Since 2004, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge has been piecing together a large tract of land along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. As of today, port director Jay Hardman says, they’re just one signature shy of obtaining the last piece of an almost 405-acre puzzle. More than a dozen heirs owned various pieces of the tract. “It’ll be a good fit for the port today, as well as for future growth in years to come,” says Hardman, who adds that the port commission approved the expansion unanimously. “We’re pretty well filled up [currently]. We don’t have a lot of green space here at all.” The total cost of the tract was nearly $6.5 million in self-generated funds; the port does not receive a tax-based revenue stream. —David Jacobs
Port close to assembling 400-acre tract for future growth
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