Construction of the first phase of a new wetlands education center in Houma should be complete by early fall. Rain has sort of pushed our schedule back, and so we re looking at more of a substantial completion being done in August fingers crossed, said Jonathan Foret, executive director of the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center. If we have weeks and weeks of rain and hurricanes and things like that, then that could back us up a little bit more.
The center, on 2.4 acres at 86 Valhi Blvd, near the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, broke ground in January. At the time, officials had hoped to finish the first phase by the end of May.
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Wetlands Discovery Center breaks ground on Houma education center
The South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center broke ground in its new Wetlands Nature exhibit in Houma on Thursday, the first step in what the center hopes will be an educational and recreational destination.
The project is the first action in the first phase of a hands-on learning center focused on teaching about land preservation and coastal restoration in innovative ways.
The ceremony was a long time coming, according to Jonathan Foret, the center s executive director.
“It took 20 years to get to this point, and today is a celebration,” Foret said.
The center held a small reception, keeping in mind safety and social distancing due to the ongoing pandemic, with Parish President Gordon Dove along with the “founding mothers” of the organization, Juana Woodard, Joy Tingle, Emily Elmore and Martha Thibodeaux.