Public Law 74–409

That the Administrator

State of Louisiana.

Transfer of certain lauds in Rapides Parish to, for highway, authorized.

of Veterans’ Affairs be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to transfer to the State of Louisiana, without expense to the Government of the United States, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain strip of land crossing the Veterans’ Administration facility at Alexandria, Louisiana, along the Alexandria-Shreveport Highway, State route numbered 1, and Star route numbered 615, in sections 1 and 2, township 4 north, range 1 west, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, upon condition that it

Condition.

shall always be used and maintained as a public highway, said strip of land being described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the located center line of the Alexandria-Colfax

Description.

Highway at Engineer’s station 152 plus 05.3, which point is in the south line of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1, township 4 north, range 1 west, and north eighty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes east, a distance of three hundred twenty-five and five-tenths feet from the southwest corner of the said north-west quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1, township 4 north, range 1 west; thence north eighty-nine degrees, fifty-four minutes east, along the said south line of the northwest quarter of south-west quarter of section 1, a distance of fifty-one and thirty-seven one hundredths feet to a point in the easterly right-of-way line of the Alexandria-Colfax Highway, said point being fifty feet easterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence alongthe easterly right-of-way line of said highway, the following two courses: Northwesterly along a curve to the left having a radius of three thousand two hundred four and three one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred eighty-three and ninety-two one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the left; thence north seventeen degrees six minutes west, a distance of one thousand six hundred thirty-seven and thirty-seven one-hundredths feet to a point in the mesh wire fence enclosing residence lot, said point being fifty feet easterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence south sixty-eight degrees one minute west, along said fence line, a distance of twenty and seven one-hundredths feet to a point, said point being thirty feet easterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence along the easterly right-of-way line of the aforementioned highway, the following courses: North seventeen degrees six minutes west, a distance of one hundred twenty-one and three-tenths feet to the point of the beginning of a curve to the right; thence northwesterly along a curve to the right having a radius of five thousand six hundred ninety-nine and sixty-five one-hundredths feet, a distance of three hundred ten and four one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the right; thence north thirteen degrees fifty-nine minutes west, a distance of three hundred six and six-tenths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the left; thence northwesterly along a curve to the left having a radius of seven hundred forty-six and seventy-eight one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred twenty-four and four-tenths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the left; thence north thirty-one degrees twelve minutes west, a distance of six hundred twenty-six feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the left; thence northwesterly along a curve to the left having a radius of five hundred eight and thirty-four one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred sixty-one and forty-three one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the left; thence north sixty degrees forty minutes west, a distance of three hundred thirty-eight and nine-tenths feet to a point, said point being thirty feet northeasterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line, same point also being thirty feet northeasterly and at right angles to the center line of the existing concrete highway from Alexandria toward Shreveport; thence north twenty-nine degrees twenty minutes east, a distance of ten feet to a point, said point being forty feet northeasterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center lines; thence along the easterly right-of-way of the road from Alexandria toward Shreveport, the following two courses: North sixty degrees forty minutes west, a distance of one hundred thirteen and fifteen one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the right; thence northwesterly along a curve to the right having a radius of four hundred and twenty-nine and sixty-four one-hundredths feet, a distance of three hundred sixty-three and seventy-nine one-hundredths feet, more or less, to a point in the north line of section 2, township 4 north, range 1 west, same being in the north boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property, said point also being forty feet easterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence along the said north line of section 2 and the north boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property and crossing the aforementioned highway, the following two courses: West a distance of forty and eighty-four one-hundredths feet, to the center line of the existing concrete highway at Engineer’s station 197 plus 93.8; thence west a distance of forty and seven-tenths feet to a point in a curve to the left in the westerly right-of-way line of the existing concrete highway from Alexandria toward Shreveport, said point being forty feet westerly and at right

Description—Contd.

angles to the aforementioned center line; thence southeasterly along said curve to the left having a radius of five hundred nine and sixty-four one-hundredths feet, a distance of one hundred ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet to a point, said point being forty feet westerly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line and said point also being thirty feet northeasterly and at right angles to the highway leading to Regollet; thence along the northeasterly right-of-way of said highway leading to Regollet, the following two courses: North sixty degrees forty minutes west, a distance of seventy-five and twenty-four one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the left; thence northwesterly along a curve to the left having a radius of one thousand three hundred three and fifty-seven one-hundredths feet, a distance of three hundred ninety-seven and fifty-eight one-hundredths feet, more or less, to a point in the north line of section 2, township 4 north, range 1 west, same being in the north boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property, said point also being thirty feet northerly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence along the said north line of section 2 and the north boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property and crossing the aforementioned highway, the following two courses: West a distance of one hundred eighty-five and twenty-six one-hundredths feet to the center line of the highway leading to Regollet; thence west a distance of one hundred ninety-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths feet to a point in the westerly right-of-way line of the highway leading to Regollet; thence along the westerly right-of-way of the aforementioned highways, the following courses: South eighty-one degrees eighteen minutes east, a distance of three hundred seven and thirty-five one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the right, said point being thirty feet southwesterly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of one thousand two hundred and forty-three and fifty-seven one-hundredths feet, a distance of four hundred forty-seven and eighty-three one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the right; thence south sixty degrees forty minutes east, a distance of seven hundred sixty-seven and two-tenths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the right; thence southeasterly along a curve to the right having a radius of four hundred forty-eight and thirty-four one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred thirty and fifty-eight one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the right; thence south thirty-one degrees twelve minutes east, a distance of six hundred twenty-six feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the right; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of six hundred eight-six ¹¹So in original. and seventy-eight one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred six and thirty-seven one-hundredths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the right; thence south thirteen degrees fifty-nine minutes east, a distance of three hundred six and six-tenths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the left; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of five thousand seven hundred fifty-nine and sixty-five one-hundredths feet, a distance of three hundred thirteen and three-tenths feet to the point of tangency of said curve to the left; thence south seventeen degrees six minutes east, a distance of one hundred thirty-one and fifty-eight one hundredths feet to the corner of a mesh wire fence, said point being thirty feet westerly and at right angles to the center line of the Alexandria-Colfax Highway; thence south fifty-one degrees thirty-six minutes west, along said mesh wire fence, a distance of twenty-one and forty-seven one-hundredths feet to a point, said point being fifty feet westerly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence south seventeen degrees six minutes east, a distance of one thousand six hundred seventeen and eighty-eight one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning of a curve to the right; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of three thousand one hundred four and three one-hundredths feet, a distance of two hundred fifty-one and ninety-two one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the south line of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1, township 4 north, range 1 west, same being in the southerly boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property, said point also being fifty feet westerly and at right angles to the aforementioned center line; thence along the said south line of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1 and the south boundary line of the Veterans’ Administration property, north eighty-nine degrees fifty-four minutes east, a distance of fifty-one and twenty-one one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning; containing in all nine and one hundred and eighty-eight one-thousandths acres, more or less, and being shown in detail on a map showing the right-of-way required by the Louisiana Highway Commission through lands of the Veterans’ Administration facility in sections 1 and 2, township 4 north, range 1 west, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, and dated April 24, 1935.