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executive director
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Paul Aucoin Roy Quezaire
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director of a d m i n i s t r at i o n
airport director
Dale Hymel, Jr. Cindy Martin
Vincent Caire
director of business development
executive counsel
director of finance
director of o p e r at i o n s
director of human resources
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Melissa Folse Grant Faucheux
projects officer
director of trade development
Linda Prudhomme
Mitch Smith Tamara Kennedy
Joel T. Chaisson
Lee “Buddy” Amedee
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Meet the Commissioner Kelly Buckwalter
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Appropriations Committee to set the funding levels for harbor maintenance at the levels authorized by WWRDA.
ast November, Sen. David Vitter stated that this year would be his last in the U.S. Senate. He also announced his retirement, which follows a distinguished political career that began 24 years ago.
For his efforts in passing WWRDA, Sen. Vitter received the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) 2015 “Port Person of the Year” award. According to AAPA, it was his “political expertise and influence” that was instrumental in increasing federal appropriations for America’s ports and waterways. This award was given in recognition of his advocacy for improving transportation infrastructure needs of America’s ports, both in facilitating safe intermodal operations through funding programs like Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) and in protecting port assets through funding such as the Port Security Grants program.
Sen. Vitter entered the political arena in 1992 when he was elected into the Louisiana House of Representatives, in which he represented the 81st Louisiana district. In 1999, he was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives where he served Louisiana’s First District until 2005. He was elected thereafter to the U.S. Senate, where he’s been an integral part of several committees: Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship among others. During his tenure, Sen. Vitter has been an advocate of the American farmer, small business, fiscal responsibility, coastal restoration, law enforcement, strengthening our military and defense, supporting our service members and their families, and a promoter of fair trade and free market economics in energy production. All very important issues. But most important of all, from a ports perspective, is his involvement in the Committee on Environment and Public Works. In 2014, the bipartisan Water Resources and Reform Development Act (WRRDA), which promotes investment in the nation’s waterway infrastructure, accelerates project delivery, and reforms the execution of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects, was signed into law. It is the modus operandi by which projects are authorized to be studied, planned, and developed. In addition, one of its main goals is to increase harbor funding to its legislated level, which, historically, only received about half of the money collected just for that purpose. The amended act authorized $12.5 billion over the next 10 years toward port-related projects. As Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sen. Vitter led the movement urging the Senate
Sen. Vitter has received other awards and commendations for his achievements in advancing the maritime industry and water resources, including the 2010 Congressional Leadership Award from the Propeller Club of the United States, the 2013 Congressional Leadership Award from the National Waterways Conference and the 2015 Waterways Council Inc. Leadership Service Award for outstanding championship of the inland waterways and its infrastructure. This July, he will be the recipient of the prestigious C. Alvin Bertel Award, presented each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the Louisiana port community. And that he has. Senator Vitter, on behalf of the Port of South Louisiana and all ports in the country, we thank you, Sir.
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D. Paul Robichaux
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Most recently, because of the efforts of Sen. Vitter, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that provides $1.3 billion for funding for Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) work which is $37 million more than the 2016 funding and $160 million above the HMT target.
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Paul G. Aucoin Executive Director
P. Joey Murray
Stanley Bazile
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Robert “Poncho” Roussel
Kelly Buckwaltera
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OVERVIEW
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N CENTER OF THE AMERICAS The state legislature established the Port of South Louisiana in 1960 to promote commerce and industrial development along the 54-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that runs through the St. Charles, St. John and St. James tri-parish region. s t eel
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The port is charged with a mission to promote maritime commerce, trade and development, and to establish public and private partnerships for the creation of intermodal terminals and industrial facilities.
The port’s philosophy of development is to entice companies to set up regional operations within its boundaries. The port serves primarily as a “landlord” port to more than 30 grain, petroleum and chemical companies. The exception to this is the port-owned world-class intermodal Globalplex facility and the new SoLaPort facility.
Within the port’s jurisdiction, there are seven grain elevators, multiple midstreaming operations, more than 40 liquid and dry-bulk terminals, the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal and the Port’s Executive Regional Airport.
go v er n a n ce The port is under the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana and authorized by the state constitution. A seven-member board of commissioners directs the port; all of them are unsalaried. Four members are appointed by the governor, with one member representing each of the associated parishes and one at-large member; the remaining members are appointed by the presidents of each parish.
world ’ s largest port district The ports of South Louisiana, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, St. Bernard and Plaquemines make up the world’s largest continuous port district. They are responsible for moving onefifth of all U.S. foreign waterborne commerce.
port area The port covers a 54-mile stretch of the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The port begins at river mile 114.9AHP near the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and winds through St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes. It continues north to river mile 168.5AHP just north of the Sunshine Bridge.
