Port SLCC campus classes change

Executive Director of the Port of West St. Mary David Allain reported Tuesday that the commission has received permission from the state’s Economic Development Administration to change the scope of the South Louisiana Community College facility project at the port’s industrial park.
It had been recently decided by SLCC project administrators, port commissioners and engineers to expand the prospective training facility’s trade utility parameters, but required authorization from the EDA, due to funding requisites.
“So, it will be considered as an industrial training facility,” Allain said. “They have given us leeway to train in whatever we need to train. We got the acceptance letter.”
Reid Miller of Miller Engineers & Associates added that the first phase bid package of the facility project had already been sent for review to Baton Rouge and Austin, and upon approval would see predication within coming weeks.
Allain also reported progress at the port’s Baldwin campus in securing the facility and in facilitating its exchange of tenants.
He added that the contractor for Phase IV of the port’s Department of Transportation and Development project should be paid $122,885 for services rendered, and that the crane and fencing portions of the project had been erected.
In other news, former Franklin Mayor Raymond Harris Jr. announced to port commissioners that he is running for State Congressional Representative.