Month: March 2026

Recap: St. Mary Parish High School Welding Competition

Date of Event: 03/21/2026 Location: New Industries, Inc., 6032 Railroad Ave, Morgan City, LA 70380 Number of Attendees: 53 students in competition with 100+ attendees including multiple co-sponsors Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Dr. Joshua Burgess, AWS President – Presented Scholarship on behalf of District 9 and spoke to attendees.Anthony Blakeney – AWS District 9 Director- Presented District 9 ScholarshipDenis…

Recap: March Section Meeting

Date of Event: 03/19/2026 Location: Gulf Island Fabrication, 567 Thompson Rd Houma, LA 70363 Number of Attendees: 14 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Presenter – Dean Dupre, Gulf Island, LLC’s Offshore Dept. Manager (AWS – SCWI & CRI) – Shared the presentation on Gulf Island’s production capabilities and services that are provided. Past Section Vice Chair and AWS Lifetime…