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Airport director credits First Solar lease for revenue boost; outlines hangar and runway projects
Summary
Airport executive said First Solar lease contributes roughly $1 million annually to airport revenues and outlined multiple projects including an FAA‑funded air‑traffic control tower design, a $74 million hangar project with mixed funding sources and a DOTD 90/10 runway overlay expected to proceed if state matching funds are available.
Maurice Sanjay, executive director of the parish airport authority, told the finance committee the airport’s 2026 budget shows a substantial revenue increase tied to a long‑term lease with First Solar and described several large capital projects under design or construction.
Sanjay said the First Solar lease has already yielded about $1,000,000 in annual revenue to the airport and that…
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