BUILD Grant Helps Plan Central Louisiana Port Growth

The Waterways Journal17 Jul 2026Clients
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The $722,400 federal BUILD grant, matched by $180,600 from the port, will fund a 20-year multimodal master plan for the Central Louisiana Regional Port in Alexandria, La., evaluating barge, rail, and truck freight movements, industrial expansion, and strategic property acquisitions as the port's 300-acre site reaches build-out with tenant expansions like DIS-TRAN's new 80,000-square-foot facility.