ULM has received the final nine million dollars in state funding required to complete the renovation of its Sugar Hall. Sugar Hall was opened in 1971 to house ULM’s College of Pharmacy before moving to the Bienville Campus in 2005. President Dr. Carrie Castille says Sugar Hall is ingrained in Louisiana healthcare.
“It has classrooms, it has labs, it has specialized equipment, but it is really a place in which it is the home of pharmacy but is now really looking at all of our health sciences programs,” Castille said.
The renovation is scheduled to finish in the summer of 2026. Castille says the new-and-improved Sugar Hall will host occupational therapy, medical laboratory science, speech pathology and other College of Health Science programs.
“It builds on our need for functional infrastructure, and it also helps us attract top faculty and students who are looking at the best and the brightest. It also supports cutting edge hands-on training for workforce development,” Castille explained.
Castille says the facility will also function as community clinics for the school’s occupational therapy, speech-language, and dental hygiene programs.
“Not only is it a training facility for our students, but it’s our way of being able to give back to the community and to be able to support our citizens and the people of Northeast Louisiana,” Castille said.
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