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A monthly publication of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce
Volume 8 | Number 5 | May 2015
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Member Events 13
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Officers:
APRIL 2015:
Chairman of the Board
Stephanie Hebert
4/27 Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee
12:00 Noon - Chamber office
4/28 General Membership Luncheon
Chairman-Elect
Earl J. Eues, Jr.
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Courtyard by Marriott - 142 Library Drive - $25/person
Sponsored by Houma’s Town & Country Real Estate, Inc.
Speaker: Will French, President Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association
May 2015:
5/12 Executive Committee
8:00 a.m. - Chamber office
8:00 a.m. - Chamber office
8:00 a.m. - Chamber office
5/20 Government Activities
5/21 Education Committee
8:00 a.m. - Chamber office
12:00 Noon - Chamber office
12:00 Noon - Chamber office
KEE Environmental Services, LLC
Treasurer
Kate Theriot
Coaching for Change, LLC
Vice Chairman-Community Development Division
Chad Hebert
5/19 Board Meeting
Stephanie Hebert Insurance Agency
Workforce Logistics
Vice Chairman-Chamber Development Division
Paul Labat
Foundation for Terrebonne General Medical Center
Vice Chairman-Infrastructure & Economic Develop. Div.
Stephen Smith
Healthcare Committee
All South Consulting Engineers, LLC
Vice Chairman-Government Activities Division
Jason Bergeron
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Homewood Suites - 143 Citi Place Drive
Technology Professionals, LLC
5/25 Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee
Immediate Past Chairman
Donald A. Hingle, II
Business First Bank
Business After-Hours
5/26 General Membership Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Courtyard Marriott - 142 Library Drive - $25/person
Sponsored by Technology Professionals
Speaker: Chris John, President, Louisiana MId-Continent Oil and Gas Association
For more information about Chamber Events call (985) 876-5600 or Email: [email protected]
BOARD MEMBERS:
Ann Barker
Terrebonne Ford
Joseph Boudreaux
in memory of
Blackhawk Specialty Tools
Natalie Campbell
Campbell Technology
Consultants, LLC
Mona Martin Christen
Mona & Company, Inc.
Reggie Dupre
Terrebonne Levee &
Conservation District
William Eroche
Watkins, Walker & Eroche, APLC
Michael J. Garcia, M.D.
colonel
james edmond gueydan
South LA Medical Associates
Leroy Guidry
september 6,1916 - march 14, 2015
Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC
1986 president of
the houma-terrebonne
chamber of commerce
Baymont Inn & Suites
Cindy Landeche
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Mike LaRussa
LaRussa Real Estate Agency, Inc
Mike Lewis
Big Mike’s BBQ Smokehouse
Mitchell Marmande
Delta Coast Consultants, LLC
David Rabalais
Terrebonne Port Commission
Janel Ricca
Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center
Darlene Rodrigue
The Courier
Brian Rushing
Rushing Media
Kimi Walker
Chauvin Brothers, Inc.
Chuck Weaver Jr.
South LA Financial Services, LLC
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Chairman’s
Message
“Give Bayou” Supports the Work of Our Local Nonprofits
When it comes to moving a
community forward, everyone
has a role to play. Sure, there
are services that we rely on
government to provide, such
as roads and bridges, public
safety, and education for our
young people, but government
cannot and should not do it all.
There are many ways that we,
as business people and private
citizens, contribute to the welfare of our community.
The Chamber, for example,
works to bring local businesses
together to promote issues that
concern us all like coastal protection, education, economic
development, and health care.
And our local nonprofit organizations, many of which are
Chamber members, do an extraordinary job of serving the
unmet needs of our community
and our fellow residents with
their work in human services,
education, and coastal preservation.
On May 5, all of us in Terrebonne Parish will have an opportunity to support this great
work of our nonprofits through
an exciting new event known as
“GiveNOLA Day for the Bayou
Region, or “Give Bayou” for
short. Now in its second year,
GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour online giving event sponsored by
the Greater New Orleans Foundation that aims to inspire us to
give generously to the nonprofit organizations that make our
region stronger.
Here in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the Bayou
Community Foundation is coordinating a local component
to GiveNOLA to specifically
promote the 40 nonprofit organizations in our Bayou Region
that are participating in the
May 5 online giving event. Give
Bayou will include a “Giving
Celebration” on Tuesday, May
5 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at
the Bayou Waterlife Museum in
downtown Houma sponsored
by Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.
Volunteer-prepared lunches
will be sold for $5, with all proceeds going to a Lagniappe Fund
to be shared by Bayou Region
participating nonprofits. Representatives of the participating
nonprofits will also be there to
share information about their
work with visitors and laptops
will be available if visitors want
to make online donations to
their favorite charities.
For a complete list of “Give
Bayou” nonprofits and to learn
more, I encourage you to visit
GiveBayou.org. And if you can’t
make it out to the Waterlife Museum for lunch on May 5, log
on to GiveNOLA.org between
12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m to
make your online donation. For
as little as $10, everyone can be
a philanthropist on GiveNOLA
Day!
Terrebonne Parish has grown
and prospered over
the years because of
the unrivaled passion
our residents have
for our unique parish.
There is nothing like
our Terrebonne spirit!
