NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
Proposed Construction and Operation of Runway Extension at Leesville Airport
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DRAFT FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The City of Leesville is the recipient of an Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program Grant Award (Fiscal Year 2023).
Program activities present communities with the opportunity to partner with their local installations (including testing and training ranges, special use airspace, military operations areas, and/or military training routes) and the Military Departments to support installation resilience. As such, the City of Leesville completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Proposed Construction and Operation of Runway Extension at Leesville Airport in Leesville, Louisiana. The EA was based on the thorough review of the purpose and need for the action and potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts that were considered and disclosed in the EA.
The US Army is representing the OLDCC as the lead agency; however, the City of Leesville prepared the EA. The EA was developed in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The proposal will require the FAA’s unconditional approval of a revision to the City of Leesville’s Airport Layout Plan. The EA was made available for a 30-day public comment period, which ended January 25, 2025, and no comments were received. The EA was then finalized and OLDCC developed a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
The US Army, OLDCC, and the FAA’s evaluation of the proposed runway extension was conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4347), Environmental Analysis of Army Actions (32 CFR Part 651) and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.
The final EA and draft FONSI are being made available for a 30-day public review and comment period. A copy of the final EA and draft FONSI is available for viewing at Leesville City Hall, 508 South 5th St, Leesville LA 71446 and on-line at www.leesvillela.gov or https://home.army.mil/johnson/about/garrison-directorates-and-support-offices/directorate-public-works/environmental/conservation/national-environmental-policy-act-nepa . Please call 337-238-5968 to schedule an appointment to review the hard copy. All public comments received will be provided to the US Army, FAA and OLDCC for their consideration prior to making a final decision. All comments must be received by April 20, 2025, to be considered for this decision.
Please address questions or comments to: Paul Jackson at 337-238-5968 or airport@leesvillela.gov.
Leesville Airport Final Environmental Assessment (EA)
Leesville Airport Final Finding of No Significant Impact (FONZI)