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A s i n d u str y w aril y e y e s t h e n e w Tr u m p pl a n, w e s ur v e y t h e c orri d or’ s pr e s si n g r o a d a n d p ort c h all e n g e s.

S P E CI A L S E C TI O N :

DI S C O V E R L A K E C H A R L E S

• A D WILL R U N A S I S u nless a p prov al or fi n al revisio ns are receive d by t he close of b usi ness to d ay.

• A d ditio n al revisio ns m ust be re q ueste d a n d m ay be s u bject to pro d uctio n fees.

C aref ully c heck t his a d for: C O R R E C T A D D R E S S • C O R R E C T P H O N E N U M B E R • A N Y T Y P O S T his a d desi g n © Lo uisi a n a B usi ness, I nc. 2 0 1 8. All ri g hts reserve d. P ho ne 2 2 5- 9 2 8- 1 7 0 0 • F ax 2 2 5- 9 2 6- 1 3 2 9

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“ T h e i m pl e m e nt ati o n of t h e M er c e d e s- B e n z S pri nt er s i nt o o ur a m b ul a n c e fl e et h a s b e e n v er y p o siti v e. T h eir r eli a bilit y a n d g o o d g a s mil e a g e h el p u s t o s er v e m or e t h a n 2 0 milli o n r e si d e nt s i n L o ui si a n a, Mi s si s si p pi a n d Te x a s.”

— Ri c h ar d E. Z us c hl a g

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T witt er. c o m / M B O B R

Yo u T u b e. c o m / M B of B at o n R o u g e

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I n 2 01 6, c o nt ai n er- o n- b ar g e s er vi c es r et ur n e d t o t h e P ort. To d ay, o p er at or S E A C O R h a n dl es u p t o 4 0 0 c o nt ai n ers at a ti m e, l o a di n g t h e m wit h a v ari et y of pr o d u cts fr o m n e ar by i n d ustri es a n d tr a ns p orti n g t h e m t o t h e P ort of N e w Orl e a ns f or ex p ort.

L o c al i n d ustr y acc e pt a nc e is hel pi n g e ns ure c o nfi de nc e i n t he servic e. SE A C O R has i ncrease d fr o m o ne t o t w o r u ns t o Ne w Orlea ns per we ek, a n d v ol u me has ne arly q u a dr u ple d.

T h e P ort is accr ui n g e q ui p m e nt f or q uick er a n d e asi er tr a ns p ort wit h t h e assist a nc e of a $1.7 5 milli o n M ariti m e A d mi nistr ati o n gr a nt. A $ 4- 5 milli o n ex p a nsi o n of t h e c o nt ai n er y ar d is b ei n g p arti ally f u n d e d t hr o u g h L o uisi a n a’s P ort Pri orit y Pr o gr a m.

P ort E x e c uti v e Dir e ct or J ay H ar d m a n s ai d, “ We ar e excit e d a b o ut ac q uiri n g m or e e ffici e nt e q ui p m e nt a n d a d di n g i nfr astr uct ur e. Ev er y o n e of o ur c o nt ai n ers t h at g o es d o w n t o N e w Orl e a ns f or ex p ort is o n e l ess 1 8- w h e el tr uck o n o ur r o a ds a n d bri d g es.”

F or m or e i nf or m ati o n, c o nt a ct Gr e g J o h n s o n: 2 2 5- 3 4 2-1 6 6 0.

24 25 E rn e st W ils o n D rive • P.O . B ox 3 8 0 • P o rt A ll e n, L A 7 0 76 7-0 3 8 0 P H : (2 25 ) 3 4 2 .16 6 0 • F A X : (2 25 ) 3 4 2 .16 6 6 w w w .p o rt g br.c o m

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R olf e M c C olli st er, Jr.

E DI T O RI A L E dit ori al Dir e ct or: P e n n y F o nt S p e ci al Pr oj e ct s E dit or: J err y M arti n E dit or: S a m B ar n e s C o nt e nt Str at e gi st: All y s o n G u a y C o ntri b uti n g Writ er s: Eri n Z. B a s s, D a vi d J a c o b s, M er e dit h W hitt e n C o ntri b uti n g P h ot o gr a p h er s: L e e C el a n o, T erri F e n s el, C h er yl G er b er, D o n K a d air

A s i n d u str y w aril y e y e s t h e n e w Tr u m p pl a n, w e s ur v e y t h e c orri d or’ s pr e s si n g r o a d a n d p ort c h all e n g e s.

A D V E R TI SI N G S al e s Dir e ct or: K erri e Ri c h m o n d A c c o u nt E x e c uti v e s: Alli s on Hu b er, K ati H y er, A n gi e L a P ort e A d v erti si n g C o or di n at or: Britt a n y Ni et o

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T h e bi g pi ct ur e A k e y i nt er m o d al f a cilit y o n t h e Mi s si s si p pi c el e br at e s 2 5 y e ar s.

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4 6 ‘ N ot y o ur gr a n df at h er’ s G ulf’ A n e w f e d er al p o st ur e s e e k s t o l o w er b arri er s t o off s h or e e x pl or ati o n a n d pr o d u cti o n.

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Fr ei g ht e d q u e sti o n s Wit h t h e d o m e sti c c h e mi c al m a n uf a ct uri n g i n d u str y n o w gr o wi n g aft er y e ar s of d e cli n e, m or e c h e mi c al s ar e b ei n g s hi p p e d b y r ail.

F O C U S: E N VI R O N M E N T A L S E R VI C E S

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Wil d fi r e di s c o v er y c o ul d l e a d t o d e al o v er B at o n R o u g e o z o n e w o e s.

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Tech t o the rescue S ci e nti st s ar e o n t h e tr ail of n e w s ol uti o n s t o oil s e e p a g e a n d it s aft er m at h.

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P R O D U C TI O N/ D E SI G N Pr o d u cti o n M a n a g er: M el a ni e S a m a h a Art Dir e ct or: H o a V u Gr a p hi c D e si g n er s: M eli n d a G o n z al e z, R a c h el P ar k er, Li n d s a y St e el e, E mil y Witt A D MI NI S T R A TI O N C hi ef Fi n a n ci al Of fi c er: A n dr e w P erill o u x Di git al M a n a g er: J a m e s H u m e B u si n e s s A s s o ci at e: Kir st e n Mil a n o B u si n e s s A s s o ci at e: Tiff a n y D ur o c h er C o uri er: Ji m W ai n wri g ht R e c e pti o ni st: C at h y Br o w n A U DI E N C E D E V E L O P M E N T A u di e n c e D e v el o p m e nt Dir e ct or: S h a n n o n K a hl er A P U B LI C A TI O N O F L O UI SI A N A B U SI N E S S I N C. C h air m a n: R olf e H. M c C olli st er, Jr. Pr e si d e nt a n d C E O: J uli o A. M el ar a E x e c uti v e A s si st a nt: Milli e C o o n S U B S C RI P TI O N S/ C U S T O M E R S E R VI C E 9 0 2 9 J eff er s o n Hi g h w a y, S uit e 3 0 0 B at o n R o u g e, L A 7 0 8 0 9 2 2 5 - 4 2 1- 8 1 5 7 • F A X 2 2 5 - 9 2 8 - 5 0 1 9 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m e m ail: cir c ul ati o n @ b u si n e s sr e p ort. c o m V ol u m e 3 - N u m b e r 2

I nt elli g e n c e W h at’ s t h e W at er I n stit ut e of t h e G ulf di g gi n g i nt o i n L af o ur c h e a n d L a k e C h arl e s ?

S e n d y o ur i d e a s a n d c o m p a n y n e w s t o e dit or @ 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m.

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M A R K E TI N G C hi ef M ar k eti n g Of fi c er: Eli z a b et h M c C olli st er M ar k eti n g a s si st a nt: K at el y n O gl e s b y E v e nt s: A b b y H a milt o n C o m m u nit y Li ai s o n: J e a n n e M c C olli st er M c N eil

© C o p yri g ht 2 0 1 8 b y L o ui si a n a B u si n e s s I n c or p or at e d. All ri g ht s r e s er v e d b y L BI. 1 0/ 1 2 I n d u str y R e p ort i s p u bli s h e d q u art erl y b y L o ui si a n a B u si n e s s I n c. R e pr o d u cti o n wit h o ut p er mi s si o n i s pr o hi bit e d. B u si n e s s a d dr e s s: 9 0 2 9 J eff er s o n H w y., St e. 3 0 0, B at o n R o u g e, L A 7 0 8 0 9. T el e p h o n e ( 2 2 5) 9 2 8 - 1 7 0 0.

P O S T M A S T E R: S e n d a d dr e s s c h a n g e s t o 1 0 1 2 I n d u str y R e p ort, 9 0 2 9 J eff er s o n H w y., St e. 3 0 0, B at o n R o u g e, L A 7 0 8 0 9.

1 0/ 1 2 I n d u str y R e p ort c a n n ot b e r e s p o n si bl e f or t h e r et ur n of u n s oli cit e d m at eri al — m a n u s cri pt s or p h ot o gr a p h s, wit h or wit h o ut t h e i n cl u si o n of a st a m p e d, s elf- a d dr e s s e d r et ur n e n v el o p e.

I nf or m ati o n i n t hi s p u bli c ati o n i s g at h er e d fr o m s o ur c e s c o n si d er e d t o b e r eli a bl e, b ut t h e a c c ur a c y a n d c o m pl et e n e s s of t h e i nf or m ati o n c a n n ot b e g u ar a nt e e d. N o i nf or m ati o n e x pr e s s e d h er e c o n stit ut e s a s oli cit ati o n f or t h e p ur c h a s e or s al e of a n y s e c uriti e s.

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s wit h m ost a n yt hi n g else c o mi n g o ut of t he Tr u m p presi de nc y, t here’s as m uc h tre pi d ati o n as o pti mis m over his $ 1. 5 trilli o n i nfrastr uct ure pl a n. C o nsiste nt wit h t he ge neral overt ure of his a d mi nistrati o n, t he pl a n s hifts m ore res p o nsi bilit y t o t he st ates, a n d w hile t he det ails see m s oli d s o me d o u bt t h at C o n gress will fi n d t he $ 2 0 0 billi o n necess ar y f or t he fe d’s p orti o n.

At le ast t his ye ar.

There are als o d o u bts a b o ut L o uisi a n a’s c a p acit y t o c a pit ali z e o n t he pl a n.

The f ail ure of t he st ate t o i ncre ase its g as t a x h as left t he L o uisi a n a De p art me nt of Tra ns p ort ati o n a n d De vel o p me nt wit h a re ve n ue stre a m t h at h as n’t b ee n a dj uste d f or i n fl ati o n i n dec a des a n d is b arel y e n o u g h t o m ai nt ai n e x isti n g i nfrastr uct ure. Th at’s left it wit h s o me rat her di ffic ult decisi o ns t o m a ke, a n d left i n d ustr y le a ders o n t he s h ort e n d of t he stic k i n pl aces s uc h as L a ke C h arles. [ See “I nfr astr uct ure i n Li m b o,” p age 2 4. ] B ut p er h a ps t he bi g gest c o ncer n over t he Tr u m p pl a n is its f ail ure t o a d dress t he tr o u ble d Hi g h w a y Tr ust F u n d.

Al m ost si nce its i ntr o d ucti o n i n t he 1 9 8 0s t he f u n d h as b ee n pl a g ue d b y a dile m m a si mil ar t o D O T D’s — C o n gress w o n’t t o uc h t he f u n d’s pri m ar y f u n di n g mec h a nis m, t he fe deral g as t a x, fe ari n g a n i ncre ase w o ul d b e c o n de m ne d b y c o nstit ue nts. Re grett a bl y, if n ot hi n g h a p p e ns t he pl a n c o ul d b ec o me i ns olve nt as s o o n as 2 0 2 0.

O Z O N E S O L U TI O N F O R B R ?

K u d os t o S ec. C h uc k C arr Br o w n a n d his te a m at t he L o uisi a n a De p art me nt of E nvir o n me nt al Q u alit y f or p ote nti all y fi n di n g a w a y t o kee p B at o n R o u ge i n c o m pli a nce wit h t he 2 0 1 5 Nati o n al A m bie nt Air Q u alit y St a n d ar d.

D E Q c o ns ult a nts f ort uit o usl y i de nti fie d a si n gle d a y i n Oct o b er 2 0 1 7 w he n hi g h o z o ne le vels were n ot c a use d b y l oc al s o urces b ut i nste a d b y wil d fires i n t he n ort h west. A c o n fl u e nce of f act ors, i ncl u di n g t he jet stre a m a n d ot her we at her c o n diti o ns, see m -

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i n gl y c arrie d s m o ke fr o m t he fires all t he w a y t o s o ut h L o uisi a n a.