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ST. CHARLES PARISH... PARISH OF PLENTY “We are the descendents of those…who turned the wilderness into a paradise such as Louisiana never possessed before”
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n 1721, the first group of German farmers arrived in the French Louisiana Colony from the Rhineland as engages for John Law’s Company of the West. They settled about 25 miles upriver from New Orleans in the area which would become known as the German Coast, and later St. Charles Parish. Against all odds, they survived, prepared the land for cultivation and in a few years were bringing their surplus produce
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and fowl to the New Orleans markets. This settlement became Louisiana’s only dependable source of fresh food and by 1730 had earned the reputation of being the Colony’s breadbasket. On several occasions, they saved New Orleans from starvation! ST. CHARLES PARISH: Third oldest settlement in Louisiana after Natchitoches and New Orleans, older than the nation itself. Nestled along the banks of the Mississippi
River, it is one of Louisiana’s most prosperous parishes. Intricately linked for centuries to its religious namesake, the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Charles Borromeo, it traces its heritage to both John Law’s Company of the West and the original colonists who settled the “German Coast” from 1719 to 1722, leaving many descendants who continue to live here today carrying on for generations the traditions of their ancestry. Those de-
scendants and many others are the beneficiaries of a very unique culture evolving over nearly three centuries. St. Charles Parish… and over 300 years of St. Charles Parish history, as depicted in the Hans Geist mural above, is an intriguing journey. The story of our settlement moved from the original settlers of the German Coast to the story of the Gold Coast in the 19th Century, that majestic and fleeting era which saw the rise of plantations with all of their grandeur… to the tragedy of the Civil War and Reconstruction. And, as St. Charles Parish moved into the 20th Century, it moved from an agricultural to an industrial society and how the culture changed! BUT…the breadbasket continued. And now in the 21st Century, in 2016, in St. Charles Parish, we continue to make history. When morning arrives in southeast Louisiana and as the sun rises, our quiet commu-
nity begins doing the work that serves our entire nation. The grain that is loaded today in St. Charles Parish will soon make its way to the breakfast tables of families around the world—60 percent of America’s grain is exported through our Port of South Louisiana. Before Midwest farmers can irrigate and harvest their crops, the tractors will be filled with the fuel that was produced right here in St. Charles Parish. We produce 3 percent of America’s daily crude oil---500,000 barrels per day. When doctors and nurses reach for vital surgical supplies, we know that the largest Port in the country, located in part in St. Charles Parish, helped put those supplies in the proper hands. We have the largest tonnage Port in the Western Hemisphere—50,000 barge movements and 4,000 vessels logged annually.
For generations, we have proudly nurtured our fading wetlands to share fish, shrimp, crab, alligator, and crawfish with the finest restaurants in the world. In St. Charles Parish, we enjoy a lifestyle and a livelihood that serves our entire country and extends around the world. We are the providers of food, fuel, and energy that keeps America growing. So, the breadbasket continues… and, Three hundred years later, St. Charles Parish continues to be a breadbasket—but now for America! (Information for this article extracted from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: A Pictorial History) •
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MEET THE PLANT MANAGER A Team Stronger than Steel B y william k alec
Nucor plant manager Lester Hart believes empowering employees motivates them to reach and surpass production goals.
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ester Hart and the steel industry have been inseparable since birth. Having entered the world in the heart of the Rust Belt (Northeast Ohio) at the time of a lucrative manufacturing boom, Hart even took his first breath inside a hospital named after a steel company. Given his roots, it’s no surprise Hart has spent his entire professional life (35 years and counting) climbing the ladder in the same line of work as so many did back home. Beginning as an apprentice electrician in a steel mill, Hart eventually became overseer of this vital Nucor Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) facility within the Port District — a position he has held since the plant’s inception five years ago. Nestled next to a mile-long stretch of the Mississippi River in Convent, the Nucor plant Hart oversees sits on 4,000 acres and operates
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around the clock for 365 days a year. Roughly 175 full-time employees — the majority of which work four-days-on/four-days-off shifts — play key roles in the process of producing direct reduced iron pellets that become various forms of steel used in everyday things, such as washers and dryers, siding and automotive parts. The raw material (iron ore) is brought in through the Port of South Louisiana via Panamax or Baby Cape vessels and unloaded at the Nucor facility. They send the finished product to four different steel mills. “When I first moved here, everyone asked me, ‘What are you looking for in Nucor? What do you want from your team?” Hart recalls. “And it was [really] easy; my daughter was in kindergarten, and all [of ] the values she was being taught [were] what I was looking for in employees: honesty, integrity, optimism, working together, treating people the right way, having pride and adopting a can-do attitude.” “Now with that said, we have a potpourri of talented, driven and skilled workers at Nucor — everything from a degreed chemical engineer to a person who just graduated high school a couple [of ] years ago here in Lutcher. Motivation is never an issue with this group.”
