hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of the General Bond Ordinance and this First Supplemental Ordinance, to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement, and to cause the Series 2015 Bonds to be prepared and/or printed, to issue, execute and seal the Series 2015 Bonds and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Series 2015 Bonds, the Executive Officers and the chief financial officer of the Issuer are each authorized, empowered and directed to execute on behalf of the Issuer such additional documents, certificates and instruments as they may deem necessary, upon the advice of bond counsel, to effect the transactions contemplated by this First Supplemental Ordinance. The signatures of said on such documents, certificates and instruments shall be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder. (k) The Series 2015 Bonds have been designated as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. (l) It is recognized that the Issuer will not be required to comply with the continuing disclosure requirements described in the Rule 15c2-12(b) of the Securities and Exchange Issuer [17 CFR §240.15c2-12(b)], because (i) the Series 2015 Bonds are not being purchased by a broker, dealer or municipal securities dealer acting as an underwriter in a primary offering of municipal securities, and (ii) the Series 2015 Bonds are being sold to only one financial institution (i.e., no more than thirty-five persons), which has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Series 2015 Bonds and is not purchasing the Series 2015 Bonds for more than one account or with a view to distributing the Bonds. (m) The Series 2015 Bonds have been previously approved by the State Bond Commission. (n) There will be no Credit Enhancement with respect to the Series 2015 Bonds.

SECTION 3. Construction Fund; Disbursements from Construction Fund.

The Construction Fund created and established pursuant to Section 4.01 of the General Bond Ordinance shall be held and maintained at the Bank of St. Francisville. Purchase price installments of the Bonds for the payment of Costs of the Project shall be made by the Purchaser to the Issuer for deposit into the Construction Fund from time to time as the construction of the Project progresses, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) in connection with each disbursement, the Issuer shall submit a requisition to the Purchaser in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C; (b) disbursement shall be made by the Purchaser to the Issuer not more frequently than twice per calendar month; and (c) each disbursement shall be subject to the review and approval of the Purchaser.

SECTION 4. Parties Interested Herein Nothing in this First Supplemental Ordinance expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or to give to, any person or corporation, other than the Issuer, the Paying Agent and the Owners of the Series 2015 Bonds any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this First Supplemental Ordinance or any covenant, condition or stipulation thereof; and all the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this First Supplemental Ordinance contained by and on behalf of the Issuer shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Issuer, the Paying Agent and the Owners of the Series 2015 Bonds.

SECTION 5. No Recourse on the Series 2015 Bonds No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Series 2015 Bonds or for any claim based thereon or on this First Supplemental Ordinance against any member of the Governing Authority or officer of the Issuer or any person executing the Series 2015 Bonds.

SECTION 6. Successors and Assigns Whenever in this First Supplemental Ordinance the Issuer is named or referred to, it shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns and all the covenants and agreements in this First Supplemental Ordinance contained by or on behalf of the Issuer shall bind and enure to the benefit of its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 7. Severability In case any one or more of the provisions of this First Supplemental Ordinance or of the Series 2015 Bonds issued hereunder shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this First Supplemental Ordinance or of the Series 2015 Bonds, but this First Supplemental Ordinance and the Series 2015 Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this First Supplemental Ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this First Supplemental Ordinance or the Series 2015 Bonds which would not otherwise be valid or legal shall be deemed to apply to this First Supplemental Ordinance and to the Series 2015 Bonds.

SECTION 8. Publication; Peremption This First Supplemental Ordinance shall be published one time in the official journal of the Issuer, or if there is none, in a newspaper having general circulation in the Issuer. It shall not be necessary to publish the exhibits to this First Supplemental Ordinance but such exhibits shall be made available for public inspection at the offices of the Governing Authority at reasonable times and such fact must be stated in the publication within the official journal. For a period of thirty (30) days after the date of such publication any persons in interest may contest the legality of this First Supplemental Ordinance and any provisions herein made for the security and payment of the Series 2015 Bonds. After such thirty day period no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of this First Supplemental Ordinance and the provisions hereof or of the Series 2015 Bonds authorized hereby for any cause whatsoever.

