On Friday, January 17, 2025, Parish President Archie Chaisson, along with Councilmembers Terry Arabie, Aaron "Bo" Melvin, and Terry Pierce, cut the ribbon on the new Show Barn at the Raceland Agriculture Complex. This new Show Barn replaced the original Show Barn which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ida and demolished. It is now an 8,000 sqft open air structure that provides new animal washdown stations for cattle and RV utility hookups for visitors on the north side of the barn.
Improvements were made to the adjacent existing barn to provide a secondary washdown area and a paved area for pens. With the existing and new barn addition the total facility show space is now approximately 19,000 sqft. In total the Parish is investing $3.8 million in site repairs and improvements to the Raceland Agriculture Complex. Later this year the new 36,000 sqft, 1,400 seat Rodeo Arena will be complete, stay tuned for more updates to come.
Thank you to Lafourche Parish 4-H for bringing a few of the show animals!
Construction Partners for this project:
Foret Group
DDG
