Bayou La Batre
Birdon Begins $37.55-Million Expansion
Denver-based Birdon has begun a $37.55-million expansion at its Bayou La Batre shipyard on Shell Belt Road. It is expected to create 136 new jobs...
Mobile County Reboots Down Payment Assistance Program
Mobile County has relaunched its Down Payment Assistance Program with a higher cap to help more low- to moderate-income first-time home buyers become homeowners. The...
Family Fun Day Coming To Bayou La Batre
United Way of Southwest Alabama and Goodwill Gulf Coast are holding a Family Fun Day to celebrate family and community on June 28 at 1-3...
Seafood Labeling Act Passes Senate, Poised To Become Law
The Seafood Labeling Bill has passed the Alabama Senate and is poised to be signed into law, according to Mobile Baykeeper. The bill requires the...
Bayou La Batre Declares Fishing Industry Disaster
City of Bayou La Batre officials have signed a disaster declaration that says an influx of imported foreign seafood is hurting the local fishing industry,...
Oyster Management Meeting Set For Bayou La Batre
The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host an oyster meeting on August 24 at 1-3 p.m....
Bayou La Batre Redevelopment Master Plan Drafted
The Bayou La Batre City Docks Redevelopment Project, which kicked off in September 2020 (Bayou La Batre Docks Redevelopment Begins), has met its schedule for...
Metal Shark Delivers Towboat
Metal Shark’s Alabama Shipyard in Bayou La Batre recently delivered its third 120- by 35-ft river towboat for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville,...
Bayou La Batre Docks Redevelopment Begins
The Bayou La Batre City Docks Redevelopment Project recently kicked off, The Connection reported. The first of three phases, this one provides for a redevelopment...
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