The Bayou Church Case Study: Part 2

You might remember from our previous newsletter, we’re currently working with The Bayou Church in Lafayette, Louisiana to restore a building which was destroyed by Hurricane Delta in October of 2020. On the surface, the storm left their building badly damaged, but it actually presented them with an opportunity to rethink their congregation’s needs and rebuild with the future in mind.
After weeks of rain, we’re extremely happy to be progressing on this job. The rain prevented us from quickly creating a suitable foundation. It’s important to not open up dirt work when it’s raining because it will saturate the ground and compromise the foundation. Now that the ground is more solid, we’re able to create a suitable base before pouring concrete. While waiting for drier weather, we were table to complete some interior renovations to the existing building.

Demoing the structure destroyed by the Hurricane was the first step of this project. Currently, the foundation of that building is utilized to stage building materials. The foundation is blue because it was actually the floor of an old skating rink: Roller City. Once the building is rebuilt, we will demo this foundation and replace it with landscaping.

We’re excited to take you along for the ride as we share project updates on this project!