Th at w o ul d b e e n o u g h t o e ns ure c o m pli a nce wit h t he st a n d ar d, a n d Br o w n is h o p ef ul t h at b y ye ar’s e n d a decisi o n will b e m a de. A ne w stre a mli ne d, st ate- ce ntere d a p pr o ac h b y E P A a n d Re gi o n 6 Direct or A n ne I ds al c o ul d b e b e ne fici al i n getti n g a ge nc y a p pr ov al. [See o ur Q & A wit h I ds al, p age 1 6, a n d “ W here t here’s s m o ke …,” p age 5 0.]

A C H A N GI N G O F F S H O R E L A N DS C APE There h as b ee n a seis mic s hift i n t he oversi g ht of t he st ate’s oil a n d g as i n d ustr y. L ar ger s w at hs of t he G ulf of Me xic o h ave b ee n o p e ne d t o oil a n d g as pr o d ucti o n, a n d g over ni n g a ge ncies are activel y stre a mli ni n g re g ul ati o ns t o s ave m o ne y a n d e nc o ura ge i nvest me nt.

As direct or of t he B ure a u of S afe t y a n d E nvir o n me nt al E nf orce me nt, Sc ott A n gelle is L o uisi a n a’s bi g gest pr o p o ne nt i n t his re g ar d. A n gelle is well a w are of t he G ulf’s r ole o n t he gl o b al st a ge, as well as t he i n d ustr y’s v ari o us c o ncer ns d uri n g t he pre vi o us a d mi nistrati o n, a n d is t a ki n g ste ps t o re m ove o bst acles t h at i m p e de i nvest me nt.

Wit h $ 1 0 0- a- b arrel oil fir ml y i n t he re ar vie w mirr or, i n d ustr y le a ders are h o p ef ul t h at t hese c h a n ges will rall y t he i n d ustr y a n d i m pr ove its a bilit y t o c o m p ete wit h Me xic o a n d Bra zil, t w o u p- a n d- c o mers i n t he o ffs h ore m ar ket.

Thi s is g o o d ne ws f or t he st ate, a n d p artic ul arl y its oil a n d g as h u bs.

[See “ Not y o ur gr a n df at her’s G ulf of Me xic o,” p age 4 6 .]

D AZE D A N D C O NF U SE D Fati g ue is fi n all y getti n g s o me well- deser ve d atte nti o n as o ne of t he pri m ar y c a uses of acci de nts a n d s afet y-rel ate d i nj uries. The st atistics are dire a n d c o ncl usive — a Nati o n al S afet y C o u ncil st u d y f o u n d t h at i nj ur y ris k be gi ns i ncre asi n g be y o n d a n 8- h o ur s hift, wit h a 1 3 % i ncre ase i n t he 1 0t h h o ur a n d a 3 0 % i ncre ase i n t he 1 2t h h o ur.

The N S C deter mi ne d t he f ati g ue pr o ble m t o be s o se vere t h at it c o n ve ne d a bl ue-ri b b o n p a nel t o disc uss t he iss ue a n d l a u nc he d a “ Fati g ue I niti ative” t o hei g hte n a w are ness.

W hile t here are a h ost of re as o ns f or f ati g ue — m a n y of w hic h c a n’t be fi xe d b y re vise d w or k sc he d ules or e d uc ati o n — petr oc he mic al o w n ers s uc h as E x x o n M o bil i n B at o n R o u ge are t a ki n g ste ps t o miti g ate t he iss ue w he n a n d w here p ossi ble.

Slee p a p ne a is als o t o bl a me, a n d s o me f or w ar d-t hi n ki n g o w ners are i nc or p orati n g he alt h scree ni n gs t o deter mi ne ris ks f or t he c o n diti o n.

N o l o n ger c a n c o m p a nies p us h t heir e m pl o yees t o t he li mits of f ati g ue f or ti me a n d a h alf, f or i n t he pr ocess t h ose e m pl o yees bec o me a ris k e n d a n geri n g t he mselves a n d ot hers. [ See “ Sic k a n d tire d,” p age 4 4. ]

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• A d ditio n al revisio ns m ust be re q ueste d a n d m ay be s u bject to pro d uctio n fees.

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F or m o s a’ s bi g pl a n s fi n ali z e d

O N E O F T H E L A R G E S T p etr oc he mic al i nvest me nts i n L o uisi a n a hist or y m ove d a ste p cl oser t o re alit y i n l ate A pril wit h F or m os a’s a n n o u nce me nt t h at it will pr ocee d wit h a pl a n ne d $ 9. 4 billi o n c he mic al m a n uf act uri n g c o m ple x i n St. Ja mes Paris h a n d t h at it h as p urc h ase d a 2, 4 0 0- acre site al o n g t he west b a n k of t he Mississi p pi River.

L oc ate d j ust d o w nriver fr o m t he S u ns hi ne Bri d ge, t he c o m ple x w o ul d b e b uilt i n t w o p h ases a n d pr o d uce et h yle ne, pr o p yle ne, et h yle ne gl yc ol a n d ass oci ate d p ol y mers. F or m os a pl a ns t o o p erate t he c o m ple x u n der its s u bsi di ar y a n d L o uisi a n a re gistere d c o m p a n y, F G L A L L C, a n d is bra n di n g t he site as “ The S u ns hi ne Pr oject.” Pe n di n g t he c o m pleti o n a n d a p pr ov al of p er mits f or t he site, F G c o ul d b e gi n c o n str ucti o n as s o o n as 2 0 1 9 i n w h at pr ojects t o b e a 1 0- ye ar b uil di n g a n d de vel o p me nt pr ocess.

F or m os a Pl astics Gr o u p o p erates t hree e xist i n g L o uisi a n a f acilities wit h 4 1 0 e m pl o yees i n E ast B at o n R o u ge a n d P oi nte C o u p ee p aris hes.

Ye ars i n t he m a ki n g, t he St. Ja mes Paris h c o m ple x will cre ate o ne of t he w orl d’s m ost i n n o v ative, si n gle-site et h yle ne h u bs, acc or di n g t o L o uisi a n a Ec o n o mic De vel o p me nt. Pr o d ucti o n at t he L o uisi a n a c o m ple x will s u p p ort a h ost of pl astic g o o ds, ra n gi n g fr o m s p orts e q ui p me nt a n d f o o d p ac k a gi n g t o cl ot hi n g a n d he alt h c are a n d tec h n ol o g y pr o d ucts.

The first p h ase of t he pr oject i ncl u des a n et h a ne crac ker wit h a n a n n u al c a p acit y of 1. 2 milli o n metric t o n nes a n d 6 0 0, 0 0 0 metric t o n nes of pr o p yle ne. I n t he sec o n d p h ase, sl ate d f or c o nstr ucti o n b y M arc h 2 0 2 5, F or m os a will b uil d a n ot her et h yle ne pl a nt wit h a n n u al c a p ac it y of 1. 2 milli o n t o n nes, F or m os a Petr oc he mic al C h air m a n C he n B a o-l a n g t ol d Re uters l ast ye ar. “ Give n t he hist or y of St. Ja mes Paris h, t his will be t he l ar gest i n d ustr y e ver welc o me d,” St. Ja mes Paris h Presi de nt Ti m m y R o ussel s ai d. “ Thi s pl a nt al o ne will al m ost d o u ble t he prese nt t a x b ase.”

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A F T E R L O C A L T A XI N G a ut h oriti e s ar o u n d t h e st at e s p e nt m o nt h s tr yi n g t o e st a bli s h a s et of crit eri a f or a w ar di n g pr o p ert y t a x br e a k s t o m a n uf a ct ur er s u n d er t h e st at e’ s I n d u stri al T a x E x e m p ti o n Pr o gr a m, or I T E P, G o v. J o h n B el E d w ar d s’ a d mi ni str ati o n st e p p e d i n a n d b e g a n w or ki n g o n a n e w s et of g ui d e li n e s t h at w o ul d b e u nif or m a cr o s s all 6 4 p ari s h e s.

T h e st at e’ s n e w I T E P pr o p o s al s c a m e m or e t h a n 1 8 m o nt h s aft er E d w ar d s u p e n d e d w h at h a d b e e n o n e of i n d u str y’ s m o st l u cr ati v e t a x i n c e nti v e s f or 8 0 y e ar s b y gi vi n g l o c al g o v er ni n g a ut h oriti e s m or e s a y- s o o v er w h et h er t o gr a nt t h e a b at e m e nt s. “ W h at w e’r e tr yi n g t o d o i s t o m a k e it e a si er n ot o nl y o n t h e l o c al t a xi n g a ut h oriti e s b ut o n t h e c o m p a ni e s s o t h e y k n o w w h at t h e y’r e eli gi bl e t o g et w h e n t h e y’r e a p pl yi n g, ” E d w ar d s s ai d. “ T hi s w o ul d bri n g t h e m m or e pr e di ct a bilit y a n d c ert ai nt y. ” S o ur c e s f a mili ar wit h t h e pr o c e s s c o n fir m e d L o ui si a n a E c o n o mi c D e v el o p m e nt h a d b e e n w or ki n g o n t h e st at e wi d e g ui d eli n e s f or m or e t h a n t hr e e 10

m o nt h s, l ar g el y i n r e s p o n s e t o c o n c er n fr o m i n d u str y t h at L o ui si a n a w a s l o si n g a n y c o m p etiti v e a d v a nt a g e it mi g ht h a v e b e c a u s e l o c al g o v er ni n g a ut h oriti e s w er e n ot m o vi n g f a st e n o u g h t o e st a bli s h cl e ar, pr e di ct a bl e r ul e s g o v er ni n g I T E P a p pli c ati o n s. W hil e s o m e p ari s h e s h a d e st a bli s h e d a w or ki n g pr o c e s s, i n ot h er s t h er e w a s u nr e s ol v e d c o nf u si o n a n d d e b at e.

T h e st at e’ s n e w I T E P pr o p o s al s, pr e s e nt e d b y L E D S e cr et ar y D o n Pi er s o n A pril 2 5, w o ul d c a p pr o p ert y t a x a b at e m e nt s a w ar d e d t o m a n uf a ct ur er s at 8 0 % f or t h e 1 0- y e ar lif e of t h e i n c e nti v e a n d gi v e t h e st at e t h e p o w er t o e v al u at e I T E P a p pli c ati o n s a n d r e c o m m e n d a ppr o v al of pr o p ert y t a x a b at e m e nt s b ef or e l o c al g o v er n m e nt s e v er g et i n v ol v e d.

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t o m or e t h a n d o u bl e e ar ni n g s a n d c a s h fl o w fr o m o p er ati o n s b y 2 0 2 5 at t o d a y’ s oil pri c e s. T h e pl a n i n cl u d e s t h e r e fi n er y i n v e st m e nt s, a fi v e-f ol d i n cr e a s e i n u p str e a m pr o d u cti o n i n t h e P er mi a n B a si n, a n i n cr e a s e i n L N G pr o d u cti o n, a n d a 4 0 % hi k e i n t h e m a n uf a ct uri n g c a p a cit y of it s c h e mi c al s b u si n e s s. A n d w hil e n o sit e h a s y et b e e n s p e ci fi e d, E x x o n a n n o u n c e d M ar c h 2 0 it h a s st art e d d et ail e d e n gi n e eri n g w or k o n a p ot e n ti al U. S. G ulf C o a st pr oj e ct t o e x p a n d p ol y pr o p yl e n e m a n uf a ct uri n g c a p a cit y b y u p t o 4 5 0, 0 0 0 t o n s a y e ar.

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N ati o n al E x c ell e n c e i n C o n str u cti o n P yr a mi d A w ar d Wi n n er s ri v al M c D er m ott, p ot e nti all y br e a ki n g u p t h e U. S. c o m p a n y’ s a gr e e d d e al wit h o n s h or e e n gi n e eri n g fir m C B &I. • P er mi a n Gl o b al A c c e s s Pi p eli n e, a s u b si di ar y of H o u st o n- b a s e d T ell uri a n, i s s e e ki n g s hi p p er s t o fi n a n c e a pr o p o s e d i nt er st at e n at ur al g a s pi p eli n e c o n n e cti n g t h e P er mi a n B a si n t o s o ut h w e st L o ui si a n a. T h e pr oj e ct i s pri c e d at $ 3. 7 billi o n.

