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Public Notices: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Public & Legal Notices may be submitted to us at legals@franklinsun.com.

Public Notices Published Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on January 11, 2012, by the Hon. Kevin Cobb, Sheriff of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Sheriff”), and ex officio Chief Executive Officer of the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the Parish of Franklin on SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in Franklin Parish who are qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
SALES TAX RENEWAL PROPOSITION
Summary: 1/2% sales and use tax, 5 years, to pay costs and expenses of operating the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office, including the operations of the Franklin Parish Detention Center.
Shall the Law Enforcement District of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to levy and collect a tax of one-half of one percent (1/2%) (the “Tax”), (an estimated $1,200,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of five (5) years, commencing January 1, 2013, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the District, all as defined by law, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used to pay costs of operating the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office, including the operation of the Franklin Parish Detention Center?
The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within said Parish, which polls will open at six o’clock (6:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:
POLLING PLACES
Precinct Location
01Ft Necessity Jr. High School, 10630 Hwy. 562, Ft Necessity
02Jigger Apostolic Hall, 7197 Hwy. 128, Jigger
03Brakers Store, 6385 Hwy. 562, Wisner
04Wisner Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
04AGilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
04BWisner Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
06Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
06AGilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
07Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
09Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
12Franklin Parish ROTC Building, 1600 Glover Street, Winnsboro
13New Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
13ANew Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
14Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
16Winnsboro Housing Authority, 1702 Hatfield Street, Winnsboro
18Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
19Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
20Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
21Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
21AWard #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
22Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
24Winnsboro Lower Elementary School, 1310 Warren Street, Winnsboro
25Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
26VFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
26AVFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
27Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
27AFranklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
27BFranklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
28AFranklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
30Baskin Community Center, 1860 Hwy. 857, Baskin
31Gulledge-Richardson Comm Ctr, 157 Football Field Road, Crowville
32North Central Fire Station, 1772 Hwy. 859, Delhi
33Friendship Fire Station, 4918 Hwy. 132, Baskin
The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to the Sheriff, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Sheriff will conduct a meeting of the District at its regular meeting place, the Sheriff’s Office, 6556 Main Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012, at TEN O’CLOCK (10:00) A.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters in Franklin Parish will be entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Winnsboro, Louisiana, on this, the 11th day of January, 2012.
/s/ Kevin Cobb
Sheriff and Chief Executive Officer
of the Law Enforcement District of the
Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Project No. 11-07-03
The Village of Gilbert (herein referred to as the “Owner”)
Sealed bids marked “Sealed Bids” - - Village of Gilbert Community Development Block Grant Project for Fiscal Year 2011 to be financed by the State of Louisiana CDBG Program will be received by the Owner for the construction of the project as follows:
LCDBG STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Proposals shall be addressed to the Village of Gilbert , and delivered here to the City Hall located at 7564 Gilbert St., Gilbert, LA 71336 , not later than 10:00 o’clock a.m., (local time) on February 7, 2012 . Proposals shall be designated as “Sealed Bid” - - LCDBG – Street Improvements , Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Project for Fiscal Year 2011 to be financed by the State of Louisiana CDBG program. All bids must be submitted on the proper bid form. The contractor shall display his contractor’s license number prominently on the outside of the envelope. Any bids received after the specified time and date will not be considered. The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 o’clock a.m., on February 7, 2012 , in the City Hall located at 7564 Gilbert St. located in Gilbert, LA 71336. The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid Proposal, Form of Contract, Specifications, Forms of Bid Bond and other contract documents may be examined at the office of the Engineer , located at the 114 Venable Lane, Monroe, Louisiana 71203.
Copies may be obtained at the office of Denmon Engineering located at 114 Venable Lane, Monroe, Louisiana 71203 , upon deposit of $50.00 for each set. Please mail all requests and deposits for plans to the mailing address, P.O. Box 8460, Monroe, Louisiana 71211. Deposits on the first set of documents furnished to bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the bid documents, if returned in good condition and not later than 10 days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to bidders, the deposit less the actual cost of reproduction ($25.00 ) will be refunded upon return of the bid documents, if returned in good condition, and no later than 10 days after receipt of bids.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Owner shall not waiver the signing of: 1) the bid; 2) certificate of corporate principal and surety; 3) any addenda issued; and 4) bid bond which always must accompany the bid in the correct amount.
