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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced yesterday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $11.36 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 19 airports in Louisiana. This investment in Louisiana’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao. We'll have the entire list of airports affected on the West Central's Best Webpage and Facebook – In our general area this project includes:
- $356,700 to Jennings Airport for runway and taxiway sealing.
- $72,000 to Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles for taxiway lighting rehab.
- $2 million to Lake Charles Regional Airport for terminal building construction which you can get more info here.
- $398,000 to Leesville Airport for runway and taxiway sealing.
- $247,500 to Hart Airport in Many from apron rehab.
- $165,000 to Natchitoches Regional Airport for runway and taxiway reconstruction.
Other impacted airports include:
- $500,400 to Morehouse Memorial Airport in Bastrop to remove obstructions in order to support an RNAV approach.
- $454,021 to Le Gros Memorial Airport in Crowley for erosion control and to improve airport drainage.
- $135,000 to Union Parish Airport in Farmerville to remove airport obstructions.
- $150,000 to South Lafourche Airport in Galliano for lighting and to remove airport obstructions.
- $315,000 to Houma-Terrebonne Airport for taxiway reconstruction.
- $103,500 to Jena Airport to remove airport obstructions.
- $356,700 to Jennings Airport for runway and taxiway sealing.
- $58,500 to C.E. Rusty Williams Airport for apron rehabilitation.
- $2.64 million to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to construct a taxiway and to extend a taxiway.
- $1.98 million to Minden Airport to reconstruct runway lighting and for runway rehabilitation.
- $552,819 to Kelly-Dumas Airport in Oak Grove for taxiway construction.
- $392,000 to Ahart Field in Opelousas to install perimeter fencing.
- $135,000 to John H. Hooks Jr. Memorial Airport in Rayville for runway rehabilitation.
- $700,000 to Slidell Airport for apron rehabilitation.