I urge you to join me
on May 5 as we come
together as one Terrebonne community
to demonstrate this
great passion and
tremendous generosity by participating in
“Give Bayou!”
may 5, 2015
Non-Profit members of the
houma-terrebonne chamber of commerce
who are participating in
“give nola day for the bayou region” are:
Stephanie Hebert
2015 Board Chair
Stephanie Hebert Insurance Agency
Terrebonne Parish
A Place of Restoration
CASA of Terrebonne
Hope Extreme
MacDonnell United Methodist Children’s Services
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC
Options for Independence
Project Learn La-Terre
Terrebonne Children’s Advocacy Center
Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence in Public Education
The Foundation for Terrebonne General Medical Center
United Way for South Louisiana
Lafourche Parish
Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation
Bayou Country Children’s Museum
Restore or Retreat, Inc.
United Houma Nation
staff:
Suzanne Nolfo Carlos
President and CEO
[email protected]
Chantell Pepper
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Betsy Breerwood
Events &
Communication Coordinator
[email protected]
Kay Thibodeaux
Membership Account Executive
[email protected]
Heidi Ohmer
Intern
[email protected]
6133 Hwy.311 | Houma, LA 70360 | 985.876.5600 | 985.876.5611 fax
www.houmachamber.com
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notes from the
President
Louisiana’s Infrastructure – Grade C-
Suzanne Nolfo Carlos
President/CEO
Two Louisiana highways that
I frequently must drive along
are Louisiana Highway 311 and
Martin Luther King Boulevard.
You know as well as I that you
take your life in your hands
when traveling on these roads.
The traffic is heavy during most
of the day, and if you can, it’s
better to avoid them during
morning commute, lunchtime,
and afternoon commute. I
wish you lots of luck with that!
Park and Main aren’t much
better. In addition, because of
the heavy traffic, these Louisiana highways begin to show
the wear and deterioration of
the asphalt re-surfacing very
quickly, meaning large cracks
and potholes that wreak havoc
on our tires and suspension.
Former Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary, Dr. Kam
Movassaghi, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE,
recently spoke here in Houma
at an event co-sponsored by
the South Central Planning and
Development Commission and
Terrebonne Parish. Dr. Movassaghi presented information on
the awful condition Louisiana’s
transportation infrastructure is
in and offered some solutions.
His objectives in providing this
information are to outline Louisiana’s critical highway transportation issues, to offer strategies that address these issues,
and ultimately start meaningful
conversations towards a grade
‘A’ for Louisiana’s infrastructure.
In 2012, the American Society
of Civil Engineers rated Louisiana’s roads a D and our bridges
received a D+. Overall, our infrastructure received a C-. You
can learn more at www.asce.
org.
•62% of Louisiana’s 61,635
miles of roads are in either poor
or mediocre condition
•Louisiana ranks 41st in the
condition of rural interstate
pavement
•Driving on Louisiana roads
costs motorists $1.2 billion a
year in extra vehicle repairs and
operating costs – $408 per motorist
•Annual auto insurance cost
in Louisiana is the highest in
the nation: $1,277 versus the
lowest in the country, Iowa, at
$630
•Louisiana needs over $12
billion to address the backlog
of needs for our roads
•Average age of bridges in
Louisiana is 34.9 years. Bridges
are normally designed for a life
span of 50 years.
•29% of Louisiana’s 13,050
bridges are either Structurally
Deficient or Functionally Obsolete
•Louisiana needs $2.7 billion
to address its Structurally Deficient bridges
The reasons we are in this
situation, according to Dr. Movassaghi, is that we have inadequate funding at the federal, state, and local levels; the
management structure of the
Department of Transportation
and Development (DOTD); and
that local communities are unable to raise revenue for their
transportation needs.
To address the funding issue
Movassaghi has some interesting and sensible proposals.
First, replace the current 16
cents fuel Excise Tax with an 8%
Sales Tax on all fuels. It would
only cost the average driver an
additional $3.65 per month.
Then give 25% of these revenues to local governments for
their local and regional highway
networks. Next, provide tax incentives for private investment
in major transportation projects, and provide opportunity
for local governments to raise
revenue for local transportation projects. Finally, revenues
derived from the fuel tax must
be restricted to transportation
improvement use only.
Movassaghi goes on to propose restructuring the DOTD’s
management by replacing the
Cabinet Structure with a Commission, consolidating the nine
Districts into seven Regions,
and the reclassification and
distribution of the highway network.
To strengthen the communities’ role, Movassaghi suggests giving the Metropolitan
Planning Organizations more
decision-making authority, and
having Regional DOTD offices
collaborate with rural communities on planning, allocating
resources, and the development of infrastructure.
I found Dr. Movassaghi’s presentation interesting and very
informative. You may read his
complete report and PowerPoint presentation on our website at www.houmachamber.
com. Click on “A New Model
for Louisiana’s Transportation
System” at the bottom of our
homepage under Chamber
News.
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Focus on the Parish
Parish Government Bond Rating Among Best in State
by Michel Claudet
Terrebonne Parish
President
We are pleased to announce that the bond rating for Terrebonne Parish
Consolidated
Government is listed as being the
third best rating among
Louisiana’s 64 parishes.
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (S&P) has
Terrebonne Parish’s bond
rating listed as an AA.
This ranks Terrebonne
only behind Caddo Parish
and St. Martin Parish.
Our strong bond rating
is the result of the careful
management of taxpayer
funds as well as our strong
economy. A lot of recognition goes to our Parish
Council and Finance staff
for their leadership in ensuring the stable finances
of Terrebonne Parish.
Houma Earns District
Cleanest City Award
We are proud that
Houma has been named
the Cleanest City among
Louisiana cities with a
population ranging from
15,000 to 44,999 resi-
There really
is no place
like houma.
dents in our region.
