SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College of Louisiana has completed a new phase of renovations to Mickle Hall, adding ADA-compliant ramps and a new entrance to the science building from the Quad.
College officials marked completion of the project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 25. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux joined Centenary officials for the event.
The improvements are part of a broader effort to modernize Mickle Hall, which was built nearly 80 years ago. Centenary plans additional renovations to the building over the next several years as it updates facilities serving its science and health-related programs.
“The refreshing, the updating, the modernization of our science facilities generally has been on the radar and in the plans for decades. Today we mark a beginning,” Centenary President Christopher Holoman said.
Health sciences are a significant source of student enrollment at Centenary. According to the college, its pre-medical program has a 94% acceptance rate to medical school.
Ross Barrett, chairman of Centenary’s Board of Trustees, said the planned improvements could play a role in attracting students and researchers to Shreveport.
“I believe that Mickle Hall is an anchor,” Barrett said. “It’s an anchor that will attract students, that will attract researchers and attract the next generation of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.”
The college did not provide the cost of the completed improvements or an estimated cost and timeline for the full Mickle Hall renovation.