Welding school gets million dollar boost
Published 12:07 am Saturday, July 9, 2016
- Parish President Natalie Robottom, from left, is shown listening as Assistant Secretary of Economic Development Jay Williams, of the U.S. Department of Commerce, speaks about the grant. They are joined by SCL Technical College Director Earl Meador and St. John Business Association President Steven Fraker.
Motorists driving along Airline Highway can see a 4,000-square-foot welding facility under construction at South Central Louisiana Technical College in Reserve.
School, state and parish officials touted the project’s impact Thursday while celebrating a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will help fund 40 indoor welding booths and an outdoor welding area, allowing the college to train hundreds of students.
