§ 30-1. Wards described.

The city shall be divided into four wards, numbered and bounded as shown in this section:

(1)

Ward One. Ward One of the city shall comprise all that part of the city described as follows:

Beginning at the junction of Clegg Street and Harrop Street; thence proceed west on Harrop Street to its junction with Reynolds Avenue; thence north on Reynolds Avenue to its junction with Lessley Street; thence west on Lessley Street to its junction with the Rayne City corporate boundary line; thence north along the corporate boundary line to its junction with Jefferson Davis Avenue; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: west 291.32 feet, north 320.00 feet, east 291.07 feet; thence continuing northerly along various metes and bounds of the corporate boundary line to its junction with the south right-of-way line of Interstate 10; thence continuing along the south right-of-way line of Interstate 10, which is also the corporate boundary line: east 1109.60 feet, east 1930.49 feet to a point which is on the northwest corner of Rayne Plaza Shopping Center; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: northwest 458.17 feet, northwest 427.80 feet, northeast 378.63 feet to a point on the west right-of-way line of La. Hwy. 98, southeast along such highway right-of-way 133.35 feet to a point; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: northeast 829.23 feet, northwest 286.75 feet, northeast 164.92 feet, northeast 2079.20 feet; thence proceed south along a south projection of the corporate boundary line to its junction with La. Hwy. 35, thence on La. Hwy. 35, southwesterly to its junction with a projection of the south right-of-way line of Interstate 10 at The Boulevard; thence south on The Boulevard to its junction with Jefferson Davis Avenue; thence continuing south on Clegg Street to its junction with Harrop Street, which is also the point of beginning.

(2)

Ward Two. Ward Two of the city shall comprise all that part of the city described as follows:

Beginning at the junction of Clegg Street and Harrop Street; thence proceed south on Clegg Street to Louisiana Avenue; thence south to the junction of American Legion Drive and Wiltz Street; thence proceed south on Wiltz Street to its junction with Branche Street; thence west on Branche Street to its junction with Marshall Street; thence south on Marshall Street to its junction with a major drainage ditch; thence proceed along the line of such drainage ditch to its junction with Prevost Street; thence west on Prevost Street to its junction with the corporate boundary line; thence continuing north and west along the corporate boundary line to the corporate boundary corner point located in Section 32; thence continuing north along the corporate boundary line to its junction with Lessley Street; thence east on Lessley Street to its junction with Reynolds Street; thence south on Reynolds Street to its junction with Harrop Street, thence east on Harrop Street to its junction with Clegg Street, which is also the point of beginning.

(3)

Ward Three. Ward Three of the city shall comprise all that part of the city described as follows:

Beginning at the junction of Louisiana Avenue and Clegg Street; thence south to the junction of American Legion Drive and Wiltz Street; thence south on Wiltz Street to its junction with Branche Street; thence west on Branche Street to its junction with Marshall Street; thence south on Marshall Street to its junction with a major drainage ditch; thence proceed along the line of such drainage ditch to its junction with Prevost Street, thence west on Prevost Street to its junction with the corporate boundary line; thence continuing south along the corporate boundary line to the corporate boundary corner point located in Section 33; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line easterly along the south boundary of Block E of Servat Addition and along various metes and bounds of the corporate boundary line to a point 148.7 feet east of Barbara Street; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: north 58.50 feet, east 121.00 feet, east 39.10 feet, southeast 172.02 feet, north 106.60 feet, north 63.00 feet, west 181.70 feet, north 53.10 feet, west 160.00 feet to a point on the east boundary of Block 14 of Babineaux Subdivision; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line north along the eastern boundary line of Babineaux Subdivision to the northeast corner of such subdivision; thence easterly along various metes and bounds of the corporate boundary line to the corporate boundary corner point located in Section 34; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line north to a point on the south boundary of Lot 2, Block 9 of Sunrise Acres Subdivision; thence west along the south boundary of Block 9 to its junction with Melanie Street; thence north on Melanie Street to its junction with East School Street; thence west on East School Street to its junction with Eastern Street; thence south on Eastern Street to its junction with the easterly projection of Louisiana Avenue; thence west along both the easterly projection of Louisiana Avenue and Louisiana Avenue to its junction with Clegg Street, which is also the point of beginning.

(4)

Ward Four. Ward Four of the city shall comprise all that part of the city described as follows:

Beginning at the junction of Louisiana Avenue and Clegg Street; thence proceed east on Louisiana Avenue and a projection of Louisiana Avenue to its junction with Eastern Street; thence north on Eastern Street to its junction with East School Street; thence east on East School Street to its junction with Melanie Street; thence south on Melanie Street to its junction with the projection of the south boundary line of Sunrise Acres Subdivision; thence east along the south boundary line of Sunrise Acres Subdivision to the corner point of the corporate boundary line located on the south property line of Lot 2, Block 9 of Sunrise Acres Subdivision; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: east 2337.61 feet to a point near Llama Road, north 1340.00 feet to its junction with La. Hwy. 98, west 2317.21 feet; thence continuing north along various metes and bounds along the corporate boundary line to include Acadiana East Subdivision to the corporate boundary corner point located in Section 22; thence continuing along the corporate boundary line: west 1958.38 feet to a corporate boundary corner point, north 843.43 feet to a point on the north right-of-way line of Interstate 10, east 351.39 feet along the north right-of-way line of Interstate 10, northwest 265.23 feet, northwest 45.42 feet, northwest 113.77 feet, west 29.63 feet to its junction with Nation Road, north 2493.65 feet to a point near the east right-of-way line of La. Hwy. 35 at its junction with Public Road, northwest 2108.70 feet to a corporate boundary corner point; thence south along the corporate boundary line a distance of 1577.44 feet; thence continuing south along a south projection of the previously described corporate boundary line to its junction with La. Hwy. 35; thence on La. Hwy. 35 southwesterly to its junction with the south right-of-way line of Interstate 10 at The Boulevard; thence south on The Boulevard to its junction with Jefferson Davis Avenue; thence continuing south on Clegg Street to its junction with Louisiana Avenue, which is also the point of beginning.

(Code 1958, § 2-14; Ord. of 4-22-97)