PUBLIC NOTICE - - - NOTICE the La. Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (OCM) has received the following application(s) for a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) in accordance with the State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978, as amended, (La. R.S. 49:214.21-214.41), and the rules and regulations of the Coastal Resources Program. Applications for the proposed work may be inspected at 617 North 3rd Street, Room 1078, Baton Rouge, LA or on the OCM web page at: http://dnr.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=591. Copies may be obtained upon payment of cost of copying. Written comments, including suggestions for modifications or objections to the proposed work and stating the reasons thereof, are being solicited from the public. Comments must be received within 25 days of the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be uploaded to our electronic record, but may be mailed or emailed to the designated OCM Reviewer. All comments must contain the appropriate application number and the commenter's full name and contact information. Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a State or Federal public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing and must contain the name and contact information of the requester. Below are the referenced application(s): *********OCM; P. O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487; Phone: (225) 342-4766; Email: bryan.alleman2@la.gov; OCM Reviewer: Bryan Alleman; CUP NUMBER: P20250743 Name: St. Mary Levee District c/o T. Baker Smith, Llc P.O. BOX 2266 HOUMA, LA 70361 Attn: Troy Sehlinger Location: Saint Mary Parish, LA; Lat.: 29-42-13.34N, Long.: -91-10-21.36W; Section 6 T16S R13E; Description: St Mary Levee District is proposing to install a weir gate near the Walnut Canal Levee. Weir gates will be constructed under the levee for water flow, which will require ~341 cy of excavations and 305 cy of fill. 159817-SEP 25-1T $27.20