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Regents approve two Act 959 capital projects for SOWELA, hear hurricane damage update
Summary
The Board’s facilities committee approved two Act 959 projects: a ~12,000 sq. ft. flight-training hangar at SOWELA funded partly by a $3.5M EDA grant and $2M local bond, and a $5M CDBG-backed maritime training center renovation. Staff also updated the board on Hurricane Francine damages and FEMA claims.
The Board’s Facilities and Property Committee approved two Act 959 projects submitted by LCTCS on behalf of SOWELA: a flight training hangar and a maritime training center renovation.
Chris (board staff) described the flight training project as a roughly 12,000-square-foot hangar adjacent to Chennault Airport that includes hangar space, conditioned office space, parking and site work.…
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