On Wednesday The Port of Caddo-Bossier welcomed a new tenant: Sunny Point Aggregates. This will be this company's third location in the Ark-La-Tex.

"We are thrilled to have Sunny Point Aggregates here at The Port," Justyn Dixon, President and CEO of North Louisiana Economic Partnership said. "Each time a company grows in our region, it makes an incredible impact and speaks highly of North Louisiana."

Sunny Point Aggregates will be building a new sand and proppants processing facility at The Port. When this facility is completed it will occupy a 43-acre tract of riverfront property in an area known as Scopini Island,located in Bossier Parish.

"We are huge supporters of The Port you know," Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins said. "Half of The Port board is made up of Shreveport commissioners and half are Bossier commissioners. The Port represents our unity here in this area."

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"This project is a win-win for this area," Walter Bigby, President of the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission.

Sunny Point Aggregates plans to remove 45 million tons of frac sand from an oxbow lake off the Red River. The company anticipates the project will generate 3 million tons of frac sand a year.

"The dredging will create 40 new jobs for the area. At the same time, the dredging will help to alleviate flooding along the Red River," said Bigby.

Bill Bowden, Owner of Sunny Point Aggregates said, "we are just excited to get started and excited to be able to add our community. I've lived here. my kids are growing up here and investing in the community is important."

Construction on this project is expected to be completed by August 2022, and operations should begin in September.

Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

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