LEONARD GRAY / L’Observateur / August 19, 2000

LULING – The site of the old Allemands Elementary School, vacant since the 1974 fire which destroyed the old school, may see new activity at last.

The St. Charles Parish School Board approved a resolution, at the requestof Parish Councilman Terry Authement, to lease the 1.84-acre site to theparish for recreation “or any public use.”Discussion centered on whether recreation could be the sole use, as board President Clarence “Sonny” Savoie commented that earlier discussion mentioned the relocation of the Des Allemands Volunteer Fire Department to that site.

Attorney Ken Sills advised the board can insert language to keep the board’s authority over whatever use the parish puts the property to. Theterms are for 90 years at $1 per year.

This was approved in a 6-0 vote, with Mary Bergeron absent.

In other matters, the board voted to buy property behind and alongside Hahnville High School, including the major portion of Tiger Drive alongside the school and tennis, football and baseball facilities.

The total acreage for the unpaved street is 2.02 acres, and the totalacreage of the purchase from P&L Investments is 4.522 acres, for$110,000.

The board also revised its language for naming any new school facilities, to allow the superintendent to appoint a task force of three staff members, three community members and a person named by the relevant school board member to select a minimum of three names for consideration by the full board.

For renaming existing facilities, the superintendent may appoint four people to select up to two facilities for possible renaming. If a facility isnamed or renamed to honor a person, that person must be deceased.

During Superintendent Dr. Rodney Lafon’s report he praised the students,parents and teachers responsible for the positive LEAP results for fourth- graders.

Also, he announced that brochures for Community Education classes are being mailed to households during the week of Aug. 28.Lafon commented that since the board cannot buy school uniforms for needy students he must depend on the generosity of businesses, civic organizations and churches.

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