June 2016 Communiqué

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June 2016, ISSUE 3, VOLUME 20

Local business leaders were honored and new officers and directors took over on June 9 at the South Central Industrial Association’s annual banquet at the Cypress Columns in Gray.

Morris P. Hebert, president and CEO of Morris P. Hebert Inc., received the President’s Award. He graduated from Nicholls State University and worked for two local civil engineering companies, working his way up to assistant vice president and becoming licensed in surveying and hydrography.

“I had the good fortune to be able to start my business over 36 years ago with the help and support of a tremen-dous amount of people,” Hebert said. “I’ve been blessed with success, not through my doing alone, but certainly with all those who have contributed to assist in helping.”

Hebert founded his company in 1980, and it now has offices in Houma, Baton Rouge, Texas and New Jersey. He has been president of the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors and a member of the National Society of Pro-fessional Surveyors and American Congress of Surveying and Mapping.

He also serves on the Nicholls State University geo-matics advisory committee and has been chairman of the Terrebonne General Medical Center and Synergy Bank boards and a member of the Terrebonne Economic De-velopment Authority.

Hebert said his company has worked in 38 of the con-tinental United States with over 200 employees.

Chad Hebert, managing partner for Workforce Logistics anda Gulf South Employer Services, received the Tillman Esteve Outstanding Member Award. He graduated from

SCIA announces new leaders and award winners

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Past South Central Industrial Association President Oneil Malbrough (left) hands over the reins to incoming SCIA president Bill Blanchard during the SCIA’s banquet and installation of officers in the Cypress Columns in Gray.

Tillman Esteve Award Winner Chad Hebert

President’s Award Winner Morris HebertPhotos by Abby Tabor, The Courier

By: Bridget Mire, Staff Writer, The Courier

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT...

Bill BlanchardSCIA PRESIDENT

Bill BlanchardPresident

Cory KiefExec.Vice President

Paul DanosVice President

Chett ChiassonSecretary

Charles TheriotTreasurer

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It is with great pleasure that I begin my year as president of SCIA, which is comprised of a productive

group of people who remain focused on the critical issues related to our industry.

With the strength of our new board of directors and general membership, we have the opportunity to

assure our interests are being addressed on the local, state, regional and national levels. Next month we

will hold our annual board retreat where we will develop our short and long term goals. We have many

issues to discuss that could make a difference for the future of the maritime and energy industries and I

look forward to interacting with this dynamic group of regional leaders.

I look forward to working with all of you this year.

Committee ChairsAnnual Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward BouterieCrawfish Boil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane ThibodeauxGolf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Keli DantinICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard RobisonIGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simone Maloz

Henri BouletWorkforce Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicol BlanchardCommuniqué Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane Arnette

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SCIA Officers, Board of Directors and Staff

Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy DoironExecutive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane Arnette


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Robert ClemonsPresident

Oneil Malbrough Exec. Vice President

Travis DavidVice President

Edward BouterieDirector

Cory KiefDirector

Lori DavisAdvisor

Chris Bollinger Director


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Bill BlanchardSecretary

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Jared ToupsDirector

Stuart Faucheux Director

Mitch Marmande Director

Robbie NaquinDirector

Oneil MalbroughDirector

Annual Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mona Martin ChristenCrawfish Boil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Bergeron

Tommy GuariscoGAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joni TuckGolf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Lance TrottiICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willard Robison

Chad HebertPIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Simone Maloz


Committee Chairs

Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane Arnette Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Doiron

