Public Land Order No. 7969; Withdrawal Revocation Calcasieu Radio Beacon Station, Calcasieu, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
This order revokes a withdrawal created by an Executive Order dated November 22, 1875, which reserved land at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in Louisiana for lighthouse purpos...
This order revokes a withdrawal created by an Executive Order dated November 22, 1875, which reserved land at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in Louisiana for lighthouse purposes. The approximately 2.97-acres identified for return to the public domain has been managed for lighthouse purposes since 1875. The public land was closed to the general land laws and location and entry under the United States mining laws. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has evaluated the land and determined it is suitable for return to the public domain.
DATES:
This Public Land Order takes effect on August 11, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shayne Banks, BLM Southeastern States District Manager, telephone: 601-919-4652; address: 273 Market Street, Flowood, MS 39232; or email
sbanks@blm.gov
during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time (CT), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Banks. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The land has been managed for lighthouse purposes since 1875 and is located at Calcasieu Radio Beacon Station, Calcasieu, Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The BLM evaluated the land and determined it to be suitable for return to the public domain. The land will remain closed to the United States mining laws.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. The withdrawal created by Executive Order dated November 22, 1875, is hereby revoked as to the following described lands:
A parcel of land situated in lot 4 of section 32, township 15 south, range 10 west, Louisiana Meridian, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, being the parcel of land described as an exception to lot 4 in file no. 235028, recorded March 25, 1994, in the official records of Cameron Parish and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning
at the position of a 2 ins. diam. pipe set in concrete on the west bank of Calcasieu Pass on the line between irregular sections 31 and 32, township 15 south, range 10 west, Louisiana Meridian, which point bears S 75°09′ E, 6834.4 ft., more or less, from the “old monument” which is the most westerly point of the irregular section 32, said
point of beginning
also being S 75°09′ E, 143.0 ft. from a 4 ins. diam. transite pipe with a brass cap set in concrete;
thence,
N 75°09′ W, on the line between sections 31 and 32, a distance of 350.0 ft. to a point;
thence,
N 2°58′ W, a distance of 240.0 ft. to a point;
thence,
N 36°45′ E, a distance of 128.7 ft. to a point;
thence,
S 59°24′ E, a distance of 505.0 ft., more or less, to the west bank of Calcasieu Pass;
thence,
southwesterly along the right descending bank of Calcasieu Pass, the general course beginning S 42°32′ W, a distance of 238.0 ft. to the
point of beginning,
containing 2.97 acres of land.
Basis of bearings
refer to True North.
2. At 8 a.m. CT on 10 days from publication of this Order, the lands described in Paragraph 1 shall be open to appropriation under the general land laws, including but not limited to sale under the provisions of section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713, subject to any segregations of record.
43 U.S.C. 1714