If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the Series 2015

Bonds authorized pursuant to this First Supplemental Ordinance within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the Series 2015 Bonds or to provide for the payment thereof, and the legality thereof, and all of the provisions of this First Supplemental Ordinance and such Series 2015 Bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority or jurisdiction to inquire into any such matter.

SECTION 9. Effective Date This First Supplemental Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

SECTION 10. Recordation As required by La. R.S. 39:698.13, this First Supplemental Ordinance shall be filed for recordation in the Mortgage Records of West Feliciana Parish.

SECTION 11. Post-Issuance Guidelines The Mayor and Board of Alderman do hereby adopt and approve the postissuance guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit B. This First Supplemental Ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: Member Gigi Thomas-Robertson James “Jim” Davis James R. Leake Abby Temple Cochran Robert Leake, Jr.

Yea

Nay

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Absent x

Abstaining

x

x x

EXHIBIT A to First Supplemental Bond Ordinance FORM OF BOND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA UTILITIES REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2015 Bond Number

Bond Date

Interest Rate

Principal Amount

R-1

December 10, 2015

3.25%

$800,000

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”), hereby promises to pay to: REGISTERED OWNER:

BANK OF ST. FRANCISVILLE

or registered assigns, but solely from the revenues hereinafter specified, the Principal Amount set forth above (unless a lower Principal Amount applies, as set forth below), together with interest thereon from the Bond Date set forth above or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, unless this Bond shall have been previously called for prepayment and payment shall have been duly made or provided for.

This Bond shall bear interest, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2016 (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), at the Interest Rate shown above, said interest to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The purchase price of this Bond shall be paid to the Issuer in installments, and interest on this Bond shall accrue only on the installments which shall have been paid to the Issuer and from the respective dates of payment. The amount and payment date of each purchase price installment shall be noted on Schedule A attached hereto.

This Series 2015 Bond shall mature in fifteen (15) installments of principal, payable annually on each December 1, and each annual installment shall be the applicable percentage shown in the following table, rounded to the nearest $1,000, of the outstanding principal amount of Series 2015 Bonds on the day before the applicable Principal Payment Date: Date Percentage Date Percentage (August 1) of Principal (August 1) of Principal 2016 5.000% 2024 13.095% 2017 5.921% 2025 15.068% 2018 6.294% 2026 19.355% 2019 6.716% 2027 24.000% 2020 8.000% 2028 31.579% 2021 8.696% 2029 50.000% 2022 9.524% 2030 100.000% 2023 11.579% It is understood that the purchase price of this Bond shall be paid to the Issuer in installments, and interest on this Bond shall accrue only on the amount of the purchase price which shall have been paid to the Issuer.

The principal of this Bond, upon maturity or redemption, is payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts by check mailed by the Issuer to the registered owner, provided that the final payment of principal shall be made only upon presentation and surrender hereof. Interest shall be payable by check mailed by the Issuer to the registered owner. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the First Supplemental Bond Ordinance (hereinafter defined), be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered as of the Record Date (which is the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding an Interest Payment Date). Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for shall be payable as provided in the First Supplemental Bond Ordinance.

The principal installments of this Bond shall be subject to prepayment at the option of the Issuer at any time, in whole or in part, in inverse order of maturity, at a prepayment price of par plus accrued interest to the prepayment date.

This Bond represents the entire series of bonds of the Issuer designated “Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015” aggregating in principal the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) (the “Bond”), this Bond having been issued by the Issuer pursuant to a resolution adopted by the governing authority of the Issuer on October 13, 2015, and pursuant to the provisions of the General Bond Ordinance adopted by the Governing Authority on December 8, 2015, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Bond Ordinance adopted by the Governing Authority on December 8, 2015 (collectively, the “Bond Ordinance”), for the purpose of (1) providing funds to finance a portion of the costs of constructing and acquiring capital improvements, extensions and replacements to the waterworks system and gas system owned and /or operated by the Issuer (collectively, the “Utilities System”); and (2) paying the issuance costs thereof; under the authority of Section 1430 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority.