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Dear Members: Allow me to introduce myself to the members of this great organization. I am Bill Blanchard with Gulf Island, LLC. Our company has a long history of support for SCIA, having helped to create the organization almost 20 years ago. It is my honor to be serving as the SCIA president during the twentieth anniversary of this organization. Pleasejoinmeinwelcomingour2016-2017SCIAOfficersandBoardofDirectors.JoiningmeasofficersareExecutiveVicePresidentCoryKief,CrosbyTugs;VicePresidentPaulDanos,Danos;SecretaryChettChiasson,TheGreaterLafourchePortCommission(PortFourchon);andTreasurerCharlesTheriot,CharlesTheriot&AssociatesCPAs.RemainingontheboardforadditionaltermsasdirectorsarepastPresidentOneilMalbroughwithGISandJaredToupswithOilStates.OurnewdirectorsareMitchMarmande,DeltaCoastConsultants;StuartFaucheux,ExpressSupply&Steel;andRobbieNaquin,CapitalOne. Ourrecentbanquetwasagoodtimeforustogathertogetherasmemberstohighlighttheyear’sachievements,aswellasinaugurateournewboardofdirectors.Certainly,John“Spud”McConnelladdedsomehumorandhistorytothisfestiveoccasion. OurnextgeneralmembershipmeetingisscheduledforJuly19,2016attheQualityHotelonHollywoodRoad,featuringLAStateRepresentativeJerome“Zee”ZeringueonthecurrentleveeprotectionissuesfortheBayouRegion.Wehaveexcellentspeakersscheduledfortheremainingofthisyear.Iencouragingyou to join us and welcome other members of your organization as well. OurnextorderofbusinessfollowingourJulymeeting,willbetoorganizeourannualboardretreat.IfyouhaveanyideasyouwouldlikeforSCIAtoconsider,pleasecontactJaneandshewillincludethesesuggestionsaspartoftheprogram.YouwillalsobereceivingmoreinformationviaemailontheJOBMATCHprogramthatwearedeveloping.Organizationsaresigningupfortheprogram.Hopefully,thiswillassistcompaniesintheireffortswithemployment. Thankyouagainforbeingpartofourorganization.WeremaincommittedtoservicingtheneedsoftheSCIAindustrialcommunityandIlookforwardtoserving you as President in this upcoming year.


The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port continues to adapt to an ever-changing market, LOOP President Tom Shaw said Tuesday at the South Central Industrial Association’s monthly general meeting at the Quality Hotel in Houma.

While the price of oil has been at a low for quite some time, Shaw said that LOOP hasn’t been feeling the effects in the same manner. Because

LOOP has a large amount of storage in its facilities, the over-production of crude is actually a positive for the company as producers, traders and refiners need somewhere to put the oil until the market balances out.

“More oil is being produced than what’s being consumed so on the consumption side, it’s bad. On the production side, a lot of projects were sanctioned. That oil’s coming onshore and coming to terminals and there’s not enough demand to take it. … We have a lot of storage facilities,” he said.

Again opposite of the current situation, when times were “good for everyone else,” Shaw said, it put pressure on LOOP because a lot of the oil that was pushed out was imported oil.

Over the years, LOOP has taken steps to capture other parts of the market. It has expanded into selling storage futures and some time ago added tank storage to its facili-ties to allow medium range tankers to offload at its offshore port. Now, two-thirds of the oil that LOOP handles is do-mestic and it accounts for seven percent of the nation’s refining capacity, Shaw said.

The company is also building seven new tanks at its Clo-velly Hub in Galliano to increase its above-ground storage by over 2.2 million barrels.

When completed, the six new tanks will join 15 other crude oil storage tanks at the hub to bring above-ground storage capacity to 11.2 million barrels and increase the total storage capacity to 71 million. The hub has an addi-tional 60 million barrels of capacity in underground storage.

“That’s the adaptation that we’ve had over the last several years,” he said.

LOOP is also looking into the possibility of adding facili-ties for loading vessels, destined for either international or domestic ports, at its offshore port. However, Shaw said that market may not be large enough yet to pursue, but the diversification is something to examine.

“We’re always looking to see how we can take the assets that we have and diversifity to where the needs are. We think that there’s going to be a lot of medium sour crude that comes onshore between Houma and Clovelly, potentially more than can move out of here. To be able to take this oil that can be produced and find a market, we can help get that loaded onto ships,” he said.

Currently, ships can be loaded with crude in St. James on smaller vessels so it would take crude in exportable amounts that would make sense being loaded onto very large tankers before it was viable for LOOP to pursue, Shaw said.

While he has no idea when the oil market will regain its balance, Shaw did say it is “coming back up.”

“We think that Canadian (oil) production is going to continue to grow. There are going to be imports from places other than Canada that are going to produce to keep their market. Global demand is going to have to grow to meet production,” he said.

For LOOP, its customers continue to show an interest in storage and the port doesn’t yet know where that ends but the demand is there at the moment and it will spur activity, Shaw said.

