Economic Impact of the Port of South Louisiana Planning for the Future LSR’s State of the Art Facility CONTENTS PORT STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Paul Aucoin DEPUTY DIRECTOR Roy Quezaire CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Dale Hymel, Jr. DIRECTOR OF Cindy Martin ADMINISTRATION AIRPORT DIRECTOR Vincent Caire DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS Linda Prudhomme DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE COUNSEL Melissa Folse DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Grant Faucheux DIRECTOR OF Mitch Smith OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF Tamara Kennedy HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER Joel T. Chaisson DIRECTOR OF Lee “Buddy” Amedee TRADE DEVELOPMENT PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA 171 Belle Terre Blvd., P.O. Box 909 LaPlace, LA 70069-0909 www.portsl.com Phone: (985) 652-9278 | Fax: (504) 568-6270 GLOBALPLEX INTERMODAL TERMINAL Phone: (985) 652-9278 ASSOCIATED TERMINALS Phone: (985) 233-8500 The Port of South Louisiana is a member of the Ports Association of Louisiana. To become an associate member of PAL and to help further the maritime industry in Louisiana, please visit PAL’s web site at www.portsoflouisiana.org or call the PAL office at (225) 334-9040. PUBLISHED BY RENAISSANCE PUBLISHING LLC 2 DIRECTOR’S LOG 14 COMPANY PROFILE Louisiana Machinery Company supplies EDITOR Melanie Warner Spencer 3 OVERVIEW engines to vessels traversing the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River ART DIRECTOR Antoine Passelac 4 AROUND THE PORT SALES MANAGER Aimee Arceneaux Rudd 16 COMPANY PROFILE Godchaux-Henderson House project slated to give Bollinger Delivers the CGC Richard Dixon, Louisiana a sugar museum the 13th Fast Response Cutter To The USCG To advertise call Aimee at (504) 830-7240 6 WHAT’S NEW or email [email protected]. 17 COMPANY PROFILE Meet The Plant Manager Mike Landry Louisiana Sugar Refining’s state-of-the-art factory makes a positive impact to the 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Ste. 123, Meet The Custom Director James J. Welch nation’s food supply and the River Strength and Stability - Economic impact Metairie, LA 70005 Parishes job market (504) 828-1380 • www.myneworleans.com study highlights importance of Port of South Louisiana 18 EMPLOYEE AWARDS Building Relationships - New Orleans U.S. Copyright 2015 The Port Log, Port of South Louisiana, and Renais- Export Assistance Center focusing 20 PORT PEOPLE sance Publishing LLC. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to on under-served overseas markets Helping Hands: Bunge Grain workers Port of South Louisiana, Post Office Box 909, LaPlace, LA 700069- LAMA - Louisiana Airport Managers and put in maximum effort in the community 0909. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the Associates 44th Annual Conference through charitable acts consent of the owner or Publisher. The opinions expressed in this Soaring Seaports - U.S. seaport publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the contributions to economy up dramatically 21 HOSTS view of the magazine’s managers, owners or publisher. The Port Log is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photos and artwork Planning for the Future - INDUSTRY MAP even if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. New Interstate 10 interchange proposed 22 for access, safety and growth 24 FINAL FRAME WWW.PORTSL.COM | SUMMER 2015 1 DIRECTOR’S LOG uring the first quarter Dof 2015, the Port of South Louisiana hosted a visit from U.S. Congressman Gar- ret Graves and U.S. Congressman Charles Boustany to our port district. Congressman Graves, as the newest member of D. Paul Robichaux Joseph Scontrino Congress (inaugurated as PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Louisiana’s 6th District Congressman four months ago), was very interested in visiting lo- cal industry and hearing all about the Port of South Louisiana and its importance to both the local and national economy. Congressman Boustany, who has been a member of U.S. House of Repre- sentatives since 2013, visited the Port of South Louisiana and met with local, industry, and public officials in our port district to discuss how our congressional delegation is working to secure federal funding for projects that are important to the River Region. Congressman Boustany informed the group how he was P. Joey Murray Stanley Bazile instrumental in securing legislative language in the Water Resources Reform & TREASURER SECRETARY Development Act that was passed into law last year and how it will increase the amount of federal dollars being spent on port maintenance every year until 2025. Congressman Boustany and Congressman Graves were given an overview of the Port’s assets and accomplishments and a tour of the port’s public terminal, Globalplex Intermodal Terminal during their visit. A site visit to Marathon Petroleum facilities