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The action plan answers the question, “How do we get
there?” and is based upon the established goals and objectives. The
specific projects needed to begin meeting the objectives are listed on the
pages which follow. They are grouped by topic and prioritized within each
topic.
ACTION PLAN
INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND SITES
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Logansport -- Develop new
industrial park space |
$1,000,000 |
Town of Logansport |
HUD, EDA |
| District-wide -- Develop a
multi-unit business incubator system with units in Natchitoches and
Ruston. |
$5,000,000 |
The Coordinating & Development
Corporation |
EDA, State of Louisiana
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| Natchitoches - Expand the
infrastructure of the Natchitoches Industrial Park to handle new
businesses |
$5,080,000 |
City of Natchitoches |
Delta Regional Authority, EDA,
State of Louisiana |
| Shreveport - Construct a new
business incubator at the Shreve Park Industrial Campus for
incubation of high-tech businesses |
$3,000,000 |
The Coordinating & Development
Corporation |
EDA, Local, State of Louisiana |
| North Webster Parish Industrial
Park -- Extend water and sewer lines and make road improvements in
the southern portion of the industrial park |
$300,000 |
North Webster Parish Industrial
District |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
| Sabine Parish - Construct an
industrial park in the Many area |
$5,000,000 |
Town of Many, Sabine Parish
Police Jury, Local Industrial Organization |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
| Bienville Parish -- Establish a
new Industrial Park near Arcadia |
$2,000,000 |
Town of Arcadia |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
| Bossier City - Construct
infrastructure for a new industrial park |
$6,000,000 |
City of Bossier |
EDA |
| Vivian -- Develop the eastern
portions of the Ward II Industrial Park |
$4,000,000 |
Caddo Ward II Industrial
Development Corporation |
EDA, HUD, USDA, Caddo Parish |
| Haynesville -- Fully develop the
Haynesville Industrial Park |
$1,500,000 |
Town of Haynesville |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
| Bossier City -- Develop
infrastructure for the undeveloped portions added to Ruben E. White
Industrial Park |
$2,000,000 |
Greater Bossier Economic
Development Foundation |
EDA |
| Bossier City - Develop
infrastructure for the undeveloped portions of Viking Drive
Industrial Park |
$1,000,000 |
Greater Bossier Economic
Development Foundation |
EDA |
| Shreveport - Construct a rail
spur into the Shreve Park Industrial Campus |
$500,000 |
City of Shreveport |
EDA, State of Louisiana |
| Homer -- Extend sewage collection
to the North Homer Industrial Park |
$250,000 |
Town of Homer |
EDA, HUD |
| Vivian -- Provide street lighting
for the Vivian Industrial Park |
$48,000 |
Town of Vivian |
Town of Vivian |
| Lincoln Parish -- Construct the
infrastructure required to develop the Lincoln Parish Industrial
Park |
$2,000,000 |
Ruston-Lincoln Industrial
Development Corporation |
EDA, HUD |
| Shreveport -- Construct an
additional railroad spur and provide water and sewerage to
underdeveloped areas of the North Shreveport Industrial Park |
$200,000 |
City of Shreveport and the Caddo
Parish Commission |
EDA |
| Ringgold - Add to and provide an
additional road access to Ringgold Industrial Park |
$225,000 |
Town of Ringgold |
EDA, HUD |
| DeSoto Parish -- Repair and
overlay access road and replace culverts at the DeSoto Parish Air
Industrial Park |
$220,000 |
DeSoto Parish Police Jury |
EDA, HUD |
| Coushatta - Make improvements to
and extend the existing roads in the Red River Parish Industrial
Park. Extend water and sewer lines into undeveloped portions of the
park. |
$500,000 |
Town of Coushatta and Red River
Parish Police Jury |
EDA, HUD |
| Claiborne Parish - Construct the
Interstate 69 Industrial Park between Homer and Haynesville |
$5,000,000 |
Claiborne Parish Police Jury |
EDA, HUD |
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ACTION PLAN
PORTS AND TRADE ZONES
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Caddo-Bossier Port -- Construct
additional hard-stand area exterior storage (concrete pavement) |
$1,200,000 |
Caddo-Bossier Port Commission |
DOTD and Red River Waterway Commission |
| Caddo-Bossier Port -- Construct
extension to transit stand. |
$3,000,000 |
Caddo-Bossier Port Commission |
DOTD and Red River Waterway Commission |
