A ribbon cutting event held May 24 in Cameron Parish celebrated the completion of a maintenance building project where the Road & Bridge Department, the Sheriff’s Department, and the School Board will maintain their vehicles and equipment.

The project began in November 2005 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the Corps to oversee the design and completion of the new maintenance facility for Cameron Parish following Hurricane Rita, said Project Manager Robert Hill.

The area surrounding the new maintenance facility in Cameron was completely devastated, said Hill.

Parish officials were very pleased with the product they received, and were extremely appreciative of the efforts that were made by the Corps and the Corps’ contractors in erecting the facility, said LA-RFO Deputy Commander Michael Park.

The facility is a pre-engineered building that has six large garage doors that open up into a cavernous building, said Park. Along the back side of the building, indoors, there are enclosed storage spaces and air conditioned office spaces.

Parish representative Tina Horn had worked with Park before in New Orleans District, he said. Horn shared with him that she had lost her home in lower Cameron Parish.

"It’s very gratifying to be able to do something to move the recovery along," said Park. "This is just one of the many projects that we’ve been able to do that has contributed to the communities that have been impacted and their recovery," said Park.