PUBLIC NOTICE - - - Lafayette Police Department “Article of Forfeiture” On March 19, 2026 the Lafayette Police Department seized $2,847.00 in US Currency from Marquail Laquan-Lee James. Said Currency was seized as evidence during an active criminal investigation within the city/parish of Lafayette, Louisiana. Each person named above and the properties described are notified that the State of Louisiana intends to forfeit the property described according to LA: R.S. 40:2601 et seq. If you are owner or interest holder in the property described you must file a claim or request for the exemption within 30 days of the date of this publication by sending a copy to the Lafayette Police Department (Attn: Lafayette Tactical Narcotics Team), 900 E University Ave. Lafayette, Louisiana 70503 and the Office if the 15th Judicial District attorney, PO Box 3306 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502 by certified mail, return receipt requested. Law allows no extension time. The claim or request for exemption shall be in affidavit form, signed under oath, and sworn to before one who has authority to administer oaths, under penalty of Perjury or False Swearing, and shall set forth all of the following: 1- your name and address where you will accept mail, and 2- the nature and he extent of your interest in the property, the date you acquired the property, from whom and the circumstances of your acquisition in the property, and 3- the specific provision if the law relied upon in the asserting that the property is not subject to forfeiture, together with all essential facts supporting your claim or exemption and the specific relief sought. 190308 June 9, 1t $32.62