| Caddo-Bossier Port -- Construction KCS-UP
Railroad Connector |
$800,000 |
Caddo-Bossier Port Commission |
Port of Shreveport-Bossier and DOTD |
| Red River Parish -- Construct public
port facilities on the Red River |
$3,600,000 |
Parish Port Commission |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
| Natchitoches Parish -- Expand port
facilities and the industrial park on the Red River |
$1,500,000 |
Parish Port Commission |
EDA, HUD, USDA |
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ACTION PLAN
AIRPORTS
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Homer - Upgrade Claiborne Parish
airport extension of runway, repaving, taxi-way. |
$1,300,000 |
Claiborne Parish Police Jury |
FAA |
| DeSoto Parish Airport - add
terminal building |
$200,000 |
DeSoto Parish Police Jury |
FAA |
| Springhill - Construct Service
area, hangers and a runway extension |
$1,000,000 |
City of Springhill |
FAA |
| Coushatta - Reconstruct Parish
airport runway and apron, construct parallel taxiway, fencing and
lighting - Long term |
$1,400,000 |
Parish & Federal Governments |
FAA |
| Ringgold - Construct a new
airport with a 5,000 foot paved runway - Long term |
$1,000,000 |
Municipal & Parish Governments |
FAA |
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ACTION PLAN
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Caddo Parish – Update/renovate
parish schools and construct one new school complex - Long term |
$80,000,000 |
Caddo Parish School Board |
Property Tax |
| DeSoto Parish - Construct new
school facility |
$9,000,000 |
DeSoto Parish School Board |
Property Tax |
| Ruston - Construct additional
facilities at Ruston Technical College - Short term |
$1,065,000 |
Technical College |
State of Louisiana |
| Mansfield - Construct additional
facilities at Mansfield Technical College - Short term |
$189,000 |
Technical College |
State of Louisiana |
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ACTION PLAN
TOURISM AND RETIREMENT
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PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Springhill - Convert abandoned
railroads to hiking and bicycling trails and park facilities |
$180,000 |
City of Springhill |
State of Louisiana |
| Natchitoches - Renovate a 1910
era opera house for use as a community theatre, tourist orientation
center & civic center - Long term |
$300,000 |
Municipal Government And Chamber
of Commerce |
State of Louisiana |
| Natchitoches - Renovate train
station to create the Clementine Hunter Multi-Cultural Center - Long
term |
$500,000 |
Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce |
State of LA, Union Pacific
Railroad |
| Ruston - Construct a
convention/tourist center - Long term |
$4,000,000 |
Municipal Government |
State of Louisiana |
| Ruston - Renovate historical
hotel in the central business district - Long term |
$850,000 |
Municipal Govt. and Chamber of
Commerce |
State of Louisiana |
| Homer - Construct Tourist
Information and visitor's center |
$75,000 |
Claiborne Parish Police Jury |
State of Louisiana |
| Caddo Detention Center - Develop
a community nature center - Long term |
$1,000,000 |
Parish Government |
State of Louisiana |
| Many- Construct a Sabine
Historical Museum – Long Term |
$100,000 |
Sabine Chamber of Commerce |
Chamber of Commerce, Private
Contribution |
| Red River Parish - Construct a
retirement village and golf course to attract retired permanent
residents at or near Grand Bayou Lake - Long term |
$8,000,000 |
Municipal & Parish Govts. &
Private Developer |
Private, BOR, State of Louisiana |
| Claiborne Parish - Renovate
American Legion Hut in Homer - constructs trails for hikes & biking
around it. |
$50,000 |
Claiborne Parish Police Jury |
BOR |
| Claiborne Parish - Construct new
lake |
|
State of Louisiana |
State of Louisiana |
| Springhill - Construction of
performing arts theater and park facilities at Frank Anthony Park |
$1,490,000 |
City of Springhill |
BOR |
| Cullen - Rehabilitate the Town's
outdoor recreation park, including a cover for the basketball court
|
$100,000 |
Town of Cullen |
State of Louisiana, BOR |
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ACTION PLAN
WATER AND FIRE PROTECTION
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PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Grambling - Clean and paint two
elevated water storage tanks and repair, gauges, pumps, and other
mechanical and electrical components - Short term |
$200,000 |
City of Grambling |
HUD |
| Grambling - Replace disabled or
inoperable fire hydrants - Short term |
