Calcasieu Pass Project Impact

Our Calcasieu Project aims to positively impact the surrounding community by driving economic growth, engaging with our neighbors, and investing in environmental preservation. During operations, the facility employs a total of 279 individuals, 239 of which have been hired from the surrounding communities of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jeff Davis parishes with a further 12 individuals hired from the broader State of Louisiana. Beyond this direct, permanent employment, we have also dedicated significant time and effort to developing and maintaining a substantial work force training initiative. Our “Will to Skill” program has graduated 70 individuals in the Cameron, Calcasieu, Jasper, and Newton parishes and counties. Graduates were trained in welding, fiber optics, commercial driving, and maritime skill sets. Each area of focus is strategically chosen to provide a pathway to higher paying jobs that are in demand in our surrounding area. These programs were born out of our community engagement efforts. We operate a Community Advisory Group (“CAG”) with eight members whose backgrounds span from local business owners to education professionals and includes local government officials and community leaders. This CAG meets quarterly such that we are supplementing our daily interactions with the community with a formal opportunity every 90 days. From our connection with the community we fielded and acted upon requests for a grocery store, parks space, and restaurant. As a result, we have built Lighthouse Bend, a grocery store, festival pavilion, marina, and RV park which opened on July 27, 2023. The facility will employ 18 full and part time employees from the community and the grocery store averaged approximately $20,000 per month in revenue in its first six months with affordable prices. Further, we helped establish and now donate annually to support a local foodbank, the Tarpon Market, located with the South Cameron High School. Due to our support, Tarpon Market has been able to grow from servicing an initial target of 50 families to 125 unduplicated families. Our dedication to the community and commitment to playing a vital part in the transition to a more sustainable future is further demonstrated by our costal preservation and restoration efforts. To date, marsh creation and restoration activities have been initiated on approximately 136 acres, predominately within the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge. We have supplemented this effort with our purchase of wetland mitigation credits. In total, $40 million dollars has been spent on credits to fully offset our Calcasieu, Plaquemines, and CP2 projects.