• E nt er g y L o ui si a n a h a s str u c k a d e al wit h Y u h u a n g C h e mi c al I n c. t o s u p pl y p o w er t o t h e C hi n a- b a s e d c o m p a n y’ s $ 1. 8 5 billi o n m et h a n ol c o m pl e x i n St. J a m e s P ari s h f or 1 0 y e ar s.

• C h e vr o n a n d T ot al s ai d t h e y’ v e m a d e a m aj or oil di s c o v er y i n t h e G ulf of M e xi c o s o ut h e a st of N e w Orl e a n s at t h e s o- c all e d B all y m or e pr o s p e ct. T ot al i s c alli n g it t h e c o m p a n y’ s l ar g e st G ulf di s c o v er y.

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• B arri er e C o n str u cti o n – S a s ol H e a v y H a ul R o a d Pr oj e ct, Ot h er S p e ci alt y C o n str u cti o n – I n d u stri al – M or e t h a n $ 1 0 Milli o n, W e stl a k e, L o ui si a n a • I S C C o n str u ct or s – D o w C h e mi c al C o m p a n y L H C 3 C o ntr ol R o o m U p gr a d e – El e ctri c al – O v er $ 1 0 Milli o n, Pl a q u e mi n e, L o ui si a n a • I S C C o n str u ct or s – E x x o n M o bil Pi p eli n e C o m p a n y S orr e nt o Fl o o d R e c o v er y Pr oj e ct, Ot h er S p e ci alt y C o n str u c ti o n – I n d u stri al – L e s s t h a n $ 2 Milli o n, S orr e nt o, L o ui si a n a • M M R C o n str u ct or s – B u n g e D o c k E x p a n si o n, El e ctri c al – I n d u stri al - $ 2 t o $ 1 0 Milli o n, D e str e h a n, L o ui si a n a

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I N T H E E A R L Y 1 9 8 0 S, S h ell’ s C o u g ar pl atf or m h el p e d d e fi n e t h e o ut er li mit s of t h e G ulf of M e xi c o — a st e el m o n u m e nt t o h u m a n i n g e n uit y a n d i n n o v ati o n t h at pi o n e er e d a n e w w a v e of off s h or e oil a n d g a s d e v el o p m e nt ar o u n d t h e w orl d. T ur n s o ut t h at w a s o nl y t h e fir st a ct. Aft er s af el y pr o d u ci n g m or e t h a n 3 1 milli o n b arr el s of oil e q ui v al e nt o v er a s p a n of n e arl y t w o d e c a d e s, C o u g ar will n o w h el p s u st ai n a h e alt h y, vi br a nt G ulf e c o s y st e m a s a n arti fi ci al r e ef. “ C o u g ar m ar k s t h e e n d o n a n er a f or S h ell b e c a u s e t hi s i s o n e of o ur l a st fi x e d l e g pl atf or m s i n t h e G ulf, ” s a y s T o m m y Gi d di n g s, w h o s er v e d a s S h ell’ s o p er ati o n s m a n a g er f or C o u g ar i n 1 9 9 0 a n d n o w s u p p ort s t h e C o u g ar d e c o m mi s si o n pr oj e ct. “I’ m pr o u d t o b e p art of t h e S h ell t e a m e ntr u st e d wit h r e st ori n g t h e C o u g ar sit e a n d u si n g t h e pl atf or m’ s j a c k et t o cr e at e a n arti fi ci al r e ef t h at will gi v e di v er s a n d fi s h er m a n j o y f or y e ar s t o c o m e. ” S h ell d o n at e d t h e st e el fr a m e s u p p orti n g C o u g ar’ s d e c k a n d t o p si d e — c all e d t h e j a c k et —t o t h e St at e of L o ui si a n a’ s Arti fi ci al R e ef pr o gr a m a n d m a d e a $ 6 1 9, 0 0 0 c o ntrib uti o n t o t h e L o ui si a n a Wil dlif e a n d Fi s h eri e s D e p art m e nt t o h el p m ai nt ai n a n d m o nit or t h e r e ef. T h e j a c k et i s n o w pr o vi di n g h a bit at f or a v ari et y of m ari n e lif e, i n cl u di n g r e d s n a p p er, a m b erj a c k a n d m a n y r e ef- d e p e n d e nt fi s h.

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“ W e ar e pl e a s e d t h at t h e pr e si d e nt h a s d e ci d e d t o u s e all t h e t o ol s at hi s di s p o s al t o s e n d a cl e ar m e s s a g e t o f or ei g n c o m p etit or s t h at d u m pi n g st e el pr o d u ct s i nt o o ur m ar k et will n o l o n g er b e t ol er at e d. … [ S] ur gi n g i m p ort s i m p air o ur n ati o n al s e c urit y b y li miti n g t h e a bilit y of o ur d o m e sti c st e el i n d u str y t o s u p pl y n ati o n al d ef e n s e a n d criti c al i nfr a str u ct ur e n e e d s.”

— J O H N F E R RI O L A, c h air m a n, C E O a n d pr e si d e nt of N u c or C or p., o n Pr e si d e nt Tr u m p’ s pl a n t o l e v y t ariff s o n st e el a n d al u mi n u m i m p ort s

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T H E A N NI V E R S A R Y I n A pril, t h e P ort of S o ut h L o ui si a n a c o m m e m or at e d t h e 2 5t h a n ni v er s ar y of o p er ati o n s of it s tr a n s s hi p m e nt c e nt er, Gl o b al pl e x I nt er m o d al T er mi n al. T h e 3 3 5- a cr e m ulti p ur p o s e t er mi n al h a n dl e s, o n a v er a g e, 1. 1 milli o n t o n s of c ar g o a n n u all y a n d c a n a c c o m m o d at e dr y b ul k, br e a k b ul k, c o nt ai n er s a n d, wit h s o m e r etr o fitti n g, li q ui d b ul k. Gl o b al pl e x i s a c c e s si bl e b y l a n d, w at er, r ail a n d air.

S o ut h L o ui si a n a’ s e x e c uti v e dir e ct or. “ Fr o m a sit e fill e d wit h a b a n d o n e d, dil a pi d at e d b uil di n g s a n d n ot m u c h tr af fi c t o t h e vi br a nt t er mi n al it i s t o d a y.

I’ m s ur e t h at o ur P ort of S o ut h L o ui si a n a f a mil y will c o nti n u e t o w or k t o w ar d s m a ki n g t h e f ut ur e of Gl o b al pl e x e v e n b ett er t h a n it s p a st. ” A s a r e s ult of Gl o b al pl e x’ s d e v el o p m e nt a n d c o n str u c ti o n, t h e P ort of S o ut h L o ui si a n a’ s st aff n u m b er s h a v e tri pl e d si n c e 1 9 9 2.

T HEI NVEST ME NT Gl o b al pl e x i s l o c at e d i n R e s er v e, L o ui si a n a, at t h e sit e of a f or m er s u g ar mill o n t h e Mi s si s si p pi Ri v er. Si n c e a c q uiri n g t h e sit e i n 1 9 9 2, t h e P ort of S o ut h L o ui si a n a h a s i n v e st e d o v er $ 1 0 4 milli o n i n c o n str u cti o n, u p gr a d e s a n d i m pr o v e m e nt s, i n cl u di n g str u ct ur e s s u c h a s a g e n er al c ar g o d o c k ( a n d, s u b s e q u e ntl y, a fi n g er pi er), t w o M a nit o w o c 2 2 5 0 p e d e st al- m o u nt e d cr a n e s o n g a ntri e s t h at c a n tr a v el t h e e ntir e l e n gt h of t h e d o c k, t w o 5 0, 0 0 0t o n c e m e nt st or a g e d o m e s, c o v er e d w ar e h o u s e s a n d a p a v e d o p e n st or a g e ar e a, a n d a 1 3 0- a cr e tr a ct of l a n d t h at t h e p ort i s a cti v el y m ar k eti n g t o attr a ct a d diti o n al t e n a nt s.

T H E PL AY E RS T h e b a c k b o n e of Gl o b al pl e x I nt er m o d al T er mi n al’ s o p er ati o n i s A s s o ci at e d T er mi n al s, w hi c h h a s b e e n t h e t er mi n al o p er at or of t h e f a cilit y si n c e M ar c h 2 0 0 5.

F o u n d e d i n 1 9 9 0, A s s o ci at e d T er mi n al s pr o fi ci e ntl y c o or di n at e s all a s p e ct s of c ar g o l o gi sti c s wit h h ar d w or k, s u p p ort a n d e x p erti s e. R e si d e nt t e n a nt s i n cl u d e E v o ni k, B A R T O N I nt er n ati o n al, Pi n n a cl e P ol y m er s, L af ar g e H ol ci m, C R C L o gi sti c s S ol uti o n s, N A T C O a n d Cr y st al B a u m er F o o d s.

T H E T R A N S F O R M A TI O N “ Gl o b al pl e x’ s tr a n sf or m ati o n h a s b e e n r e m ar k a bl e, ” s a y s P a ul A u c oi n, P ort of

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— S a m B ar n e s

H o w mi g ht y o u b e st s u m u p t h e “ n e w” E P A ?

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c h alle n ges a n d t he iss ues y o u f ace are di ffere nt i n L o uisi a n a t h a n t he y are i n Te x as, Ne w Me xic o, M as s ac h usetts or C alif or ni a. We w a nt t o m a ke s ure t h at we d o n’t tr y t o pr o p ose a “o ne si z e fits all” s ol uti o n.

A d mi nistrat or [ Sc ott] Pr uitt w o ul d n ot pres u me t h at Was hi n gt o n, D. C., w o ul d tell Re gi o n 6, “ We nee d y o u t o d o t hese t hi n gs e x actl y t he s a me w a y t h at Re gi o n 3 or 1 d o es t he m, or Re gi o ns 9 a n d 1 0.” W hile t here nee ds t o be a le vel of c o nsiste nc y a n d cle ar e x pect ati o ns, we are activel y see ki n g o p p ort u nities t o w or k wit h t he st ates o n a n i n divi d u al b asis.

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We w a nt t o w or k wit h y o u t o u n derst a n d w h at t he iss ues a n d c o n cer ns are a n d fi n d t he b est p ossi ble fit i n ter ms of w h at we’re le g all y o bli g ate d t o d o.

H o w d o e s c o o p er ati v e f e d er ali s m f a ct or i nt o t hi s a p pr o a c h ?

I d s al: C o o p erative fe deralis m d o es

n ot me a n t h at E P A will s a y, “ Alri g ht st ates, it’s all o n y o u. We’ll c hec k i n o n y o u fr o m ti me t o ti me.” O ne t hi n g t h at y o u will see fr o m me is a n active, c oll a b orative a n d e n g a ge d p art ner. We w a nt t o u n derst a n d y o ur i n divi d u al nee ds a n d c o ncer ns.

We w a nt t o k n o w w here t here are o p p ort u nities a n d s a y, “ Alri g ht, L o uisi a n a, y o u t a ke t he le a d o n t his.

Yo u’ve g ot a pr ove n trac k rec or d a n d we will c hec k o n y o u fr o m ti me t o ti me t o m a ke s ure t h at t hi n gs are g oi n g as t he y s h o ul d a n d as pr o mise d.”

There will b e ot her ti mes w he n we’ll p art ner b y s h ari n g e x p ertise a n d i nf or m ati o n. The n, at s o me p oi nt d o w n t he r o a d L D E Q c a n t a ke t he le a d. There will b e ot her ti mes w he n L D E Q mi g ht as k us t o t a ke t he le a d.

I n c o o p erative fe deralis m, t here is s h are d acc o u nt a bilit y a n d s h are d res p o nsi bilit y.

H o w i s t h e pr o c e s s g oi n g wit h L D E Q? I d s al: Dr. [ C h uc k] Br o w n [ L D E Q

secret ar y] is alre a d y a w o n derf ul p art ner. We’ve t al ke d t o o ne a n ot her a b o ut getti n g a he a d of c h alle n ges, getti n g a he a d of iss ues a n d st a yi n g a he a d of t he m s o t h at we d o n’t wi n d u p wit h a s ur prise o n eit her si de of t he t a ble. F or L D E Q t o b e a ble t o d o its j o b e ffectivel y we nee d t o b e a c oll a b orative p art ner. We mi g ht hel p t he m w or k t hr o u g h a p er mit a p plic ati o n, f or e x a m ple, or de al wit h a n e nf orce me nt iss ue, as o p p ose d t o k n oc ki n g o n t he d o or l ate i n t he g a me a n d s a yi n g, “ He y, y o u di d n’t d o

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n ne I ds al h as s p e nt her c areer s h a pi n g e nvir o n me nt al a n d l a n d p olic y i n Te xas — first as ge neral c o u nsel t o t he Te x as C o m missi o n o n E nvir o n me nt al Q u alit y, t he n as c hief cler k a n d de p ut y l a n d c o m missi o ner at t he Te x as Ge neral L a n d O ffice.