$8,000 |
City of Grambling |
HUD, RDA |
| Lincoln Parish - Link all of the
existing rural water systems - Long term |
|
Water Systems/Police Jury |
RDA |
| Red River Parish - Construct a
water main to loop through the Parish to provide water to every
existing water system in the parish - Long term |
$8,000,000 |
Red River Parish Police Jury |
RDA, Bond Funds |
| South Mansfield - Increase water
line sizes, drill new water wells, and install new fire hydrants for
fire protection |
$600,000 |
Village of South Mansfield |
HUD |
| Ruston - Drill new water well for
City water supply on the west side of the City - Long term |
$350,000 |
City of Ruston |
HUD, Bond Funds |
| Ruston - Rehabilitate existing
water lines with larger lines and fire hydrants in southeastern
Ruston - Long term |
$550,000 |
City of Ruston |
HUD |
| Simsboro - Construct an elevated
water storage tank - Long term |
$300,000 |
Municipal Government |
HUD |
| Dixie Inn - Install larger water
lines and fire hydrants for fire protection - Short term |
$599,580 |
Village of Dixie Inn |
HUD |
| Jamestown - Fryeburg area - Water
system construction - Long term |
$1,400,000 |
Water District |
HUD |
| Lisbon - Upgrade water system,
drill water well, install water pump - Long term |
$350,000 |
Village of Lisbon |
HUD |
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ACTION PLAN
HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Oil City to Rodessa and the Texas
State Line - Expand LA Highway 1 to four lanes |
$38,000,000 |
State Of Louisiana |
State of Louisiana |
| Shreveport - Expand
Shreveport-Blanchard Highway to four lanes from Interstate Highway
220 north to the North Shreveport Industrial Park |
|
State Of Louisiana |
State of Louisiana |
Shreveport - Extend LA Highway
3132 from Bert Kouns south to LA Highway 1 near the Port of
Shreveport-Bossier complex |
$9,000,000 |
State Of Louisiana |
State of Louisiana |
| Springhill to Coushatta - Expand
LA Highway 371 four lanes and extend it from Coushatta to Interstate
49 - Long term |
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State Of Louisiana |
State of Louisiana |
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ACTION PLAN
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
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PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Haynesville - Expand capacity of
Town's sewage treatment facilities to allow for growth |
$300,000 |
Town of Haynesville |
EPA, USDA |
| Ruston - Expand & improve city's
wastewater treatment facilities |
$12,500,000 |
City of Ruston |
HUD, DEQ, EPA |
| Longstreet - Construct
Village-wide system of sewage collection and treatment - Long term |
$714,075 |
Village of Longstreet |
HUD, RDA |
| Natchitoches - Construct a
sixteen inch forced sewage transmission main to reroute sewage from
the western portion of the City back to the eastern portion - Long
term |
$786,300 |
City of Natchitoches |
LA Dept. of Envl. Qual. |
| Bossier City - Construct
Biosolids Recovery Facility |
$1,800,000 |
City of Bossier City |
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| Grambling - relocate and increase
the size of 1,000 feet of sewer main near City Hall and construct
five new manholes - Short term |
$50,000 |
City of Grambling |
HUD |
| Cullen - Replace deteriorating
sewer lines and lift stations in the central sections of Town - Long
term |
$750,000 |
Town of Cullen |
HUD |
| Cotton Valley - Replace
deteriorated sewer lines - Long term |
$230,500 |
Town of Cotton Valley |
HUD |
| Blanchard - Make improvements to
sewage treatment plant - Short term |
$687,000 |
Town of Blanchard |
HUD, LA Dept. of Envl. Qual. |
| Ruston - Relocate sewer mains
crossing Interstate 20 - Long term |
$487,400 |
City of Ruston |
Bond Funds State of LA |
| Caddo Parish Sewer District #7 -
Extend lines into areas of district not currently served - Long term |
$507,000 |
Sewer District #7 |
HUD |
| Ringgold - Extend sewer
collection lines to unserved areas - Long term |
$423,820 |
Town of Ringgold |
HUD |
| South Mansfield - extend sewer
collection lines to unserved part of town |
$500,000 |
Village of South Mansfield |
HUD |
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ACTION PLAN
PUBLIC HEATH FACILITIES
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Shreveport - Development of
Inter-Tech health care and related facilities and services in the
area of LSU Medical Center, Schumpert Hospital, and Willis-Knighton
Health Care |
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Biomedical Research Foundation of