LOOP weathering oil downturn thanks to storage focus

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Economic Development Authority hires new chief

The Terrebonne Parish Economic De-velopment Authority approved an executive search committee’s recommendation of Matthew Rookard for its new chief executive officer.

The position had been vacant since former CEO Pat Gordon resigned in March due to health reasons after six months in the post. Gordon was TEDA’s first CEO after the authority lay mostly dormant for a year after it was de-funded in 2014 when its

main source of income, occupational license taxes, was re-allocated in the 2014 parish budget.

Economic development activities weren handled by the parish while TEDA was re-formed and re-shaped to once again stand as its own entity. The authority was of-ficially reformed in October 2015.

Rookard brings almost seven and a half years of ex-perience in economic development to the table. From 2007-2009, he worked with the Louisiana Economic De-velopment Authority as a project manager and following that he had a five year stint with Greater New Orleans, Inc. as the senior vice president of business development.

TEDA budgeted $100,000 for its chief executive officer this year.

Katherine Gilbert-Theriot, TEDA’s business retention and expansion director, had assumed the duties of the CEO on an interim basis following Gordon’s resignation.

Rookard, a graduate of Louisiana Tech, checks one of the boxes for the board that was the topic of much discussion when the search for the CEO began -- a local executive officer.

Gilbert-Theriot presented the board with options for finding Gordon’s replacement, mostly using advertise-ments through the economic development community. with organizations such as the International Economic Development Council and the Community Development Institute.

There was some hesitancy among the board about

advertising with national organizations as candidates from out of the state may take some time to settle into living in the area. Rookard has and is currently working in the New Orleans area.

Rookard was chosen from a pool of four candidates by the Board’s executive search committee. The other three candidates were:

-Katherine Gilbert-Theriot, the current business reten-tion and expansion director for the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority.

-C.A. “Chip” Peters, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., who has previously spent time working in the Greater New Orleans area as the executive director of LASBHC and the Louisiana Assembly on Schools.

-Nicole Nettleton, a Houma resident, who currently works in the Parish Planning and Zoning Department and as the owner of Virtus Enterprises, LLC. in Houma.

TEDA is a state-created organization with the purpose of promoting, encouraging and participating in economic development in the parish. Included in the agreement is the Terrebonne Economic Development Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that assists TEDA in carrying out its objectives.

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“Those of us who live in Gulf Coast states know that the chance of living through a hurricane strike in any given year is very real,” said Dennis Dawsey, vice president of customer service for Louisiana. “The areas we serve are prone to some of the most severe weather in the United States, from tornadoes to ice storms to hurricanes. That’s why we have a plan of continuous preparation, training and action that we call ‘Operation: Storm Ready’.”

“With that kind of experience we stand ready to help our customers, too,” Dawsey added.

Being storm ready starts with monitoring weather threats 24/7, 365 days a year. When a weather threat is confirmed, past experience, weather forecasts and computer modeling help Entergy form early predictions

regarding the number of power outages a storm could cause and how long restoration might take.

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Assessing damage, deploying personnel to the right place with the right materials and restoring power include processes Entergy continually plans and improves, thanks to its constant preparation and training.

“All of these critical functions are demonstrated and evaluated during our annual storm drill to ensure we are tested and prepared to respond prior to hurricane season” said Dawsey. This year’s storm drill took place on May 18.

As important as the actual restoration itself, however, is the company’s ability to keep customers in-formed.

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“One of our more popular communications tools is our ability to send text messages about storm and res-toration efforts,” Dawsey said. “You can sign up by texting REG to 368374.”

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John Deere Thibodaux awarded for safety commitmentFrancis Richard, factory manager at Thibodaux values

safety above all else. “We truly believe that before we do anything in our factory, safety is the one thing we must get right every day. The leadership team believes that if it’s our number one priority, then we will do well in all other aspects of our work.”

That commitment to employees has resulted in tremendous safety accomplishments at Thibodaux and caught the attention of several na-tional organizations.

In April, the Thibodaux team re-ceived two safety awards: the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star of Excellence Award for injury prevention and the Award of Merit from the National Safety Council, South Louisiana Chapter. This second award is based on how the company’s safety record compares to similar manufacturers in Southern Louisiana. These awards recognize the great lengths the team has gone to mitigate safety risks and engage employees in safety.

