Watkins now official member of port panel
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Lucas Watkins was sworn in as the newest member of the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission at their meeting Oct. 13 in Ponchatoula.
Watkins was appointed to serve on the commission by Gov. Bobby Jindal on Sept. 21 to replace a vacancy on the seven-member board.
South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission members are selected for terms of six years and serve as the official governing entity for Port Manchac.
Watkins is the President/Environmental Scientist of Krebs LaSalle Environmental, LLC. He has extensive experience in the areas of environmental compliance and biological investigations, primary wetlands, wildlife biology, biological assessments, and permitting, port officials said. He is also a biologist and regulatory compliance specialist with eight years of experience identifying and addressing environmental and compliance related issues. Watkins’s professional experience includes permitting for oil and gas exploration, production and transmission activities, and management of various private and public sector environmental related issues and projects.
Those also serving this year are Mike Williams, president; Mark Griggs, vice president; J. Parker Layrisson, secretary; Paul Hooks, treasurer; Don Bankston, member; and Don Boihem, member.
Port Manchac will soon begin a series of infrastructure projects including internal roadway/parking and drainage improvements, storage tank installations, a rail loading rack system, office space/facilities, and security lighting/fencing upgrades at the facility.
The 40-acre inter-modal terminal is located adjacent to Interstate 55 at the southern end of Tangipahoa Parish. Port Manchac is served by the Canadian National Railroad six days a week, provides direct trucking links to nearby Interstate’s 10 and 12, and offers access for barge shipments to Lake Pontchartrain and The Port of New Orleans via North Pass.
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Information on Port Manchac can be found at http://www.portmanchac.com.
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