T. Parker Host Commits $50M to Expand Avondale Mississippi Terminal
Avondale, La. – October 29, 2026 -- T. Parker Host (HOST) is committing $50 million to its Avondale Global Gateway industrial campus on the Mississippi River, adding rail, warehouse and dock capacity. The company expects the upgrades to open the door for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional private investment across the campus.
HOST splits $50 million across rail, warehouse, dock and site upgrades
Rail infrastructure and the new warehouse take about $15 million each. Dock improvements, road infrastructure, expanded site and laydown capacity, and equipment get $5 million each.
The 200,000-square-foot warehouse will bring the campus to approximately 1.5 million square feet of indoor storage. It is the first new building constructed at Avondale since the 1970s. HOST will also activate the campus's fifth deepwater dock, raising capacity to up to six vessels simultaneously.