Richard continued, “Safety doesn’t happen in a short

period of time. It all begins with leadership, every single day, demonstrating that safety is their highest priority. It means that employees and their families can feel good that their loved one will return home uninjured every day.”

For safety manager, David Folse, it’s about the em-ployees, but also the customers. “Our employees are our great-est resource. They have the skill, knowledge, work ethic, and flex-ibility to build the best agricul-ture and construction products in the world. They can’t do that if they are injured at work or at home. We built upon the existing culture of caring for each other

and empowered the employees to focus on continuous risk reduction instead of injury rate numbers. This is not easy but the results are worth it.”

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Nicholls State University, received safety and health cer-tifications from Texas A&M University and has worked in the safety industry for more than 24 years.

He has served on SCIA’s Industrial Committee on Edu-cation and golf tournament committee, as well as Fletcher Technical Community College’s marine advisory commit-tee. He has helped provide Nicholls scholarships totaling $32,000 over the last eight years.

He also represents SCIA on the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority board.

“I can’t even remem-ber him telling me ‘no’ ever when I’ve asked him for assistance,” said Jane Arnette, SCIA executive director. “I called him on several occasions, and he was always, always there for me. ... If I’d need a sponsor for something, guess what? ‘Oh yeah, how much you need, Jane? I’ll help you out. No big deal.’ And he’d say, ‘I’ll see what I can do.’ ... His stability has helped to formulate and deliver the goals of SCIA.”

Retiring board members Ed Bouterie and Robert Clemons were also recognized.

New officers: Bill Blanchard of Gulf Island is the 2016-17 president; Cory Kief of Crosby Tugs is executive vice presi-dent; Paul Danos of Danos is vice president; Chett Chiasson of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission is secretary; and Charles Theriot of Charles C. Theriot and Co. is treasurer.

Blanchard encouraged companies to take advantage of the services and information provided by SCIA’s com-mittees.

“We will continue our close working relationship with our newly elected and existing state and federal represen-tatives and senators, making sure to keep abreast of any legislation that may affect our energy community moving through this year,” he said. “We all face challenges with con-

tinued downturn within the oil and gas industry, and we must stick to-gether to weather this storm as a group. We have survived these ups and downs before, and I firmly believe that by our companies’ contin-ued support of the SCIA, we can remain strong.”

Actor and former WWL-AM talk-show host John “Spud” McCo-nnell served as the guest speaker, sharing histori-cal and political facts and impersonations.

Oneil Malbrough, 2015-16 SCIA president, highlighted the organization’s achievements, including the development of the Work It Louisiana, Females Fueling Our Workforce and Mobile Oilfield Learning Unit programs, a job-matching service, scholarships and congressional roundtables.

The 2016-17 directors are Jared Toups of Oil State Industries, Stuart Faucheux of Express Supply and Steel, Mitch Marmande of Delta Coast Consultants, Robbie Naquin of Capital One Bank and Malbrough of GIS.

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SCIA awards $10,000 in scholarships to local studentsTen thousand dollars of college scholarships were

presented by SCIA to ten-member company children who attend high schools in the region. The presentations were made by the Dove family and SCIA executive vice presi-dent Bill Blanchard at its monthly general membership meeting in May.

Each year, in memory of Gordon “Bubba” Dove, his family presents the SCIA Gordon “Bubba” Dove scholar-ships to worthy students. Jackie Dove Broussard and Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove, representing the Dove foundation, honor us by presenting the awards.

The recipients of the five SCIA Dove $1,000 scholar-ships are:

Camille Elizabeth Marcel, daughter of Luke and Colleen Marcel from member company T. Baker Smith, graduate of Terrebonne High School who plans to attend LSU to major in design and business.

Theresa Ann Sevier, daughter of Matthew and Jill Sevier from member company CB & I, graduate of HLB High School who plans to attend ULL to major in accounting.

Jordon Renee’ Remont, daughter of Chris and Star Remont from member company Bollinger Shipyards, graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School and plans to attend LSU to major in biological engineering.

James Robert Gregory, son of Doug Gregory and Mary Morrison from member company Morrison Terrebonne Lumber Center, graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School who plans to attend LSU to major in Biology.

Brianna Elizabeth LeBlanc, daughter of Gavin and Gigi LeBlanc from member company Danos, graduate of HLB High School and plans to attend LSU to major in Biology.

