Port of New Orleans Secures $800 Million in Funding for Violet Container Terminal

As the 2022 calendar year winds down to close, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards alongside the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) leadership made a sudden—and major—announcement regarding the port’s proposed $1.8 billion Violet container terminal on Monday, December 12. Specifically, Governor Edwards and Port NOLA stated that the project has received a funding commitment total...