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Agency seeks 18‑month extension to complete sale of Caledonia State Airport as FAA guidance holds transfer
Summary
The state transportation agency told the House Transportation Committee it has a purchase-and-sale agreement for Caledonia State Airport but needs an 18‑month extension and a change to T‑bill language to resolve a hold-up with FAA guidance; the buyer’s plan promises local investment and the $500,000 proposed sale would be reinvested in the aviation program.
The Agency of Transportation asked the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 10 for an 18‑month extension and a targeted amendment to earlier T‑bill language to allow completion of a pending sale of Caledonia State Airport.
"We entered into a purchase and sales agreement with Kraft in September '24," said Trudy Broussard, director of intermodal development for the Agency of Transportation, summarizing the procurement that followed an August 2023 request for proposals. Broussard told the committee the agency received one responsive proposal and judged the buyer’s business plan and staffing proposals acceptable.
Broussard told members the agreed sale price is $500,000 and estimated the parcel at roughly "50 to 60" acres, subject to file review. She added that an independent appraisal returned a higher figure (she cited "6 something, $6.20 rings a bell" as an approximate…
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