§33.2. Esler Industrial Development District; transfer of property

A. All rights, title, and interest in the property as described in Subsection B of this Section, including buildings and facilities and any other immovable property owned by the Esler Industrial Development District are hereby transferred to and vested in the Military Department, State of Louisiana, as a cooperative endeavor between the district and the department. All rights, title, and interest in the movable property owned by the district are also hereby transferred to and vested in the Military Department, State of Louisiana, as a cooperative endeavor between the district and the department. The Military Department, State of Louisiana, shall assume all liabilities of the district incurred on and after April 1, 2001. All of the property transferred pursuant to this Section shall be under the jurisdiction of the Military Department, State of Louisiana, to be used for the programs, operations, and services of the Louisiana National Guard.

B. The presiding officer of the Rapides Parish Police Jury or his duly authorized designee, notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the Rapides Parish Police Jury to enter into a cooperative endeavor and to execute all acts and documents necessary to effectuate the transfer to the Military Department, State of Louisiana, of the parcel of land situated in Rapides Parish, as known and described below:

A tract of land situated in the parish of Rapides, being part of Section 21, 22, and 24, and part of Fractional Sections 23 and 38, Township 5 North, Range 2 East of the Louisiana Meridian, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the southwest corner of said Fractional Section 23, thence north along to the west line of said Fractional Section 23 and the west line of said Section 22 to the west quarter corner thereof; thence east along the east and west quarter line of said Section 22 and the east and west quarter line of said Section 21 to the east quarter corner of said Section 21; thence south along the east line of said Section 21 and the east line of said Section 24 to the southeast corner thereof; thence west along the south line of said Section 24 and the south line of said Fractional Section 23 to its intersection with the east line of said Fractional Section 38; thence in a southeasterly direction along the east line of said Fractional Section 38 to a point on the north bank of Bayou Flagon; thence in a general westerly direction along said north bank of Bayou Flagon to its intersection with the west line of said Fractional Section 38; thence in a northwesterly direction along said west line of Fractional Section 38 to a point on the aforesaid south line of Fractional Section 23; thence west along the south line of said Fractional Section 23 to the point of beginning, containing 1,991.43 acres, more or less.

Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. April 1, 2001.