John Hunt, Director of Grounds at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, and Seth Thibodeaux, Head Coach of the NSU baseball team knew they had a drainage problem on their hands at the campus baseball facility, but they weren’t quite sure what to do about it. South Louisiana is known for frequent afternoon and early evening…

The Louisiana Department of Transportation Development (LADOTD) awarded Barriere Construction Co., of Metairie, the public contract to install drainage, elevate and repave a seven mile stretch of Louisiana Hwy. 23 (LA23) in Plaquemines Parish. QSM provided drainage supplies to Barriere, which called for round reinforced concrete pipe, reinforced concrete pipe arch, precast concrete catch basins,…

Citadel Construction won the bid to build a new campus for Academy of Our Lady High School in Marrero. It contracted Beverly Construction to perform site prep and drainage installation, and Beverly called on QSM for drainage and site prep materials. The project began earlier this summer with QSM delivering product to Beverly Construction throughout…

When the Lafourche Parish School Board needed to complete a tight turn on a paving and drainage job at Lower Larose Elementary, Foret Contracting Group was able to step up to the plate and meet the tight deadline. “This job needed to be done in fast fashion,” says Benton Foret, CEO. “QSM was a large…

Beverly Construction is no stranger to large projects, and they’re no stranger to soil conditions, drainage requirements and site prep in Southeast Louisiana. As such, the company was called on to perform site prep and drainage on the new Walmart location at the Southwest corner of I-10 and Bullard Ave. in East New Orleans. Groundbreaking…

Magee Excavation & Development recently completed a project for the St. Tammany Parish School Board. It required extensive knowledge of drainage, storm water runoff and water control. It also had a tight deadline with all work needing to be completed in 50 calendar days or less. Skip Magee, owner of the company, says this is…

In many ways, you can say Larry Loyd Construction, Harcot Construction and QSM are siblings — corporately speaking. The three firms are all in the Civil Construction industry. Based in South Louisiana, all three companies have “sort of grown up together through the years,” says Josh Loeske, CEO at QSM. Chad Hambacher, President of Larry Loyd…

The new Walgreen’s facility at Clearview Blvd. and Airline Drive in Metairie, required an underground detention system to enable the site to comply with storm water runoff regulations, and to facilitate optimum drainage for the area. Lanco Construction was awarded the project as general contractor, and they knew just who to call for the site…

Scott Johnson, Field Superintendent at Leon Lowe & Sons, Inc., says it’s always a pleasure to work with QSM. “They have the products on the job when we need them. Nothing ever slows down. We work with QSM all the time.” In fact, Leon Lowe & Sons has been choosing drainage pipe and site prep…

The St. James Parish Hospital In Lutcher, La. has grown since opening its doors in 1995. New buildings, additional clinics and ancillary service centers have all increased the need for additional parking and roadway infrastructure at the campus. As any public works project manager knows — with growth comes redesign. St. James recently sought to…

Gene Robichaux, Vice President of Low Land Construction Co., Inc., says he and his company go “a ways back” with QSM. “I’ve been buying from them since they got started,” says Robichaux. “I was one of their first customers when they opened in Schriever.” It was no surprise when Robichaux called on QSM to provide…

The Costco Wholesale Corp. project is one of the most talked about and recognizable job sites in the New Orleans area. QSM provided drainage materials to the job through its customer, Cooper Contracting Group, of Harvey, LA. Cooper Contracting was subcontracted by Durr Heavy Construction, LLC to perform site utilities (water, sewer, drainage) on the…

Byron E. Talbot Contractor, Inc. excels at construction projects in the industrial sector. Rightly so, as so much of South Central Louisiana’s business revolves around industrial plants and fabrication yards related to offshore shipping and the oil & gas industry. When K&B Machine Works, LLC decided to expand its business at an existing location in…

When it was time to relocate Grand Caillou Middle School in Terrebonne Parish, B&B Underground knew exactly who to call for its drainage materials. “We chose QSM because we have had a good relationship with them for many years, and also because we’ve done several large, successful projects with them in the past,” said Joe…

The owners of Laguna Beach Volleyball Complex had visions of building a top notch sports facility for the Baton Rouge Metro area. Their recent decision to install a Hydraway 2000 Drainage system puts them closer to realizing that dream. In fact, installing the Hydraway Drainage system puts them on par with world class facilities such…

Performing complicated construction projects at the Port of New Orleans is no light task, but KASS Bros., of Westwego, LA, welcomed the challenge on France Road in East New Orleans. Specialists in sitework preparation, underground utilities and concrete paving, KASS Bros. worked with the Port’s Construction Services Division to completely overhaul drainage improvements at Pump…