Texas & Louisiana Pulse: August 2023
Planning
LOUISIANA
SO Studio is planning to redevelop the former Trappey’s Cannery site in Lafayette into a mixed-use riverwalk development. The cannery was shut down in 1992. The eight-acre property, with abandoned warehouses totaling 177,000 sq ft, is on the Vermilion River. The new development will include residential units, retail outlets, restaurants, bars, a hotel and boardwalks. The project is valued at between $25 million and $50 million. SO Studio, 436 E. Vermilion St., Lafayette, 70501. DR#23-00201761.
LOUISIANA
American Homeland LLC is planning to develop the Four Season Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge. It will include two three-story buildings totaling 359,910 sq ft and total 312 units with parking space. It is being designed by The Architectural Studio. The project is valued at $35 million. American Homeland LLC, 8733 Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge, 70810. DR#22-00777382.
LOUISIANA
The city of Shreveport is currently evaluating submitted RFQs for architectural services from firms seeking to design a new Shreveport police headquarters facility. The project is valued at $27 million. City of Shreveport, Attn: Angela McNicoll, 505 Travis St., Shreveport, 71101. DR#21-00714127.
LOUISIANA
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. and TC Energy Center have started constructing the East Lateral Express project. The project entails two new compressor stations—with one (Centerville) in St. Mary Parish and the other (Golden Meadow) in Lafourche Parish—and an 8.1-mile-long, 30-in.-dia lateral pipeline in Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes that will supply Venture Global’s new Plaquemines LNG export facility. The project is valued at $364 million. Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., 700 Louisiana St., Houston, 77002. DR#21-00647138.
LOUISIANA
The city of Baton Rouge is planning to carry out the Pecue Lane road improvement project. The project involves widening the section of Pecue Lane between Jamestown Boulevard and Airline Highway from two lanes to four lanes and building a new interchange with Interstate 10. Construction is expected to begin in February 2024. The project is valued at $52 million. City of Baton Rouge, Attn: Public Works Dept., 1100 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, 70802. DR#18-00735971.
TEXAS
The Gulf Coast Protection District is planning to carry out the Orange County Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The project entails constructing a 26.7-mile-long levee/floodwall system along the edge of the Sabine and Neches River floodplains from Orange to the vicinity of Orangefield. It will include 20 miles of new earthen levees, three miles of new concrete floodwalls, 150-200 gravity drainage structures, 14-16 new pump stations, 40 closure structures located at road and railroad crossings and two navigable sector gates with adjacent vertical lift gates at Adams and Cow bayous. Three construction contracts are planned, one each for the pump stations, levees/floodwalls and mitigation. Construction is expected to start in July 2026 and be completed in 2032. The project is valued at $2.39 billion. Gulf Coast Protection District, 3200 Southwest Freeway, Houston, 77027. DR#17-00855852.
TEXAS
Arcadia eFuels SP LLC is planning to construct a sustainable aviation fuels plant on a 60-acre site in San Patricio County. TechnipFMC is the project engineer and Urban Engineering is the civil engineer. Construction is expected to start in July 2025. The project is valued at $1 billion. Arcadia eFuels SP LLC, 1817 Piedmont Ave., Austin, 78757. DR#23-00291127.