One reason Hart seems to be surrounded by so many self-starters is due in part to Nucor’s “pay-for-performance” incentive program afforded to all [of ] its employees. The standard to meet varies depending on the department, but regardless of the goal, the program rewards hard work and allows Nucor members to build up “sweat equity,” as Hart called it. “It gives off an innovative spirit,” Hart says. “When you’re working on a project at home, you’re motivated to do it in the most efficient, safe and cost-effective manner possible; same goes here. It gives you a deep sense of ownership within the company, a great deal of personal responsibility and team responsibility as we each strive toward meeting and exceeding goals, safely.” Much of Hart’s managerial demeanor — selfdescribed as encouraging, focused and teamoriented — was forged during the 25 years he’s spent at Nucor’s domestic and international sites. Before heading to Louisiana, Hart helped shepherd the start-up of a similar DRI facility in Trinidad in the mid-2000s, staying on to manage the infant years once the plant was operational. Hart also led a steel plate plant near Nucor’s headquarters in North Carolina. “I tend to set expectations high, where people kind of view it as a stretch goal,” Hart says. “And I do everything I can to help the team succeed. When people fall, I view myself as someone who catches them and puts them back on their feet, brushes them off and tells them to go back after it. You have to be in-tune with people and people’s thoughts as much as the technical aspects of the plant.” •
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M eet the C ommissio n er Talk of the Board B y wil L iam Kalec
Kelly Buckwalter’s tenacious communication skills set the stage for him as a successful new appointee
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elly Buckwalter is a lifelong resident of St. Charles Parish and has always possessed a silver tongue and a gift for gab. Buckwalter’s tenacity for conversation gave rise to an opportunity for him to join the Port of South Louisiana Board of Commissioners. The dialogue began when Louisiana State Senator Gary Smith first approached Buckwalter with the idea. Soon, new Parish President Larry Cochran also encouraged Buckwalter – considered a recognizable and loquacious business owner in town – to seriously contemplate accepting the position. Eventually, Buckwalter agreed, and on March 7, the Parish Council officially announced his appointment to the seven-member board. “I thought about it long and hard and eventually came to the conclusion that this is something worthwhile and that I wanted to do it,” Buckwalter says. “At the end of the day, I’m a people person who was born and raised in the River Parishes and have been here my entire life. And being here, I’ve known for years the role the Port plays in the lives of all of us, whether directly or indi-
rectly. So it was an opportunity that wasn’t hard to accept.” Buckwalter’s entrepreneurial spirit flourished at a young age, equipping him with more than two decades of business experience today. Like most boys growing up in the early 1970s in Norco, Buckwalter was deeply entrenched in sports, but also enjoyed profitable ventures. His first unofficial capitalistic success consisted of breathing new life into old, unloved bikes – slapping fresh paint on and fixing broken spokes – and flipping them at a higher price. After graduating from nearby Riverside Academy, Buckwalter dabbled in antiques and other sales-driven jobs before establishing his own Allstate Insurance branch. Today, he owns more than half-dozen businesses in the River Parishes, including three Allstate offices, along with a few food and beverage establishments and a storage facility. “This has always been home and always will be,” Buckwalter says. “I never wanted to leave because there’s just no place like this place. The people here are real and approachable. They care
about you – when they say it, they mean it. They look out for each other. They’ve made it easy for me to be a salesman because you can talk to them, you can have a conversation, you can relate to them.” Though Buckwalter’s businesses certainly keep him busy, he somehow manages time to involve himself in the community. The father of four was a mainstay at nearly every staple youth activity as his kids were growing up, participating in various fundraisers, many of which involved preparing massive amounts of food. Just a few days before this article’s interview, Buckwalter helped boiled several hundred pounds of crawfish for a Destrehan High School event. Buckwalter’s civic presence has led to organic relationships with neighbors also making their living at companies in the Port District. It’s with these personal relationships that Buckwalter exemplifies his ability to make decisions to serve both the Port’s as well as the community’s best interest. “I’ve been self-employed for some time now, but there was a time when I was younger where I worked at a grain elevator, and I have the utmost respect for those hard workers who make their living and take care of their families on the river,” Buckwalter says. “But as I think back, you really don’t grasp the importance of the Port at that age. Only as I’ve got older have I realized the presence of the Port and the numbers involved in the businesses in the Port. So it’s really an honor and a privilege to be a part of all this.” •
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W H AT ’ S N E W 1- Port of South Louisiana Airport Committee Chairman Joey Murray (second from right), meets with students, parents and pilots at this weekend’s Fly-In at the Executive Regional Airport in Reserve. 2- Lt. Colonel Floyd Miles (left), John L. Ory Magnet School Principal Christal Sylvain (right), and brothers Chance and Chase Sylvain (center left and right) after their flight at Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport.
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or Chance and Chase Sylvain, Saturday, March 5th became a day they will not forget. That morning their mother Christal Sylvain, Principal of the John L. Ory Magnet School in LaPlace, told them that the day’s plans included a few hours at the airport in Reserve –but to their surprise, there would be a little more to it. Principal Sylvain had been in touch with Lt. Colonel Floyd Miles, a pilot for the “Golden Eagles.” Today would be no ordinary day at the airport. Lt. Col. Miles, along with a number of his fellow Eagles, were spending the morning preparing small airplanes at the airport in Reserve to introduce young men and women to the wonder
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of aviation. Chase and Chance were soon in line with several other young adults awaiting their turn to take to the skies. “I’ve passed the airport hundreds of time,” said Principal Sylvain, “but I really didn’t know what was back here. It’s wonderful that we have this airport in our Parish!” Aviation is an applied science, meaning that flying incorporates several academic subjects, among which are science (chemistry, physiology, and physics), as well as the language of mathematics – and application brings subjects to life. Through flying, young students like the Sylvain brothers can come to appreciate the usefulness of these subjects at an early age. They are no longer