A corporate resolution authorizing a representative of the corporation to sign the bid must accompany the bid, if the bidder is a corporation. Such activities will be in accordance with Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statues.
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. Sureties used for obtaining bonds must appear as acceptable on the Department of Treasury Circular 570.
Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract, Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Section 109, Executive Order 11246, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements.
No Bidders may withdraw his/her bid within Sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
The Contractor shall begin mobilization and procurement of materials within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the Notice to Proceed.
The successful bidder will be required to execute the Owner’s Standard Form of Agreement/Contract for construction together with the Performance and Payment Bond within ten (10) working days after normal award of contract.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST SUBMIT EXECUTED COPIES OF CERTIFICATION REGARDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, SECTION 3 AND SEGREGATED FACILITIES AND SECTION 3 PLAN WITH TABLES A & B.
MINORITY OWNED FIRMS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.
VILLAGE OF GILBERT
/s/
Date
Honorable Mike Stephens, Mayor
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Franklin Parish School Board will be taking sealed bids Classroom Response Systems for the 2011-12 school year. Specifications can be obtained at the Franklin Parish School Board Office. The deadline for submitting bids will be Monday, February 6, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.. Bids will be opened on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at the Franklin Parish School Board Office, 7293 Prairie Road, Winnsboro, LA 71295.
All bids must be sealed and clearly marked, Classroom Response Systems.
For additional information please contact Orene Sharp the Franklin Parish School Board Office, (318) 435-9046.
The Franklin Parish School Board has the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
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WHEREABOUTS NOTICE
Anyone having knowledge of or knowing the whereabouts of, The Heirs of S.N. Chennault, please contact Michael E. Kramer, Attorney at Law, 6658 Kinloch Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295 (318)435-7525.
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SECTION A
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Winnsboro, at Winnsboro City Hall, until 11:00 a.m. Local Time, February 24th, 2012, for the furnishing of all labor and materials and performing all work for constructing the following contract:
Project No. 135801.10
State No. H. 009210
Pavement Maintenance for Runway 18/36
Winnsboro Municipal Airport
Winnsboro, Louisiana
At the specified time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The opening will be held in the Conference Room of the, City of Winnsboro City Hall 3814 Front Street Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295.
Major items of work include crack cleaning and sealing, pavement rejuvenation, and markings.
Approximate quantities include:
Crack Cleaning and Sealing - 20,000 LF
Pavement Rejuvenation - 30,000 SY
Markings - 15,000 SF
Temporary Markings - 15,000 SF
A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 0% has been established for this project. In order to assist Contractors in securing DBE participation, a pre-bid meeting will be held on February 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. local time in the Conference Room of the City of Winnsboro City Hall 3814 Front Street Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295, for the purpose of briefing prospective bidders and DBE’s about this project. All prospective bidders are urged to attend.
Plans and specifications may be inspected at the City of Winnsboro, 3814 Front Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana 71295 and the office of Volkert, Inc. (formerly known as Volkert & Associates, Inc.), Consulting Engineer, 3466 Drusilla Lane, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 71295.
Bidding Documents (the contract documents, specifications and drawings) are available to contractors who are properly licensed in Louisiana or to bona fide suppliers of materials and equipment. Copies may be obtained from Volkert, Inc., Consulting Engineer, 3466 Drusilla Lane, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, (225) 218-9440, upon payment of a deposit of $40.00 to Volkert, Inc. The deposit will be refunded upon return of the documents in reusable condition within ten (10) days after the bid opening. No plans and specifications will be issued to contractors later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time indicated above for receiving bids.
Bids must be submitted upon the forms as issued to the prospective bidder by the Engineer. Guarantee will be required with each bid as follows: At least 5% of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than ten thousand dollars, shall be filed in the form of a certified check or bid bond payable to the City of Winnsboro.
Contractors Submitting bids shall be Licensed LA license R.S.37:2150-2164 Classification II Highway, Street and Bridge Construction and/or Highway and Airport Runway Sealcoating & Marking & Crack Repair, Rubber Removal and/or Pavement Markings (Paint and thermoplastic striping, raised reflectors, rumble strips, speed bumps) and/or Joint, Sealing and Re-sealing.
