FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Local ABC Contractor Members Receive National Safety Recognition
 
BATON ROUGE, La. (10/28/15) – The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recognized 33 contractor members with the prestigious Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) awards at the quarterly Industrial Contractor Council luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015.
 
Established in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee, STEP is an organized approach for analyzing and developing safety and loss prevention programs. The Key Component System forms a 20-point guide to starting, updating or auditing a company-wide safety program.
 
The Pelican Chapter congratulates the following ABC member companies for their accomplishments:

• Bengal Crane & Rigging
• Coastal Bridge Company, LLC
• Creative Resource Group
• Group Industries, LLC
• James Construction Group, LLC
• MAPP Construction, LLC
• Primoris Services Corporation
• The Lemoine Company, LLC
• Trade Construction Co., LLC
• Vector Electric & Controls, Inc.
• Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC
• Ernest P. Breaux Electrical, Incorporated
• EXCEL Contractors, Inc.
• NAES Industrial/Greenberry Industrial
• Moore Construction, Inc.
• Pala Interstate
• Petrin Corporation
• Turner Industries Group, LLC
• Wharton-Smith, Inc.
• Triad Electric & Controls, Inc.
• Barriere Construction Company, LLC
• Brock Services, LLC
• Cajun Industries, LLC
• CB&I
• ISC Constructors, LLC
• Kostmayer Construction, LLC
• Maintenance Enterprises
• MMR Constructors, Inc.
• PCL Industrial Construction Co.
• Performance Contractors, Inc.
• REPCON, Inc.
• Westgate, LLC

 
 
 
The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) was incorporated in 1980 and has grown to over 500 members, covering 52 parishes ­in Louisiana. It has developed into a statewide, diverse, non-profit, trade association of contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and associates who have joined together to advance the construction industry by aggressively supporting their mission, to promote and protect the Merit Shop Philosophy and the principles of the free enterprise system in the construction industry. The Pelican Chapter continues to enhance the image of the construction industry by providing craft training, political influence and business opportunities for all of its members. ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ABC PACs Endorse Legislative Candidates
 
BATON ROUGE, LA (10/13/15) – On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, ABC Merit PAC, the political action committee of the Associated Builders and Contractors New Orleans/Bayou Chapter, and ABC Pelican PAC, the political action committee of the Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter, announced several endorsements for the 2015 fall Legislative elections.
The ABC Merit PAC and ABC Pelican PAC support candidates for elective state or local office within the state of Louisiana who embrace the basic principles of our American system of government, the free enterprise system and the merit shop philosophy. The purpose of the ABC PACs is to support candidates who have committed to fight for a more prosperous economy and a higher standard of living for the people of Louisiana through the growth of a vibrant merit shop construction industry within the State; candidates that will leverage Louisiana’s unique advantages to raise families and gain positive returns on business opportunities.
 
Multiple factors were used during the candidate evaluation process which led to the endorsement of the following candidates:

• Representative Alan Seabaugh (R - Shreveport, House District 05)
• John Stephens (R - Jena, House District 22)
• Representative Nancy Landry (R - Lafayette, House District 31)
• Llewellyn “Biscuit” Smith (R - Deridder, House District 32)
• Julie Emerson (R - Carencro, House District 39) P
• Representative Blake Miguez (R - Erath, House District 49)
• Beryl Amedee (R - Gray, House District  51)
• Representative Lenar Whitney (R - Houma, House District 53)
• Tony Bacala (R - Gonzales, House District 59)
• Representative Steve Carter (R - Baton Rouge, House District 68)
• Paula Davis (R - Baton Rouge, House District 69)
• Ryan Heck (R - Baton Rouge, House District 69)
• Hunter Carter (D - Greensburg, House District 72)
• Representative Nick Lorusso (R - New Orleans, House District 94)
• Representative Ray Garofalo (R - Chalmette, House District 103)
• Representative Chris Leopold (R - Port Sulphur, House District 105)
• Senator Conrad Appel (R - Metairie, Senate District 9)
• Beth Mizell (R - Franklinton, Senate District 12)
• Representative Dalton Honore (D - Baton Rouge, Senate District 15)
• Scott McKnight (R - Baton Rouge, Senate District 16)
• Senator Norby Chabert (R - Houma, Senate District 20)
• Joshua Dara (D - Marksville, Senate District 29)
• Representative Henry Burns (R - Haughton, Senate District 36)
• Senator Mike Walsworth (R - West Monroe, Senate District 33)

 
ABC Merit and ABC Pelican PACs are non-partisan political action committees working to recruit and support candidates who support the free enterprise system and believe in the Merit Shop Philosophy.
 
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