In July, as Nicholls State University was celebrating its 10th year of playing host to some of the nation’s top football talent during the Manning Passing Academy, engineers and contractors were working feverishly behind the scenes to prepare for an important drainage project. The University received $1.2 million in capital outlay dollars from the State…

Aaron Adolph, ASLA, and founder of Nola + Design is a big fan of trench drain. He uses it on many projects across the New Orleans area — in residential backyards, around pools and decks, and in commercial projects such as leafy campuses, and corporate headquarters. Says Adolph, “In all our projects, and in everything we…

Construction is underway in Luling, LA on a $6.5 million building for the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. The building will consolidate multiple divisions into one location, and provide a state-certified training facility for law enforcement. The building is located on 2.5 acres on Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway. Above ground, there are many innovations, and…

When the Catholic High Bears open football for the 2014 season, they’ll do so on a newly redesigned and resurfaced field. Catholic High, of Baton Rouge, contracted Clear River Construction of Flowood, MS, to install the new facility. The project is in the final stages now, with completion expected on Sept. 1st. When completed, Catholic…

Steven Gros and TJ Truxillo, both of QSM, were invited to attend Waterman USA’s Waterman University in Exeter California. Waterman Industries designs and manufactures water control and irrigation equipment. The company presents Waterman University to provide education resources to people working in the industry. Gross and Truxillo attend the multi-day event, and came away with greater…

Swampland Dirt Services, LLC has been in business for 32 years. The company prides itself on providing reliable and efficient sitework and drainage contracting throughout Louisiana. “We’ve built a loyal clientele,” says Swampland’s owner and founder Randy Roberie. “I couldn’t have done it if I didn’t live by my word, which is to provide good…

Beverly Consruction, Inc. of Bridge City, LA, is currently on the job site at Parc des Familles on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish. It’s a massive job, to be completed in several phases, that will result in an expansive green space where New Orleans area residents can enjoy the outdoors. Beverly is serving as…

Jefferson Parish’s sporadic growth spurts in the 1950s and ‘60s created the drainage problems residents in some areas now face on a daily basis. Neighborhoods sprung up quickly, with new developments and thousands of home sites had to tie into an existing system that wasn’t designed for such rapid growth. Pipes installed prior to 1981…

Emerson Process Management started construction on its $17 million service center and regional headquarters in Gonzales, LA in January, 2014, but Integrated Pro Services was on the job site months before that. IPS, a building construction, heavy construction and environmental services company won the job to perform site prep and drainage installation at Emerson Process…

The LSU University Medical Center (UMC) construction project in New Orleans is a job site that almost everyone who lives and works in New Orleans can say they’ve seen. It’s a massive job, calling for thousands of personnel, working in all aspects of the construction industry, to build a new complex in Mid City, New…

CKY, Inc., a civil and environmental construction company based in San Pedro, CA, won a contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers to make improvements at Southern University’s Campus Road. The project calls for improvements to be made at Southern University Campus Road, Cap Section 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish. The scope of…

W.G.S. Contractors, of Thibodaux, LA, was selected to perform utilities installation on the expansion project for British Petroleum’s (BP) Houma Operations Learning Center (HOLC). Brian Perk, owner of W.G.S., said his company was brought on board to make improvements to existing drainage, retention and detention ponds at the BP facility. “We’re familiar with BP, and…

QSM is strengthening its position in municipal and industrial markets by acquiring Escher Equipment Company. The purchase makes Escher Environmental Sales a fully owned subsidiary of QSM. Escher Environmental Sales will operate — for a time — as a separate entity to QSM, but the plan is to make Escher Environmental Sales a division within QSM. The…

Lafourche Parish roads are going through a $6 million makeover aimed at improving drainage across a wide area as part of the Lafourche Parish Overlay Project. Barriere Construction is working with Duplantis Design Group at Plaisance Dr., Hyland St., North Willow St. and Twin Oaks St. The project calls for road and drainage improvements. Some…

Willis Construction Company was founded in 1985. It’s a family run business specializing in commercial, civil construction throughout South Louisiana. Willis built its business based on service and reliability, and a dogged attitude that says, “We can get more done with less.” Less what? Less hassle, less time, less aggravation. Owner Joey Willis and his…

The John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University is getting a major facelift, and Byron E. Talbot Contractor, Inc. is doing the first part of that work. Talbot won the bid to provide site prep and underground utilities installation on the campus in Thibodaux. The project called for an extensive list of drainage and…