offered the two Congressmen an insightful presentation on Marathon’s history and economic importance to the local economy. The two Congressmen were given tours of the Maritime Security Operations Center (MSOC), at Globalplex Terminal, the recently-acquired St. John Airport, and a boat tour for Congressman Boustany to get a dockside view of the industrial facilities and to see the huge amount of maritime traffic that exists on the lower Mississippi River. Both visits concluded with a luncheon attended by the local community Louis Joseph Robert “Poncho” Roussel VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT businesses leaders and government officials, organized to promote discussions on topics such as trade, flood control protection, energy dependence, and transpor- tation infrastructure maintenance. Departing with an improved understanding of the importance of ports in economic development and job creation, we appreciate and look forward to the Congressmen’s continued support. Paul G. Aucoin Executive Director J. Raymond Fryoux VICE PRESIDENT 2 SUMMER 2015 | PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA OVERVIEW TRANSPORTATION 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. WHEAT OTHER 0.5 (<1%) 0.5 (<1%) ANIMAL FEED STEEL PRODUCTS 3.4 (5%) CHEMICAL/ 0.9 (1%) FERTILIZERS 8.8 (12%) SOYBEAN 40.1 (14%) COAL/ LIGNITE/COKE 19.34 22.04 1.7 (2%) 19.57 19.98 17.49 CONCRETE/ STONE PRODUCTS 0.09 (<1%) RICE 0.1 (<1%) 16.25 16.09 16.76 16.67 17.30 1ST QUARTER 2015 JANARY - MARCH 2015 TOTAL THROUGHPUT (IN MILLION SHORT TONS) 17.57 16.44 21.63 18.19 NUMBER OF VESSEL CALLS : 1,106 20.29 PETROCHEMICALS 13.8 (19%) NUMBER OF BARGE MOVEMENTS: 14,894 CRUDE OIL 15.57 19.01 18.57 16.46 19.4 (26%) 13.71 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1ST QUARTER 2015 port OF SOUTH LOUISIANA JANARY - MARCH 2015 total THROUGHPUT (IN MILLIONS OF SHort TONS) ORES/PHOSPHATE ROCK 2.2 (3%) EXPORTS DOMESTIC SHIPPED MILO 0.3 (<1%) EDIBLE OILS 0.2 (<1%) MAIZE IMPORTS DOMESTIC RECEIVED 9.4 (13%) MISSION PHILOSOPHY facilities The port is charged with a mission to promote The port’s philosophy of development is to Within the port’s jurisdiction, there are maritime commerce, trade and development, entice companies to set up regional operations seven grain elevators, multiple midstreaming and to establish public and private partnerships within its boundaries. The port serves primarily operations, more than 40 liquid and dry- for the creation of intermodal terminals and in- as a “landlord” port to more than 30 grain, pe- bulk terminals, the Globalplex Intermodal dustrial facilities. troleum and chemical companies. The exception Terminal and the St John Airport. to this is the port-owned world-class intermodal GOVERNANCE Globalplex facility and the new SoLaPort facility. port AREA The port is under the jurisdiction of the state of The port covers a 54-mile stretch of the lower WORLD’S LARGEST port Louisiana and authorized by the state constitution. Mississippi River between New Orleans and DISTRICT A seven-member board of commissioners directs Baton Rouge. The port begins at river mile the port; all of them are unsalaried. Four members The ports of South Louisiana, New Orleans, 114.9AHP near the Louis Armstrong New are appointed by the governor, with one member Baton Rouge, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Orleans International Airport and winds representing each of the associated parishes and make up the world’s largest continuous port through St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. one at-large member; the remaining members are district. They are responsible for moving one- James parishes. It continues north to river mile appointed by the presidents of each parish. fifth of all U.S. foreign waterborne commerce. 168.5AHP just north of the Sunshine Bridge. WWW.PORTSL.COM | SUMMER 2015 3 AROUND THE PORT SWEET HISTORY Godchaux-Henderson House project slated to give Louisiana a sugar museum BY PHIL MCCAUSLAND bout two decades ago, a 30-year-old Stephen Guidry sat in a restaurant along AReserve, Louisiana’s River Road eating lunch. A group of tourists burst into the estab- lishment that day demanding to know where they could find the Louisiana sugar museum. Guidry, president of the Godchaux-Henderson House, couldn’t believe the question didn’t have an answer. “I was blown away because we don’t have a sugar museum,” he said. “If we did, at 30 years old I couldn’t tell them where it was. Ever since that happened I always wanted to put a sugar museum in Reserve because the Godchaux sugar refinery was one of the biggest in the world.” Leon Godchaux developed the Godchaux sugar refinery after he made his initial money in New Orleans as the owner of a department store. A Jewish immigrant from France who moved here in 1836, Godchaux had big dreams and would later realize it by his hand in creating 1 the town of Reserve and its 14 sugar plantations. The refinery operated from 1915 to 1985.