Lamar University may soon take on a project that would allow a 16' x 37' feet wall at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport to become a billboard showcasing our area and the local culture to the thousands of visitors that go through the terminal.

Larry Acker, Asst. Public Relations Director at Lamar, says the project would be similar to a project undertaken by the University of Maryland at its local airport. Acker tells KBMT Lamar officials have met with area city and business leaders to get ideas of what images best represent the region. Under a proposal still in the design works, a mural would be placed in the waiting of the airport depicting southeast Texas people.

Eugene "Bill" Anderson, who has done several illustrations for Lamar's Cadence Magazine, would put together a prototype drawing of all of the elements that would go into the picture and an early design of what the mural will look like.

KBMT spoke with Airport Manager Hal Ross who says he loves the idea.

The proposal is expected to be before County Commissioners soon to get approval to move forward with the effort.

Lamar hopes to have a design put together by the end of August.