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Dear Members:
2009 commences the fifth year of PABI’s commitment to being the consolidated voice of business in Plaquemines Parish. It is indeed an honor and a privilege to be elected as your Chairman as we enter this anniversary year.
The leadership of PABI believes that our success is marked by our ability to focus on the issues that are not only important to Plaquemines Parish businesses, but also the region, the state, and the nation. Our contribution in the areas of oil and gas production, commercial and recreational fishing, tourism, and defense to our nation are significant. Our efforts to foster development at the Venice Port, deepen and maintain the passes in Venice, and construct the bypass road in Belle Chasse to alleviate traffic and rebuild lower Plaquemines Parish are just a few of our continuing successful efforts.
As many of you are aware, last years Speaker of the House Jim Tucker, proposed an initiative to try to put land along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish into play as a future container and break-bulk cargo public port facility. While politics did not allow that effort to happen in ’08, we are assured that the Speaker of the House will be initiating a new bill in this coming session. Additionally, the Governor has also become involved in the issue.
PABI is in an excellent position to help work at the local State and Federal levels to make sure that Plaquemines Parish does not miss this excellent economic development opportunity.
Sincerely,
Michael Bush
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