THIS BOND AND THE ISSUE OF WHICH IT FORMS A PART ARE PAYABLE AS TO BOTH PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST SOLELY FROM THE UTILITIES REVENUES (AS DEFINED HEREIN), AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS OR PLEDGE OF THE GENERAL CREDIT OF THE ISSUER WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE INCURRING OF INDEBTEDNESS. This Bond and the issue of which it forms a part are payable as to both principal and interest solely from the levy and collection by the Issuer of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of water by the waterworks system, and the levy and collection by the Issuer of fees and charges for the sale and distribution of gas by the gas system (the “Utilities Revenues”), after provision has been made for payment therefrom for the reasonable and necessary costs of administering, operating and maintaining the Utilities System, all as provided in the Bond Ordinance and this Bond does not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the Issuer within the meaning of any constitutional and statutory limitation of indebtedness.

The governing authority of the Issuer has covenanted and agreed not to discontinue or decrease or permit to be discontinued or decreased the Utilities Revenues in anticipation of the collection of which bonds to be issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Bond Ordinance have been issued, nor in any way make any change which would diminish the amount of the Utilities Revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds until all such bonds payable therefrom shall have been paid as to both principal and interest.

For a more complete statement of the Utilities Revenues from which and conditions under which this Bond is payable, a statement of the conditions under which additional bonds may hereafter be issued pursuant to Bond Ordinance, and the general covenants and provisions to which this Bond is issued, reference is hereby made to the Bond Ordinance.

This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the certificate of registration hereon shall have been signed by the Town Clerk of the Issuer, as registrar.

This Bond is issued with the intent that the laws of the State of Louisiana shall govern its construction.

It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana. It is further certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond necessary to constitute the same a legal, binding and valid obligation of the Issuer have existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the indebtedness of the Issuer, including this Bond, does not exceed any limitation prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of

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the State of Louisiana, and that this Bond shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for the issuance and sale thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of its Mayor and Town Clerk, and to be dated the date of delivery hereof and the Issuer’s corporate seal to be impressed or imprinted hereon.

TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA

ATTEST:

By: By:

Mayor

Town Clerk

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REGISTRATION RECORD UTILITIES REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2015 OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA

Name and Address Of Registered Owner Bank of St. Francisville

Date of Registration

Signature of Town Clerk

December 10, 2015

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ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _________________________________________________________________ Please Insert Social Security or other Identifying Number of Assignee _________________________________________________________________ the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _____________________________________________ attorney or agent to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated: _________________ ________________________________ NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE OF PURCHASE PRICE PAYMENTS •

UTILITIES REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2015 OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA No.

Date of Payment

Amount of Payment

Pursuant to Requisition No.

Cumulative Outstanding Principal Amount

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Expenditures and Assets • Maintain copies of the following: • Records documenting the allocation of bond proceeds to expenditures • Records documenting the allocation of bond proceeds to bond issuance costs • Requisitions, draw schedules, draw requests, invoices, bills and cancelled checks related to bond proceeds spent during the construction period • Contracts entered into for the construction, renovation or purchase of bond-financed facilities • Records of expenditure reimbursements incurred prior to issuing bonds for facilities • Asset list or schedule of all bond-financed facilities or equipment • Depreciation schedules for bond-financed depreciable property • Records documenting all purchases and sales of bond-financed assets Private Business Use (related to bond financed property) • Maintain copies of the following: • Management and other service agreements • Research contracts • Naming rights contracts • Ownership documentation (e.g. deeds, mortgages) • Leases • Subleases • Leasehold improvement contracts • Joint venture arrangements • Limited liability corporation arrangements • Partnership arrangements • Residency agreements Arbitrage • Choose accounting method with respect to bond proceeds and interest earnings, investment and expenditures.

• Obtain computation of “yield” of bonds and establish procedure to track investment returns and arbitrage rebate liability.

• Establish procedure for allocation of bond proceeds and interest earnings to expenditures, including reimbursement of preissuance expenditures.

• Monitor compliance with “temporary period” expectations for expenditure of bond proceeds, typically three years for new money bonds, and provide for yield restriction of investment of “yield reduction payments” if expectations are not satisfied.

• Establish procedures to ensure investments acquired with bond proceeds are purchased at fair market value. These can include use of bidding procedures under regulatory safe harbor.

