Port Log Spring 2020

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MARAD PID Grant Award Presentation

At a ceremony held at the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex, community leaders gathered for a formal check presentation for a grant awarded through...

RREDI Washington Mardi Gras Breakfast

Political and business leaders from around the state gathered for The River Region Economic Development Initiative breakfast as they were afforded a chance to...

People Of The Port

Duke Morrow For ten years, Duke Morrow has been part of the Port of South Louisiana team as a Fire Tug Deckhand. He brings his...

Crystal Clear

During Hurricane Katrina, when floodwaters inundated New Orleans, the Baumer Foods, Inc., headquarters in Mid-City suffered massive devastation. The company — known for its...

Port Of South Louisiana Awarded $13million Federal Transportation Grant

In February 2020, Congressman Garrett Graves announced that the Port of South Louisiana was awarded a $13.4 million federal port infrastructure development grant for...
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The Past, Present, And Future Of ITEP

Blessed with strategically-beneficial geography for intermodal transport, a proven, skilled and willing-to-work labor force, coupled with an abundance of natural resources, Louisiana has been...

Aiming For Better Trade

There is no doubt that federal tariffs and trade wars have impacted Louisiana’s economy, but with the agreement of several new trade deals, the...

Supplying The Soybean

U.S. agriculture is heavily dependent upon a number of transportation modes, including inland waterways and ports, to supply customer demands. In order to ensure...

Spreading New Wings

Though it’d be a few more years until he finally got off the ground, Tristan Green’s passion for flight was quite literally love at...

The Catch Is The Culture

Come this time of year — the season of Mardi Gras and Lent, and leading up to Easter — Erik Donnaud knows better than...

Transportation Center Of The Americas

MISSION The Port is charged with a mission to promote maritime commerce, trade and development, and to establish public and private partnerships for the creation...
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Director’s Log

At a ceremony held in February at Globalplex’s Guesthouse, U.S. Maritime Administrator Admiral Mark H. Buzby, along with Senator Bill Cassidy and Representative Garret...

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