S he n o w le a ds E P A’s five-st ate Re gi o n 6 as re gi o n al a d mi nistrat or a n d t o oversee t he a ge nc y’s a ge n d a of “c o o perative fe deralis m” — o ne w here E P A t a kes a m ore c oll a b orative, rat her t h a n dict at ori al, st a nce wit h st ate e nvir o n me nt al a ge ncies.

Si nce t a ki n g t he p ost i n Dece m ber, I ds al h as bee n o n a s p e a ki n g t o ur of s orts, i ntr o d uci n g t his ne w bra n d of fe deral m a n a ge me nt t h at pre ac hes c o o perati o n a n d a re gi o n al i z e d, st ate- b y-st ate a p pr o ac h. 1 0 / 1 2 I n d ustr y Re p ort s at d o w n wit h her t o disc uss her g o als a n d t heir p ote nti al i m p acts t o L o uisi a n a i n d ustr y. S he s a ys t he a ge nc y is i n t he pr ocess of bei n g stre a mli ne d a n d ref or m u l ate d t o eli mi n ate w h at it feels are u n necess ar y o bst acles t o e xec uti n g e nvir o n me nt al p olic y.

X, Y a n d Z, s o we’re g oi n g t o t a ke over fr o m here.” We d o n’t w a nt t h at t o b e t he m o del.

D o y o u f e el t h e f u n di n g str u c t ur e i s w h er e it n e e d s t o b e f or t h e l o c al D E Q s t o t a k e o n m or e r e s p o n si bilit y ?

I d s al: If res o urces are a n iss ue,

we nee d t o pl a n f or t h at a n d k n o w a b o ut it, a n d t he n we’ll t a ke t he le a d o n t h ose, b ut we w a nt t o c o me t o t he t a ble n ot j ust ass u mi n g t h at E P A’s g oi n g t o t a ke t he le a d o n e ver yt hi n g.

We w a nt t o st art u n der t he o p p osite ki n d of p ara di g m, o ne w here t he st ates tell us w h at t he y w a nt t o d o, w h at t he y w a nt t o p art ner wit h us o n, a n d w h at t he y nee d us t o d o.

Y o u t al k a b o ut t h e i m pl e m e n t ati o n of “l e a n m a n a g e m e nt ” pr o c e s s e s at t h e R e gi o n 6 of fi c e. W h at ar e t h e i m pli c ati o n s of t hi s f or L D E Q a n d L o ui si a n a i n d u str y ?

I d s al: We’re getti n g re a d y t o p us h

le a n m a n a ge me nt t hr o u g h o ur e ntire b usi ness pr ocesses. We are bri n gi n g t he E P A i nt o t he 2 1st ce nt ur y i n ter ms of h o w we d o b usi ness, wit h

t he g o al of t ur ni n g i nf or m ati o n ar o u n d i n si x m o nt hs or less, n ot ye ars. We’re n ot g oi n g t o kic k t he c a n d o w n t he r o a d. We’re g oi n g t o be pr o active i n m a ki n g decisi o ns a n d we’re g oi n g t o c o m m u nic ate t h ose cle arl y. Yo u are g oi n g t o k n o w w here t hi n gs st a n d a n d y o u will k n o w w h at t he st at us is. A bi g p art of t h at is h avi n g y o u all c o me t o t he t a ble a n d hel p us u n derst a n d w h at y o u nee d, w h at’s cle ar, w h at’s n ot cle ar, etc.

Y o u’r e al s o pr o m oti n g t h e i n cr e a s e d u s e of p u bli c - pri v at e p art n er s hi p s. W h at mi g ht t h at l o o k li k e t o t h e p etr o c h e mi c al or oil a n d g a s c o m p a n y ?

I ds al: O ur br o w n fiel ds pr o gra m is a pri me e x a m ple. We’ll g o i nt o a m o deratel y c o nt a mi n ate d site a n d w or k wit h a de vel o per t h at’s i ntereste d i n t he pr o pert y. We get it t o a p oi nt w here it’s cle a ne d u p t o a c o m merci al or resi de nti al st a n d ar d, de pe n di n g u p o n t he t y pe of pr o per t y or de vel o p me nt i nterest. I n t h at c ase, we’re w or ki n g activel y wit h a de vel o per. I w o ul d be s ur prise d if t here are n’t si mil ar o p p ort u nities wit hi n t he oil a n d g as c o nte xt.

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• A D WILL R U N A S I S u nless a p prov al or fi n al revisio ns are receive d by t he close of b usi ness to d ay.

• A d ditio n al revisio ns m ust be re q ueste d a n d m ay be s u bject to pro d uctio n fees.

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C H O OSE T HE E XPE RTSI N T U R N A R O U N DS A N D M O RE S p e ci al t y W el di n g a n d T u r n a r o u n d s ( S W A T ) i s t h e p r e mi e r t u r n a r o u n d c o m p a n y f o r all p e t r o c h e mi c al, c h e mi c al a n d r e fi ni n g f a cili ti e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e G ulf C o a st, T h e U. S. a n d b e y o n d. O u r t e a m of s p e ci al t y t r ai n e d c r af t s m e n c a n h a n dl e a n y j o b, a n y ti m e. W h e n t h e r e st w o n’ t d o, c all o n t h e eli t e s q u a d f o r all y o u r e m e r g e n c y, t u r n a r o u n d o r s p e ci al t y w el di n g n e e d s.

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W h er e di d y o ur c ar e er st art, a n d h o w di d y o u g et t o w h er e y o u ar e t o d a y ?

I st arte d as a pi pe det ailer a n d i n d ustri al esti m at or f or Pal a I nc. i n 1 9 7 4. I n 1 9 7 8, I c o-f o u n de d U nite d Crafts, a n i n d ustri al c o nstr ucti o n b usi ness. We s ol d t he c o m p a n y t o S h a w i n 1 9 9 7, a n d it b ec a me S h a w’s c o nstr ucti o n ar m a n d e ve nt u all y i n d ustri al ser vices b usi ness. W he n S h a w s ol d t o C B &I i n 2 0 1 3, o ur te a m e ve nt u all y left a n d t o o k over Br o w n & R o ot I n d ustri al S er vices.

W h at ar e y o ur r e s p o n si biliti e s at Br o w n & R o ot ?

As C E O, I a m ulti m atel y res p o n si ble f or t he s uccess of t he b usi ness, de vel o pi n g a n d le a di n g t he i m ple me nt ati o n of t he visi o n a n d e x p ect a ti o ns of t he s h are h ol ders.

W h at i s y o ur s e cr et t o l e a d er s hi p a n d a d v a n ci n g i n y o ur fi el d ?

H ar d w or k. S h o w u p e ver y d a y a n d set t he p ace. St a y tr ue t o y o ur c ore v al ues.

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W h at ar e y o ur d a y -t o - d a y r e s p o n si biliti e s li k e ?

I nter n al te a m meeti n gs, e xter n al meeti n gs wit h clie nts a n d s u p p ort c o m p a nies, a n d civic a n d i n d us tr y-rel ate d i nv olve me nt.

W h at i s o n e t hi n g a b o ut y o ur j o b p e o pl e d o n’t e x p e ct or d o n’t k n o w a n d h e ar a b o ut ?

The b usi ness is all a b o ut p e o ple.

We d o n’t sell g a d gets or g o o ds, o nl y ser vices pr ovi de d b y p e o ple. S o, t he f oc us is al w a ys o n c o or di n ati n g, n urt uri n g a n d gr o wi n g t he Br o w n & R o ot t ale nt p o ol.

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St arti n g o ut as a pi p e det ailer a n d i n d ustri al esti m at or, A n d y D u p u y cli m be d t he ra n ks at The S h a w Gr o u p bef ore bei n g p art of a te a m t h at t o o k over Br o w n & R o ot I n d ustri al S er vices. The c o m p a n y’s I n d ustri al S er vices A meric as divisi o n w as est a blis he d i n 2 0 1 5 a n d re prese nts t he re- e mer ge nce of t he le ge n d ar y Br o w n & R o ot bra n d.

D u p u y s a ys seei n g t he c o m p a n y gr o w is o ne of t he best t hi n gs a b o ut his j o b. I n a b usi ness t h at’s all a b o ut pe o ple, n urt uri n g a n d gr o wi n g t he Br o w n & R o ot t ale nt p o ol is als o vit al. As t he divisi o n c o nti n ues t o e x p a n d t hr o u g h b ot h or g a nic gr o wt h a n d ac q uisiti o ns, D u p u y is f oc use d o n st a yi n g tr ue t o t he c o m p a n y’s c ore v al ues, w hile tra nsf or mi n g Br o w n & R o ot i nt o t he m ost c o m plete i n d ustri al ser vices c o m p a n y i n t he b usi ness.

a n d/ or w h at v ol u nt e er eff ort s d o y o u s u p p ort ?

C o m p etiti o n a n d a dj usti n g t o c h a n gi n g m ar ket c o n diti o ns; s h ort a ge of q u ali fie d craft l a b or.

I a m p ast presi de nt of A B C Pelic a n C h a pter, tre as urer of L o uisi a n a Lice nsi n g B o ar d f or C o ntract ors, c h air m a n- elect of t he Nati o n al Ce nter f or C o nstr ucti o n E d uc ati o n a n d Rese arc h a n d disti n g uis he d p ast presi de nt of Re d Stic k Ki w a nis Cl u b.

W h at d o y o u s e e f or t h e f ut ur e of y o ur i n d u str y ?

W h at i s y o ur m o st s ati sf yi n g pr of e s si o n al a c c o m pli s h m e nt ?

W h at ar e s o m e of t h e bi g g e st c h all e n g e s ?

C o nti n ue d gr o wt h i n t he re fi n i n g a n d c he mic al / p etr oc he mic al m ar kets over t he ne xt dec a de d ue t o c o m p etitive a n d st a ble n at ural g as prices a n d a gr o wi n g U. S. i nterest i n e ner g y i n de p e n de nce. Tec h n olo g y a dv a nces will c o nti n ue t o b e si g ni fic a nt.

W h at ot h er l e a d er s hi p r ol e s d o y o u h ol d i n t h e c o m m u nit y

I w as as ke d t o t a ke over as preside nt of S h a w’s F ossil P o wer b usi ness i n 2 0 1 0 a n d t o le a d t he c o m pleti o n of t hree tr o u ble d m aj or E P C c o alfire d p o wer pl a nts a n d t hree E P C c o m bi ne d c ycle g as p o wer pl a nts.

It t o o k ne arl y t hree ye ars, a n d we c o m plete d all o n ti me, s afel y a n d pr o fit a bl y.

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y o u h a v e p er s o n all y r e c ei v e d ?

Di d y o u h a v e o c c a si o n t o p ut it t o u s e ?

M y first b oss at Pal a, Dic k Tal b ot, t ol d me I s h o ul d dress f or s uccess.

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W h at i s y o ur f a v orit e w a y t o s p e n d y o ur ti m e ?

Wor ki n g o n o ur f a mil y pr o pert y i n West Felici a n a a n d pl a yi n g wit h m y gra n ds o n R o m a n. Als o fr o g gi n g, fis hi n g, h u nti n g a n d c o o ki n g. The n or m al C aj u n m a n st u ff.

If y o u c o ul d h a v e a n y j o b ot h er t h a n y o ur o w n, w h at w o ul d it be?

Arc he ol o gist w o ul d be a f u n j o b.

W h at d o y o u d o t o u n wi n d ?

St a y h o me at M all ar d L a kes, c o o k wit h m y f a mil y a n d e nj o y a gl ass of g o o d wi ne.

