South Louisiana Community College Facility in Baldwin Named in Honor of Late Port Director David Allain

Officials with South Louisiana Community College and Port of West St. Mary recently gathered to rename the SLCC Baldwin facility in honor of the late David Allain, who served as the director of the port. Allain’s family, friends, and former colleagues with the Port of West St. Mary joined SLCC Chancellor Dr. Vincent June and members of the SLCC team in Baldwin.

The facility, which opened in March, was renamed in honor of Allain because he was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition.

A native and lifelong resident of Jeanerette, Allain passed away on July 26, just four months after the facility opened.  He was a graduate of Jeanerette Senior High and went on to become a farmer working alongside his father.  After retiring from sugarcane farming, he was appointed the Director of the Port of West St. Mary where he worked until his passing.

The family of David Allain attends ceremony along with current Director of the Port of West St. Mary, David Naquin, center, and SLCC Chancellor Dr. Vincent June, left.

David Allain, left, attends the ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this year and is pictured with SLCC Chancellor Dr. Vincent June and District 21 Senator Bret Allain

SLCC Facility at the Port of West St. Mary in Baldwin is renamed after the late David Allain who served as the director of the port.