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The Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau was honored at the Lt. Governor’s Tourism Summit in Lake Charles. Front, from left, are Katie Tamporello, bureau assistant; Jay Dardenne, lieutenant governor of Louisiana; Carrie Stansbury, bureau executive director; and Regina Wiese Wheeler, Visitor Center supervisor. Back, from left, are Al Kuhlman, tourism board member; Nelson Cortez,tourism treasurer; and Carmen Papania, bureau office manager.
St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau wins state award
Staff Report The St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission was awarded the “Outstanding Convention Visitors Bureau of the Year” for 2011-2012 for budgets $250,000 to $750,000 Thursday at the Lt. Governor’...
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McDermott wins contract
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded a contract for the new Ayatsil-B drilling platform for PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion in the Bay of Campeche Ayatsil...
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Cherie Hidalgo Laiche
Laiche joins KCSC Financial Services
KCSC Financial Services is expanding its services in its Morgan City location with an additional financial advisor added to its staff. Cherie Hidalgo Laiche, an accredited asset management speciali...
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2012 was a record-setter for Patterson State Bank
Bill Marin, Patterson State Bank board chairman, announced Monday that 2012 was a record-setting year for the bank. “Our yearend earnings numbers for the bank show that we had a net income of $2,1...
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Jimmy O. Johnson, right, of Morgan City has retired from M C Bank. Congratulating Johnson is Larry Callais, bank chief executive officer, at a social held Jan. 11 for Johnson at the M C Bank in Morgan City.
Johnson retires from M C Bank
After 40 years of service, Jimmy O. Johnson, right, of Morgan City has retired from M C Bank. Johnson began his employment with Morgan City Bank in 1973 as one of the main office couriers. In 1997,...
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Heart procedures now performed through wrist
Teche Regional’s Ron Callegari, cath lab director, and Dr. Juan Escarfuller, a Morgan City cardiologist, recently were featured in Cath Lab Digest. The pair visited Arkansas Heart Hospital, which s...
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Transocean issues fleet status report
ZUG, SWITZERLAND — Transocean issued a comprehensive fleet status report Jan. 17, which provides current status and contract information for the company’s entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs. Th...
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Stephen Graham
Graham new OTC director
HOUSTON — Stephen Graham recently was named the new executive director of the Offshore Technology Conference. His appointment was approved by the board of directors at its meeting Jan. 12. In this ...
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Safety Management Systems, a division of Acadian Ambulance, recently held a graduation ceremony for the eighth class of the Attraction, Recruitment and Deployment program. Graduates are Ben Neustrom, Joey Moore, Dustin Volkmann, Billy Stewart, Matthew Furstoss, Brett Pugh, Erin Whyman, August Reynolds, Joshua Milliken, Robert Ellis, Andrew Baker and Jay Muller.
Acadian Ambulance’s Safety Management Systems holds graduation for ARD class
The Attraction, Recruitment and Deployment program was designed by Safety Management Systems in an effort to produce thoroughly prepared health, safety and environment technicians for the oil and g...
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Privatization under way for Lake Charles hospital
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A private operator has agreed to run the LSU hospital in Lake Charles that cares for the uninsured, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration announced Friday. The agreement is part of ...
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Sikes wins Success to Significance award
DALLAS — 1st Global, a research and consulting partner for high-achieving CPA firms offering wealth management, congratulated Larry Sikes, chief executive officer of DSF Wealth Management in Lafaye...
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Cleco receives Emergency Assistance Award
WASHINGTON — The Edison Electric Institute recently honored Cleco with the association’s 2012 Emergency Assistance Award for the company’s efforts to help other electric utilities restore power fol...
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