words and numbers in a book. They are real and will continue to be every time they look up in the sky and remember their afternoon at the airport. The Port of South Louisiana Executive Regional Airport, formally named the St. John the Baptist Parish Airport, has been transformed into an active business and general aviation airport. Featuring a longer runway and a host of other amenities, it is now attractive to a range of aircraft operators, be they small companies conducting business in the River Parishes, larger investing corporations operating executive jets, or the Golden Eagles, offering first time flyers like the Sylvain brothers the opportunity to experience flight first hand. Flying brings an economic boost to the community because in addition to endeavors with River Parish businesses, passengers and pilots alike spend money on hotel stays, rental cars, fuel, and visits to restaurants and attractions. In response to the recent devastating weather, a number of helicopter operators hired to restore power and clear debris, based their operation at the Executive Regional Airport in in Reserve. The Sylvain family, through a brief visit to the airport on Saturday, was introduced to the world of aviation in their community in a small but important way. Mr. Joey Murray, Airport Committee Chairman for the Port of South Louisiana, was on site Saturday and said, “I think it’s an important step in our airport’s development when young members of our community witness and experience the practical use of airplanes. It’s the first step to understanding that flying does not always mean getting on a big commercial airliner. The use of smaller aircraft is known as “General Aviation” and it connects us to other communities, like our own, that are not served by airlines.” Saturday’s “Fly-In” was hosted by a group of local pilots known as “Hangar 39.” On this particular occasion they generously provided drinks and a small fish fry to guests of the Golden Eagles and other pilots in attendance. For more information on the Golden Eagles, visit their website GoldenEagles.org. The Port of South Louisiana has operated the airport in Reserve since 2010, when it was acquired from St. John the Baptist Parish and incorporated into Port operations. •
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A GROWING FAMILY Marquette Transportation experiences expanding success
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s he looks back on the eve of his 30th anniversary with Marquette Transportation, Executive Vice President of the River Division Darin Adrian notes how much has changed over the years. When Adrian punched the clock on his first day in 1986, Marquette consisted of four towboats and about 60 barges. Fast-forward to today where Marquette is a cargo transport industryleader stocked with over 130 towboats and more than 1,000 barges. Marquette is in the final stages of a strategic expansion program within the company’s River and Gulf-Inland Divisions. This effort places an emphasis on upgrading Marquette’s already expansive fleet and equipment. As a result, the marine transportation services giant can continue
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its track record of supreme client satisfaction and offer unique, innovative logistical solutions. “Even with the exponential growth we’ve had, we’ve maintained a small-company, family feel,” says Adrian, Executive Vice President of Marquette’s River Division. “The Eckstein Family started it that way and kept it that way even with well over 1,600 employees now. There’s a real comradery, not only in the office and those in the land-based side of the business, but also those on a vessel. Anyone on a boat can call up and talk to me, or talk to [CEO] John Eckstein because we’re all important parts of the machine.” While the workers remain the heart and soul of Marquette, the company’s muscle is its diverse fleet – everything from “1,000 horsepower vessels to 10,000 horsepower vessels and everything in
between,” Adrian says with glowing pride. Considering Marquette’s vast roster of boats, it affords clients the luxury of not having to coordinate with more than one company when sending cargo. Marquette is capable of handling any material that falls under these umbrellas: dry cargo (grain, salt, fertilizer and feed products), liquid cargo (oil, refined gasoline, petrochemicals and agricultural chemicals) and even uncommon specialty items like military equipment, construction machinery and riverboat casinos. As part of its recent growth, Marquette has constructed three state-of-the-art 9,300-horsepower inland towboats, 11 new Z-drive boats with 2,000 horsepower and repowered 15 already-owned towboats. These upgrades increase the towboats capabilities and efficiency. Depending on the location of the point of origin and the final cargo destination, shipments are split between Marquette’s three divisions – the River Division, the Gulf-Inland Division and the Offshore Towing Charter Division. For more than a decade, those three Marquette divisions have worked in harmony, expanding the range and reach of markets for clients.
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Every division leader is an expert in the capabilities of their fleet and the nuances of the waterways the vessels traverse. The River unit includes more than 50 line-haul vessels capable of taking bulk goods up and down the navigable inland waterways of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. It remains the most cost-effective way to move materials. The Gulf-Inland operation focuses on marine towing solutions along the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway from Brownsville, Texas, to St. Marks, Florida. The fleet features more than 60 vessels, including 11 new Z-Drive vessels suited for bulk commodity and project cargo movement. Finally, the Offshore fleet consists of nine tugboats built to handle oilfield service and construction support. Marquette’s Offshore Division also can handle dredge support, anchor handling and contract towing. For more challenging, logistical shipments, all three Marquette shipping divisions work like a track and field relay team, staying in communication with each other and passing the baton (cargo) to one another when the conditions of the waterways shift. Marquette calls this “Seamless Transportation,” and prides itself on tackling the
3 toughest logistics puzzles clients can toss their way. “We like to say, ‘We can move it from blue water, to brown water and all points in between,’” Adrian says. “And that’s what we mean by ‘Seamless.’ If there’s a way to get it to where the customer needs it to go by water, then we can get it there. We’re sure of that. But to do that, we’re in constant communication with all divisions. There’s a lot of crossover in what we all do.” Marquette representatives also like to trumpet the green benefits of marine transport – green as in environment-friendly and saving money. On the economic side, shipping via barge remains the most cost-effective mode for businesses, with Marquette offering some of the most competitive quotes in the industry. Placing cargo in Marquette’s qualified hands can save customers 35 percent on transportation costs. As an added assurance, all shipment handlers are trained, onboard
1- The newly constructed 9,300 HP M/V Loree Eckstein. 2- and 3. The launch of the newly constructed 2,000 HP Z-Drive M/V St. John.
