Advertisement for Bids
6/23/2026
TOWN OF PORT BARRE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Town of Port Barre hereby advertises for the submission of offers to purchase the Glass Systems building, 17803 Highway 190, Port Barre, Louisiana 70577, zoned industrial, as described below:
A certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all buildings, appurtenances and improvements whether currently in existence or to be placed thereon, situated in Section Four (4), Township Six South (T-6-S), Range Four East (R-4-E), in the Town of Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, containing 0.938 acres, measuring One Hundred Fifty-two and .65 Feet (152.65') on the North and South Sides, and Two Hundred Sixty-seven and .73 (267.73') Feet on the East side, and being bounded, now or formerly, as follows: North, by Palm Street; South, by U.S. Highway 190; East by Tract Six (6) of Plat of Survey; and West, by First National Bank of Port Barre. Said lot being more particularly described as Tract Five (5) of a Plat of Survey executed by Edmond E. Dupre, Jr., Land Surveyor, on January 21, 1983, and revised on February 9, 1983, and attached to the Act recorded in Conveyance Book Z-24 page 708 of the records of St. Landry Parish.
This is the same property acquired by the Town of Port Barre by Sheriff's Deed from Prudhomme Filtration Systems (Malcolm Prudhomme) filed May 10, 1988, duly recorded under Original Act No. 723943 B in Conveyance Book L-30 page 239 of the records of St. Landry Parish.
Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Port Barre, Louisiana, until 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Town Clerk in the Town Hall Meeting Room located at 504 Saizan Avenue, Port Barre, Louisiana 70577, at the regular council meeting on July 7, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. and may be accepted, rejected, or taken under advisement by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen/Alderwoman.
Minimum bid shall be $600,000. Purchase price shall include the costs of publication of notice and expenses incurred by the Town of Port Barre in connection with the sale of the property. The purchase price shall be paid in full at the time of the closing of the transaction.
The sale of the above property shall be “as is, where is” and without any warranty whatsoever except as to good and merchantable title.
Bids received after the above specified time for receipt will be returned unopened to the sender.
Bids must be placed in a sealed envelope addressed to the “Town of Port Barre” with the words “SEALED BID FOR GLASS SYSTEMS BUILDING” and shall be hand delivered to the Town Hall located at 504 Saizan Avenue, Port Barre, Louisiana 70577, or sent via U.S. Mail to Town of Port Barre, P.O. Box 219, Port Barre, LA 70577. Bids should be delivered so as to be received no later than 4:00 P.M., July 7, 2026.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids. The Town of Port Barre reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause.
To inspect and/or view the facility, please contact Mayor John P. Ardoin at 337-585-7646