PROJECTS
New Office Building
Our new office and work area is located at
414 Coast Guard Road in the Venice Port
Complex. Come by and visit us!
Baptiste Collette
Bayou
Baptiste
Collette Baptiste Collette Maintenance
Re-Dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers has completed
maintenance dredging of Baptiste Collette
Bayou to a depth of -16 feet MSL as of
December 2011.
Baptiste Collette Deepening
The plans to dredge Baptiste Collette
Bayou to maintain a depth of 26 feet are
progressing well. Plaquemines Parish funded
$250,000 for a recon study of the bayou that
was presented to Parish President Nungesser
and the Parish Council at the end of October
2007. A conservative cost-benefit ratio of
1.4 was determined, a number that well
exceeds what the Corps of Engineers requires
for consideration. The next step, the
feasibility study, that will cost
approximately $3 million commenced March 1,
2008. Once this study is complete Fourth
Quarter 2011,
the results will be presented to the Corps of
Engineers for approval and funding of the
project.
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Tidewater Road Improvements
Plaquemines Parish has completed the
widening and raising Tidewater Road to an
elevation of +5 feet (MSL) from Highway 23 to
Coast Guard Road.
Plaquemines Parish has completed
plans to widen and raise Tidewater Road
to an elevation of +5 feet (MSL) from
Coast Guard Road to Venice Boat Harbor
Road. Bids will be advertised in the
First Quarter of 2012.
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Tiger Pass Maintenance Re-Dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers completed the
maintenance dredging of Tiger Pass as of
March 1, 2010.
Boothville-Venice Firehouse
The new state of the art firehouse in
Venice is completed.
Plaquemines Parish firefighters recently
cut the ribbons on two new state-of-the-art
fire stations in Port Sulphur and Venice.
Plans are underway for an open house
celebration
to dedicate the new Boothville-Venice fire
house to past chiefs Earl Hahnebohm and
Ernest “Noonie” Bourgeois. Look for more
information on this event in the future.
The Boothville-Venice area, which includes
the Venice Port Complex, is protected by a
25-member fire department made up of both
paid and volunteer firemen. The six paid,
full-time firemen are trained and certified
by LSU in the following: Firefighter I,
Firefighter II, First Responder, Haz Mat
Awareness, Haz Mat Operations and Driver
Operator.
All firemen are equipped with new Bunker gear
and extrication suits, while the firehouse
holds in house hose testers, compressors to
fill safe breathing air tanks and confined
space rescue equipment.The new fire station
includes backup generators and is elevated to
protect against future storms.
In addition, trucks are outfitted with a 77
foot ladder, a 65 foot squirt, a hose tender
and three pumpers. One mini pumper is set up
as a first responder with extrication and EMS
equipment.
During an emergency, always call 911.
However, for non-emergencies, the fire
department can be reached at 504-534-2222.
Boothville-Venice Communtiy Center
Construction has begun on the community
center.
South Pass
The Army Corps of Engineers has completed
plans and specifications for the maintenance
dredging of South Pass to a depth of -20 feet
(MSL). The Corps is presently seeking funding
for this project.
Bulkhead Replacement Canal #1
The Venice Port Complex has completed
construction of an 864 wall feet of Bulkhead
along Canal #1 in front of Sites 12, 13 &
14A. The bulkhead was constructed with 70
foot sheet piles. These sites are available for
immediate lease.
Venice Marina Road Improvements
Plaquemines Parish is proceeding with
receiving final permits for the asphalt
overlay of Venice Marina Road from Tidewater
Road to Boat Harbor Road. Construction is
expected to begin First Quarter 2012.
Bulkhead Replacement Canal #2
The Venice Port Complex replaced 400 wall feet of bulkhead along Canal #2 in front of Site 49. This site
is available for immediate lease.
Bulkhead Replacement Grand Pass
The Venice Port Complex replaced 355 wall feet of bulkhead along Grand Pass next to the Chevron Site. This site
is available for immediate lease.
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