crews and top logistics specialists in the office. “Timeliness is something we pride ourselves on as a company and is something that’s continued to take on heightened importance over the years,” Adrian says. “Our equipment doesn’t sit around. There’s not a lot of down time. In fact, today we have over 30 boats on the upper Mississippi River between St Louis and St Paul, so on average, you’ll find a Marquette boat every 20 miles.” •
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PATROLING THE PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA A team of specially trained deputies in the Port’s Maritime Law Enforcement department secure and protect the assets within this vital economic area spanning three parishes. B y W illiam Kalec
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hen you’re dealing with a 54-mile stretch of river that touches all or part of St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes, the long arm of the law has to stretch a little longer when policing the Port of South Louisiana. Recognizing the importance of the Port in both the local and global marketplace and the one-of-a-kind topography of the Port District, Mitch Smith and Edward “Tootie” Nowell were the brainpower behind the formation of the Port of South Louisiana Maritime Law Enforcement division in 2009. Deputies within this department are cross-commissioned to work the entire jurisdiction of the Port, regardless of parish. Officers patrol both sides of the Mississippi River and work in tandem with local and national government agencies in protecting the businesses and interests of the Port of South Louisiana. “When you look at this, this is a difficult and challenging area to protect and look after,” says Smith, Operations Director at the Port of
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South Louisiana. “It’s a long stretch of river, it crosses into three different parishes, and it involves maritime situations, which you aren’t necessarily taught when you’re a normal Sheriff ’s Office deputy. So you have to have people with a general understanding of the different types of situations they might encounter and a strong familiarity with the area they’re patrolling.” The Port’s Maritime Law Enforcement officers handle everyday situations that inland deputies witness in highly industrialized areas: trespassing, vandalism, theft and general criminal misconduct. But, there are instances (as Smith mentioned) where officers are dealing with unique circumstances in an unconventional setting – namely on the Mississippi River. Therefore, deputies within the Port District are specifically trained to respond to maritime calls and have received advanced training on boat handling, vessel boarding, vessel identification and searches, arrest procedures and counterterrorism tactics. For example, many of the vessels that travel
The Port’s Maritime Security Operations Center is manned 24 hours a day by Port staff. Pictured: Dennis Millet, Ronnie Feist; Standing Chentel Noble, James Lumar, Augusta Lydasha
through or are docked at the Port of South Louisiana have hard-to-find entry points and narrow, winding passageways on board. Nowell, who joined the Port staff shortly before the establishment of the Maritime Law Enforcement division, is perfectly suited to help direct the Port’s deputies. Prior to coming to the Port, Nowell spent 31 years with the St. John Parish Sheriff ’s department. For his last assignment there, he was Commander of the Marine Division and oversaw water patrol and search and rescue efforts on parish lakes. Nowell, the assistant Operations Director at the Port, and Smith handle the day-today assignments within the Maritime Law Enforcement Division. “I don’t want to give away too much as far as how we operate, or how and when we position our deputies, but we’re always in constant communication with each other,” Nowell says. “The key a lot of times is being on the same page, so we’ll do whatever it takes to make sure we’re all on the same page.” Communication has become much more streamlined with the opening of the Maritime Security Operations Center in the Globalplex Terminal back in 2013. The $1.2 million facility serves as central command for the Port’s Maritime Enforcement officers and the U.S. Coast Guard. The center can withstand hurricane-force winds and is equipped with sensors and surveillance capable of recognizing troublesome incidents on the river in real-time. •
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MOTHER NATURE’S SURGE The Pontchartrain Levee District monitors and helps modify barriers designed to protect South Louisiana’s assets
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he boundaries of the Pontchartrain Levee District are easy to define, both by map and by landmark. Stretching through 122 miles of the East Bank River and six parishes (East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist for those keeping score), the levee begins at the Old Baton Rouge Bridge and ends at the Kenner city limits. The exact role of Pontchartrain Levee District members, however, is not as obvious to the area’s residing citizens. Levee Board President Steve Wilson says this is why he’s always eager to share the critical importance of the organization’s work. “The public, I [suspect], thinks we [just] go out there and cut the grass,” Wilson says. “[While] general maintenance along the levee is something we handle, but it’s not all we handle [we do so much more] . Anytime the Corps of Engineers [leads] a project within this six-parish area, we’re the local sponsors. We’re really the people who monitor the levees – identifying places where they might be compromised or in need of attention – to the Corps.” Since its founding in 1895, the primary mission of the Levee Board is to provide flood protection for people and property within its
jurisdiction. As this remains true these many years later, heightened population in the oncerural and uninhabited areas, along with rapid coastal erosion, has caused the Levee Board to investigate aggressively and initiate advanced methods of flood control. Exemplifying the Levee Board’s proactive approach to trumpet projects vital to the personal and economic prosperity of South Louisiana, is the West Shore project which calls for the construction of a levee that will protect the east bank of St. John Parish along with parts of St. James and St. Charles. The estimated $700-$800 million plan comprises 18 miles of earthen levees and floodwalls, four floodgates, a drainage canal tracing the length of the levee, a flood-side ditch, four pumping stations and two drainage structures. The West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Project is a massive endeavor with more than four decades of research behind it, and it will finally go to the U.S. Congressional Committee for authorization this summer. Thanks to its location, the proposed West Shore levee would provide flood protection to the Port of South Louisiana and the many businesses within the Port District that collectively make up the heartbeat of the River Parishes economy.
