The West Bank of Jefferson Parish is the "future of economic growth and development" in the parish, President John Young told business leaders Tuesday. To that end, Young opened his comments to the Association of Corporate Growth by calling the recently completed, $1.2 billion Huey P. Long Bridge widening and expansion the "single most important capital works project in...
The West Bank of Jefferson Parish is the "future of economic growth and development" in the parish, President John Young told business leaders Tuesday.
To that end, Young opened his comments to the Association of Corporate Growth by calling the recently completed, $1.2 billion Huey P. Long Bridge widening and expansion the "single most important capital works project in this entire metropolitan area, certain Jefferson Parish."
State officials wrapped up the bridge project in June, and parish leaders have a marketing strategy for the area south of the West Bank Expressway from U.S. 90 to Bayou Segnette. They have dubbed it Fairfield.
It was in many respects Young's standard speech, although to a group that focuses on business networking. Young hailed the TPC Louisiana golf course, the Churchill Farms Technology Park, the NOLA Motorsports Park and Dyno Nobel's recent groundbreaking on an $850 million ammonia plant as West Bank existing cornerstones.
Huntington Ingalls Industries plans to cease ship production at Avondale Shipyard this year, and more than half 5,000 jobs that once existed there have been eliminated since Huntington announced its plans three years ago. But Young was optimistic about Huntington's plans to transition Avondale to the oil and gas industry with platform and refinery production.
As for the east bank, Young touted parish leaders' efforts to remake the Fat City area of Metairie into Jefferson's answer to the Warehouse District.
"It's in the middle of some of the most valuable property in East Jefferson," Young said.