Contract bond will be required as follows: 100% of the contract price. Labor and Materials Bond will be required as follows: 100% of the contract price.
The awarding of the contract will require the Contractor to pay all workers on this project the prevailing scale of wages as noted in Division III, Section 160 and Division VI of the Contract Documents.
Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities and Equal Opportunity Report Statement must be signed as included in the bid proposal. Failure to complete these forms may be grounds for rejecting bid.
Disadvantaged Business involvement data and certificate of compliance must be included with each bid.
No bids will be considered unless the bidder, whether resident or nonresident of Louisiana, is properly qualified to submit a proposal for this construction in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of Louisiana.
No contract will be awarded unless the contractor holds a current license from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for General Contractors. In addition, non-residents of the State, if a corporation, shall show evidence of having qualified with the Secretary of State to do business in Louisiana.
No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 120 days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of the Owner.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and waive informalities in the bidding.
Jackie Johnson, Mayor
City of Winnsboro
Winnsboro, Louisiana
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Chase Home Finance, LLC.
Vs. No. 41,808
Nancy Nichols Robbins, wife of Claude Lovelle Robbins
State of Louisiana
Parish of Franklin
Fifth District Court
By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE, to me directed by the honorable Fifth District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Franklin, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Courthouse, in the City of Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, La., on Wednesday the 7th day of March A.D., 2012, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
Lots 1 and 2 of Block 41 of the Village of Gilbert, Louisiana, as per plat filed on slide 38B, records of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, which has the address of 185 Reeves Road, Gilbert, La 71336.
Seized in this above styled suit. Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit appraisement.
Kevin W. Cobb, Sheriff
Sheriff’s Office, Winnsboro, La.
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SHERIFF’S SALE
United States of America, Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture
Vs. No. 42,065
Lakeisha Dontay Carter
State of Louisiana
Parish of Franklin
Fifth District Court
By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE, to me directed by the honorable Fifth District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Franklin, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Courthouse, in the City of Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, La., on Wednesday the 7th day of March A.D., 2012, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
Lot 36 of Block 1 of the Resubdivision of the second addition to Owen Place addition to the town of Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, as per Plat thereof, dated January 3, 1977, and recorded in Plat Book B, as Plat No. 66.
Seized in this above styled suit. Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit appraisement.
Kevin W. Cobb, Sheriff
Sheriff’s Office, Winnsboro, La.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is given that the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Department intends to dispose of funds seized in connection with narcotics arrests of the following individuals unless a proper claim is made by 4:30pm on Friday, March, 2, 2012, at the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Department, 6556 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295:
• Allen Price 9/27/2005 25.00
