§909. Tensas Parish School Board; sale or exchange of school lands

            A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the Tensas Parish School Board, on behalf of the state of Louisiana, determines that any school land, including but not limited to sixteenth section lands, school indemnity lands, or other immovable property located in Tensas Parish and as more specifically described in any agreements entered into and documents executed by the Tensas Parish School Board, is no longer needed for school purposes and that the best interest of the Tensas Parish school system would be served by the sale or exchange of such land, the school board may sell such lands or exchange it for other lands in Tensas Parish in accordance with this Section.

            B. The Tensas Parish School Board shall obtain an appraisal of the land to be sold or exchanged from a certified, licensed appraiser and such appraisal shall be available for public inspection.

            C. If land is exchanged, the total consideration received by the Tensas Parish School Board, including the value of land received, shall be of equal or greater value than the land that the Tensas Parish School Board is to relinquish or exchange.

            D. The Tensas Parish School Board shall reserve to the state all mineral rights and interests as required by law.

            Acts 2026, No. 439, §1.