Franklin Industrial Rd. Site
Franklin, LA · St. Mary County
Land with 18.82 acres in Franklin, LA, available for sale.
Property overview
- Acreage
- 18.82 acres
- Availability
- For sale
- Price
- $425,000
- Pricing · Price per acre
- 22582.36 USD
- Pricing · Price per square foot
- 0.52 USD
- Zoning · General zoning
- agricultural
- Zoning · Inside city limits
- Yes
- Zoning · Municipality
- Franklin
- Transportation · Rail access
- no
- Transportation · Nearest rail owner
- Bnsf Railway
- Transportation · Nearest rail line
- BNSF Lafayette Subdivision
- Transportation · Distance to rail
- 0.470 miles
- Transportation · Nearest airport
- Le Maire Memorial (2R1)
- Transportation · Distance to airport
- 15.503 miles
- Transportation · Nearest port
- Morgan City 16.4 feet deep
- Transportation · Distance to port
- 24.102 miles
- Utilities · Electricity available
- Yes
- Utilities · Electric provider
- Cleco
- Utilities · Distance to power line
- 0.060 miles
- Utilities · Distance to substation
- 0.640 miles
- Utilities · Water available
- Yes
- Utilities · Water service
- municipal
- Utilities · Water provider
- City Of Franklin
- Utilities · Wastewater available
- Yes
- Utilities · Wastewater service
- municipal
- Utilities · Wastewater provider
- City Of Franklin
- Utilities · Distance to wastewater service
- 8026.000 feet
- Utilities · Distance to wastewater service
- 1.520 miles
- Utilities · Natural gas available
- Yes
- Utilities · Natural gas provider
- City Of Franklin
- Utilities · Telecommunications available
- Yes
- Utilities · Fiber service
- not_available
- Environmental · Flood zone
- AE
- Environmental · Inside 100-year floodplain
- Yes
- Environmental · Inside 500-year floodplain
- Yes
- Environmental · Wetlands
- yes
- Environmental · Wetland area
- 10.486 acres
- Environmental · Wetland coverage
- 0.557 %
The site’s strongest asset is its deep-water frontage on the Charenton Navigation Canal and history as a small shipyard, giving direct water access inside the Franklin city limits. Utilities, drainage improvements, and nearby rail and highway connections support heavy industrial uses, and multiple federal and state incentive programs apply to the tract, improving project economics.
This location suits shipbuilding, heavy manufacturing, metal fabrication, and waterfront logistics or warehousing that need water access and industrial zoning flexibility. The parcel is undeveloped and subdividable, with infrastructure in place and incentive eligibility that helps accelerate redevelopment, though planned work should account for wetlands and unpaved road access.