- Hwy 105 S Simmesport, LA 71369
- (318) 359-5107
There will be six new and three returning members of the Avoyelles Port Commission for the next four years.
The way of selecting Port Commission members was changed a few years ago when state Rep. Robert Johnson had legislation passed to require a member from each of the nine Avoyelles Parish Police Jury districts. The stated reason for the change was to make the port a parishwide entity instead of, basically, a Simmesport port… READ MORE>>
In the immediate sense, the Port of Avoyelles is increasing its net worth by $420,000.
The long-term value of the recent acquisition of 70 acres of prime Atchafalaya Riverfront property could be considerably more, Port Commission President Barry Laiche said. The property was recently purchased from Joffrion Family Properties with a $420,000 grant from the Red River Waterway Commission.
“We, and the Red River Waterway Commission, see the Port of Avoyelles as the gateway to the Red River,” Laiche said… READ MORE>>
A commitment to provide over 600 acres of port property for development of an oil refinery will remain on the table for at least the rest of the year.
Avoyelles Port Commission President Barry Laiche said the Canadaville Group is still seeking investors for the proposed oil refinery before it can proceed with the permit-seeking phase of the process… READ MORE>>
The J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, the formal name of the Red River Waterway, is the commercially navigable portion of the Red River that stretches from the Mississippi River to Shreveport,… READ MORE>>