In winning this award,
Houma will now compete
for the state of Louisiana
Cleanest City title with
other cities having comparable populations. The
date was April 17 for the
state level contest; however, the results were not
available by this publication deadline.
The annual Cleanest
City Contest is sponsored
by the Louisiana Garden
Club Federation with the
goal of increasing civic
pride and improving the
visual appeal of towns
and cities in the state.
Winning the Cleanest
City contest for our region
was truly a team effort. I
want to thank everyone
involved in making this
contest a success as we
look forward to winning
the state level competition.
Westside Boulevard
Bridge to be Widened In the coming weeks
work will get underway
to widen the existing
bridge that connects Park
Avenue and Main Street
at Westside Boulevard.
The existing bridge was
restricted to one-way
traffic with the extension of Westside Boulevard from Main Street to
Martin Luther King Boulevard. Once this project
is completed, the bridge
will once again allow
two-way traffic. Unfortunately this upgrade will
require us to close the
bridge to all traffic for approximately 6 months.
The Westside Boulevard Bridge is another
piece of our long term
plan to connect St. Louis
Canal Road to LA Highway 311 via this thoroughfare.
Residents will soon see
significant progress on
the extension of Westside Boulevard from Martin Luther King Boulevard
to the Equity Bridge. The
construction of the base
of the roadway has be-
gun and will require 10 to
12 months to settle.
Once the base is fully
settled and compacted,
work will begin on a
four lane roadway with a
grass median and a bike/
pedestrian lane. A traffic
signal will also be added
to the intersection of
Martin Luther King and
Westside Boulevard. Not
only will this road allow
for improved traffic flow,
but it will open large
tracts of real estate for
future development.
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Welcome New Members
BOARD
SPOTLIGHT
Cox Media
Steve Blair
(504) 358-6418
2121 Airline Drive, 5th Floor
Metairie, Louisiana 70001
Categories: Advertising
Mona Martin Christen
Real Estate Broker/Owner/Agent
Mona & Company Inc.
Valpak of Lafourche & Terrebonne
Jan Wiseman
Phone: (985) 226-5042
(337) 445-9035
7910 Main Street, Suite 428
Houma, Louisiana 70360
http://www.valpak.com/acadiana
Areas of Expertise:
Residential Real Estate, Luxury Homes
Sales, Commercial Real Estate, New Construction & Development.
Categories: Advertising, Marketing
Other Interests:
I love spending time with my new grandson, William, and my two children Kelli
and Dylan! Singing with the St. Lucy’s
Gospel choir, Fishing, Cooking, Gardening
and traveling.
Southwest Funding
Theresa Boudreaux
(985) 293-7456
114 Enterprise Drive, Suite C
Houma, Louisiana 70360
http://www.southwestfunding.com/tboudreaux
Why did you join the Chamber?
To network with all business people, small
and big. Also, to keep up with everything
going on in our local parish as well as state projects that impact us locally.
Categories: Mortgage Loans, Loans
Wayfarer Environmental Technologies
Why do you serve on the Board of Directors?
To have a voice in our community and to better serve Terrebonne Parish.
Michael Turley
(225) 916-6382
P.O. Box 11937
New Iberia, LA 70563
What is the Chamber’s role in the business community?
To support local businesses by helping them strengthen and grow their
business through events and programs.
Categories: Manufacturing
Divinity Home Health Services
Ella Kliebert
(985) 262-0445
200 East 6th Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301
http://www.divinityathome.com
Categories: Home Health Care
Progressive Coastal Consultants
985-746-4747
Jerome Zeringue
www.CALLDOUGS.com
(985) 709-1099
Categories: Environmental Consulting, Consultant
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Admission is $25 per person in advance and $30 per person at the door for members.
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One on One with Coastal Dredging Company, Inc.
The Chamber selects member businesses to interview and highlight in this monthly publication. Coastal
Dredging Company, Inc. was selected to be featured
as a benefit of their Ruby sponsorship for the Annual
Banquet. Earlier this month we interviewed Tommy
Kilbride to learn more about him and Coastal Dredging
Company, Inc.
In your own words, describe Coastal Dredging Company, Inc.
Coastal Dredging Company, Inc. is a small business
providing primarily marine dredging/construction services to clients throughout the Southeastern U.S. Our
focus is primarily on wetlands restoration and mitigation, oilfield channels, habitat enhancement, levee
construction, pile driving and installation of water control structures.
Tell us a little about the history of Coastal Dredging
Company, Inc.
We have been in business for 19 years and we are
locally owned and operated. The founders and incorporators of CDC have more than 50 years of experience
in the marine construction/dredging
industry. CDC was formed and incorporated in September 1996 with the
sole purpose of performing marine related construction projects.
Where is the main office located? We are headquartered in Slidell, La. (St.
Tammany Parish) located along Bayou
Bonfouca.
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What is the company’s specialty?
Our primary specialty is marine dredging.
How many people are employed by Coastal Dredging
Company, Inc.?
We have 22 employees. CDC’s success is due to its
employees’ dedication to excellent work, customer
service that exceeds expectations, and a safety program that has led to thousands of zero accident work
hours.
In what ways has your company changed the most
over the years?
Our company’s continual growth and expansion,
coupled with our proven record of consistently providing timely, quality services and customer satisfaction
has led to our current bonding capacity of $25 million,
and a reputation as an honest dependable contractor.