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als o rec o m me n d c ost f or m ai nt ai np ote nti al i n g it, as well as e nvir o n me nt al t he b est pr oce d ure a p plic ati o ns f or m ai nt ai ni n g it.” f or t he dre d ge d C hi ass o n s a ys m ateri al. To t he dee p er draft f acilit ate t he c o ul d ulti m atel y pr ocess, t he attract b usi nesses i nstit ute e ntere d i n t he o ff s h ore i nt o a fi n a nci al ri g re p air a n d p art ners hi p wit h ref ur bis hi n g S hell, C he vr o n m ar ket. He estia n d Da n os — m ates t h at a b o ut e ac h h avi n g a $ 1 0 0 milli o n i n veste d i nterest p ote nti al ser vice i n pr otecti n g w or k le aves t he t he p ort’s U. S. a n n u all y d ue R e s e ar c h i n L a k e C h arl e s i nfrastr uct ure. t o i n a de q u ate serC hett C hi ass o n, e xec utive direct or vice c a p acit y. e c a n al dee p e ni n g of t he Gre ater L af o urc he P ort C o mc o ul d als o s u p p ort t he pl a n ne d missi o n, s a ys t he rese arc h will b e a n $ 8 0 0 milli o n F o urc h o n L N G L L C i m p ort a nt p art of a fe asi bilit y st u d y pr o d ucti o n a n d e x p ort f acilit y at t he t o b e s u b mitte d t o t he U. S. Ar m y p ort. “ eir i niti al de vel o p me nt ( at C or ps of E n gi neers t his s u m mer.

2 milli o n t o ns p er ye ar) is g o o d wit h “ is is a bi g de al f or us,” C hi ass o n t he a m o u nt of de pt h we c urre ntl y s a ys. “ e Water I nstit ute h as t he h ave, b ut if we c a n get a dee p er draft tec h n ol o g y t o m o del s h o ali n g rates, it w o ul d all o w t he m t o e x p a n d,” he w hic h will hel p us deter mi ne t he n otes.

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nc h ore d b y a ne w b uil di n g a n d a rene we d se nse of p urp ose, B at o n R o u ge’s Water I nstit ute of t he G ulf is t ur ni n g its g a z e t o s o me rat her e n d uri n g iss ues pl a g ui n g t w o L o uisi a n a p orts i n h o p es t h at it c a n use scie nti fi c rese arc h a n d m o deli n g t o ge nerate s ol uti o ns.

Presi de nt a n d C E O J usti n E hre n wert h s a ys c urre nt rese arc h f alls i n li ne wit h t he i nstit ute’s desire t o s u p p ort t he “ w or ki n g c o ast” b y t a ki n g a h olistic l o o k at h o w n at ure c a n be utili z e d t o e n h a nce b ot h critic al i nfrastr uct ure a n d t he e nvir o n me nt. S u p p orti n g i n t h at e ff ort is t he ne west a d diti o n t o t he 3 5- acre n ot-f or- pr o fit i nstit ute, t he vis u all y disti nctive Ce nter f or C o ast al & Delt aic S ol uti o ns al o n g t he b a n ks of t he Mississi p pi River.

At P ort F o urc h o n, rese arc hers are c urre ntl y w or ki n g a t w opr o n ge d i niti ative t o deter mi ne t he c ost- w ort hi ness of dre d gi n g t he p ort’s c a n al t o 5 0 feet a n d t o

A b o ut 2 0 milli o n c u bic yar ds of m ateri al w o ul d be dre d ge d d uri n g t he pr oject, of w hic h 1 0- 1 2 milli o n c u bic yar ds w o ul d be nee de d t o e x p a n d t he p ort a n d miti g ate wetl a n ds. e re m ai ni n g 8- 1 0 milli o n yar ds of m ateri al c o ul d be utili z e d f or e nvir o n me nt al p ur p oses. Wit h t he assist a nce of p art ners C he vr o n, S hell a n d Da n os, a sec o n d Water I nstit ute-le d rese arc h pr oject is de visi n g w a ys t o use t he m ateri al t o pr otect t he p ort’s critic al i nfrastr uct ure, cre ate ne w wetl a n ds a n d ec os yste ms, a n d pr ovi de a pr otective n at ure- b ase d defe nse. “ All of a s u d de n y o u h ave t he e ner g y sect or, e nvir o n me nt al a dv oc ates a n d c o m m u nit y le a ders all st a n di n g o n t he s a me si de,” E hre nwert h s a ys. “I t hi n k t h at’s o ne of t he t hi n gs t h at’s e xciti n g a b o ut w h at we’re d oi n g i n s o ut h L o uisi a n a. A l ot of pe o ple are t al ki n g a b o ut gree n i nfrastr uct ure. We act u all y h ave t he o p p ort u nit y t o d o it at a sc ale t h at’s n ot h a p pe ni n g a n y w here else.”

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p h ase at F o urc h o n, rese arc hers a n a l y z e se di me nt m ove me nt, h y dr ol o g y a n d w ater q u alit y. The i nf or m ati o n is t he n pl u g ge d i nt o a n u meric al m o del cre ate d u n der t he directi o n of Dr. E h a b Mesel he, vice presi de nt of e n gi neeri n g a n d a le a di n g m o del i n g e x pert. Usi n g hi g h- p o were d c o m p uti n g c a p a bilities, t he m o del “c h ur ns” t hr o u g h a ra n ge of sce n ari os a n d alter n atives. “ The m o dels c a n cr u nc h t he n u m bers i n a w a y t h at we o bvi o usl y c a n n ot,” E hre n wert h a d ds. “ We l o o k at v ari o us sce n ari os —if we p ut t he m ateri al here vers us here, w here will we get t he best w ave atte n u ati o n be ne fits or best er osi o n pre ve nti o n be ne fits?”

Wor ki n g i n a si mil ar m a n ner, t he i nstit ute rece ntl y c o m pile d d at a at t he P ort of L a ke C h arles, w hic h h as l o n g bee n pl a g ue d b y a n arr o w i n g c h a n nel. P ort of L a ke C h arles E xec utive Direct or Bill R ase fe ars dre d gi n g iss ues i n t he C alc asie u S hi p C h a n nel will o ne d a y se verel y restrict his p ort’s a bilit y t o s u p p ort gr o wt h i n t he L N G m ar ket. “ The c h a n nel nee ds 9 7 milli o n c u bic yar ds of dis p os al c a p acit y f or dre d ge d m ateri al,” R ase s ai d at a 2 0 1 7 L o uisi a n a Oil a n d Gas Ass oci ati o n meeti n g, a d di n g t h at o nl y 5 milli o n is c urre ntl y av ail a ble.

He esti m ates t he c ost t o kee p t he s hi p c h a n nel o pe n i n a dee p draft c a p acit y will be $ 7 9 milli o n over t he ne xt 2 0 ye ars.

Tac kli n g t he pr o ble m fr o m a scie nti fic a n gle, E hre n wert h s a ys t he i nstit ute is usi n g a t hree- p art 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

a p pr o ac h. “ N u m b er o ne, w here’s t he se di me nt c o mi n g fr o m? N u m b er t w o, w h at c a n b e d o ne t o st o p it fr o m g oi n g i nt o t he c h a n nel? A n d n u m b er t hree, w here’s t he b est pl ace t o p ut t he dre d ge d m ateri al?”

As a first ste p, t he i nstit ute c o m plete d fiel d d at a c ollecti o n t his s pri n g t o deter mi ne t he s o urce of t he se di me nt, i. e., w ave acti o n fr o m vessels. “ W hile res ults are n ot c o m plete, we h ave see n t he i ntr o d ucti o n of se di me nt i nt o t he c h a n nel fr o m s o me are as we di d n’t e x p ect,” E hre nwert h s a ys. “It’s t o o s o o n t o give a n y h ar dc ore a n d s oli d res ults, b ut we’re cert ai nl y le ar ni n g a b o ut t he s yste m as we c ollect d at a.”

N o m atter t he pr oject, he a d ds, i nstit ute rese arc hers a n al y z e a c h alle n ge a n d use t he b est scie nce t o tr y t o fi n d a s ol uti o n, t here b y a dv a nci n g t he u n derst a n di n g of c o ast al, delt aic, river a n d w ater res o urce s yste ms. “ A n d i n o ur vie w, y o u c a n ofte n ac hie ve m ulti ple o utc o mes wit h t he s a me strate g y. F o urc h o n is a gre at e x a m ple of t his. Yo u c a n pr otect t he p ort a n d a d d e nvir o n me nt al b e ne fits at t he s a me ti me, alt h o u g h we’ll ne ver a dv oc ate f or o ne pr oject over a n ot her i n o ur a n al ysis. “ Thi s is w here t he e nvir o n me nt a n d t he ec o n o m y are i ntri nsic all y c o n necte d. If we h ave e nvir o n me nt al stress ors a n d c h alle n ges t h at are n ot a d dresse d, o ur ec o n o m y s u ffers.

Pe o ple as k,‘ W h at are y o u all f o c use d o n? Are y o u f oc use d o n w h at’s g o o d f or t he ec o n o m y or w h at’s g o o d f or t he e nvir o n me nt?’ We al w a ys s a y ‘ Yes. E x actl y.’”

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he Tr u m p a d mi nistra ti o n u nveile d its $ 1. 5 trilli o n i nfrastr uct ure pl a n t his s pri n g t o a c h aracteristic mi x of f a nf are a n d s ke pticis m. Me a nt t o e ner gi ze i nvest me nt b y st ate a n d l oc al g over n me nts, as well as priv ate i n vest ors, t he pl a n re grett a bl y ne glects t o i de ntif y a p at h f or t he fe deral g over n me nt t o p a y its $ 2 0 0 billi o n p orti o n or a d dress t he i m pe n di n g c oll a pse of t he Hi g h w a y Tr ust F u n d.

I n li g ht of Tr u m p’s v o w n ot t o i mp act t he fe deral de ficit, s o me w orr y t h at C o n gress will h ave little c h oice b ut t o c ut pr o gra ms or fi n d ne w re ve n ue s o urces, a n d are t heref ore s ke ptic al t h at t he pl a n will bec o me a re alit y a n yti me s o o n.

N o net heless, t he A meric a n S ociet y of Civil E n gi neers, w hic h rece ntl y g ave t he U. S. i nfrastr uct ure

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a dis m al D gra de i n its re vere d “I n frastr uct ure Sc orec ar d,” dee ms t he pl a n a g o o d st art. I n a press rele ase, A S C E Presi de nt Kristi n a S w all o w s a ys t his: “ The Tr u m p a d mi nistrati o n’s pl a n is a s oli d first ste p i n h avi n g a re al c o nvers ati o n a b o ut s ol uti o ns f or t he n ati o n’s a gi n g i nfrastr uct ure a n d a p at h t o a d dress o ur i nfrastr uct ure i nvest me nt de ficit. “ N o w, it’s ti me f or C o n gress t o de vel o p a bill t h at c a n p ass wit h bi p artis a n s u p p ort … Thi s bill s h o ul d i ncre ase fe deral i nvest me nt, i ncl u di n g a l o n g-ter m, s ust ai n a ble fi x t o t he Hi g h w a y Tr ust F u n d.” The Tr ust F u n d receives m o ne y fr o m t he fe d eral f uel t a x of 1 8. 4 ce nts per g all o n

o n g as oli ne a n d 2 4. 4 ce nts per g all o n o n diesel f uel b ut c o ul d s o o n bec o me i ns olve nt wit h o ut a t a x i ncre ase or a d diti o n al f u n di n g mec h a nis m.

The Tr u m p pl a n d oes n ot a d dress t he tr ust f u n d b ut d oes o ffer a v ariet y of pr o gra ms a n d i nce ntives f or st ates a n d re gi o ns t o ge nerate re ve n ue.

A m o n g t he m: i nce ntives f or re d uci n g ti meli nes a n d i m pr ovi n g perf or m a nce, pr ovi di n g fe deral f u n ds f or i nfrastr uct ure i nvest me nts f or p o p ul ati o ns less t h a n 5 0, 0 0 0, a n d f u n di n g hi g h-ris k, hi g h-re w ar d i nfrastr uct ure pr ojects. It als o e nc o ura ges c o nstr ucti o n trai ni n g o p p ort u nities t o meet a n e x pecte d i ncre ase

i n l a b or de m a n d fr o m i nfrastr uct ure i nvest me nt.

The c o nstr ucti o n i n d ustr y is u n derst a n d a bl y ple ase d wit h t he pl a n, si nce it cl osel y mirr ors t he “ wis h list” it prese nte d t o t he presi de nt l ast ye ar. S pe a ki n g i n Fe br u ar y at t he Nati o n al Ass oci ate d Ge neral C o ntract ors C o nve nti o n i n Ne w Or le a ns, Ji m m y C hristi a ns o n, vice presi de nt of g over n me nt rel ati o ns, s a ys n u mer o us A G C rec o m me n d ati o ns c orres p o n d wit h t he pl a n, i ncl u di n g a o ne- a ge nc y, o ne- decisi o n str uct ure a n d m ore stre a mli ne d e nvir o n me nt al per mitti n g. “ There are a fe w t hi n gs i n t here t h at we rec o m me n de d, a n d we s h o ul d be bl us hi n g bec a use i mit ati o n is t he gre atest f or m of fl atter y,” C hristi a ns o n s a ys.

