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Iberia Parish Council defers ordinance transferring Sugar Cane Festival Building to city amid legal questions
Summary
Council deferred an ordinance to declare the Sugar Cane Festival Building and surrounding land surplus and transfer it to the City of New Iberia after city and parish attorneys raised concerns about historic restrictions and access to a small parcel in front of the Veterans Memorial Building.
The Iberia Parish Council voted Jan. 28 to defer action on an ordinance that would declare the Sugar Cane Festival Building and surrounding property surplus and transfer it to the City of New Iberia for renovation.
Jeff Simon, identified in public comment as the city attorney and an Iberia Parish resident, told the council the parties were “right at the end of the process” on a draft agreement but asked for extra time to resolve an issue about approximately 0.6 acres in front of the Veterans Memorial Building. Simon said the parcel’s transfer is constrained by restrictions tied to a 1927…
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