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After executive session, St. Mary Parish board accepts council recommendation on sixteenth‑section lease
Summary
The board entered executive session under La. Rev. Stat. 42:17(A)(2) to discuss prospective litigation over a tract of sixteenth-section land leased by Morgan City Stivadors LLC and Lee Babin; after returning to open session the board accepted the council's recommendation by voice vote.
The St. Mary Parish School Board voted Oct. 9 to accept the council’s recommendation concerning a tract of sixteenth‑section land leased by Morgan City Stivadors LLC and Lee Babin after discussing the matter in executive session.
The board moved into executive session under Louisiana Revised Statute 42:17(A)(2) to discuss prospective litigation related to the lease. Mister Mancuso made the motion to enter executive session; Mister Parity seconded, and the motion carried on a voice vote.
When the board reconvened in open session it took a formal motion to accept the council’s recommendation regarding the tract. Mister Mancuso moved to accept the council’s recommendation; Mister Guillory seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. The public record at the meeting does not include the confidential discussion that took place during executive session, and no additional public details about the litigation or recommendation were disclosed at the time of the vote.
Why it matters: sixteenth‑section lands are a special class of school lands in Louisiana; actions affecting leases and potential litigation may have financial implications for the district and bear on local land use and revenue. Because the subject was discussed in executive session, the board did not provide details in open session; any public documents or future reporting would need to be sought from the district clerk or through public‑record requests if not otherwise released.
Next steps: the motion to accept the council’s recommendation was recorded as approved; the board did not announce further public action at the meeting.