What do your clients like best about Coastal Dredging
Company, Inc.?
Our one-on-one service.
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What is the one experience you want for the clients of
Coastal Dredging Company, Inc.?
A job well done. Our goal is to not only provide exceptional services, but to cultivate and maintain strong
relationships with our customers.
What is your title?
President/Owner
What are your primary responsibilities?
Keeping my employees with a steady and dependable job and future.
How long have you been in the industry? How long
with Coastal Dredging Company, Inc.?
In the industry for 25 years, and with CDC for 19
years.
What do you like best about Coastal Dredging Company, Inc.?
Family orientation
What is your favorite part of your job?
Pleasing the customer.
Do you have a fundamental philosophy for life or business that you can share?
Arriving at ones destination is far more important
than the road traveled on.
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Photo Gallery
Blane Comeaux, Acadian Total Security President (center holding scissors) is joined with staff, friends and Chamber members at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in March. Acadian Total Security, a division of Acadian Companies,
recently acquired Houma based Safeguard Alarm Systems, Inc., after a more than 12-year partnership. As part
of the acquisition, Safeguard’s employees joined the other 4,000 employee-owners of Acadian. Acadian Total
Securities is located at 272 Enterprise Drive. For more information visit page 18 of this publication or http://www.
acadiantotalsecurity.com.
Bret Means and Marla Porche of Synergy Bank, Stephanie Hebert, Chamber Board Chair and Stephanie Hebert
Insurance Company, and Tim Blanchard, Assurance Financial visit at the Stella Learning Center’s Business After
Hours.
Special thanks to Stella Leaning Center for hosting the March Business After-Hours. The following Board members
and staff were on-hand to visit and welcome Chamber members to the event: (from left to right) Michelle Marcel,
Cathy Bergeron, Daisy Alviar, April Moore, Tammy Degruise, Beryl Amedee and Susan Gregoire.
Enjoying the March Business After Hours hosted by Stella Learning Center are Anh Tran of Spahr’s Seafood Company, Kimi Walker of Chauvin Brothers and Chamber Board member, and Richard Walker.
Suzanne Nolfo Carlos, Chamber President and CEO, Ann Barker, Terrebonne Ford and Chamber Board member,
and Tyler Blanchard, Classic Business Products attend March’s Business After-Hours hosted by Stella Learning
Center.
Stephanie Hebert, Stephanie Hebert Insurance Agency and Chamber Board Chair, Royal Richoux, Kate Theriot,
Coaching for Change and Chamber Board Treasurer, Kimi Walker, Chauvin Brothers and Chamber Board member,
and Richard Walker pose at the Business After-Hours at Stella Learning Center.
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Photo Gallery
Suzanne Nolfo Carlos, Chamber President and CEO, Stephanie Hebert, Stephanie Hebert Insurance Agency and
Chamber Board Chair, Brenda Leroux-Babin, Busy Bee Clinic and Women’s Business Alliance (WBA) Chair, and
Michele Vedros, Crown Marketing and WBA Steering Committee member enjoy the WBA’s Reveal Party at the
Chamber office.
Mary Wayne, Holiday Inn, Janel Ricca, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center and Chamber Board member, DeNeil
Brown, Women’s Business Alliance (WBA) Steering Committee member, and Meggie Benoit, Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and WBA Steering Committee member visit during the WBA’s Reveal Party at the
Chamber office. WBA recently went through a make-over and revealed its plans for 2015. For more information or to join WBA please visit http://www.wbahouma.org.
Ann Dupre, Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC), Mary Miller, TGMC, and Terrolyn Mitchell, Homewood
Suites by Hilton-Houma attend the Women’s Business Alliance Reveal Party at the Chamber office.
Denise Guidry of City Court of Houma and Bianca Dorazil of Unitech Training Academy attend the Women’s
Business Alliance Reveal Party at the Chamber office.
Angie LeBlanc, ABL Ventures, LLC, Laura Bourgeois, Coastal Commerce Bank, and Karen Rousse, Ramada Inn
visit during the Women’s Business Alliance Reveal Party at the Chamber office.
Stephen Waguespack, President of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry addressed the Chamber
membership at the March General Membership Luncheon.
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Houma-Terrebonne
Chamber Golf
Classic
The Chamber and its
Board of Directors
would like to thank our
sponsors, teams, volunteers,
and committee members
for making the
Seventh Annual Golf Classic a
SUCCESS!
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Member Events
APRIL 2015:
4/29 Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC Colorectal, Oral and Skin Cancer Screenings
12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Save-a-Lot - 836 Grand Caillou Road
For more information: (225) 215-1234, (888) 616-4687 or www.marybird.org
MAY 2015:
5/5 Give NOLA Day for the Bayou Region
EVERYONE CAN BE A PHILANTHROPIST
Suzanne Nolfo Carlos, Chamber President/CEO, Angie Rome-Walsh, Executive Director of the Terrebonne
Foundation for Academic Excellence (TFAE), George Robichaux, South Louisiana Bank and President of TFAE,
Stephen Waguespack, President of Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, Lionel Lagarde, Regions Bank
and TFAE board member, and Rene’ Williams, Brown & Williams and TFAE board member attend the General
Membership Luncheon in March. Special thanks to George Robichaux and the Terrebonne Foundation for
Academic Excellence for attending and sponsoring the event.
Midnight to Midnight
Support your favorite Bayou Region non-profits during this 24-hour online giving event
5/9 TGMC Community Sports Institute TFAE Run for Excellence
5:30 p.m. to 10:00 .m. - Downtown Houma
For more information: (985) 868-5881 or www.tfae.org
5/13 Hospice of South LA Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
10:00 a.m.
