Huge air conditioning units were lifted this morning by helicopter to the roof of the Hampton Inn & Suites, which is under construction at the intersection of Business 90, U.S. 90 and La. 70 in Morgan City. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-58T owned by Midwest Helicopters of Willowbrook, Ill., is capable of lifting 4,500 pounds and company crews do this type of work all over America. The pilot, Desiree Horton from California, arrived here this week via Kansas and left today for another job in Texas. She said each lift today tipped the scales at about 3,500 pounds. The four-story, 84-room Hampton, a division of Hilton Hotels, is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. |
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