Louisiana’s August 2016 floods have been called the worst natural disaster in America since Hurricane Sandy. The late summer rainfall resulted in catastrophe – reaching record levels, exceeding 20 inches and submerging thousands of houses and businesses. Since the tragic flooding event, approximately 265,000 children have been out of school – which equals almost 30% of the school-aged population in the Louisiana.
The students of the Ascension Parish public schools were amongst the displaced, including St. Amant High School, Galvez Middle School, Lake Elementary and Galvez Primary. Aries Building Systems is now making it possible for these students to return to their home campuses by leasing temporary buildings to the school district.
A recent article by Ellyn Couvillion of The Advocate reads, “We are so excited. My faculty cannot wait,” Galvez Middle Principal Michelle Bourque said Friday, as work progressed on several “pods” of connected T-building sections that will soon house 26 classrooms. Another pod will house a cafeteria eating space — the school’s kitchen didn’t flood and will be put back into use — and there will be a pod for the library, said the school district’s director of planning and construction, Chad Lynch.
It can be said that modular buildings have come to the rescue, again. It’s hard to beat the value and efficiency of having 213 modular sections shipped and assembled on-site, erected into large, spacious buildings that feel, well, just like a regular school. Interior hallways, water fountains, and even custom paint jobs in school colors. The temporary buildings will ultimately consist of portable classrooms, a modular cafeteria pod, and another pod serving as a modular library – all serving the various recovering schools in the Ascension Parish.
Leasing temporary buildings to bridge the gap after a natural disaster is a cost-effective solution. Aries Buildings provides emergency modular solutions for virtually any circumstance. After they are no longer needed, these same structures can be repurposed and used over again and again. “We feel really good when we can offer people an advantage… modular buildings that really serve a higher purpose.” Comments Katie Roman, Director of Operations & Sales at Aries. “You just never know what nature will bring. So, we just make sure we’re ready at all times.”
To browse Aries online inventory, visit www.advancedmodularspace.com or www.ariesbuildings.com – You can also inquire about modular classrooms and other temporary buildings for the educational sector by calling Aries Class Leasing at (951) 943-1908 or emailing us: info@classleasingllc.com
