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Shell to build natural gas plants in La., Canada
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday it plans to build a small-scale, natural gas-liquefaction plant in Geismar and one in Canada that will provide fuel for commercial customers. The c...
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National EMS Academy Education Coordinator Harry Murphy recently instructed a class during the mandatory anatomy and physiology portion of the paramedic program. The academy is a division of Acadian Ambulance and offers entry-level, continuing education and refresher courses for a number of emergency medical service career pathways.
Acadian Ambulance academy one of four accredited programs in La.
The National EMS Academy is one out of only four schools in Louisiana to have their paramedic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The commissi...
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AT&T invests in Louisiana infrastructure
NEW ORLEANS — AT&T invested more than $1.2 billion in its Louisiana wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing th...
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MidSouth Bank participates in America Saves Week
MidSouth Bank is participating in America Saves Week to help its customers and local communities adopt good savings habits. America Saves Week is an annual opportunity for organizations like MidSou...
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Bollinger to conduct job fair for Amelia facility
Bollinger Shipyards, based in Lockport, will hold a job fair from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday in Tallulah. With the support of Louisiana Economic Development FastStart, the job fair will take place at ...
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In a tandem effort between Marine Transportation Consultants and Canal Barge, Conrad Shipyard delivered barges CBC-374 and CBC-375 recently. In front, from left, are David Lane, Julie Spiers, Susan Stall and Merritt Lane. In the back, from left, are Terry Frickey, Joseph Gehegan, Lisa Gehegan, Bill Young, Mary Lou Conrad and Johnny Conrad. Submitted Photos/ Skeet’s Photo Service
Morgan City’s Conrad Shipyard christens barges
In a tandem effort between Marine Transportation Consultants and Canal Barge, Conrad Shipyard delivered barges CBC-374 and CBC-375 recently. These mark the fifth and sixth barges of a 16 barge cont...
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Dr. Donald Thibodaux of Morgan City looks over a patient’s medical information sent by a remote paramedic. Thibodaux is medical director at Safety Management Systems and a staff physician at Bourgeois’ Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic in Morgan City.
Morgan City doctor makes presentation on work force health, safety issues
Workers should receive a pre-employment physical examination and fitness-for-duties exams when returning to the work force if they medical condition has changed, said Dr. Donald Thibodaux, medical ...
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Jodi Satches, Bollinger vice president of Health, Safety and Environmental Services, receives the 2011-2012 Safety Professional of the Year Award from Signal Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd., Larry Toepper, vice president of safety.
Bollinger VP earns safety honor
LOCKPORT — Jodi Satches, Bollinger vice president of Health, Safety and Environmental Services, has been awarded the 2011-2012 Safety Professional of the Year Award by Signal Mutual Indemnity Assoc...
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Chefs back red snapper catch shares
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A group of celebrity chefs, including some of New Orleans’ finest, sent a letter to Congress last week urging lawmakers to maintain a catch-share scheme for managing red-snapper ...
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Locks of Love
Locks of Love
Lily Romero, 8, donated 12-inches of her hair to Locks of Love recently. Romero, a third-grader at Berwick Elementary School, is the daughter of Tiffany Romero of Berwick and Travis Romero of Bayou...
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Arnaudville brewery expanding operations
ARNAUDVILLE (AP) — What started years ago as a love of brewing beer and sharing it with friends and family has blossomed into a profitable multistate beer business for a family in St. Martin Parish...
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Fred Reggie
Reggie to lecture at Loyola College of Law
Fred Reggie, president of Fred Reggie Associates and The Trial Coach, has been invited by Loyola College of Law to address third-year law students on the application of storyboarding techniques to ...
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