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Iberia Parish council boosts EDD funding after Port of Iberia engineer outlines lower‑cost repair option
Summary
The council approved an amendment increasing Economic Development District funding for a Port of Iberia road reconstruction after the port’s executive director and an engineer outlined three repair options and a procurement timeline. The chosen option reduces reconstruction scope but leaves an $800,000–$900,000 shortfall the council addressed by raising local funding.
The Iberia Parish Council on Oct. 22 approved an amended Economic Development District budget allocation to advance repairs on two industrial roads serving the Port of Iberia.
Craig Romero, executive director of the Port of Iberia, told the council the project team evaluated three repair approaches and recommended a third, less‑disruptive option that keeps much of the existing concrete base and places a new wearing surface. Romero said option 3 was the cheapest of the recommended plans and estimated its cost at $5,480,000. "This whole thing started over a year ago," Romero said in presenting the options, and he added, "We're still…
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