Front Row from left to right: Leonard C. Irvin, Sr. – Vice President; Steve Wilson – President Second Row from left to right: Patrick Bell, Sr. - Commissioner; Allen J. St. Pierre, Sr.Commissioner; Jerry Savoy – Commissioner; Percy Hebert – Commissioner; Henry Baptiste – Commissioner; Ricky Bosco – Commissioner; Marty J. Poche – Commissioner
“West Shore mirrors the Port’s jurisdiction,” Wilson says. “And when we’re out talking to the state about the taxes or a millage to pay for 35 percent of the project that will not be [is not] covered federally, we definitely mention the Port of South Louisiana every time we talk. You’re talking about the largest tonnage port [in the Western Hemisphere]. You’re talking about the thousands of people who make a living, a good living in the companies the Port serves. So I tell people, ‘The Port is an asset that just can’t flood.’” During these discussions, the opposition claims the Port nestles against the Mississippi River exposing it to a limited danger of flooding from Lake Pontchartrain. To those people, Wilson presents aerial photos of the Port District after major storms (Katrina, Rita Isaac). “The water might not reach the river levee, in which case we’d just need an ark,” Wilson says. “But what the aerials do show is that the companies within the Port District are affected and shut down because the infrastructure is affected. It shuts down the railroad. It shuts down the interstate. So the Port becomes useless. You can pull all the materials you want from a ship, but from there, it can’t go anywhere.” Wilson says he believes this to be critical, “You have to keep hammering it home, again. Forty years ago, the Corps of Engineers said, ‘we need to protect this area.’ And now, we’re as close as we’ve ever been to digging dirt.”
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Envisioning the Future When Yuhuang Chemical Inc. purchased roughly 1,300 acres of land in rural St. James Parish on the west side of the Mississippi River, it marked an exciting milestone as the largest green field investment in methanol by a Chinese company in the state of Louisiana. B y S arah R a v its
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uhuang Chemical Inc., commonly referred to as YCI, is the Houstonbased subsidiary of China’s Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Co. Ltd., which was established in 1986 and has fixed assets of at least $3 billion. The chemical facility complex in St. James will cost $1.85 billion and will increase economic development and positive international relations with China, while providing hundreds of jobs for locals. Currently, the company is building its threephase business in St. James on land that was once the site of a sugar cane plantation. It also will expand onto territory presently occupied the St. James High School, which YCI is purchasing for more than $10 million. In the first phase, construction is underway for its first methanol plant construction. Mechanical completion is slated for 2018. Commercial operations will commence in early 2019, and it’s expected to produce 1.7 million tons of methanol per year. During Phase 2, YCI will increase this amount by constructing a second methanol plant. In its final phase,
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YCI Inc. will expand once again by building a methanol-derivatives plant. Methanol is the basic chemical building block for many different yet widely used and important products: formaldehyde, acetic acid, DMT, methylamines, biodiesel, others. YCI’s website notes that methanol is “one of the world’s most widely used industrial chemicals since the 1800s.” Natural gas – which is abundant through existing pipeline systems in the St. James region – is a key component of methanol. The complex’s location in St. James is an obvious, natural fit for the company, due not just to its natural resources but also its readily available sites for project development and competitive incentive packages from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. An article published by New Orleans Biz magazine in December of 2015 states, “The project expects to create 400 new direct jobs, with an average annual salary of $85,000 plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates
the project will result in 2,365 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 2,700 new jobs in the southeast region of Louisiana and surrounding areas of the state.” “It’s a good way to monetize natural gas,” says Jerry Oliver, Vice President of Manufacturing Operations in Houston. “[It’s] economically efficient, and we’re doing it in an environmentally friendly way with minimal emissions. We are producing a good product that has long-term chemical viability for the country.” Logistics also played a key factor in opening the chemical complex in St. James: YCI has access to river, rails and roads. The methanol will be shipped by barge and rail and sold to North American customers, and will also be shipped back to its parent company in China which creates methanol-derived products, but does not produce methanol itself. “Our work with the Port is critical to the long-term success in the methanol business,” says Oliver.
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ADVOCATES FOR THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY A collection of different leaders united for a singular focus, the Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative represents every aspect of a vital economic engine for the state. B y W illiam Kalec
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hether landing from the west at Louis Armstrong International Airport or driving along Highway 61 through the River Parishes, the presence and importance of the Louisiana Chemical Corridor is clearly visible as plants and factories light up the night sky. In the summer of 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce identified this area as one of 24 high-growth industrial communities across the country, designating it as a key cog in its Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership. The federal acknowledgement gives these regions a leg up when it comes to federal funding, which in turn lead to the creation of the Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Initiative -- a specialized community comprised of officials from various arenas from a 200-mile stretch from Lake Charles to New Orleans and housed within LSU’s College of Engineering in the Bert S. Turner Dept. of Construction Managment. LCMI members include members from local and state government, heads of higher
education, non-profit leaders and the chemical industry itself. “We represent a plethora of organizations that are all invested in the chemical manufacturing industry,” says Rebecca Harris, LCMI’s program manager. “We’re making sure that it’s sustained and remains an economic leader in our area…It’s been said that in Louisiana it’s been very difficult to get people from different institutions together at the table working for a particular cause. So that’s what we’re working to do – to get a collaborative partnership together discussing points that are affecting everyone across the region. “Everyone is advocating for (the entire chemical industry) eco-system, if you will.” Considering the variety and complexities of the industry for which LCMI waves the flag, the community divvies up its attention equally across a handful of categories, or “pillars of focus.” These include: workforce, supply network, operational improvement and innovation, infrastructure and finally international trade.
