§2103. Territorial limits

The West Calcasieu Port shall be composed of and the board of commissioners shall exclusively exercise the powers herein conferred upon it within an area described as follows:

A. Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 17, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Southwestern District of Louisiana; thence East along the South lines of Sections 17 and 16 to the Southeast corner of Section 16; thence North along the East line of Section 16 to the South line of the North half of Section 15, Township 9 South, Range 9 West; thence East along said South line of the North half to the East line of Section 15, Township 9 South, Range 9 West; thence North along said East line of Section 15 to the intersection with the North Bank of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River; thence continuing in a Westerly direction following the said North Bank of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River to its intersection with the North bank of the Houston River, then continuing in a westerly direction following the said North bank of the Houston River with its meanderings to the West line of Section 5, Township 9 South, Range 11 West, then South along the West lines of Sections 5, 8, 17 and 20, all of Township 9 South, Range 11 West to the Southwest corner of Section 20, Township 9 South, Range 11 West, then East along the South lines of Sections 20, 21, 22 of Township 9 South, Range 11 West, to the Southeast corner of Section 22, Township 9 South, Range 11 West, then South along the West lines of Sections 26 and 35 of Township 9 South, Range 11 West, then continuing South along the West lines of Sections 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35 of Township 10 South, Range 11 West, then continuing along the West lines of Sections 2 and 11, Township 11 South, Range 11 West to the Southwest corner of Section 11, Township 11 South, Range 11 West, then West along the North line of Section 15, Township 11 South, Range 11 West to the Northwest corner of said Section 15, then South along the West lines of Sections 15, 22, 27 and 34 of Township 11 South, Range 11 West to the Southwest corner of said Section 34, then East along the South lines of Sections 34, 35, and 36 of Township 11 South, Range 11 West, then continuing East along the South lines of Sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 of Township 11 South, Range 10 West to the Southeast corner of said Section 36, thence North along the East line of the said Section 36, Township 11 South, Range 10 West, and the East line of Section 25, Township 11 South, Range 10 West, to the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 9 West, thence East one quarter of a mile to the Southeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the said Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 9 West; thence North one quarter of a mile to the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the said Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 9 West, being also the South Section line of Section 19, Township 11 South, Range 9 West, thence East along the South line of the said Section 19, Township 11 South, Range 9 West, to the West bank of the Calcasieu Ship Channel/River, thence North along the said West bank of the Calcasieu Ship Channel/River to the intersection of the said Calcasieu Ship Channel/River with the Centerline of the Intracoastal Waterway, thence southwesterly along the said centerline of the Intracoastal Waterway to the South line of Section 24, Township 11 South, Range 10 West, thence West along the South section line of Section 24, Township 11 South, Range 10 West to the Southwest corner of said Section 24, Township 11 South, Range 10 West, thence North to the Southwest corner of Section 36, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then North 1 1/2 miles to the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then West 1/4 mile, then North 1/4 mile, then West 1/2 mile to the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then South 1/4 mile, then West 3/4 mile, then North 1/2 mile to the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then East 3/4 mile, then North 1 mile to the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then East 1/4 mile, then North 1740 feet, then East 2663 feet, then South 1740 feet to the Southwest corner of Section 13, Township 10 South, Range 10 West, then East 1/4 mile, then North 3/4 mile, then East 3/4 mile, then North 1/4 mile to the Northwest corner of Section 18, of Township 10 South, Range 9 West, then East on Section line between Sections 7 and 18 of Township 10 South, Range 9 West to the Southwest corner of Section 8, Township 10 South, Range 9 West, then North of the Section line between Sections 7 and 8, 5 and 6 in Township 10 South, Range 9 West, then continuing North on Section lines between Sections 31 and 32, 29 and 30, 19 and 20 of Township 9 South, Range 9 West, being the point of beginning.

B. Beginning at a point where the North bank of Houston River intersects the West boundary line of Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, thence meandering Easterly along said North bank of said Houston River to its intersection with the West Fork of Calcasieu River and continuing Easterly along the North bank of said West Fork of Calcasieu River to a point where said North bank of West Fork of Calcasieu River intersects the South boundary line of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, thence West along Section lines between Sections 18 and 19, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 13 and 24, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 14 and 23, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 15 and 22, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 16 and 21, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 17 and 20, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Sections 18 and 19, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, to Southwest corner of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, thence North along West boundary of said Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 9 West to Southwest corner of Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, thence North along West boundary line of said Section 7, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, to point of beginning, being:

(1) All of Sections 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of Township 9 South, Range 9 West, and

(2) Those portions of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Township 9 South, Range 9 West, South of the North bank of Houston River and West Fork of Calcasieu River, respectively, and

(3) Those fractional portions of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, lying South and West of said North bank of the West Fork of Calcasieu River.

C. Also, beginning at the Southwest corner of the East half of Section 14, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Southwestern District of Louisiana; thence North along the West line of said East half of Section 14 to the North Right-of-Way line of Phillips Road; thence East along said North Right-of-Way line of Phillips Road to the West Right-of-Way line of La. Hwy. 378; thence North along said West Right-of-Way of La. Hwy. 378 to the South line of Section 11, Township 9 South, Range 9 West; thence West along said South line of said Section 11 to the East line of Lot No. 16 of Section 11, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, being a portion of the South half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11; thence Northwesterly along said East line of Lot No. 16 and an extension thereof to the North bank or right ascending bank of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River; thence Easterly following said North bank of the West Fork of the Calcasieu River to the South line of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West; thence West along said South line of Section 18, Township 9 South, Range 8 West and the South lines of Sections 13 and 14, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, to the Southwest corner of the East half of said Section 14, being the point of commencement.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 68, §1. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 57, §1; Acts 1997, No. 232, §1; Acts 2004, No. 119, §1.