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Council approves abandonment of portion of North Jefferson Street for school/church campus expansion
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The council approved abandoning about 195 feet of North Jefferson Street to allow a school and church to combine property for a new gymnasium and campus expansion; the city will retain a utility easement and major water line.
The Broussard City Council voted April 14 to approve an abandonment of approximately 195 feet of North Jefferson Street to accommodate a school and church campus expansion.
Architect Glenn Angell, who said he has worked with the school for about a year on master planning, told the council the church and the school collectively own the adjacent parcels and seek to build a new gymnasium as the first major phase of a multi‑year expansion. He said the abandonment request covers roughly half the length of the street (about 195 feet) and that the city will preserve an existing utility easement and a major water line that runs through that section.
Staff confirmed the standard process for abandonment will divide the vacated right‑of‑way between adjacent property owners; in this case the same owner on both sides simplifies the transfer. Council discussed the preservation of the waterline and utility easement, and staff and legal confirmed those easements will remain in place.
Council approved the abandonment with the condition that the utility easement and water main be retained and protected during future development.
