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Recent News Releases
DateArticle
12/7/2011 West Calcasieu Port awards contractor contract for barge basin expansion project
 

The West Calcasieu Port board of commissioners voted this week to award the contract for the expansion dredging of the port's west barge basin to.Apollo Environmental Strategies, Inc. of Beaumont, Texas.

The successful bid of $2,117,835 was the lowest among eight bids received by the port during its competitive public bid process.

10/25/2011Port begins bidding process
 

The West Calcasieu Port is accepting bids for its barge basin expansion project, port officials said.

   The port began accepting sealed bids Friday and will continue through mid-November, Port Director Lynn Hohensee said.

10/24/2011West Cal Port seeking bidders for dredging project
 

The West Cal Port is seeking bids for dredging that, once complete, will allow for expansion.

 It's not always easy to find a parking space-- especially when you are looking for a spot to park a big barge. But the West Cal Port is adding slots in a project good for the economy and the environment.

10/24/2011West Calcasieu Port begins bidding process
          "The West Cal Port will begin advertising ...in local and state publications to alert maritime excavation contractors and other interested parties that we are seeking qualified, competitive bids for the dredging project," said West Calcasieu Port Director Lynn Hohensee.  "The bids will be formally opened on Nov. 16, 2011."
10/18/2011West Calcasieu Port solicits contractor bids for barge basin expansion project
 

West Calcasieu Port officials announced today that it has begun seeking bids for expansion dredging of the port's west barge basin located along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

"The West Cal Port will begin advertising this week in local and state publications to alert maritime excavation contractors and other interested parties that we are seeking qualified, competitive bids for the dredging project,” said West Calcasieu Port Director Lynn Hohensee.  "The bids will be formally opened on Nov. 16, 2011.”

7/18/2011 Sulphur businessman named to West Calcasieu Port board of commissioners
 
SULPHUR, La, July 18, 2011 – Sulphur businessman Dave  F. Aguillard has been appointed to the West Calcasieu Port five-person board of commissioners by the Ward Four Calcasieu Parish Police Jurors.
 
Aguillard’s appointment was confirmed by resolution of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on July 7, 2011.  His term will expire in October 2014.  
 
Aguillard assumed a port board commissioner position that was previously held by Brent Clement, who resigned to fill a vacant position on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury.  Clement had been president of the WCP board at the time of his resignation. 
1/29/2011 Area ports working together Six Southwest Louisiana ports have formed network
 That Southwest Louisiana has six ports may come as a surprise to many people — and that’s something one local group hopes to change.
1/3/2011 West Cal Port: Moving economic development forward into the new year
 The 190-acre West Cal Port, as it is locally called, is located 12 miles south of Interstate 10 on La. 27 in Sulphur, and has been an integral part of West Calcasieu's growth and expansion in recent years.
"All you have to do is go back into our regional history and see the critical transportation role of our indigent waterways to the industrial and commercial growth of our five-parish region,” Hohensee explained.
12/1/2010 PPG Spotlight on Port of Lake CHarles
 
Southwest Louisiana is a region bustling with promise thanks to a strong network of local ports and a business plan ready-made for success.
 
 "Our corner of the state is blessed with a strong lineup of progressive ports. Most fo lks are well aware of the Port of Lake Charles, which is the country's eleventh largest port. But, we also have the others, each with its own niche. For the past two and a half years, all six ports have worked closely together within the Southwest Louisiana Port Network," said Lynn Hohensee, Port Director at the West Calcasieu Port. "The Southwest Louisiana maritime industry is in a better position to react to opportunities
in concert, ratherthan separately."
11/11/2010Southwest Louisiana Port Network
 
Trade & Industry Development
11 Nov, 2010
By: Jennifer Alten
 
Working together to bridge the distance.
Flanking the western Gulf Coast and the Texas border, the five-parish region known as Southwest Louisiana is entrenched in the maritime industry. Six ports operate in the area, offering everything from deep water to river access, along with abundant connections to rail and trucking.
2/25/2010 West Calcasieu Port nominates 4 projects for FY2011 Appropriations Act
 The West Calcasieu Port has submitted four infrastructure improvement projects totaling $15.75 million for consideration in the FY2011 Appropriations Act.
12/6/2009 The West Calcasieu Port ‘engine’ is designed to promote economic growth in the western portion of Calcasieu Parish
 
If Lynn E. Hohensee, West Calcasieu Port director, had three wishes, he knows what at least one of them would be.

"If I rub the bottle hard enough and the genie is of a kind nature, I would like to see the West Cal Port continue to make a strong, positive impact on our regional economic growth,” he said.
11/20/2009F. Miller Construction Becomes the Newest West Calcasieu Port Tenant
 West Calcasieu Port officials have announced that F. Miller Construction, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE: ORN), has become the port’s newest tenant.
9/16/2009 Maintenance dredging project at West Calcasieu Port complete
 Returning the basin to full operation is critical to the port’s barge services

The West Calcasieu Port has completed the maintenance dredging project for its west barge basin.
8/26/2009 Dredging project enters final phase
 The final phase of a maintenance dredging project is under way at the West Calcasieu Port’s west barge basin.
8/18/2009 West Calcasieu Port barge basin dredging project ahead of schedule
 The third and final phase of the maintenance dredging project at the West Calcasieu Port’s west barge basin is underway.
8/3/2009 ACT No 474 - Establish Ports of Louisiana Tax Credits
 

The West Calcasieu Port in association with the Ports Association of Louisiana (PAL) worked diligently during the recent Louisiana Legislative session to secure passage of a significant piece of legislation that allows tax incentives for businesses locating in and shipping through Louisiana ports. In the final days of the legislative session, the provisions of H.B. 744 were combined into H.B. 215. HB 215 now provides for a Ports of Louisiana Infrastructure Tax Credit Program in an amount equal to the private investment in qualified public port facilities to be taken by a private investor at 5 percent per year. Additionally it provides for a $5 per ton tax credit to Louisiana-based business for the Import and Export Tax Credit Program for “qualified cargo” “Break Bulk and Containerized cargo” imported or exported through Louisiana public ports.

