Did You Know?
Q: What's the real story about that strip of land that surrounds University Hills and do you own part of it?
A: Two-foot strips border the east and west sides of University Hills, one on the east side (bordering Plantation Trace) and another on the west side (bordering College Town). We could not determine if a strip runs along northern (Bayou Duplantier) side of the subdivision. There is no strip bordering Highland Road. An engineering plan dated 1934 by A. G. Seifried, Inc., indicates that eastern and western property lines of the subdivision run to the "edge of the swamp." In 1973, A. G. Seifried sold a portion of the strip on the eastern (Plantation Trace) side to the Association for $750 for "the use and benefit and on behalf of all persons owning property in University Hills Subdivision." The Association bought the land to keep the City-Parish from cutting a road between University Hills and Plantation Trace. The outlined area on the large map indicates the portion of the border sold to the Association. The smaller graphic is a close-up of that area. The portion of the border between the two small triangular lots and the lots themselves were included in the sale.
Thanks to Louis Castaing for this bit of history.