Northwest Louisiana |
EDA |
| Springhill - Construct an
addition to the Health Unit to allow more space for maintenance of
patient files and for serving the health needs of northern Webster
Parish, Louisiana and southern Columbia and Lafayette Counties in
Arkansas |
$200,000 |
Webster Parish Police Jury |
USDA, State of Louisiana |
| Mansfield - Construct 10,000
square foot building for health care services (Health Unit) - Long
term |
$340,000 |
DeSoto Parish Police Jury |
State of Louisiana |
| Homer - Repair to the Claiborne
Parish Health Unit |
$45,000 |
Claiborne Parish Police Jury |
State of Louisiana |
| Bossier Parish - Renovate an
existing building for the Parish Health Unit - Long term |
|
Bossier Parish Police Jury |
State of Louisiana |
| Coushatta - Construct a new
Health Unit adjacent to the Red River Parish Courthouse |
$1,500,000 |
Red River Parish Police Jury
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State of Louisiana |
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ACTION PLAN
GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC BUILDINGS
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
| Homer - Construct a new Police
Station |
$750,000 |
Town of Homer |
State of LA |
| South Mansfield - Construct a new
Town hall |
$100,000
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Village of South Mansfield |
State of LA |
| Grambling - Construct new City
Hall and Police Station |
$1,000,000 |
City of Grambling |
Bond Funds |
| Grambling - Renovate an existing
building owned by the City to provide a multi-purpose community
center |
$650,000 |
City of Grambling |
HUD |
| Natchitoches - Remove
architectural barriers in the Old Courthouse and the Courthouse
Annex to provide handicap access |
$75,000 |
Natchitoches Parish Police Jury |
Bond Funds |
| Arcadia - Construct a 5,200
square foot addition to the Bienville Parish Courthouse |
$520,000 |
Bienville Parish Police Jury |
Bond Funds |
| Many - Renovate Town Hall |
$309,500 |
Town of Many |
Bond Funds |
| Springhill - Renovate the
Springhill Civic Center |
$375,000 |
City of Springhill |
Bond Funds |
| Springhill - Convert a building
which was formerly a local grocery store to serve as a community
center |
$635,000 |
City of Springhill |
HUD |
| Village of Lucky - Construct a
new 3,500 square foot community center with rest rooms, Village
officials offices and kitchen area |
$70,000 |
Village of Lucky |
State of LA |
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ACTION PLAN
DRAINAGE
|
PROPOSED ACTIVITY |
ESTIMATED COST |
IMPLEMENTING GOVT. OR GROUP |
RESOURCES |
|
Minden - Construct a five mile
drainage system for Cooley Creek and drainage along Dennis Street -
Long term |
$985,000 |
City of Minden |
Bond Funds |
| Dixie Inn - Expand the existing
storm drainage - Long term |
$50,000 |
Village of Dixie Inn |
RDA |
| Mansfield - Rebuild storm sewer
system - Long term |
$1,000,000 |
City of Mansfield |
Bond Funds |
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PRIORITIZATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Obviously, the activities described in the action plan
cannot all be accomplished at once. There are a variety of long-range and
short-range actions described. At this point, it is necessary to identify
the most important activities based on expected benefits; issues of
greatest need and/or advancement of the region’s competitive advantage;
the best use of limited resources; and positive economic, environmental,
and social impacts.
The top priority projects are as
follows:
Develop new industrial park space in Logansport. By the end
of 2004, the land for this industrial park should be cleared, and an
access road begun at the entrance of the park.
Develop a new
business incubator in Natchitoches. By the end of 2004, the
business incubator should be under construction.
Expand the infrastructure of
the Natchitoches Industrial Park. By the end of 2004, a new
access road should be under construction.
Construct
additional hard-stand area exterior storage at the Port of Shreveport
Bossier. By the end of 2004, this project should be complete.
Convert
abandoned railroads to hiking and bicycling trails and park facilities in
Springhill. By the end of 2005, this project should be
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and Development Corp.
5210 Hollywood Avenue, P. O. Box 37005
Shreveport, LA 71133-7005
Phone: (318) 632-2022
Fax/TDD: (318) 632-2099
E-mail:
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