DISTRICT REPORTS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
The following construction projects are currently underway or in the planning phase:
Albany Upper/Lower Elem New Cafeteria & Classrooms
Status: In Design
Contractor: Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston
Budget: $7,200,000
Targeted Bid Date: October 2023
Targeted Completion: May 2025
Holden High School students will be welcomed to their campus by a newly renovated Industrial Arts Building and new classrooms for welding and carpentry.
Holden High School Industrial Arts Building Renovation & Classrooms
Status: In Construction
Contractor: Ziler Architects
Budget: $1.6 million
Targeted Completion: August 2023
The new French Settlement High School fieldhouse is being constructed on the site of the baseball and softball complex
French Settlement High School Fieldhouse
Status: In Construction
Contractor: McLin Construction
Budget: $873,300
Targeted Completion: November 2023
Students at FSHS will be able to enjoy the natural setting of their campus this schoolyear thanks to a newly constructed outdoor classroom.
French Settlement High School Office Renovations
Status: In Construction
Contractor: McLin Construction
Budget: $160,000
Targeted Completion: August 2023
French Settlement High School Outdoor Classroom
Status: Completed
Contractor: McLin Construction
Budget: $82,000
Live Oak Jr High School New Gymnasium
Status: In Design
Contractor: Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston
Budget: $5,600,000
Targeted Bid Date: September 2023
Targeted Completion: November 2024
Live Oak High School Football Field Artificial Turf & Track Replacement and
Live Oak Jr High School Football Field Artificial Turf Conversion
Status: In Construction
Designer: Simpson Sports Engineering
Contractor: Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston
Budget: $2,626,000
Targeted Completion: July 2023
Live Oak High School STEM Facilities
Status: In Construction
Contractor: Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston
Budget: $5,214,566
Targeted Completion: February 2024
The new cafeteria and classroom building at Springfield High School will open with the start of the new school year.
Springfield High School New Cafeteria & Classrooms
Status: In Construction
Contractor: Gasaway, Gasaway, Bankston
Budget: $5,214,566
Targeted Completion: August 2023
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE ANNOUNCES COLLECTION DATES
Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor has announced that local volunteers will be collecting donations for this year’s ASSESS THE NEED (ATN) school supply drive on Aug. 5-6 and Aug. 12-13. This year’s effort marks the 23rd consecutive year of the parish-wide program.
ATN is a not-for-profit program that provides supplies for Livingston Parish students in need of assistance. Taylor said the program plans to meet the needs of more than 3,000 students in all the district’s 43 public schools, including Pre-K and Head Start programs. The supplies will be provided to those students at the start of the school year.
Collection efforts will include volunteers standing outside ten of the parish’s Associated Grocers, Inc., stores – Carter’s Supermarkets in Albany, Springfield, Livingston, Walker, Hatchell Lane in Denham Springs, and Vincent Road in Denham Springs; Oak Point Fresh Market in Watson; Village Market in Port Vincent, White Hall Grocery in Maurepas, and Diversion Market in Head of Island. Volunteers will collect donations at those sites Aug. 4-5 and Aug. 12-13; each day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All donations are tax deductible, and all proceeds go to support student needs in Livingston Parish. Donations can be given in-person to volunteers or through a secure link to Venmo provided below.”
VENMO ID: @Assess-The-Need-1
LAUNCH LIVINGSTON SETS MISSION ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING TEACHERS
The district is promoting a two-fold effort to recruit and retain teachers for the 2023-2024 school year through its Launch Livingston program.
Mission No. 1 is to retain teachers by assisting them in completing their Level 1 Certification through the state’s alternate certification program. The district will provide $1,000 in tuition reimbursement support to qualified applicants.
Mission No. 2 is to recruit and retain candidates who are eligible for alternate certification. The district is partnered with LRCE to provide training and is committed to subsidizing $2,000 in related costs to a cohort of 50 teacher candidates. To qualify for the program, persons must be an active LPPS employee, have a four-year college degree with a 2.2 GPA or better, agree to a two-year contract, and submit an application by July 21.
For more information on both mission assignments, visit www.lpsb.org and click on the Launch Livingston link.
Brad Sharp, District 1
- first elected to the school board in 2019; ran unopposed for re-election in 2023.
- Board Chairman of Cost Savings Committee
- resident of Livingston
- owner and manager of Porky’s Boudin & Cajun Meats
- formerly worked for LPPS Maintenance for 18 years
- Graduate of Doyle High School, Earned HVAC certification from Associated Builders & Contractors Program
- Married to Ashley Sharp, principal of Springfield Middle School
- Father to Audrey (17), Trace (9) and Sadie (5); all attend Doyle Schools
“I’m here for the kids. Every decision I make is with that in mind. There is nothing that overrides the well-being and safety of our children.”