Davis unveiled the building’s new look during the weekly meeting of the Slidell Northshore Rotary Club Tuesday. Designed by Dammon Engineering, the six-story building, known as the Towers, will feature predominately glass walls and an open floor plan on the ground level.
“The first floor will be available for community meetings, but it will basically be kept open,” said Davis.
 The St. Tammany Parish Towers Building is scheduled to reopen in 12 to 16 months. |
Parish officials have also examined the possibility of installing a small museum on the first floor but have not reached a decision on it as yet.
Located on Old Spanish Trail on the south side of the city, the building has sat vacant since Hurricane Katrina swept through the area in August 2005.
The departments housed there have been operating primarily out of trailers on Military Road, while others have been scattered throughout the parish.
Suzanne Parsons-Stymiest, director of Cultural and Governmental Affairs, said three members of her staff have been sharing a 10-foot by 10-foot office in Covington.
“We’ve just been on top of each other,” she said. “I know everyone will be glad to move into a new home.”
The project is expected to take 12-16 months to complete. Davis is optimistic, saying the building was long overdue for a facelift.
“It was never the most attractive building, but now it will be something we can really be proud of,” he said.
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