7/14/2009 Dredging project under way at West Calcasieu Port basin
 The much anticipated dredging of the West Calcasieu Port’s west barge basin should be complete by August, the port’s top official recently told the Sulphur Kiwanis Club.

Director Lynn Hohensee said the $2.31 million project is being funded primarily through state and federal monies with $50,000 each from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and the city of Sulphur.
6/24/2009 Legistlative Fiscal Office - Tax Credit For Port Infrastructure Investments
 
Port Investor Tax Credit grants tax credits against income taxes equivalent to 5% per year of the total capital costs associated with qualifying port infrastructure projects, for a  twenty-year period (essentially reimbursing the costs over 20 years).
 
See PDF file for more information.
6/11/2009 Ports finding themselves in dire straits
 
Ports all around Louisiana are in dire straits. Funding in many ports is exhausted.
“The till is about empty in the ports right now,” said Lynn Hohensee, director of the West Calcasieu Port, at Wednesday’s meeting of the Sulphur Kiwanis Club.   Currently, the total amount of funding available from the state is around $23 million but that represents a shortfall of around $55 million from the projected financial need, according to Hohensee. And monies from the state do not even represent a majority of the funds for Louisiana’s ports.
6/10/2009 Municipal/parish funds critical to West Calcasieu Port barge dredging project
 With the recent approval of municipal and parish funding support by the City of Sulphur and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, pre-maintenance dredging work continues at a fevered pitch at the West Calcasieu Port.
4/15/2009 Sulphur’s Kennison appointed to West Calcasieu Port board
 Sulphur-resident Joseph R. “Dick” Kennison has been appointed to the West Calcasieu Port five-person board of commissioners by the Sulphur Mayor Ron LeLeux effective May 1, 2009.
4/10/2009 West Cal Port work expected to start soon
 

West Calcasieu Port Director Lynn Hohensee said Thursday that work will soon be under way at the port's west barge basin.

4/9/2009 West Calcasieu Port awards contractor bid for barge basin dredging project
 

The West Calcasieu Port board of commissioners voted this week to award Mike Hooks, Inc. the contract for the maintenance dredging of the port's west barge basin located on the north shore of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Archives
DateArticle
3/5/2009 West Cal Port solicits bids for barge basin dredging project
 
Southwest Daily News
The West Calcasieu Port announced this week that it has begun seeking bids for the dredging of the port's west barge basin located along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway .

3/2/2009 West Calcasieu Port solicits contractor bids for barge basin dredging project
 
The West Calcasieu Port announced today that it has begun seeking bids for the dredging of the port's west barge basin located along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
 
2/20/2009 West Calcasieu Port nominates 3 projects for FY2010 Appropriations Act
 

The West Calcasieu Port has submitted three infrastructure improvement projects for consideration in the FY2010 Appropriations Act. The three projects included in the WCP's request are the expansion of the port's existing west barge basin, the construction of shoreline bulkheading and the installation of perimeter security fencing.

1/16/2009 House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Works visit West Cal Port.
 

The West Calcasieu Port was one of 10 south Louisana ports that received a visit from the House and Senate Committees on Transportation, Highways and Public Workson Jan. 16, as part of a first-hand effort for the state legislators to see what the port needs are and how money appropriated is being spent. For more on the port tour, please click on the Information section.

11/3/2008 West Calcasieu Port launches new website
 

The West Calcasieu Port has launched its new website (http://www.westcalport.com/).  “Growing the port and developing the economy of Southwest Louisiana is very important to our board of directors,” said Larry Mashburn, president of the WCP board. “But, in this day and age, if you aren't highly visible on the internet, you really are not in the race."

10/27/2008Sulphur’s Dugas appointed to West Calcasieu Port board of directors
 Sulphur-resident Wilmer Dugas has been appointed to the West Calcasieu Port five-person board of directors by the Sulphur City Council effective Oct. 1, 2008.
5/1/2008 West Cal Port Vital to Regions Growth
 The West Cal Port's “primary waterfront position lies along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, which gives the West Cal Port its industry-valued niche,” said West Calcasieu Port Director Lynn Hohensee. “In turn, the Port of Lake Charles has little business activity along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
04/28/2008Sulphur's Clement, Vincent appointed to West Calcasieu Port board of directors
 Two Sulphur-area residents – Brent Clement and Matt Vincent – have been appointed to the West Calcasieu Port five-person board of directors. The appointments were effective April 8, 2008.
11/20/2007West Calcasieu Port Strategic Plan
 

The WCP entered into a Strategic Planning process in late 2006.

The objectives for the West Calcasieu Port's Strategic Plan are:
• Identification of Criteria to Promote the Mission
• Develop Strategies for Attaining Identified Outcomes
• Define Resources Needed for Strategy Attainment
• Provide a Vision for the Port to Improve Communication and Funding
• Project Financial Conditions for Meaningful Strategic Management
02/20/2007West Calcasieu Port selects BYL International to develop Port Strategic Plan
 

The West Calcasieu Port has retained BYL International, Inc. to facilitate the development of the facility's long-range Port Strategic Plan.

06/20/2006West Calcasieu Port names Hohensee port director
 West Calcasieu Port officials recently announced that the facility's board of directors has contracted with Lynn E. Hohensee to serve as the facility's new port director, effective June 1, 2006.

   

 

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