Port Manchac is an inter-modal facility that serves manufacturing and distribution clients throughout the Gulf South.
The Port is ideally located — the Canadian National (CN) Railroad’s north-south main rail line runs directly adjacent to the port’s property and provides regular service to the facility as needed. The terminal is also located directly adjacent to Interstate 55 with nearby direct links to I-12, I-10, and I-59, and outside of the congested Port of New Orleans and Port of Baton Rouge cargo markets. The 140-acre Port Manchac inter-modal terminal offers a prime inland location to store and trans-load bulk, break-bulk, neo-bulk, and containerized shipments by barge, rail, and truck. Barge service to the Port of New Orleans / Mississippi River is accessed through Lake Pontchartrain / North Pass.
Facilities & Logistics
31450 Highway 51 South
Manchac, LA 70421
140-acre Intermodal Terminal Facility capable of handling bulk, break-bulk, neo-bulk, and containerized cargo by barge, rail, and truck.
A. 30,000 sq. ft. warehouse currently leased to Premier Chemicals and Services, serviced by water, rail and truck
B. 30,000 sq. ft. warehouse currently leased to Premier Chemicals and Services, manufacturing liquid-bulk products
C. Two barge docks capable of support loads of 1000 lbs./sq. ft.
D. 70 ft. truck scale certified by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
E. Three rail spurs totaling 6000 ft. with direct access to the main line of the Canadian National Railroad with service provided bi-weekly
F. Adjacent 100-acre parcel of property for future development
Our Clients
Air Products • Acadian Hardwoods & Cypress • Associated Terminals • Balchem • Bayou Signs • Cornerstone Chemical • Crown Castle • Griffin Industries • Purus Industries / Premier Chemicals • Restore The Earth
Our Affiliates
Canadian National Railroad (CN) • Gulf Ports Association of America (GPAA) • Hammond Airport • Ports Association of LA (PAL) • Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation (TEDF) • Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED) • Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries • U.S. Coast Guard • NOAA • Southeast Louisiana Business Center
Emergency Responders: LA State Police • Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Department • Ponchatoula Police Department • Ponchatoula Fire Department • Manchac Fire Department
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General Information
STPPC official meetings are regularly scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 9:00AM, unless otherwise noted.
Any member of the public who has a condition which meets the definition of a disability under the Americans with disabilities Act and who wishes to participate in this meeting, such person, or a designated caregiver of such person, shall contact the port’s administrative office at (985) 386-9309 at least twenty-four hours in advance of the meeting and request that such participation by telephone be arranged.
South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission 2024
Daryl Ferrara – President
Tina Roper – Secretary
Timothy DePaula – Member
William Sims – Member
Rhonda Sheridan – Member
The South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission serves as the official governing authority for Port Manchac. The seven (7) commission members are appointed by the governor of LA to six (6) year terms and receive no compensation for their community service to the organization. The commission was originally created by Act #299 of the Louisiana Legislature in 1962.
Administrative Staff
Patrick J. Dufresne, Executive Director/CEO
Robyn Pusey, Administrative Assistant
Contact Us
South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission
(Business Office)
163 West Hickory St.
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
985.386.9309
985.386.9389 (fax)
info@portmanchac.com