Interior SMP courthouse renovations underway

Renovations to the interior of the St. Mary Parish Courthouse will be completed soon.
Most of the work has centered on the third floor. Parish Chief Administrative Officer Henry “Bo” LaGrange said renovations included removal and replacement of old ceilings, replacement of the heating and air-conditioning mixing boxes, new digital thermostats and lighting.
The floors were replaced in the third floor foyer, hallways and Registrar of Voters office, LaGrange said. There has been some reconfiguration of offices to accommodate the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s office, which will move from the fifth floor to the third within the next few weeks.
Some minor reconfiguration of offices, new ceilings, mixing boxes and two bathrooms were made on the fourth floor area occupied by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office.
On the fifth floor, LaGrange said a customer waiting area will be built in the foyer, and further reconfiguring of offices to accommodate the planning and zoning, economic development and public works offices, in the area vacated by the District Attorney’s Office.
The first floor entrance to the courthouse will have an automatic opening door, new flooring in the foyer and wall covering.
A new elevator system is planned as well.
Project cost is $2,100,000. Work began on Feb. 1. Bulliard Construction Company, Inc. of St. Martinville is the contractor