Date of Event: 11/01/2025 Location: New Orleans Pipe Trades, 2541 N. Arnoult Rd., Metairie, LA 70002 Number of Attendees: 90 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): District 9 Director – Anthony Blakeney participated in the event. Event Summary: The AWS New Orleans Section held its 19th Annual Student Welder Competition on November 1, 2025. The event was hosted by New Orleans Pipe…
Date of Event: 09/16/0025 Location: Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 60, Metairie, Louisiana Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Jeff Quibodeaux, Ricky Tamor, Chad Bachemin, Vincent Rabalais w/Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC, Almonaster Operations Center Event Summary: The New Orleans Section held its September General Meeting which was sponsored by Boh Bros. Construction, LLC, Almonaster Operations Center.…
Date of Event: 09/10/2025 Location: AWS Fabtech 2025, Chicago, IL Presenter/Notable Guest(s): AWS President Dick Holdren Event Summary: AWS District 9 Director, Anthony Blakeney taking a photo of AWS President Dick Holdren presenting Bruce Hallila his 50 Year Gold Membership plaque at Fabtech in Chicago 9-10-2025. The AWS New Orleans Section would like to say Congratulations to Bruce…
Date of Event: 05/20/2025 Location: Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 60, 3515 N. I-10 Service Rd W., Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Number of Attendees: 40 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mr. J.Todd Kale with Baron & Budd, P.C. Event Summary: Mr. Kale provided a very informative interactive presentation on asbestos exposures in the workplace and home. There were many questions that were…
Date of Event: 03/26/2025 Location: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Metairie, LA Event Summary: AWS New Orleans Section’s Officer Bruce Hallila has been participating as a Judge for the Greater New Orleans (GNO) Science and Engineering Fair on behalf of the Section for many years. This year was no exception. The Judging of the GNO S&E Fair…
Date of Event: 02/18/2025 Location: Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering Fair held at Tulane University Number of Attendees: 250 approximately Event Summary: The GNOSEF at Tulane was held 2-18&19, 2025. The N.O. Section judges projects & awards per this criteria; “A $150 check & Certificate & copy of the WJ in the Senior Division and…
Date of Event: 10/15/2024 Location: Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 60 Assembly Hall, 3515 N. I-10 Service Rd. W, Metairie, LA 70002 Number of Attendees: 43 Event Summary: The AWS New Orleans Section held its October General Meeting on October 15th, 2024. The meeting was sponsored by the Boh Bros Construction with our speakers being Vincent Rabalais,…
Date of Event: 11/09/2024 Location: New Orleans Pipe Trades, 2541 N. Arnoult Rd., Metairie, Louisiana Number of Attendees: 98 Event Summary: The AWS New Orleans Section hold it’s 18th Annual Student Welder Competition on November 9, 2024. AWS New Orleans Section Student Members from surrounding High Schools, Career Centers, Technical & Community Colleges, Universities, Trades Schools,…
Date of Event: 11/19/2024 Location: Delgado Community College – River City Campus, 709 Churchill Parkway Avondale, Louisiana 70094 Number of Attendees: 60+ Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Alcindo Frey(DCC Lead Welding Instructor) Kalid Gross(DCC Vice Chancellor) Event Summary: This was AWS New Orleans Section’s first meeting at the new state-of-the-art Delgado Community College River City Campus. Vice Chancellor Gross and Lead…
Date of Event: 04/11/2024 Location: 2024 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, Main Street, Ponchatoula, Louisiana (4/11 through 4/14/2024) Number of Attendees: Over 750,000 attendees with approximately 2,500 visiting and experiencing the exhibit. Presenter/Notable Guest(s): AWS Staff (Andre Mosley) and District 9 Director, Anthony Blakeney Event Summary: The AWS Careers in Welding Demonstration Exhibit (Trailer) was displayed at the 2024 Ponchatoula…