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C OVE R ST ORY le m,” Wils o n s a ys. “ We pr o p ose d a 1 7- ce nt g as t a x l ast sessi o n t h at di d n ot e ve n get a v ote i n t he H o use of Re prese nt atives. It w o ul d h ave pr o d uce d a b o ut $ 4 5 0 milli o n t o $ 5 0 0 milli o n a ye ar. To p ut it i n pers pec tive, t h at w o ul d si m pl y h ave a dj uste d t he t a x f or i n fl ati o n h a d we i n de xe d t he g as t a x t o 1 9 9 0 d oll ars.”

Wils o n feels a g as t a x i ncre ase is se nsi ble e n o u g h, si nce t he price of m ateri als nee de d f or i nfrastr uct ure pr ojects —steel, c o ncrete, as p h alt, l a b or, m ac hi ner y, e q ui p me nt, desi g n, tec h n ol o g y a n d m ore — h as i ncre ase d d uri n g t h at s a me ti me peri o d.

“ We h ave t o acce pt t he f act t h at we h ave zer o d oll ars all oc ate d t o c a p acit y,” he a d ds. “I h ave e n o u g h m o ne y t o d a y t o b arel y t a ke c are of w h at’s alre a d y b uilt, a n d t h at a m o u nt is s hri n ki n g. The pie ne ver gets a n y bi g ger; it j ust gets slice d u p i nt o s m aller pieces.”

I n t he me a nti me, D O T D is l o o ki n g t o Gra nt A ntici p ati o n Re ve n ue Ve hicle ( G A R V E E) b o n ds as a me a ns t o ge nerate re ve n ue.

U n der t he g ui deli nes of t he Nati o n al Hi g h w a y S yste m Desi g n ati o n Act of 1 9 9 5, st ates m ust re p a y t he b o n ds usi n g fe deral f u n ds it e x pects t o receive i n t he f ut ure.

st ate t h at d o n ot h ave a n a p petite f or a d diti o n al tra ns p ort ati o n f u n di n g.

The y feel li ke t he y d o n’t h ave a pr o b le m a n d h ave t he i nfrastr uct ure t h at t he y nee d.”

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p ac k a ge w o ul d re prese nt a seis mic s hift f or i nfrastr uct ure c o nstr ucti o n i n t he U. S., b ut he d oes n’t e x pect t o see t he be ne fits f or a w hile. “ Th at c o ul d m a ke a h u ge di ffere nce b y 2 0 1 9,” Si m o ns o n a d ds. “ Eve n if C o n gress were t o act f ast, w hic h w o ul d be prett y st artli n g, it’s g oi n g t o t a ke u ntil ne xt ye ar t o see t he f u n di n g p ut i nt o pl ace.”

At t he l oc al le vel, L o uisi a n a D O T D S ecret ar y S h a w n Wils o n sees t he i nfrastr uct ure pl a n as l o n g over d ue, b ut w orries t h at its f u n di n g mec h a nis ms c o ul d be pr o ble m atic f or t he st ate. “ The s uccess p at h i n t h at p ot of m o ne y h as t o d o wit h

“ E v e n if C o n g r e s s w e r e t o a ct f a st, w hi c h w o ul d b e p r ett y st a rtli n g, it’ s g oi n g t o t a k e u ntil n e xt y e a r t o s e e t h e f u n di n g p ut i nt o pl a c e.”

K E N SI M O N S O N , c hi ef e c o n o mi st, A s s o ci at e d G e n er al C o ntr a ct or s

o ur a bilit y t o ge nerate a d diti o n al n o nfe deral i nvest me nt, w het her st ate or l oc al m o ne y, or e ve n priv ate m o n e y,” Wils o n s a ys. “ Th at c o ncer ns us, b ase d u p o n o ur i n a bilit y t o ge nerate a d diti o n al d oll ars t hr o u g h t he st ate g as t a x or ot her i niti atives.”

W hile fe deral l o a n pr o gra ms pr ovi de o ne w a y t o fi n a nce pr ojects, Wils o n d o u bts t h at t here w o ul d be e n o u g h m o ne y i n t he st ate b u d get t o p a y t he m b ac k.

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C A P A CI T Y I S K E Y The st ate’s f u n di n g str u g gles are n ot g o o d ne ws f or a n i n d ustri al c o m ple x t h at alre a d y str u g gles t o get w or kers t o a n d fr o m its I- 1 0 /I- 1 2 c orri d or pl a nts. “If y o u t hi n k a b o ut t he pr ojects t h at m atter m ost t o o ur i n d ustri al c o m m u nit y —i m pr ovi n g I- 1 0 i n Bat o n R o u ge, a ne w Mississi p pi River bri d ge, I- 2 1 0 a n d I- 1 0 i n L a ke C h arles —t he y’re n ot g oi n g t o c o m pete well f or e x p a nsi o ns bec a use t heir w or kers c a n’t get t o w or k,” Wils o n s a ys.

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S o me are als o t o yi n g wit h t he i de a of raisi n g g as t a xes at t he cit y or re gi o n al le vel, si nce st ate wi de e ff orts f aile d. W hile t h at’s n ot all o we d i n t he st ate c o nstit uti o n, Bat o n R o u ge Re p. Ste ve C arter is see ki n g a n a me n d me nt t h at w o ul d divi de t he st ate i nt o re gi o ns a n d all o w v oters i n t h ose re gi o ns t o deci de.

Sc ott Kir k p atric k, e xec utive direc t or of C a pit al Re gi o n I n d ustr y f or S ust ai n a ble I nfrastr uct ure ( C RI SI S) i n Bat o n R o u ge t hi n ks t h at’s a gre at i de a. “ There are s o me re gi o ns i n t he

Des pite t he te nt ative h o pe pr o vi de d b y t he Tr u m p pl a n, c urre nt D O T D f u n di n g tr o u bles h ave le d t o a rat her c o nte nti o us de b ate over u pc o mi n g re p airs t o t he I- 2 1 0 bri d ge i n L a ke C h arles. I n d ustr y le a ders t here s a y t he pr oject — w hic h w o ul d t a ke t he bri d ge d o w n t o o ne l a ne i n b ot h directi o ns f or t hree ye ars — w o ul d seri o usl y i m pe de ec o n o mic de vel o p me nt.

L arr y De R o ussel, e xec utive direct or of t he L a ke Are a I n d ustr y Alli a nce, s a ys t he c urre nt pl a n t a kes a “ri dic ul o us” a m o u nt of ti me a n d w o ul d cri p ple t he are a’s petr oc he m ic al a n d g a mi n g i n d ustries. He estim ates t h at t here are 6 0, 0 0 0 ve hicles a d a y cr ossi n g t he bri d ge. “ The y [ D O T D] h ave t o re pl ace t he dec ki n g. We u n derst a n d t h at.

B ut t he y’re pl a n ni n g o n w or ki n g five d a ys a wee k, ei g ht h o urs a d a y a n d it’s g oi n g t o t a ke t he m t hree ye ars.

It’s g oi n g t o cre ate e n or m o us del a ys a n d cre ate h av oc rel ative t o t he over ti me re q uire d at t he pl a nts.”

To see k res ol uti o n, De R o ussel a n d ot hers met wit h Wils o n t o v oice t heir c o ncer ns b ut m a de little pr o gress.

C h arles Klec kle y, f or mer s pe a ker of t he L o uisi a n a H o use of Re pre se nt atives ( R- L a ke C h arles), s a ys he fe ars t he pr oject c o ul d c a use b usi nesses a n d i n divi d u als t o av oi d t he are a e ntirel y.

The w orr y is s o se vere t h at t he S o ut h west L o uisi a n a Ec o n o mic De vel o p me nt Alli a nce a ut h ori ze d a n ec o n o mic i m p act st u d y t o deter mi ne t he p ote nti al e ffects of t he pr oject i n ter ms of j o bs a n d re ve n ue l ost.

H o we ver, D O T D’s Wils o n u n fli nc hi n gl y s a ys little c a n be d o ne t o q uic ke n t he pr oject a n d t h at p ostp o ni n g it w o ul d be f ar m ore c ostl y f or i n d ustr y. “If I d o n’t fi x it, w h at h a p pe ns if t h at bri d ge is c o m pletel y s h ut d o w n? Yo u d o n’t h ave y o ur f ol ks i n c o n gesti o n f or a n e xtra 3 0 mi n utes, y o u h ave t he m i n c o n ges ti o n f or a n e xtra h o ur.”

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P R E SI D E N T D O N A L D T R U M P’ S I NF R AST R U CT U RE PL A N • $ 1. 5 trilli o n i n i nfr a str u ct ur e i n v e st m e nt s • $ 2 0 0 billi o n of dir e ct f e d er al s p e n di n g o v er 1 0 y e ar s, m e a nt t o s p ur i n v e st m e nt b y st at e a n d l o c al g o v er n m e nt s a n d pri v at e i n v e st or s • $ 1 0 0 billi o n I n c e nti v e s Pr o gr a m • $ 5 0 billi o n R ur al I nfr a str u ct ur e Pr o gr a m • $ 2 0 billi o n Tr a n sf or m ati v e Pr oj e ct s Pr o gr a m • $ 2 0 billi o n I nfr a str u ct ur e Fi n a n ci n g Pr o gr a m • $ 1 0 billi o n F e d er al C a pit al R e v ol vi n g F u n d • N o m e c h a ni s m i d e nti fi e d f or p a yi n g t h e $ 2 0 0 billi o n i n f e d er al s p e n di n g

Pl a n arr a n g e d i n f o ur s e cti o n s: • F u n di n g a n d Fi n a n ci n g I nfr a str u ct ur e I m pr o v e m e nt s • A d diti o n al Pr o vi si o n s f or I nfr a str u ct ur e I m pr o v e m e nt s • I nfr a str u ct ur e P er mitti n g I m pr o v e m e nt s • W or kf or c e D e v el o p m e nt

over h a ul, i ncl u di n g a ne w I- 1 0 bri d ge, b ut s a ys re p airi n g e xisti n g i nfrastr uct ure is t he best o pti o n give n c urre nt ec o n o mic re alities. J oi nt re p airs are alre a d y bei n g perf or me d o n t he I- 1 0 bri d ge i n a dv a nce of t he I- 2 1 0 pr oject.

Re gi o n al le a ders i n L a ke C h arles s a y t he y’re s o me w h at h o pef ul t h at t he Tr u m p pl a n c o ul d pr ovi de l o n gter m fi xes t o de ficie ncies o n I- 1 0 a n d I- 2 1 0, b ut t he y’re kee pi n g t heir o pti mis m i n c hec k. “ A l ot of t his ec o n o mic de vel o pme nt h as h a p pe ne d prett y q uic kl y i n L a ke C h arles, a n d t here’s n o m a gic d ust or w a n d t h at y o u c a n s pri n kle a n d t ur n a t w o-l a ne r o a d i nt o a fivel a ne r o a d, or a t hree-l a ne r o a d i nt o f o ur l a nes,” Klec kle y s a ys.

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B AT O N R O U GE

Me a n w hile, t here is a p al p a ble se nse of o pti mis m i n Bat o n R o u ge, as D O T D pre p ares t o m ove f or w ar d wit h pl a ns t o perf or m m uc h- nee de d c a p acit y e x p a nsi o ns t o I- 1 0. O ffici als a n n o u nce d e arlier t his ye ar t h at t he five- ye ar, $ 3 5 0 milli o n pr oject, w hic h will use fe deral G A R V E E b o n ds,

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s h o ul d st art i n 2 0 1 9. D O T D h as alre a d y be g u n a n ot her $ 7 2 milli o n wi de ni n g pr oject o n I- 1 0 bet wee n Hi g hl a n d R o a d a n d L a. 7 3 i n Asce n si o n Paris h.

D O T D’s Wils o n s a ys t he ti me is n o w. “If we d o n’t fi x t h at, i n a n ot h er si x t o ei g ht ye ars we will be i n a per pet u al pe a k travel peri o d t hr o u g h Bat o n R o u ge,” he a d ds.

