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Attendees at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis heard encouraging news about system-wide freight investments in the gateway port of New Orleans, as well as recent infrastructure investments in Midwest ports. Both panels were hosted by Mary Lamie, executive director of St. Louis Regional Freightway and executive vice president of Multi-Modal Enterprises. In the first panel, Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, gave an update on work at the $1.5 billon Louisiana International Terminal container facility site being developed in St. Bernard Parish, a 1,200-acre site with a 50-foot draft and berthing. The St. Bernard site was the only high-and-dry site during Hurricane Ida, as it benefitted from the Corps of Engineers' 100-year-flood protection measures put in after Hurricane Katrina. The port is wrapping up permitting on the site and completing final design, she said. Louisiana's governor is signing a bill establishing a $50 million fund for truck routes at the port. |