Other SCIA scholarships are made possible through fundraising efforts such as the annual banquet, annual golf tournament and member donations. Five $1,000 scholarships were given this year.

Receiving the two $1,000 Nicholls scholarships are:Keely Marie Diebold, daughter of Mark and Kerry

Diebold from member company Safe-Zone Safety Systems, graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School and plans to major in mass communications and PR at Nicholls.

Katie Lynn Babin, daughter of Lee and Laura Bourgeois from member companies Volute, Inc and Business First Bank, graduate of Terrebonne High School and plans to major in business administration at Nicholls.

The SCIA Otis T. Logue Scholarship was developed 17 years ago and is in honor of the inaugural SCIA president.

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SCIA offers Job Match services to member companiesSouth Central Industrial Association, SCIA, has developed

SCIA JOB MATCH, which is a web-enabled application that will provide SCIA membership employee assistance.

The program will allow SCIA member companies who have experienced layoffs to list those people (with their permission) and their skills on the SCIA JOB MATCH site. It will also allow SCIA member companies who are seeking em-ployees to have direct access to those available employees.

Each member company will be setup with an account upon completing a form that must be returned to the SCIA office. This is to assure that ONLY SCIA member companies obtain access to the SCIA JOB MATCH site.

Once the form is returned, the participating SCIA member company will receive an email welcome letter, which will provide a link to log on to the SCIA JOB MATCH site. The member company account will allow the company to list the designated employees by job and allow SCIA member companies who are seeking employees to search for available employees by position and skills. Resume’s and/or work skills can be posted with permission of the employee, as well.

Member companies who sign up for this new SCIA service will automatically be notified of available appli-

cants of interest. The SCIA member companies with SCIA JOB MATCH ac-

counts will also be able to access the site through the SCIA website at www.sciaonline.net.

The concept for the SCIA JOB MATCH was developed during the 2015 SCIA board retreat where it was determined that the organization should address the issue of people being laid off. The response to that was the development of SCIA JOB MATCH under the direction of Jason Bergeron with Technology Professionals. The program, which is part of the SCIA Workforce Development initiative, was funded through the SCIA fundraising events that includes the annual banquet and golf tournament.

The purpose of SCIA, a non-profit organization of pri-marily industrial firms, is to provide a vehicle for business people to address issues indicative of industry in the bayou region. The organization is dedicated to the improvement of the industrial climate of our area and the energy related industry. The organization remains focused on creating a better understanding of the oil and gas industry’s needs and concerns.

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LA State Representative Jerome “Zee” Zeringue gives legislative update at the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana. Attending the meeting were SCIA Presi-dent Oneil Malbrough, SCIA VP Cory Kief, newly elected SCIA board member Mitch Marmande, BIG President Dwayne Bour-geois, Windell Curole, Reggie Dupre, Ronald Callais, Jacob Dagate and several members of the South Lafourche Levee District.

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Social media also plays an important role in keeping customers informed, with Entergy Louisiana placing a high priority on keeping its social media sites updated throughout an event. Follow Entergy Louisiana at these addresses: entergylouisiana.com, facebook.com/EntergyLA and twitter.com/entergyla.

Entergy Louisiana provides electric service to more than one million customers and natural gas service to nearly 93,000 customers in the greater Baton Rouge area through the operating company Entergy Louisiana, LLC. With operations in southern, central and northeastern Louisiana, the companies are subsidiaries of Entergy Corporation.

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The 2016 recipient of this $1,000 Logue scholarship is Reed Charles Arceneaux, son of Brian and Kristen Arce-neaux from member company Coastal Commerce Bank, graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School and plans to attend LA Tech to major in chemical engineering.

The Aimee Celeste Lagarde Scholarship was presented by the Bobby Barthel family in memory of their daughter. Mr. Barthel who is a past president of SCIA presented the $1,000 scholarship to Abby Lyn Wayne, graduate of Vandebilt Catholic High School, daughter of Mary and Michael Wayne from member companies Holiday Inn of Houma and NRE Power Systems. She plans to attend LSU and major in mechanical engineering.

Receiving the SCIA Industrial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is Tyler Edward Porche, graduate of Terrebonne High School, son of Karen and Claude Thomas and Derek Porche from member company ISR Physical Therapy. He plans to attend LSU and major in petroleum engineering.