• Delving Williams, Dewana Ross and Demarcus Rollins 11/22/2005 547.00
• Eugene Shaw and Kallie Bennett 1/12/2006 1068.03
• James Mercer 10/03/2005 32.00
• John Ward 12/23/2005 182.00
• Amy Barton 10/11/2005 92.00
• Curtis May 10/27/2004 22.32
• Marcus Pleasant 5/7/2007 221.25
• Kerrick Johnson 6/16/2006 76.00
• Richard Jackson 3/30/2006 90.00
• Larry Richardson Jr. 3/30/2006 84.00
• Andre Buie 12/30/2005 240.00
• Edward Jordan 1/24/2004 181.00
• Tyrone Rogers 7/30/2004 95.11
• Clarence White 8/15/2004 480.00
• Christopher Hawthorne 11/12/2003 138.00
• Josh Temple 9/1/2003 135.00
• Mike Prince 9/2/2004 720.00
• Mike Prince, Erin Hutto and Mike Hutto 9/1/2004 183.00
• Tronica Blackson 3/17/2003 357.00
• Michael Banks 7/31/2003 20.00
• Timothy Poole and Patty Sue Roberts 2/22/2004 113.00
• Sylvester Lewis 3/24/2008 150.00
• Michael Banks and Michael Lynch 3/18/2004 209.00
• Antonio Thompson 3/6/2003 320.00
• Louis Tolliver Jr. 11/23/2003 226.00
• Travis Thompson 11/11/2003 366.00
• Lisa White 1/13/2005 367.00
• Ivory Fountain 11/24/2004 79.00
• Tronica Blackson 5/13/2003 60.00
• Michael Ellis 3/15/2005 20.00
• Earnest James and K. Whitley 9/20/2005 832.00
• Telly McCall 9/221/2005 256.39
• Rayshawn Williams 2/21/2005 495.00
• Daryl Atkins 8/11/2005 163.00
• Earlyne Flunder 8/11/2005 202.00
• Broderick Hardy and Tabitha Simms 8/3/2005 20.00
• Gary Daniels 11/5/2002 175.02
• Johnny Montgomery 9/17/2003 8.00
• Greg Stephenson and Linda Stephenson 6/12/2003 300.00
• Clevon Johnson 4/14/2003 104.38
• LaShanna McCarthy 8/26/2006 400.00
• Keidrick Ignont 2/14/2006 138.00
• Jarvarius Dykes 12/05/2007 174.00
• Quinton Smith 11/17/2008 82.00
• Tommy Ignont 2/14/2006 100.00
• Tronica Blackson 12/15/2006 140.00
• LaJardin Howard 5/2/2008 139.00
• Octavia Bell 8/26/2006 42.00
• Peairrest Cameron 12/5/2007 80.00
• Robert Coleman 1/25/2007 248.00
• Travis Henderson 2/13/2008 313.00
• Michael Rogers 3/30/2007 80.00
• Marcus Pleasant 3/12/2008 451.71
• Donald Johnson 1/7/2007 409.00
• Dennis Hall Jr. 2/21/2008 46.00
• Vickie Hanks 6/6/2008 80.00
• Bobby Zamora 11/29/2007 51.00
• Robert Hardin and Daryl Atkins 8/11/2008 35.00
• Charles Pleasant 10/12/2008 71.60
• Marcus Armstrong 5/5/2001 333.00
• Tommy Lee Ignont 1/1/2000 710.00
• Darron Ross 2/16/2006 417.00
• Deana Hawthorne 4/17/2007 35.00
• Johnny Knox 5/28/2008 20.00
• Derrick Bailey 8/27/2007 40.00
• Calvin Thomas 3/16/2007 167.00
• Terry Davis 11/26/2008 308.00
• Cornelius Herron 9/14/2006 948.00
• Byron Mathis 11/28/2007 156.00
• Chris Ellis 2/19/2001 486.00
• Christopher Ellis 11/2/1994 720.00
• Sheneka Armstrong 8/13/2008 100.00
• Donald Chappell 5/3/2006 328.00
• Louis Howard III 7/6/2006 195.00
• Warren Lynn Vestal 11/29/2007 216.00
• Byron Mathis 11/18/2007 500.00
• Sherwood Pennington 8/26/2006 390.00
• Richard Whatley 12/7/2007 61.00
• Leonard Douglas Unknown 1000.00
• Peairrest Cameron 12/5/2007 89.00
• Johnny Knox 5/28/2008 33.00
• William Womack 3/6/2007 1620.00
• Dominick Henderson 1/15/2008 38.00
• Jason Brazell and Valerie Brazell 10/10/2007 397.00
• Phil Addison 3/31/2007 20.00
• Charles Moore 4/26/2006 405.00
• Randal Mathis 1/31/2008 1246.00
• Jerry Martinez Unknown 60.00
• Chris Blount 7/11/2006 310.00
• Gary Humphreys 3/10/2006 1318.00
• Willie Lee Brown 8/4/2001 78.05
• Jonathan Brooks 1/15/2008 55.37
• Tami Haring 10/2/2004 798.00
• Demareus White 12/23/2001 105.00
• Williard May Jr. 4/1/2001 120.00
• Jeremy Cassels and Nikkie Corbit 9/7/2001 217.00
• Clevon Johnson 1/4/2005 40.00
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PUBLIC NOTICE
(NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE BILL – SLS 12RS-188)
Public notice is hereby given that there may be introduced at the session of the Legislature to be convened on March 12, 2012, a bill relative to assessors, to authorize increases in compensation to tax assessors based on increases in the Consumer Price Index; and to provide for related matters.
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