UL acquires Pecan Island High school

[HelmutVII]

It will be used as a coastal preservation center.

https://www.kadn.com/video/ul-offici...?minutetv=true

[RaginDave]

It will be used as a coastal preservation center.

https://www.kadn.com/video/ul-offici...?minutetv=true

interesting acquisition.

[cjr3888]

interesting acquisition.

They couldn't sell it so this was there only option.

[Turbine]

Can I have the Bronco?

[ZoomZoom]

It will be used as a coastal preservation center.

https://www.kadn.com/video/ul-offici...?minutetv=true

I worked with an environmental engineer that helped clean up the school after Hurricane Rita. Told the the National Guard went in the building while he was just getting on site. Gunfire erupted inside. The Guard panicked when “the mud started moving.” Just critters, mud was knee deep. Mainly snakes.

Point is this will happen again. But just maybe UL can take garbage and make gold like they did with GSRI was given to USL decades back.

[Turbine]

Alligator Habitat

[moorecajun]

Alligator Habitat

I hope so, I love me some fried alligator!

[RedBug58]

This is really pretty cool!!! Maybe now we can be University of Louisiana at Pecan Island!!!

[JMV JustMyView]

I worked with an environmental engineer that helped clean up the school after Hurricane Rita. Told the the National Guard went in the building while he was just getting on site. Gunfire erupted inside. The Guard panicked when “the mud started moving.” Just critters, mud was knee deep. Mainly snakes.

Point is this will happen again. But just maybe UL can take garbage and make gold like they did with GSRI was given to USL decades back.

I could be wrong but I thought the school was the only thing that didn't flood?

[Duckster]

Had a camp on west end of PI when Hurricane Rita came through. Emphasis on the word HAD as the camp was blown across Hwy 82. Rebuilt a year later. The high school main building itself did not flood although was close, maybe some outbuildings did have mud and critters. A friend of ours has a camp practically next door to PIHS and didn't flood as that is highest point on the island. Three years later Hurricane Ike pushed higher storm surge but by then rebuilt structures were higher. Maybe some water got in PIHS that time, am unsure about that. Regardless, UL is getting a well built building with assets thanks to the John family.