For more information: (985) 876-5600
Adult Education Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
5/16 Vandebilt Catholic High School Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
5/18 Ellender Memorial High School Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
5/19 H.L. Bourgeois High School Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
5/20 South Terrebonne High School Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
5/21 Terrebonne High School Graduation
For more information: www.houmaciviccenter.com
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Firehouse Subs franchisees Kevin Morvant and Tommy Morvant are joined by staff members, Bayou Cane Fire
Protection District representatives, and Chamber members for a ribbon cutting ceremony in April. Firehouse
Subs® is a fast casual restaurant chain with a passion for Hearty and Flavorful Food, Heartfelt Service and Public
Safety. Founded by brothers and former firefighters Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen, Firehouse Subs is a
brand built on decades of fire and police service, steaming hot subs piled higher with the highest quality meats
and cheeses, and its commitment to saving lives through the creation of Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®. The restaurant is located at 1826 Martin Luther King Blvd. Suite I.
USI Recognizes Top Producer & Leader
Mr. Michael J. Sicard, President/CEO
of USI Insurance Services recognized
Mr. Edward J. Daigle, CIC, PresidentLouisiana Operations, as one of its top
5 producers for 2014 in the Southwest
Region and ranked 29th in the country.
Daigle has been with USI for 26 years
and will be recognized by the company
at its annual celebration in Park City,
Utah. Daigle serves as President and
oversees operations in three USI offices located in Louisiana.
USI Insurance Services, Inc. is a leader in insurance brokerage and consult-
Sam’s Club Manager Chris Lotz, Center holding scissors is joined by Co Manager Denise Thomason, Assistant
Manager Leah Chiasson, Sam’s Associate Team and Houma and Lafourche Parish Chamber members to celebrate the remodel of the Houma store on located at 2174 Martin Luther King Boulevard.
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ing with over 4,400 dedicated, experienced, and
innovative
p ro fe s s i o n a l s .
USI is the third
largest privatelyheld insurance
broker in the
nation with over
140
offices
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Louisiana Cat and Caterpillar, Inc. Donates $50,000 to Fletcher
A check for $50,000 was presented to
Fletcher Technical Community College.
$25,000 was donated by Louisiana Cat
and another $25,000 was matched by
the Caterpillar Foundation Matching
Grant. The investments are allocated to
the College’s Marine Diesel Engine program in order to enhance equipment
used for training students.
Representatives from both Louisiana
Cat and Fletcher College were present
at the check presentation. Pictured
from left to right are: Jason Campbell;
Louisiana Cat HR Manager, Dr. Steve
Berrien; Fletcher Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Faye Williams; Fletcher
Dean of Technical Education; Andy Roy,
Fletcher Marine Diesel Instructor; Earl
Meador, Fletcher Chancellor; Lonnie
Latiolais, Louisiana Cat Safety & Training Manager; Troy Matherne, Louisiana
Cat General Product Support Manager,
Mike Truxillo; Louisiana Cat Engine
Technical Services Manager, Sally Boyce;
Louisiana Cat Marketing Manager, and
Ivan Acosta; Louisiana Cat Morgan City
Branch Manager
“This industry is in need of safe, qualified technicians and we are counting on
our partnership with Fletcher to help
fulfill that void,” stated Mr. Troy Matherne, Louisiana Cat’s General Product
Support Manager.
The Marine Diesel Engine Technician
program prepares students to diagnose,
service, and repair marine diesel engines. Students are instructed on how
to overhaul engines and their component systems, repair marine transmission and hydraulic systems, welding,
and rigging. Students employed in the
maritime industry earn a starting salary ranging from $40,000 - $50,000 and
after five years in the workforce, the
range increases to $80,000 - $90,000.
Chancellor Earl Meador commented,
“Because of the maritime industry being one of the strongest economic drivers of the state, this program plays a vital role in filling the workforce needs of
the region and the State of Louisiana as
a whole.”
The Chamber invites and encourages its members to join
at least one of our five committees:
Government Activities, Chamber Development,
Health Care, Education,
Economic Development and Infrastructure.
Please contact the Chamber at (985) 876-5600
for more information
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MBPCC at TGMC Announces New Clinical Research Director and Chief of Physics
State-of-the-art Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at
TGMC has named Cyndi Knox, MBA, BSN, RN, OCN,
CCRC, director of clinical research and Jonas Fontenot, Ph.D., chief of physics.
In this role, Knox is charged with setting the overall direction and development of the Cancer Center’s
clinical research program. This includes the design and
implementation of a portfolio containing clinical research projects to help cancer patients and physicians
more easily and effectively access leading-edge clinical trials. Knox will also take a leadership role in the
National Cancer Institute Gulf South-Minority Based
Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), an
initiative to help provide more Gulf South residents
with advanced cancer treatments.
“The goal of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at
TGMC has always been to provide the very best in
cancer treatment and demonstrate Terrebonne General Medical Center’s (TGMC) commitment to creating a healthier community,” stated Phyllis Peoples,
president and CEO at TGMC. “Expanding access to
advanced clinical trials for residents in the area is another way we are leading the region in the very best
in advanced, state-of-the-art cancer care available
right here in our community.”
Additionally, Jonas Fontenot, Ph.D., has been
named chief of physics, providing oversight of the
medical physics program at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer
Center at TGMC. In this role, Dr. Fontenot is responsible for the overall management and oversight of the
Cancer Center’s physics and dosimetry teams, in support of research, clinical and educational activities.