C o n nie Fa bré, e xec utive direct or of t he Gre ater Bat o n R o u ge I n d ustr y Alli a nce, s a ys t he I- 1 0 e x p a nsi o ns i n Bat o n R o u ge a n d Asce nsi o n Paris h were deter mi ne d t o be t he m ost “tra nsf or m ati o n al” a n d c ost- e fficie nt a n d cre dits C RI SI S f or i de ntif yi n g ke y pr ojects a n d raisi n g a w are ness. “ C RI SI S w as t he s q ue a k y w heel,” Fa bré s a ys. “ As p art of t he e ff ort, we’ve hel d v ari o us meeti n gs wit h D O T D a n d we’re b asic all y o n t he s a me si de. J ust t he f act t h at t he y were a ble t o get t he m o ne y f or t he pr ojects is p he n o me n al.” S he als o a p pl a u ds G ov. J o h n Bel E d w ar ds f or rec o g ni zi n g t he nee d f or t he w or k.

C RI SI S’ Kir k p atric k is ple ase d wit h t he pr o gress, b ut hesit ates t o pr ocl ai m missi o n acc o m plis he d. He s a ys m ai nt ai ni n g p u blic s u p p ort

t hr o u g h o ut t he e x p a nsi o n will be t he ne xt bi g c h alle n ge. Th at i ncl u des w or ki n g wit h i n d ustr y t o hel p mi ni mi ze tra ffic t hr o u g h st a g gere d w or k sc he d ules a n d c ar p o oli n g.

Thi s s pri n g, st ate a n d re gi o n al pl a n ni n g o ffici als u nveile d a $ 1. 5 milli o n c ar p o oli n g i niti ative t o mi ni mi ze gri dl oc k d uri n g t he pr oject. D u b be d C o m m uter Kre we of L o uisi a n a, t he t hree- ye ar i niti a tive e nc o ura ges drivers t o c o nsi der ri des h ari n g a n d ot her alter n atives, as well as e nc o ura ges e m pl o yers i n t he re gi o n t o p artici p ate.

Ne xt u p o n t he C RI SI S a ge n d a is a ne w Mississi p pi River bri d ge s o ut h of Bat o n R o u ge, al o n g wit h c orre s p o n di n g i m pr ove me nts t o L a. 1 a n d L a. 3 0. At prese nt, D O T D is see k i n g t o i de ntif y p ote nti al l oc ati o ns f or t he bri d ge, b ut f u n di n g s o urces h ave n ot yet bee n i de nti fie d.

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H O U M A/ T HI B O D A U X

I n t he oil a n d g as- de pe n de nt H o u m a / Thi b o d a u x re gi o n, n o i nfrastr uct ure p ac k a ge is s atisf act or y u nless it a d dresses a ne w n ort hs o ut h access r o ute, t he c o m pleti o n of

t he L A 1 I m pr ove me nt Pr oject a n d t he I- 4 9 e xte nsi o n. “ The are a b a dl y nee ds a n ort hs o ut h c orri d or access r o ute,” s a ys Vic L af o nt, presi de nt / C E O of t he S o ut h L o uisi a n a Ec o n o mic C o u ncil i n Thi b o d a u x. “ Th at’s n ot j ust f or getti n g g o o ds i n a n d o ut, b ut y o u’ve g ot t o get o ut of here o ne w a y or a n ot her i n ti mes of m a n- m a de or n at ural dis asters.”

The pr o p ose d H o u m a- Thi b o d a u x t o L A 3 1 2 7 C o n necti o n w o ul d i m pr ove n ort h-s o ut h s yste m li n k a ge bet wee n t he H o u m a- Thi b o d a u x are a a n d t he Mississi p pi River c orri d or a n d i m pr ove e mer ge nc y a n d h urric a ne e v ac u ati o n wit hi n L o uisi a n a’s b a y o u re gi o n t hr o u g h t he est a blis h me nt of a f u ncti o n al n ort hs o ut h tra ns p ort ati o n f acilit y.

Fi nis hi n g t he ele v ate d secti o ns of t he L A 1 I m pr ove me nt Pr oject is e q u all y i m p ort a nt, as it w o ul d pr o vi de a critic al r o ute t o P ort F o urc h o n a n d t he L o uisi a n a O ffs h ore Oil L o o p ( L O O P). He nri B o ulet, e xec utive direct or of t he L A 1 C o aliti o n, s a ys t he 1 9- mile pr oject is m ore t h a n h alf w a y c o m plete, b ut ei g ht miles of t he ele v ate d hi g h w a y re m ai n t o be

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“ T h e r e a r e s o m e r e gi o n s i n t h e st at e t h at d o n ot h a v e a n a p p etit e f o r a d diti o n al t r a n s p o rt ati o n f u n di n g. T h e y f e el li k e t h e y d o n’t h a v e a p r o bl e m.”

b uilt. He’s e xcite d a b o ut t he Tr u m p pl a n’s R ural I nfrastr uct ure Pr o gra m, w hic h w o ul d pr ovi de $ 5 0 billi o n i n fe deral f u n ds f or c a pit al i nvest me nts i n r ural are as wit h p o p ul ati o ns of less t h a n 5 0, 0 0 0. “ We u ni q uel y q u alif y f or t he r ural c o m p o ne nt of t he Tr u m p pr o gra m,” B o ulet s a ys. “ He ac k n o wle d ges t h at r ural c o m m u nities m a y n ot h ave t he c a p acit y t o pr ovi de t he s a me le vel [ of f u n di n g] as metr o p olit a n are as, s o t he y w o n’t necess aril y h ave t o meet t he s a me perce nt a ge of f u n di n g.”

Re g ar dless of t he s o urce, B o ulet s a ys t he L a. 1 pr oject c o ul d be c o mplete d wit hi n f o ur ye ars o nce f u n d i n g is a p pr ove d. I n M a y, he’ll le ar n if t he pr oject will receive m o ne y fr o m a n I nfrastr uct ure f or Re b uil di n g A meric a gra nt, s p o ns ore d b y t he U. S. De p art me nt of Tra ns p ort ati o n.

U nf ort u n atel y, t he oil a n d g as i n d ustr y i n t he re gi o n w o n’t be nefit fr o m t he L a. 1 pr oject u ntil t he hi g h w a y s p a ns are c o m plete. I n t he me a nti me, s h o ul d t he hi g h w a y be i nc a p acit ate d b y a st or m, t he i m p act o n t he n ati o n’s ec o n o m y w o ul d be c at astr o p hic. A 2 0 1 1 De p art me nt

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S C O T T KI R K P A T RI C K , e x e c uti v e dir e ct or, C a pit al R e gi o n I n d u str y f or S u st ai n a bl e I nfr a str u ct ur e, or C RI SI S

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W e’r e c o n n e ct e d t o gl o b al m ar k et s a s a vit al li n k i n t h e s u p pl y c h ai n.

W e’r e c o n n e ct e d t o t h e e c o n o m y a s a j o b cr e at or a n d r e v e n u e g e n er at or.

W e’r e c o n n e ct e d t o t h e c o m m u nit y a s a n ei g h b or a n d r e s o ur c e.

T h e P ort of N e w Orl e a n s — Y o ur P ort, Y o ur N O L A.

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of H o mel a n d S ec urit y st u d y f o u n d t h at t he U. S. c o ul d l ose $ 7. 8 billi o n i n gr oss d o mestic pr o d uct i n s uc h a n e ve nt.

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G RE ATE R NE W O RLE A NS

“I a p pl a u d t h e p r e si d e nt. It’ s n ot hi s p r o bl e m; it’ s L o ui si a n a’ s p r o bl e m.”

S H A W N WI L S O N , s e cr et ar y, L o ui si a n a D e p art m e nt of Tr a n s p ort ati o n & D e v el o p m e nt

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To m m y Fa uc he u x, i nc o mi n g c h air m a n of re gi o n al ec o n o mic de vel o p me nt gr o u p G N O I nc., s a ys i nfrastr uct ure will be a t o p pri orit y f or t he Ne w Orle a ns are a i n 2 0 1 8, i ncl u di n g hi g h w a ys, air p orts a n d w ater w a ys. Fa uc he u x o utli ne d his g o als d uri n g t he gr o u p’s a n n u al meeti n g i n M arc h. “ W he n y o u t hi n k a b o ut Ne w Orle a ns, we h ave p orts a n d air p orts, w ater w a ys, r o a d w a ys, rail w a ys a n d pi peli nes,” he a d ds. “ W he n t he y all c o n nect we fl o uris h, a n d it cre ates te ns of t h o us a n ds, if n ot h u n dre ds of t h o us a n ds of j o bs. The air p ort is g oi n g t o bec o me i ncre asi n gl y critic al t o o ur i nfrastr uct ure as it c o nti n ues t o gr o w a n d bec o mes m ore v al u a ble t o t he e ntire re gi o n.”

S h o ul d Tr u m p’s i nfrastr uct ure p ac k a ge p ass, Fa uc he u x s a ys Ne w

Orle a ns a n d t he st ate s h o ul d be re a d y. “ There are i nfrastr uct ure c h alle n ges t h at nee d o ur atte nti o n. We nee d t o see a l o n g-ra n ge pl a n at t he st ate le vel t o st o p t he b ac kl o g of r ural i nfrastr uct ure pr ojects a n d st art seei n g re al pr o gress i n b uil di n g t he bri d ges a n d r o a ds t h at we des perate l y nee d t o c o n nect o ur re gi o n.”

A p art fr o m t he Tr u m p pl a n, P ort of Ne w Orle a ns Presi de nt & C E O Bra n d y C hristi a n is c o nsi dera bl y o p ti mistic a b o ut t he $ 1. 3 trilli o n O mni b us A p pr o pri ati o ns Bill of 2 0 1 8 p asse d i n Marc h. “ The s pe n di n g pl a n o ffers se veral p ositives, i ncl u di n g tri pli n g f u n di n g f or t he Tra ns p ort ati o n De p art me nt’s TI G E R pr o gra m, fr o m w hic h P ort N O L A receive d f u n di n g f or o ur Mississi p pi River I nter m o d al Ter mi n al,” C hristi a n s a ys.

S he a d ds t h at t he f u n di n g will s u p p ort Ar m y C or ps of E n gi neers c o nstr ucti o n pr ojects, i ncl u di n g t he l o n g- a w aite d pl a ns t o dee pe n t he s hi p c h a n nel t o 5 0 feet. “ The C or ps’ pl a n t o dee pe n t he s hi p c h a n nel is critic al t o t he l o wer Mississi p pi Riv er p ort c o m ple x i n or der t o reli a bl y h a n dle l ar ger vessels t h at c arr y m ore

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C OVE R ST ORY c ar g o a n d ge nerate m ore re ve n ue,” s he s a ys, a d di n g t h at a critic al direct or’s re p ort o n t he pr oject is d ue i n Ma y.

O nce f u n ds are all oc ate d a n d c o nstr uc ti o n be gi ns, t he dee pe ni n g pr oject is e x pecte d t o t a ke t hree t o five ye ars.

The P ort of Ne w Orle a ns is u p be at f or ot her re as o ns, as it e x pects t o c a pt ure a si g ni fic a nt p orti o n of t he gr o wi n g pl astic resi n e x p ort b usi ness.

Thi s is d ue, i n p art, t o its c o nt ai n er- o n- b ar ge s h uttle ser vice, w hic h re p ositi o ns e m pt y c o nt ai ners fr o m Me m p his t o Bat o n R o u ge, l o a ds t he m wit h pl astic resi n, t he n b ar ges t he m t o t he P ort of Ne w Orle a ns f or overse as e x p ort. E x perts pre dict 4 0 0, 0 0 0 T E Us of pl astic resi n e x p orts fr o m t he G ulf t hr o u g h 2 0 2 0, “a n d we are re a d y t o meet t h at m ar ket de m a n d,” C hristi a n s a ys.

“ W h e n y o u t hi n k a b o ut N e w O rl e a n s, w e h a v e p o rt s a n d ai r p o rt s, w at e r w a y s, r o a d w a y s, r ail w a y s a n d pi p eli n e s. W h e n t h e y all c o n n e ct w e fl o u ri s h.”

