Port of Vinton: The strategic choice
The Port of Vinton is a convenient and strategic facility that can offer your business important economic, location, and transportation advantages.
The Port of Vinton is a shallow-water port located on a navigable waterway in Vinton, Louisiana, near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Interstate 10, eight miles east of the Louisiana-Texas border.
The Port is accessible via the Vinton Navigation Channel, which is seven miles north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and via Johnny Breaux Road, which is four miles south of Interstate 10.
The Port is the home of companies offering services such as industrial painting, sandblasting, and concrete manufacturing.
It is part of the six-port Southwest Louisiana Port Network and works closely with the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance and Louisiana Economic Development.
PLUS: GROWING CAPACITY
A $10 million pre-stressed concrete bridge girder and pile facility is part of the significant growth and activity at the Port of Vinton in the past decade.
Located in America’s energy and industrial center.
The Port of Vinton is located eight miles east of the Louisiana-Texas border and south of Vinton. It is easily accessible by exit 8 off of Interstate 10 and by the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
WE'RE CAPABLE
- Inbound: Aggregate, Portland cement concrete, steel reinforcement
- Outbound: Precast concrete products
- More than 600 acres of property available for lease
- Shallow-water marine loading dock.
- Shallow-water dredging maintenance support Numerous intermodal opportunities
WE'RE TRUSTED
- 131 acres under lease by tenant partners
- 20,500 square-foot commercial building
(currently under lease) - Room for more tenant partners — 806 acres of land, with multiple tracts available for lease that border the waterway and roadway
- A go-to facility for uncongested access
Aclara Invests $277 Million to Build Nation’s First Heavy Rare Earth Separation Facility in Southwest Louisiana
- The project is expected to create nearly 600 new job opportunities.
- The facility will strengthen U.S. supply chain independence by producing heavy
rare earth elements essential to a wide range of leading technologies. - Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.
VINTON, La. – Aclara Resources Inc. announced a $277 million investment to construct the first U.S. heavy rare earth separation facility at the Port of Vinton in Calcasieu Parish, establishing Louisiana as a leader in sustainable rare earth production and strengthening the nation’s advanced technology supply chain.
The company is expected to create 140 direct new jobs at its first U.S. location. Louisiana
Economic Development estimates the project will result in an additional 456 indirect jobs, for a total of 596 potential new job opportunities in the Southwest Region.
“By choosing Louisiana for its first U.S. facility, Aclara is recognizing what we already know, our state is leading the next generation of energy and technology innovation,” said Governor Jeff Landry. “We’re excited to welcome the Aclara team to Louisiana, and we look forward to the jobs, growth and opportunity this project will deliver for our people, our communities — and for a Louisiana economy that’s ready to power and lead our nation’s future.”