Medical physicists are a vital component of the cancer
treatment team, collaborating with radiation oncologists to design treatment
plans and monitor equipment and procedures to
ensure patients receive
the prescribed dose of
radiation to the correct
location. Their assistance
to other healthcare
professionals
is
crucial in optimizing the balance between
the beneficial
and harmful effects
of radiation and assuring compliance with applicable
federal and state regulations.
Jennifer Hamilton named Library
Journal’s 2015 Movers and Shakers
The Terrebonne Parish Library System is excited to announce that community librarian Jennifer Hamilton has
been named one of Library Journal’s
2015 Movers and Shakers.
Jennifer’s work with FLAG (Future
Leaders of America’s Gulf) as well as her
programs and partnerships with various community organizations throughout Terrebonne Parish and the region
have created lasting relationships and
successful achievements for the library
system and its patrons. In fact, her job
and its title as “community librarian”
is a testament to the need the community has for libraries, and libraries have for the community.
Jennifer’s Mover and Shakers
honor falls under the Community Builder category, and
we here at the library could
not be more proud.
Jennifer will be honored
at a luncheon at the annual
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national conference for the American
Library Association this summer in San
Francisco.
For inquiries or to speak with Jen,
please contact her at 985-876-5861 ext
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TGMC Raises Patient Care
Standards by offering Electronic
Patient Health Records
Award Winning TGMC Appoints
New 2015 Chief of Medical Staff
Terrebonne General Medical Center
(TGMC), nationally recognized healthcare organization, has appointed Edgar Feinberg II, MD, cardiovascular
surgeon, as Chief of Medical Staff for
2015-2016.
As Chief of Staff, Dr. Feinberg will
provide medical leadership and direction to TGMC’s highly specialized
medical staff. He will oversee medical
staff activities related to improving the
quality of clinical services and all other
functions of the medical staff. TGMC
has over 250 physicians and medical
specialists offering a variety of expertise from family practice to world-renowned cardiovascular surgery.
Dr. Feinberg is a progressive cardiovascular thoracic surgeon with vast
knowledge and proficiency in cardiac,
thoracic and vascular surgery. In January of 2009, Dr. Feinberg joined TGMC
and the Cardiovascular Clinic of Houma
in providing outstanding, state-of-the-
art cardiac care to our community.
“We are proud to have Dr. Feinberg
serving as our Chief of medical staff
this year,” said Phyllis Peoples, president and CEO of TGMC. “His knowledge and expertise will provide great
leadership to our dedicated medical
team.”
Terrebonne General
Medical Center (TGMC),
a nationally recognized
healthcare organization,
continues to be on the
cutting- edge of introducing advanced technology
to elevate our patients
experience with healthcare services. TGMC is
providing patients a safe
and easy way to access
their medical information
with a new state- of- theart patient portal called
“TGMC Connect”. “TGMC
Connect” is an electronic
patient health record
that can be obtained by
patients to manage and
maintain their health information. “TGMC Connect” streamlines a patient’s health records,
right to their fingertips.
Patients will be able to
access lab and other diagnostic test results, as
well as manage their list
of medications and other
aspects of their medical
information.
TGMC has implemented this breakthrough
technology to help ensure that patients have
a secure and convenient
way to access their medical records. This program
allows the patient complete control of their
medical history. “TGMC
Connect” helps support
TGMC’s Continuity of
Care by making the patient’s health information accessible. Patients
will no longer have to
make numerous phone
calls or office visits to receive their records; they
will be only a click away.
Nicholls College of Business Renews
Prestigious AACSB Accreditation
The College of Business Administration and accounting program at Nicholls State University have undergone
a successful accreditation review and
received an extension of accreditation
by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International
(AACSB). AACSB accreditation is the
hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less
than five percent of the world’s business programs.
“AACSB accreditation ensures that
we have made a commitment to continuously improving our academic
programs in business in order to provide a high-quality, innovative business education. It is truly a testament
to the hard work of our Executive Advisory Board and the quality of students, faculty and staff in the College
of Business,” said Dr. Shawn Mauldin,
dean of the Nicholls College of Business Administration. “The message is
clear — you can receive a top-notch
business education at Nicholls State
University.”
Offering six undergraduate and two
graduate degree programs, the College
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of Business Administration is among
the most popular areas of academic
study at Nicholls. Student enrollment
in the Nicholls business program has
grown 7.5 percent since spring 2014.
In addition to traditional degree offerings, the College of Business added an
online degree in business administration, which attracted more than 90
students its first year. AACSB accreditation, which Nicholls has held since
1983, confirms that the university is
delivering accredited degree programs
that prepare students for careers regionally and globally.
“The fact that the Nicholls business and accounting programs each
received reaccreditation without recommendations for improvement is
evidence of our dedicated business
faculty’s commitment to excellence,”
said Dr. Bruce Murphy, president of
Nicholls. “Thanks to their efforts, our
business graduates receive the highest quality education and prove it by
consistently setting the benchmark as
leaders and visionaries in the competitive business and accounting fields.”
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Registering for “TGMC
Connect” can be done
during patient registration. Patients will provide their email address
and be given an informative brochure with stepby-step
instructions.
There are no fees associated with this exceptional service. TGMC regards
health records and information as exceedingly
private. “TGMC Connect” is a secure network
that requires the use of a
login and password and
is regulated through the
hospital.
