When the Ruston Housing Authority set out to improve the residential experience for the families it serves, the goal wasn’t just functional — it was thoughtful. The project team wanted surfaces that looked good, held up over time, and fit within a cohesive landscape design. That’s how TrueGrid® permeable pavers ended up underfoot at 20…

QSM is proud to announce its membership in The Mississippi Road Builders’ Association — a step that feels like a natural extension of our mission and a sign of our deepening roots in the state. For nearly a century, the Association has been the backbone behind Mississippi’s highways, bridges, and infrastructure projects. The MRBA is…

QSM recently played a critical role in a major municipal infrastructure project in Church Point, Louisiana, supplying Evco Development with high-performance HP Pipe from ADS and Waterman gates — two strategic choices that delivered lasting value and impressive cost savings to the community. Protecting Church Point from Flooding Like many South Louisiana towns, Church Point…

Jefferson Parish’s Elmwood Parkway Drainage Project, which broke ground in 2025, reflects a practical approach to solving longstanding drainage issues in a low-lying part of Metairie. To carry out the work, parish officials selected Hard Rock Construction, a contractor with deep experience in complex civil infrastructure throughout South Louisiana. The main objective: increase drainage capacity…

With a solid display of project coordination and local expertise, QSM has successfully completed its role in First Solar’s groundbreaking $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The project, which will create more than 700 direct manufacturing jobs, showcases QSM’s ability to manage complex supply chains while maintaining strict budget and timeline requirements.  QSM…

In and around New Orleans, infrastructure projects are a constant presence, and these types of projects shape our built landscape, improve our quality of life, and ensure resilience with stormwater management, subsidence, and flood control. Amid this ongoing construction, two local companies have worked together to deliver results across New Orleans, and throughout south Louisiana…

When Bayou Community Academy broke ground on its new school complex earlier this year, it did so in the face of driving rain. Yet, families gathered at the Warren J. Harang Auditorium in Thibodaux, where members of the board were able to symbolically kick off construction on a new, 70,000 square foot building. “Oh, I…

Onshore Materials, LLC develops tailor-made solutions for heavy civil construction, with a solid reputation, and completion of many large-scale projects across the Gulf South, and that’s why The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded a contract for constructing the eighth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm…

CCC Brings Expertise and Reliability to Louisiana’s Industrial Corridor Civil Construction Contractors is a licensed general contractor servicing the industrial and petrochemical industry in Southeast Louisiana since 1983, and QSM has a long-standing relationship with CCC. “We’ve done business with Civil for more than 20 years,” says Jonathan Wilhite, “They have met and worked with…

When Evan Fortier founded EvCo Development, he set out with a vision and a plan. That plan was to start small, build relationships, and grow based on the trust earned from jobs well done. Looking back on EvCo’s growth in the construction industry, it sure looks like he’s hit his mark. QSM’s Corey Cloninger had…

QSM works with many customers across Louisiana and the Gulf South. One of its longest relationships is with Larry Loyd Construction Company, Inc. of Abita Springs. Larry Loyd performs turn-key civil construction across southeast Louisiana.  Recently, Larry Loyd and its team called on QSM to provide solutions on a variety of projects in St. Tammany…

TD Construction Group, LLC, a general contractor based in the Houma-Thibodaux area, called on QSM to supply drainage solutions for a new residential development in Thibodaux.  St. Mary’s Place sits near the intersection of Percy Brown Road and LA-308. It covers an area of 43 acres and will be comprised of 93 lots total once…

TRUEGRID® permeable pavers have become a common sight in and around New Orleans since QSM first began representing TRUEGRID® in Louisiana.  There is good reason for that; it’s because this innovative, permeable paving solution is a perfect fit for the complex drainage and stormwater management issues facing the city. TRUEGRID® permeable pavers have been used…

Burgard Plumbing & Heating, Inc. called on QSM for Nyloplast when it won a contract to install subsurface drainage on a project in Houma, LA. This civil construction project was completed for Courier Labs, LLC. It required redevelopment of a well-known building in Houma — the Houma Courier News building.  Now owned by Courier Labs, LLC…

StormTech Detention Systems are designed to alleviate water runoff, and mitigate flooding in urban areas. StormTech also is useful where space is at a premium. StormTech chambers can be used for commercial, municipal, industrial, recreational and residential applications, and one of the key advantages of the StormTech chamber system is its design flexibility. That’s why…

Flood control is an important part of infrastructure management, and it’s a vital necessity to residents and businesses in South Louisiana. That’s why St. Charles Parish allocated more than $15 million in funding to flood protection projects in Paradis.  QSM supplied two large slide gates on a portion of these projects. The slide gates —…