The Port of South Louisiana (Port SL) has reached an agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase the former Avondale Shipyard on the west bank of the Mississippi River in… Read More
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Avondale Marine LLC is proposing to extend its barge fleeting area in Jefferson Parish, La. According to a permit application filed with the New Orleans Engineer District, the project site… Read More
Fuji Vegetable Oil Inc. broke ground November 2 on what will become a food processing, storage and distribution complex on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish,… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and a host of elected officials, economic development experts and business leaders gathered October 4 at the site of Avondale Shipyard, located on the west… Read More
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans convened a special meeting September 20 to consider approval of a cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) between the port, the New… Read More
A barge moored at Zito Fleet near Mile 105 on the Lower Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish, La., just downriver from the Huey P. Long Bridge, caught fire June 24,… Read More