“TGMC is taking an active role to improving the
health of our community by investing in this
state-of-the-art technology that provides our patients the ability to view
their medical records
safely and conveniently,”
said Phyllis Peoples, President and CEO. “We encourage patients to take
advantage of this service
as we continue to offer
the latest modern technology while providing
exceptional healthcare
at TGMC”
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Fletcher Inducts 40 Members into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Fletcher Technical Community College (Fletcher) recently held its Chartering
Ceremony to become the official Beta Tau Rho Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society. At the ceremony, the College inducted 40 members. Guest speakers included Earl Meador; Chancellor, Dr. Derrick Manns; Executive Vice Chancellor, Dr. Steve Berrien; Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ryan Ruckel; Louisiana and Mississippi Phi Theta Kappa Regional Coordinator, and Holly Cheramie;
Fletcher Math Instructor and Phi Theta Kappa Advisor.
Inductees into the Beta Tau Chapter include: Icy Abraham, Lauren Barfield,
Donna Bennett, Inndia Benoit, Annette Bergeron, Haley Bergeron, Tiffany Berthelot, Makayla Bonvillain, Kimberly Boudreaux, Simone Bourg, Kaitlin Brown, Crystal Brunet, Lori Crais, Mia Crotwell, Megan Deroche, Kelsi Galliano, Sarah Gaudet,
Tiffany Gisclair, Darian Granier, Kerry Lapeyrouse, Tina Levron, Scottie Liner, Lacey
Lirette, Savannah Loupe, Shelby McCarty, Steven Navarrette, Nicole Orgeron, Callie Pitre, Taylor Pitre, Angela Portier, Shelly Robinson, Kira Rosenberger, Melissa
Sanders, Shelby McCarty, Steven Navarrette, Nicole Orgeron, Callie Pitre, Taylor
Pitre, Angela Portier, Shelly Robinson, Kira Rosenberger, Melissa Sanders, Shelby
Shay, Brittany Soileau, Travis Sparks, Angie Thibodaux, Holly Trosclair, Marissa Trosclair, and Hunter White.
Lofton Staffing Services Wins
Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Award
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Completes Acquisition of American
Gateway Financial Corporation
Business First Bancshares, Inc., holding
company of Business
First Bank (www.b1bank.
com), announced that
on March 31, 2015, it
completed its acquisition
of American Gateway
Financial Corporation,
the holding company of
American Gateway Bank.
As part of this transaction, American Gateway
Financial
Corporation
has been merged with
and into Business First
Bancshares, Inc., and
American Gateway Bank
has been merged with
and into Business First
Bank. The combined
company begins operations with total assets of
approximately $1.10 billion, total gross loans of
approximately $730 million and total deposits of
approximately $918 million.
Jude Melville, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Business First Bank,
commented, “We are so
excited and proud to embark upon this next stage
of our journey with our
new employees, clients
and shareholders. With
this partnership, Business First will be unique
among community banks
in combining depth of
coverage in the capital
region and breadth of a
state-wide footprint. We
look forward to working
together over the coming years to deepen the
commercial and personal relationships each of
our institutions have developed independently
and, as a result, contribute meaningfully to the
long-term success of our
state.”
The combined institution is the largest com-
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Lofton Staffing Services, a leading
staffing agency in the staffing industry, announced today they have won
Inavero’s Best of Staffing® Award for
providing superior service to their clients and employees (talent). Presented in partnership with CareerBuilder,
Inavero’s Best of Staffing winners have
proven to be industry leaders in service quality based completely on the
ratings given to them by their clients
and talent. With satisfaction scores
more than three times higher than the
industry average, award winners make
up less than 2% of all staffing agencies
in the U.S. and Canada who earned the
Best of Staffing Award for service excellence.
Focused on helping companies find
the right people for their job openings,
Lofton Staffing Services received satisfaction scores of 9 or 10 out of 10 from
71% of their clients, significantly higher
than the industry’s average of 32%.
“Lofton’s success has always been
measured by the people we employ,
from our internal staff to our assignment employees,” said Bart Lofton, CoPresident. “There are three traits we
look for in people: 1. Do you care? 2.
munity bank headquartered in Baton Rouge
and one of the top ten
institutions by size headquartered in Louisiana.
Business First Bank now
operates 16 offices,
including 15 banking
centers and one loan
production office in six
markets across Louisiana. Business First Bank
provides commercial and
personal banking, treasury management, and
wealth solutions services to private businesses
and their owners, operators, executives, and employees. It was chosen as
one of American Banker
Magazine’s Top 40 Banks
to Work For in 2014.
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Can I trust you? 3. Do you want to do
better? This provides a foundation of
service to our employees, customers,
and to our community. We are truly
honored to receive this prestigious
award from Inavero. We are very appreciative of those who helped us to
achieve it, including our inside team,
our assignment employees and our clients.”
“With a tightening labor market and
a need for growing companies to stay
flexible, staffing agencies are placing
more people into employment opportunities than at any other point in U.S.
history,” said Inavero’s CEO, Eric Gregg.
“More companies than ever before
need a staffing agency with a proven
commitment to service excellence.
Bestofstaffing.com is the place to find
winning agencies that place talent
with the skills you need in your city or
state. We are incredibly proud of the
accomplishment of our 2015 award recipients.”