Because of the lack of skilled workers in Louisiana to fill service jobs within the chemical facilities, LCMI plans to address the workforce gap by aligning new investments in higher education with the needs of potential employers, along with teaming with the Louisiana Department of Education to foster high school programs relevant to need areas in chemical manufacturing. LCMI also recognizes the need to stay current when it comes to technology, ensuring the state’s chemical industry stays competitive in the global market. The community plans to address that through an innovative federal E3 initiative that integrates business leadership, environmental management and community development goals into a one-stop-shop technical assistance program. LCMI is also encouraging more collaboration between the chemical industry and research departments at LSU, ULL, Southern and UNO. So that the chemical industry can take full advantage of Louisiana’s unique and strategic geographic advantages, LCMI is not only fighting to improve, but also care for the state’s infrastructure. For instance, the proposed Urban Water Plan – which addresses flooding, subsidence caused by the pumping of storm water, and wasted water assets in St. Bernard, Orleans and Jefferson Parishes – will create more attractive manufacturing sites and encourage expansion, resulting in an estimated $3 billion worth of economic development. “I think everyone in our consortium agrees that the chemical manufacturing industry is very important to our state,” Harris says, “and so no matter what someone’s individual agenda might be, we’re all there for the greater good – to continue to develop this industry, and making sure that we’re providing it with the resources it needs to prosper. “The industry, I wasn’t full immersed in it until I began this position and it’s incredible the amount of people who are touched in some way by it – providing jobs whether directly or indirectly,” Harris continues. “When folks look at the chemical manufacturing industry, it’s not
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COMMUNITY GIVING NuStar supports charitable organizations throughout Louisiana
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s one of the largest independent liquids terminal and pipeline operators in the nation. NuStar is leading the industry by example through community service. Vice President and General Manager of Operations for the Gulf Coast region of NuStar, Jean Zeringue, discusses volunteer opportunities and service projects with his team of managers on a daily basis. “It’s one of our top disciplines in the company. We talk about volunteering five days a week. All the way from the top down, when we get together we spend more time talking about volunteer efforts than we do anything else,” Zeringue said. The company requires every one of their 1,600 employees to participate in at least two hours of community service each month. At the St. James Terminal, his home base, Zeringue says NuStar employees average about 100 hours of their own time spent volunteering a year. “We believe our community should be better off because we operate here. No matter where we are, our communities should benefit from our presence in the community,” he said. “We have a very giving-spirited company, so we ask our employees to give back the blessing that they have been blessed with.” The company’s volunteer ventures can range
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from a fundraising event, such as a golf tournament or a festival, to cooking a pot of gumbo for the hungry and donating backpacks full of school supplies to children. NuStar supports their employees’ passions and encourages them to focus on the volunteer efforts closest to their hearts. “We encourage our employees to get into the things that they get into. For example, we help with an annual golf tournament. Now I’m not a golfer, but it’s something they enjoy doing, and it raises a lot of money,” Zeringue said. Zeringue recalls one organization that is dear to his heart, one that NuStar employees are playing a significant role in its success, called The St. James Arc. The St. James Arc is a community center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. About four years ago, the organization lost a significant federal as well as state funding. “They were strapped and fixing to close their doors. And when we got wind of this, we were all in to help out,” Zeringue said. NuStar employees assisted the Arc with organizing an event to fundraise The Arc back on their feet. For the past three years, the Annual St. James Arc Golf Tournament has accounted for a large sum of their yearly budget, Zeringue said. “You would be amazed how many people may not give you money, but they’ll give you a
hundred dollars to go play golf,” Zeringue said. “And then you can also have this community of people coming together and having fun at the same time.” While there are some other companies give back to the community, Zeringue believes NuStar stands out even among those. “We don’t do this for exposure; it’s just who we are. For us, it’s alive, it’s who we are, it’s not an afterthought,” Zeringue said. For the past five years, Zeringue said 100 percent of NuStar employees donates to United Way - most often contributing a “trailblazers amount,” which is 2 percent of their individual gross annual income. Throughout the past five years, he estimates that the St. James Terminal alone has given back at least $750,000 to the community. In addition to the golf tournament, the St. James Terminal participates with raising money and cooking for local organizations in the parish such as teacher appreciation, backpack giveaways, senior citizen birthday parties, and even funeral services. “We cook a lot of gumbos,” he said with a laugh. “Giving is not natural, I’m finding that out. We have some employees that are not used to giving, but once they see the faces of those we are helping out, they change. I mean, how can you not be changed,” he said. Between The Arc, United Way and a myriad of parish organizations, Zeringue says NuStar is truly a community-minded company. “We don’t ask for recognition, we just genuinely care about our community and the members [within in it], it’s just who we are..
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Milestones
Roy Quezaire, Deputy Director
Paul Aucoin Executive Director
Awards presented by Executive Director Paul Aucoin (L) and Tamara Kennedy, Human Resources Director (R). Missing from photos: Linda Prudhomme, Director of Business Development, 15years; Monica Pierre, Administraive Assistant, 15 years; Anthony Jacob, Firetug Engineer I, 15 years.
Catherine Becnel, Guard Supervisor, 15 years
Dennis Millet, Guard Supervisor, 15 years
Natanya Dropthmore, Guard, 10 years
Joseph Mamou, Firetug Engineer I, 5 years
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Consulate General of France in Louisiana GrĂŠgor Trumel (3rd from left) and Vice-Consul Olivia Lamy (2nd from left) visited the Port of South Louisiana for a tour and overview of Port operations.
Pictured from left: St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran, Lamy, Trumel, St. John the Baptist Parish President Natalie Robottom, St. James Parish President Timothy Roussel, and Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul Aucoin.
L-R: Port Commission President Paul Robichaux and Executive Director Paul Aucoin pictured with (Center) Sen. Gary Smith.
L-R: Executive Director Paul Aucoin and Port Commission President Paul Robichaux pictured with (Center) Sen. Eddie Lambert.
Commissioner Joey Murray (Left) pictured with State Representative Sam Jones (Center) and Paul Aucoin.