• Avoid formal or informal creation of funds reasonably expected to be used to pay debt service on bonds without determining in advance whether such funds must be invested at restricted yield.

• Consult with bond counsel before engaging in post-issuance credit enhancement transactions (e.g., bond insurance, letter of credit) or hedging transactions (e.g. interest rate swap, cap).

• Identify situations in which compliance with applicable yield restrictions depends upon later investments, e.g. purchase of 0% SLGS from U.S. Treasury, and monitor implementation.

• Monitor compliance with 6-month, 18-month, or 2-year spending exceptions to rebate requirement.

• Arrange for timely computation of rebate liability and, if rebate is payable, for timely filing of Form 8038-T and payment of rebate. Rebate is ordinarily due at 5-year intervals. (Borrowers frequently engage outside arbitrage/rebate consultants to do such computations.)

Reissuance • Identify any post-issuance change to terms of bonds which could be treated as a current refunding of “old” bonds by “new” bonds, often referred to as a “reissuance.”

• Confirm whether any “remedial action” in connection with a “change of use” must be treated as a “reissuance.”

Remedial Action • The Town of St. Francisville will monitor the use of the proceeds of all bond issues and in the event that there is or will be private use or unqualified use, the Town of St. Francisville will comply with the remedial action provisions of the Code and Regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, redemption or defeasance of bonds or expenditure of proceeds of other qualifying projects.

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EXHIBIT C

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FORM OF REQUISITION

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Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015

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Bank of St. Francisville 5700 Commerce St. P.O. Box 818 St Francisville, LA 70775

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Requisition Number:

12

Name and Address of Payee:

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Amount to be Paid:

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Purpose of Expenditure:

20

(in specific detail)

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SCHEDULE B SCHEDULE OF PRINCIPAL PREPAYMENTS UTILITIES REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2015 OF THE TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA Prepayment Date

Prepayment Amount

Remaining Balance Due

The undersigned Mayor or Town Clerk of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Borrower”) hereby certifies to the Bank of St. Francisville (the “Bank”) that: (a) Each obligation listed above in the stated amounts has been incurred by the Borrower and is either (1) presently due and payable or (2) has been paid by the Borrower and each item thereof is a proper charge against the Construction Fund and has not been the subject of any prior requisition. (b) This requisition contains no item representing payment on account of any retainage to which the Borrower is entitled as of the date hereof. (c) Any work, materials, supplies and equipment listed herein have been performed or delivered and are in accordance with the description of the Project referred to in the First Supplemental Bond Ordinance.

Payment should be made pursuant to the following instructions:

Date: TOWN OF ST. FRANCISVILLE, STATE OF LOUISIANA

EXHIBIT B POST-ISSUANCE GUIDELINES Procedure • Identify who will be responsible for post-issuance tax compliance and steps to be taken to transfer that responsibility and accumulated information in the future.

• Where different persons are responsible for different aspects, for example investment of bond proceeds and expenditure of bond proceeds on projects, coordinate record-keeping and review.

• Determine frequency of review of various items and plan of implementation.

• Issuance • Refer to the closing transcript of crucial documents prepared by bond counsel.

• Establish plan for keeping relevant books and records as to investment and expenditure of bond proceeds.

• Record Retention • General Recordkeeping • Maintain copies of the following: • Federal tax or information returns • Audited financial statements • Trustee or paying agent statements regarding the bond financing • Records of investment of bond proceeds and earnings • Correspondence related to the bond financing • Reports of any IRS examinations of your entity or bond financings • Investment contracts • Credit enhancement transactions • Financial derivatives • Bidding of financial products

By:

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Title: Approved on this _____ day of ____________.

Date Paid: Authorized Officer of Bank: STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA I, the undersigned Town Clerk of the Town of St. Francisville, State of Louisiana (the “Issuer”), do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of the proceedings taken by the Issuer on December 8, 2015, authorizing the issuance of not exceeding Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) of Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, of the Issuer, in accordance with the terms of a General Bond Ordinance adopted on December 8, 2015; prescribing the form, and certain terms and conditions of said Bonds; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature and the impress of the official seal of the Issuer on this, the 8th day of December, 2015. /s/ Shannon Sturgeon Town Clerk SEAL 26639-dec 17-1t