The property is owned by the Levert family, a longtime sugar-cane farming family now in real estate, St. Martinville Mayor Thomas Nelson said.
Nelson said the family wanted to donate the property to the city, which in turn planned to donate the land to the college, but deadlines made it more feasible for the family to donate directly to the college. St. Martinville has committed to paying the cost to set up utilities on the property, Nelson said.
Nelson credited the Leverts for helping retain the college in St. Martinville.

The Thibodaux City Council approved an agreement at its Tuesday meeting for appraisal services for the land that will house the city’s new wastewater treatment plant. Land for the wastewater treatment facility is being donated by the J.B. Levert Land Company, and the appraisal is needed to proceed with the donation.