Representatives from Metal Shark present a plaque commemorating the M/V Nathan Folse Christening.
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In 2010, Port of South Louisiana (PSL) entered into an agreement with St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office to procure a dog for the purpose of narcotics detection. A year later, a Black Shepherd named Roid was acquired. In January of this year, the Port and Sheriff’s Office jointly purchased another dog, Titus, a Belgian Malinois, who is being trained to
become a patrol/explosives K-9. Pictured L-R: Sgt. Stephen Hefler with Titas, the Belgian Malinois; Sheriff Mike Tregre, St. John the Baptist Parish; Paul Aucoin, Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana; Lt. Monty Adams with Roid the Shepherd; Mitch Smith, Operations Director, Port of South Louisiana
At the Christening of the M/V Nathan Folse are his family members (L-R): Nathan J. Folse, Jr., Joni Folse, and Melissa FolseOubre (the late Nathan J. Folse’s son, wife, and daughter)
The Port entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nicholls State University to promote the university’s Coastal Restoration Program, dedicated to provide storm surge protection, ending coastal land loss and restoring the land. Pictured L-R: Nicholls State University Head and Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Quenton Fontenot, Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul G. Aucoin, Nicholls State University President Dr. Bruce Murphy, and Nicholls State University Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Allyse Ferrara
20 Tulane University professional MBA program students and their instructor, Knud Berthelsen, listened as Port Executive Director Paul Aucoin explained the importance of the Port of South Louisiana to the region, state and world
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E x isti n g I n d u str y 1 Dupont / Dow 2 LaFarge Corporation 3 Motiva Enterprises – Convent 4 Air Products & Chemicals 5 Yara North America 6 Zen-Noh Grain 7 Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC 8 Occidental Chemical 9 Convent Marine 10 Mosaic - Uncle Sam 11 ADM – Paulina 12 Louisiana Sugar Refinery 13 Noranda Aluminum 14 Rain CII 15 Pin Oak Terminals 16 Nalco/Ecolab 17 Evonik 18 Marathon Petroleum Corporation
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19 Pinnacle Polymers 20 Cargill Terre Haute Elevator / Bulk Liquid 21 ADM - Reserve 22 Globalplex Intermodal Terminal 23 Dupont Performance Elastomers 24 EI Dupont 25 Arcelor Mittal 26 Entergy / Little Gypsy 27 Momentive 28 Shell Chemical 29 Motiva Enterprises – Norco 30 Valero - St. Charles 31 ADM – Destrehan 32 Bunge North American 33 International Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT) 34 ADM – Ama 35 Monsanto 36 Dow - St. Charles
37 Galata Chemicals 38 Occidental Chemical 39 Mosaic 40 Entergy / Waterford 1, 2, 3 41 Eurochem 42 Petroplex International, LLC 43 Yuhuang Chemical Company 44 Plains All American 45 Locap, Inc. 46 Shell Pipeline 47 NuStar 48 Syngas Energy 49 Ergon / Sun Fuel Midstream 50 South Louisiana Methanol 51 Marubeni Corporation (Gavilon) 52 INCA Refining 53 Americas Styrenics 54 Valero Asphalt
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H ea v y I n d u strial S ites 55 Mosaic – Faustina 56 Associated Terminals Sunshine Midstream Buoy 57 Sunshine Anchorage 58 Associated Terminals Midstream Buoy 59 Ryan Walsh Stevedoring Midstream Buoy 60 Grandview Anchorage 61 St. John Fleet Midstream Buoy 62 Reserve Midstream Buoy 63 Reserve Anchorage 64 Capital Marine Tigerville Midstream Buoy 65 Gold Mine Fleet Midstream Buoy 66 CGB Midstream Buoy 67 Bonne Carré Anchorage 68 ADM Midstream Buoy 69 Ama Anchorage 70 Kenner Bend Anchorage
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Ancient Domain - 225 acres Balot & Whitehall - 240 acres; 980’ rf Shady Grove - 231 acres; 1,690’ rf Welham - 2,300 acres; 2,000’ rf Hope Plantation - 283 acres; 1,500’ rf Guidry Property - 84 acres Airline Industrial Park - 1,100 acres Davis Levert - 100 acres; 2,640’ rf Esperanza Business Park - 650 acres Home Place - 375 acres Pelican-Occidental - 489 acres; 1,373’ rf SoLaPort - 99 acres; 263’ rf St. Charles Riverpark - 1,170+/- acres, 5,800‘ rf Glendale Hymelia - 2,500 acres; 5,808’ rf Whiterose - 300 acres; 854’ rf Willow Bend - 2,200 acres; 6,000’ rf
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Robert Brothers Farm - 1,582 acres; 8,448’ rf Goodwill Plantation - 500 acres; 1,500’ rf Succeed - 100 acres; 384’ rf Rich Bend Plantation - 500 acres; 1,300‘ rf Zeringue / St. Emma - 1,464 acres; 2,254’ rf Savanah - 381 acres; 1,954’ rf Minnie & St. Louis - 900 acres; 2,482’ rf St. Alice - 321 acres; 670‘ rf Winchester / Acadia - 1,490 acres; 2,403’ rf Elina - 406 acres; 520’ rf Dunhill - 51 acres; 1,100’ rf
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A Cessna Citation Sovereign, one of the newest and most advanced business jet aircraft, featuring a range of over 3,000 miles and capacity to transport 12 executives and clients in comfort, takes off after transporting passengers to the Port of South Louisiana’s Executive Regional Airport. “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci
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