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Ports commission repeals July resolution, vows strategic rewrite
Summary
The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission voted May 14 to repeal a July resolution that listed priority projects for a proposed Ports Infrastructure and Development Fund, saying the projects were premature and not fully vetted; commissioners said the items will be reworked into a strategic plan overseen with OMC and LED.
The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission voted May 14 to repeal a July resolution that had identified priority projects for a proposed Louisiana Ports Infrastructure and Development Fund, saying the earlier list was premature and lacked adequate vetting.
Chair (speaker 2) told commissioners the resolution was made “with good intention,” but said “it’s a bit premature for several reasons” because projects were not thoroughly vetted and the state economic development agency had not been involved. The chair said the commission will “start over” and work with the Office of Multimodal Commerce (OMC) and the legislature to produce a more professional proposal.
Commissioner Andrew Killshaw moved to repeal the resolution; the motion was seconded by Brian Killen, and the body approved the repeal by voice vote. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting minutes. The chair said the intent is not to abandon the projects but to fold them into a strategic plan that will be vetted and supported by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and other stakeholders.
Commissioner Killshaw said the projects in the July resolution “will definitely be included in the discussion on the strategic plan” and framed the repeal as a procedural step to create a more thorough process. Other commissioners said the repeal cleared the way for a consultant-driven strategic-plan process and better access to DOTD-related funding through OMC.
The commission directed staff and partners to develop a refined strategic plan and indicated the refined package could return to the commission for consideration and possible vote at a future meeting. No new funding was approved at the meeting; commissioners said funding sources and the plan’s structure will be clarified in subsequent work.
The commission approved the repeal during its May 14 meeting and moved on to updates on other workstreams, including a collaborative marketing study for five Lower Mississippi River ports.