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Chet Morrison Contractors announces a new tool for cleaning drilling and production risers that is safer, faster and more cost-effective than current methods. MUDBUG is an air-actuated, self-propelled device that uses oscil-lating brushes to clean debris build-up inside risers, moving through the length of the riser and back out again.

“MUDBUG is a giant leap forward in deepwater riser cleaning,” said John DeBlieux, vice president of Deepwa-ter Riser Services for Chet Morrison Contractors. “It’s not only more cost-effective and safer, it’s also better for the environment and customer’s bottom line.”

Unlike other methods, MUDBUG does not require high-pressure water to remove the rust, scale and drill-ing mud that builds up in drilling and production risers. Instead, MUDBUG uses only 120-psi air to operate, thus eliminating the problem of water disposal and risk as-sociated with high-pressure washing. MUDBUG can be operated by a two- or three-man crew instead of the usual five-man team required to clean a riser. Because the device is portable, it can easily be transported via plane or helicopter to any remote location either onshore or offshore. Its small job box (two feet by four feet) takes up very little space, making it ideal for rigs or other offshore operations. When operational, MUDBUG is ap-proximately three feet long and 19 inches in diameter.

The “MUDBUG” name was inspired by the crawfish, which pushes back mud and debris to make its home. It has been successfully tested and used in the offshore environment by major drilling contractors. The device comes with an extra motor and all brushes, and is avail-able exclusively through Chet Morrison Contractors in the United States, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Trinidad.

Chet Morrison Contractors introduces waterless riser cleaning tool: MUDBUG

Eric Tabor knew he wanted to run a company and get involved in local politics.

But he didn’t think he’d be doing both by the time he was 29 years old. The Thibodaux resi-dent was recently named CEO at Pipeline Construction and Mainte-nance in Houma a little more than a year after he was elected to the

Thibodaux City Council. Getting a head start on work isn’t anything new

for Tabor, who doing graphic design work as young as 14 years old. It was around that time that he was first introduced Michael Fesi II, who was immediately impressed by Tabor. The two would grow close over the next 15 years as Tabor joined PCM, owned by Fesi’s father, Mike Fesi, Sr. Tabor started part-time while he was in college at Nicholls State and moved up to full-time after graduation.

Tabor is a “problem solver” with an entrepreneurial spirit, Fesi II said. The average worker knows the ‘how’ to do their job, but few understand the ‘why’ behind it, he said. Tabor understands the ‘why.’

Three years ago, PCM was facing tough times. Fesi II and Tabor worked together to lift the company up. Two things rose out of that effort. First, the company became more efficient and offered new services. Now, they’re doing well even as the Houma-Thibodaux economy is amidst a downturn. Second, the Fesi family saw someone that they could trust to take over their company. “I wouldn’t imagine anyone better to fill that role,” Fesi II said. “Seeing him grow and expand and taking on new responsibilities, his mannerisms and professionalism has always been there, but I’ve seen him grow and mature as a person.”

Thibodaux city councilman named CEO of Houma company before his 30th birthday

Don Hingle, Executive VP and Reional CEO of Busi-ness Frist Bank has been appointed to the Greater New Orleans, Inc. board of directors for a 3-year term. He will be serving on the Public Policy Committee (which will support oil and gas issues) and the Coastal Resto-ration Ad Hoc Committee which works closely with Terrebonne and Lafourche on those issues.

Don Hingle appointed to GNO, Inc.Fletcher Technical Community College (Fletcher)

celebrated its 2016 Spring Commencement Exercises at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center. Chancellor Kris-tine Strickland presided over the fifteenth commence-ment exercise since Fletcher became a technical com-munity college in 2003. Special guest speaker was Mr. Greg Stock, CEO, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center.

Fletcher Technical Community College graduates 146 students this Spring

By: Jacob Batte Staff Writer, The Courier


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Bollinger announced a new contract to build 26 Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard. Lockport-based Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a new multimillion-dollar contract to build phase two of the Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard, the company announced today.

