Due to new state regulations that would have driven up the cost to operate the St. James Parish Youth Detention Center in Vacherie, Louisiana, the facility has been unused since June 30 of last year, and the Parish Council has put it up for sale for $2.5 million, according to theadvocate.com. Recent inquiries have centered on building modular housing on the site to accommodate the 35,000 expected increase in workers, due to the $60 billion investment in manufacturing facilities and plant expansion projects through 2016 in the Baton Rouge area, as MHProNews.com reported Dec. 25, 2013. Vacherie is located just south of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River. ##

(Photo credit: Excel Homes–two-story modular housing being sited)