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CIS Clinics Earn CT Testing
Accreditation by the American
College of Radiology
Cardiovascular Institute of the South
(CIS) clinics in Houma, Thibodaux and
Lafayette have been awarded a threeyear term of accreditation in computed
tomography (CT) by the American College of Radiology (ACR). CT scanning
— sometimes called CAT scanning — is
a non-invasive medical test that helps
physicians diagnose and tailor treatments for various medical conditions.
This ACR gold seal of accreditation
demonstrates that CIS provides the
highest level of image quality and patient safety. CIS earned this accreditation following a peer-review evaluation
by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the
field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and
quality assurance programs were all assessed.
The ACR is a national professional
organization serving more than 36,000
diagnostic/interventional radiologists,
radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine
physicians, and medical physicists with
programs focusing on the practice of
medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive
health care services.
CIS is one of the most respected
groups of cardiologists, representing
nearly every specialty in heart and
circulatory medicine. With a team of
nearly 500 dedicated team members,
CIS serves communities throughout
Louisiana, as well as national and international patients, at its 14 clinics. CIS
consistently positions itself at the forefront of technology by providing the
most up-to-date technology coupled
with compassionate care. This mission
has guided the institute for more than
31 years of service to south Louisiana.
For more information about CIS, call
1-800-425-2565 or visit www.cardio.
com.
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated thirteen automated external defibrillators, worth more than
$17,000 to the Bayou Cane Fire Protection District. The donated devices will ensure the organization is prepared
to provide life-saving assistance if a citizen goes into cardiac arrest. Firehouse Subs franchisees Kevin Morvant and
Tommy Morvant are joined by Assistance Chief John Poiencot, Fire Chief Ken Himel and other representatives of
Bayou Cane Fire Protection District.
Award Winning TGMC Appoints
New 2015 Vice Chief of Medical Staff
Terrebonne General Medical Center
(TGMC), nationally recognized healthcare organization, has appointed Ben
Adams, DO, cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, as Vice Chief of Medical Staff
for 2015-2016.
As Vice Chief of Medical staff, Dr.
Adams will support the Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Feinberg, in encouraging
the medical staff to promote health
and wellness to their patients, as well
as throughout the community. TGMC
has over 250 physicians and medical
specialists offering a variety of expertise from family practice to world-renowned cardiovascular surgery.
Dr. Adams received his Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine from Pikeville
College School of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Kentucky and began
his career at TGMC in November of
2009. He completed his residency in
Anesthesiology at Virginia Commonwealth University/ Medical College
of Virginia followed by a fellowship in
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at
Ochsner Clinic Foundation. He is
board certified in Anesthesiology by the American Board of
Anesthesiology. Dr. Adams is
Acadian Total Security Holds Ribbon
Cutting and Grand Opening Ceremony
Acadian Total Security, a division of
Acadian Companies, recently acquired
Houma based Safeguard Alarm Systems, Inc., after a more than 12-year
partnership. As part of the acquisition, Safeguard’s employees joined
the other 4,000 employee-owners of
Acadian.
Acadian Total Security celebrated
their grand opening on March 11,
2015, at 272 Enterprise Drive. A ribbon cutting was held with the HoumaTerrebonne Chamber of Commerce
at 1:00 p.m., and door prize drawings
were held from noon to 6:00 p.m. Visitors had the chance to meet with Acadian Total Security employees.
“The transition is a win-win for the
Tri-Parish area,” said Rick Morales, former owner of Safeguard. “Our people
and our company deserve the very
best safety and security services and,
with Acadian Total Security, that is
what they will get.”
Blane Comeaux, president of Acadian Total Security, addressed the
positive move forward. “Our goal is to
continue to administer the same exceptional service Safeguard has been
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providing the Tri-Parish region since
1973. We are proud to be the area’s
only local, full-service security, fire,
medical alert, and video guard services
provider. We look forward to bringing
the latest and most advanced safety
and security systems on the market to
homes and businesses in the area.”
Acadian Total Security has been protecting more than 150,000 homes and
businesses by providing expert monitoring services for alarm companies
across the nation since 1999. With
more than 40 years of emergency response experience, each of Acadian’s
six divisions is centered on the lifesafety and security industry.
Since 1971, Acadian has been committed to providing the highest level
of emergency medical care and transportation possible. In the past decade,
the company has expanded to include
a diverse suite of services in health,
safety, and transportation. Acadian’s
six divisions are Acadian Ambulance
Service, Acadian Total Security, Air
Med, Executive Aircraft Charter Service, National EMS Academy, and Safety Management Systems.
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one of the only anesthesiologist with
this highly specialized cardiothoracic
fellowship which makes him an expert
in his field.
“We are proud to have Dr. Adams
serving as our Vice Chief of medical
staff this year,” said Phyllis Peoples,
President and CEO of TGMC. “His
dedication to providing outstanding
healthcare as well as his expertise will
provide great leadership to our medical team.”
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Lifestyles
Center
EMR
Superior Ice Company, LLC
Trinity Insurance
Agency,
Inc./
Clubhouse Sponsor
Cajun Meat Market
Southwest
Funding
ASLR - Alford
Staples Lapeyre &
Firehouse Subs
RobichauxBank
Insurance
United Community
EMR
Clubhouse Sponsor
ASLR - Alford Staples Lapeyre &
Robichaux Insurance
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GOURMET
Sandwiches
7 Delicious Sandwiches to Choose From:
• Pesto Chicken
• Croissant Club
• Turkey & Brie on Focaccia
• Caprese
• Ham & Smoked Gouda
• Blackened Chicken Salad Croissant
• Columbus Italian Hogie
4.99
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