The FRC, the newest generation of USCG patrol cutters, is a replacement for the Coast Guard Island Class cutters that Bollinger built over three decades ago. “We are pleased with this award to build 26 FRC Coast Guard cutters. Our relationship with the Coast Guard began over 30 years ago and we are proud to continue building on that legacy. This is a testament to the skilled Louisiana based team of Bollinger employees,” Bollinger’s CEO and President Ben Bordelon said in a news release. “It’s great news,” he said. “It’s going to keep a lot of our citizens employed and bring a lot of income to the area.” Bollinger Shipyards has built more than 130 U.S. Coast Guard vessels over the past 30 years. Since 2008, the company has won $1.4 billion in contracts for 30 Fast-Response Cutters. The company also has built gambling boats, dredgers and support vessels for the remotely operated vehicles used for deepwater projects, as well as tugs.

In December 2014, Ben Bordelon, the chief operat-ing officer of Bollinger Shipyards, and the family that owns Edison Chouest Offshore acquired all of the assets and stock of Bollinger — a transaction involving two powerhouses in Louisiana’s maritime industry. Borde-lon took over from his uncle Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman and CEO, and Boysie’s son, Chris Bollinger, president and board member.

Edison Chouest, which builds and operates boats for the oil industry in the Gulf and worldwide, is Hou-ma-Thibodaux’s largest employer, with thousands of employees in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.

Bollinger Shipyards awarded contract for U.S. Coast Guard cutters

U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, has pre-sented LAGCOE (Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition) with the President’s ‘E’ Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The President’s ‘E’ Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.

In her congratulatory letter to the company announc-ing its selection as an award recipient, Pritzker said, “LAGCOE has demonstrated a sustained commitment to export expansion. The ‘E’ Awards Committee was very impressed with LAGCOE’s work to promote sales opportunities for oil and gas companies in international markets. The company’s extensive support of matchmak-ing activities was also particularly notable. LAGCOE’s achievements have undoubtedly contributed to national export expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American jobs.”

LAGCOE receives presidential award

Certified insurance counselor Edward Daigle of USI Insurance Services in Houma has been recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors, a leading national insurance professional organization. Daigle was awarded a certificate marking more than 15 years of participation as a designated CIC, which requires annual completion of advanced education and training. The Society of CIC is a nonprofit organization of The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.

Insurance employee recognized


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Synergy Bank recently began construction of its sixth location. The new 4,500 square foot office will be located at the corner of South Acadia Road and Erwin Drive in Thibodaux.

This is Synergy’s second location in Thibodaux, giving locals another convenient location for their consumer and business banking needs. Eight employees will oversee the new office, which will feature four drive-up lanes, a drive-up ATM, night depository, and safe deposit boxes. “The Thibodaux location on Highway 1 has grown to become the third largest office for the Bank,” said Jerry Ledet, President and CEO. “With that growth, we recognize the need for a second location within the community of Thibodaux. We are excited to open this branch to the local community and continue to provide excellent customer service in Lafourche Parish.” Tate Construction Group LLC is the contractor and anticipates completion by the end of the year.

Synergy Bank announces new Thibodaux location

The North Lafourche Levee District will provide equip-ment to assist the South Lafourche Levee District and Ter-rebonne Levee and Conservation District with construction and mitigation for two segments of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection Project from Pointe Aux Chene to Cut Off. The NLLD deepwater excavator will be used to support the dredging of Grand Bayou so that dredge material can be used to build up the first lift for Reach K of the levee system, closest to Pointe Aux Chene. The excavator will also be used to create marsh terracing as part of the wetlands mitigation required for Reaches K and L, which connect to the South Lafourche Levee System.

“These two segments of Morganza will be very impor-tant in providing hurricane flood protection to the western side of Lafourche, from Larose to Thibodaux. Anything NLLD can do to create these extra ‘hurdles’ to protect our own levees from storm surge is beneficial to our commu-nity,” says NLLD Executive Director Dwayne Bourgeois.

“We are delighted to be able to help our neighbors with this critical project,” he adds. Work on Morganza Levee Reaches K and L in Lafourche Parish should begin this year.

NLLD will help with Morganza to the Gulf levee project in Lafourche

Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed three men to the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District. Daniel Walker, of Houma, is an attorney with Watkins, Walker, Eroche & Hoychick, and Tenner Cenac, of Houma, is op-erations manager for Gulf Oceanic Marine Contractors. Troy Johnson, of Chauvin, is a retired conductor and former NFL player. Edwards also reappointed four men to the district. Tony Alford, of Houma, is an insur-ance agent with and part owner of ASLR, and Walton “Buddy” Daisy Jr., of Houma, owns Buddy’s Seafood Inc. Chauvin resident Carl Chauvin Sr., fleet maintenance superintendent with Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, and Montegut resident Jack Moore, risk manager for the Terrebonne Parish School Board, were also reappointed.

Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District appointments announced

New board member Rodney Gisclair (left) is sworn in by Bryce Autin (right), GLPC Legal Counsel. Also pictured: Chett Chiasson (center), Executive Director.

At a special election on April 9, 2016, voters in the 10th Ward of Lafourche Parish elected Rodney Gisclair, Sr. to fill Seat D on the Greater Lafourche Port Commis-sion board. Newly elected Port Commissioner Rodney Gisclair was sworn into office at a formal ceremony on May 11, immediately joining the nine-member board that has jurisdiction over Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Airport.

Rodney Gisclair sworn in as commissioner


T. Baker Smith (TBS) is taking surveying and data collection to a new level with its newly acquired AL3-32 LiDAR sensor. The AL3-32 is dynamic enough to attach to the new FreeFly ALTA hexacopter or mount on a vehicle. Equipped with 32 lasers collecting up to 1.4 million points per second, the AL3-32 penetrates tree canopies and vegetation to collect points on the ground, allowing TBS to customize data sets and processing methods to meet the clients’ project needs.

Revolutionary LiDAR Sensor added to TBBS UAS Solutions

Fletcher Technical Community College is pleased to announce that Vice Chancellor of Workforce Develop-ment Cindy Poskey has graduated with the first class to earn the credential of Louisiana Certified Workforce Developer (CWD). Ms. Poskey was awarded the CWD credential with fellow members of the inaugural class at during the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Board of Supervisors meeting on June 8 in Baton Rouge.

The CWD program is a first of its kind certification program designed to advance knowledge, skills, and relationships relative to economic and workforce de-velopment in Louisiana.

The CWD is a premiere workforce development credential that was developed as a result of the success-ful partnership between LED FastStart and Louisiana’s community and technical colleges, along with support from local and state economic and workforce develop-ment professionals.

“What we’ve developed here is second to none. I’ve been in programs in other states and this program is one of the strongest I’ve ever seen. We are strong and we will continue to be very competitive,” said Jeff Lynn, Executive Director of Workforce Development Programs at LED FastStart and one of the key facilitators of the program.

Fletcher Chancellor Dr. Kristine Strickland said, “Vice Chancellor Poskey is a leader in workforce develop-ment for both the Bayou Region and the entire State of Louisiana. We are proud that she represented Fletcher in the inaugural class to earn the Louisiana Certified Workforce Developer credential.”

The first cohort began training in September 2015 and included Workforce Solutions personnel from com-munity and technical colleges throughout the state of Louisiana, select personnel from the LCTC system office, and colleagues from the LED FastStart.

Future iterations of the program will include key players from other areas of LCTCS institutions, from local and regional economic development organizations, and personnel from other key state agencies and four year institutions.

Fletcher Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development earns Louisiana Certified Workforce Developer credential

In the News

Cindy King has been awarded the Certified Resi-dential Specialist Designation by the Council of Resi-dential Specialists, the largest nonprofit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Realtors who receive the designation have completed advanced profession-al training and demonstrated outstanding profession-al achievement in residential real estate. Only 37,000 Realtors nationwide have earned the credential. King is a Realtor with Town and Country Real Estate, 5958 W. Main St., Suite 2, Houma. She is a member of the Bayou Board of Realtors and PAT chairwoman of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Houma Chamber of Commerce, Lafourche Chamber of Com-merce, Houma Rotary Club, South Central Industrial Association, Houma Terrebonne Community Band, Bayou Civic Club-Larose, Louisiana Realtors Associa-tion and The National Association of Realtors.

In her congratulatory letter to the company an-nouncing its selection as an award recipient, Pritzker said, “LAGCOE has demonstrated a sustained commit-ment to export expansion. The ‘E’ Awards Committee was very impressed with LAGCOE’s work to promote sales opportunities for oil and gas companies in inter-national markets. The company’s extensive support of matchmaking activities was also particularly notable. LAGCOE’s achievements have undoubtedly contrib-uted to national export expansion efforts that support the U.S. economy and create American jobs.”

Realtor earns designation


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