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T O M M Y F A U C H E A U X , i n c o mi n g c h air m a n, G N O I n c. r e gi o n al e c o n o mi c d e v el o p m e nt gr o u p

ALL E YE S O N T HE T R U ST F U N D Re g ar dless of t he Tr u m p i nfrastr uc t ure pl a n’s s uccess or f ail ure, Hi g h w a y Tr ust F u n d w oes will li kel y be t he fl y i n t he oi nt me nt. G over n me nt rel ati o ns s peci alist C h arles Britti n g h a m II iss ue d a dire w ar ni n g t o atte n dees at t he A pril 9 C ar g o C o n necti o ns

L o c all y O w n e d & O p er at e d N e w a n d R etr ofit s ol uti o n s f or a n y l ar g e t o s m all b u si n e s s a p pli c ati o n.

Pr o vi di n g t h e m o st effi ci e nt li g hti n g s ol uti o n s, E c o Lit e utili z e s t h e hi g h e st q u alit y c o m p o n e nt s a v ail a bl e i n t h e L E D li g hti n g i n d u str y.

Wit h 2 0 + y e ar s of c o m bi n e d e x p eri e n c e a n d 5 5 0 0 e n er g y r etr ofit L E D li g hti n g pr oj e ct s, E c o Lit e g u ar a nt e e s r a z or e d g e d t e c h n ol o g y a n d a 1 0 y e ar i n c o m p ar a bl e w arr a nt y.

E c o Lit e e n er g y a u dit pr o p o s al s ar e pr o vi d e d c o m pl e m e nt ar y t o d efi n e c o st- v s- s a vi n g s a d v a nt a g e s.

Fr e e E n er g y A u dit Pr o p o s al s 1 0 0 % N o O ut of P o c k et L e a si n g Pr o gr a m F a ct or y Dir e ct Pri ci n g G u ar a nt e e d E n er g y S a vi n g s I n s ur a n c e P oli c y R e b at e & T a x I n c e nti v e s St a n d ar d 1 0 Y E A R Pr o d u ct & L a b or W arr a nt y

T h e L E D Li g hti n g i n d ustr y’s o nl y 1 0 Y e ar N o n- Pr or at e d Pr o d u ct & L a b or W arr a nt y.

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C o nfere nce i n Ne w Orle a ns, pre dict i n g t h at i nfrastr uct ure w o ul d c o nti n ue t o de gra de if Tr ust F u n d mec h a nis ms are n’t c orrecte d. Britti n g h a m is se ni or vice presi de nt of g over n me nt rel ati o ns fir m C assi d y & Ass oci ates i n Was h i n gt o n, D. C. “ There j ust is n’t a r o b ust f u n di n g mec h a nis m ri g ht n o w i n t he g as t a x t o pr ovi de f or all of t he i nfrastr uct ure nee ds t h at t he y h ave,” Britti n g h a m s a ys. “ To h ave a c o m pre he nsive i nfrastr uct ure p ac k a ge, y o u h ave t o fi n d a mec h a nis m t o m a ke o ur hi g h w a y pr o gra m s olve nt. The Hi g h w a y Tr ust F u n d i n A pril 2 0 2 0 will be $ 1 3 0 bil li o n i n t he re d. Th at me a ns it de v olves t he pr o gra m b ac k d o w n t o t he st ate.

Th at me a ns bills d o n’t get p ai d. It me a ns o ur hi g h w a y, r o a d a n d bri d ge i nfrastr uct ure c o nti n ues t o de gra de at a n e x p o ne nti al rate.”

De pe n di n g u p o n t he o utc o me of t he mi d-ter m electi o ns, he is c a uti o usl y o pti mistic t h at C o n gress will m ove t o f u n d t he pr o gra m i n 2 0 1 9. “ The y h ave t o fi n d a me a ns, b ut it will n ot be b y raisi n g t he g as t a x. It’s n ot p olitic all y fe asi ble, s o t he y’ve g ot t o l o o k f or ot her mec h a nis ms.”

“ T h e [ H o u m a / T hi b o d a u x] a r e a b a dl y n e e d s a n o rt h - s o ut h c o r ri d o r a c c e s s r o ut e.”

VI C L A F O N T , pr e si d e nt/ C E O, S o ut h L o ui si a n a E c o n o mi c C o u n cil i n T hi b o d a u x

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N E W H O RI Z O N. S A M E VI SI O N. Ser vi n g t he Le g al Nee ds of Clie nts Acr oss t he 1 0 /1 2 re gi o n.

Fr o m t h e G ulf of Me xi c o t o t h e H a y n es vill e S h al e, fr o m L a k e P o nt c h artr ai n t o L a k e C h arl es, fr o m Sli d ell t o S hr e v e p ort, fr o m t h e P ort of Ne w Orl e a ns t o t h e P ort of H o ust o n, a n d fr o m B at o n R o u g e t o B e a u m o nt, K e a n Mill er is u ni q u el y sit u at e d t o r es p o n d t o t h e l e g al n e e ds of b usi n ess a n d i n d ustr y a cr oss t h e r e gi o n.

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“If y o u w alk by a pl a nt i n t his ar e a, c h a nc es ar e m y f a mil y h a s b e e n i n v ol v e d wit h it.”

— P hili p Mill er

Pr esi d e nt, Alfr e d Mill er C o ntr acti n g

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O ur r o ot s i n t h e 1 0/ 1 2 c orri d or r u n d e e p. W e h a v e lit er all y p ar all el e d t h e gr o wt h of t h e r e gi o n — p arti c ul arl y i n t h e D o w n str e a m —f or n e arl y t hr e e q u art er s of a c e nt ur y.

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H a v e di n n e r a n d d ri n k s i n t h e P h o e ni x b uil di n g at 1 9 1 0, n a m e d i n h o n o r of t h e cit y’ s st r e n gt h, a n d h o u s e d i n t h e b uil di n g w h e r e t h e hi st o ri c fi r e i s r u m o r e d t o h a v e b e g u n. A n d r e w G r e e n o p e n e d t hi s c hi c wi n e b a r a n d fi n e di ni n g r e st a u r a nt, j u st 3 y e a r s a g o. T h e t h o u g htf ull y d e si g n e d b a r a n d di ni n g a r e a

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T h e g all eri e s i n L a k e C h arl e s h o st e x hi bit s fr o m all o v er t h e w orl d a s w ell a s c el e br ati n g o ur o w n r e gi o n al arti st s.

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T h e M c N e e s e c a m p u s, l o c at e d i n L a k e C h a rl e s, c o n si st s of t h e 1 2 1 - a c r e m ai n c a m p u s, a 5 0 3 - a c r e f a r m, t h e 6 5 - a c r e D ol a n d At hl eti c s C o m pl e x, C o w b o y St a di u m c o m e s ali v e

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T h e n e w H e alt h a n d H u m a n P erf or m a n c e E d u c ati o n C o m pl e x, a n ti ci p at e d t o b e c o m pl et e d ar o u n d J u n e 2 0 1 8, will h o u s e t h e gr o wi n g a c a d e m i c pr o gr a m s i n h e alt h a n d w ell n e s s, h e alt h p erf or m a n c e a n d s p ort s m e di ci n e. L o c ati n g t h e b uil di n g n e ar t h e s p ort s m e di ci n e a n d r e h a bilit ati o n str e n gt h a n d c o n diti o ni n g f a ciliti e s f or t h e st u d e nt - at hl et e s will pr o vi d e l a b s etti n g s a n d i nt er n s hi p o p p ort u niti e s f or st u d e nt s m aj ori n g i n h e alt h a n d h u m a n p erf or m a n c e di s ci pli n e s.

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t h e r e gi o n’ s w or kf or c e f or m or e t h a n 7 5 y e ar s. T h e S c h o ol of I n d u stri al T e c h n ol o g y pr o vi d e s tr a diti o n al, h y bri d, a n d h a n d s - o n l e ar ni n g e x p eri e n c e s l e a di n g t o a s s o ci at e d e gr e e s, t e c h ni c al di pl o m a s, a n d c erti fi c at e s t h at p o siti o n s gr a d u at e s f or s u c c e s s i n t h eir i n d u stri al c ar e er a n d a s gl o b all y c o m p etiti v e citi z e n s.

I n t h e S c h o ol of B u si n e s s a n d A p pli e d T e c h n ol o g y, e a c h pr o gr a m i s d e si g n e d t o h el p st u d e nt s g ai n t h e n e c e s s ar y s kill s t o b e s u c c e s sf ul i n t h eir c h o s e n fi el d, or t o tr a n sf er t o a u ni v er sit y t o c o nti n u e t h eir e d u c ati o n.

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T h eir i m pr e s si v e li n e a g e tr a c e s t o 1 9 0 1 w h e n Tit u s Mill er st art e d a c o ntr a cti n g b u si n e s s i n L a k e C h arl e s. T o d a y, A M C c o nti n u e s t o t hri v e, wit h cli e nt s t h at i n cl u d e s o m e of t h e bi g g e st n a m e s i n i n d u str y. T h e c o m p a n y, w hi c h b uil d s of fi c e b uil di n g s, hi g h w a y s, s c h o ol s, st a di u m s, s h o p pi n g c e nt er s, h o s pit al s a n d i n d u stri al f a ciliti e s, e m pl o y s h u n dr e d s of p e o pl e i n t h e L a k e C h arl e s ar e a a n d w a s r e c e ntl y r e c o g ni z e d a s o n e of S o ut h w e st L o ui si a n a’ s T o p 5 0 l o c all y o w n e d b u si n e s s e s.

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o perates m ac hi ner y or w atc hes a pr ocess c o ns ole is a t hre at t o s afet y w he n f ati g ue d.

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F ort u n atel y, s o me le a ders i n m a n uf act uri n g a n d i n d ustr y are b e gi n ni n g t o s hi ne a li g ht o n t he pr o ble m a n d f or t he first ti me are t a ki n g ste ps t o i nc or p orate f ati g ue ris k m a n a ge me nt g ui deli nes i nt o t heir w or k practices. E mil y W hitc o m b, a f ati g ue e x p ert, b e g a n s p e ar he a di n g a f ati g ue i niti ative at t he Nati o n al S afet y C o u ncil i n 2 0 1 6. The N S C is de vel o pi n g e d uc ati o n al m aterials a n d ot her res o urces re g ar di n g

f ati g ue t his s u m mer, a n d t he c o u ncil pl a ns t o h ol d its first- e ver Fati g ue C o nfere nce i n S e attle i n 2 0 1 9. “ We h ave l ot of w or k t o d o wit h raisi n g a w are ness t o e m pl o yers a b o ut t his iss ue,” W hitc o m b s a ys. “ There’s a mi n dset acr oss t he U. S. t h at s acri fici n g slee p f or ot her res p o nsi bilities is a b a d ge of h o n or, a n d t h at it m a kes y o u l o o k t o u g her or str o n ger s o me h o w. We’re tr yi n g t o hi g hli g ht t h at f ati g ue c a n b e a h a z ar d i n t he w or k pl ace, a n d we w a nt t o w or k wit h e m pl o yers t o a dj ust a n y w or k pl ace practices t h at are a d di n g t o f ati g ue or n ot hel pi n g e m pl o yees get t he slee p or rest t h at t he y nee d.”

F or t he p ast 1 8 m o nt hs, t he N S C h as f oc use d o n b uil di n g p art ners hi ps wit h e m pl o yers, a n d i n Dece m b er 2 0 1 6 it h oste d a f ati g ue “ bl ue ri b b o n p a nel” atte n de d b y 6 0 e x p erts o n f ati g ue, slee p scie nce a n d s afet y. “ We h a d a b o ut five strate gic bre a k o ut

gr o u ps, w here e ver y o ne w o ul d disc uss t he fiel d of f ati g ue a n d slee p he alt h, w here it’s g oi n g, w here it nee ds t o g o, w h at o p p ort u nities e xist, w h at p art ners hi ps nee d t o be b uilt, etc.,” W hitc o m b n otes.

The S o ut h L o uisi a n a C h a pter of N S C i n Ne w Orle a ns, u n der t he di recti o n of presi de nt a n d C E O Bet h I n b a u, will pl a y a r ole i n re gi o n ali zi n g t he pr ocess. “ The S afet y C o u ncil k n o ws t h at t he ni g ht s hift is m ost v ul nera ble bec a use it’s w he n y o ur i nter n al cl oc k w a nts y o u t o slee p, s o t heref ore y o u are alre a d y at ris k,” I n b a u s a ys. “ S ec o n dl y, t he ni g ht s hift is us u all y t he o ne t h at h as t he le ast a m o u nt of s u per visi o n, a n d pe o ple te n d t o t a ke s h ortc uts a n d mist a kes are m a de. The res ults c o ul d be c at astr o p hic.” Fati g ue s h o ul d be of p artic ul ar c o ncer n, s he a d ds, bec a use it a ffects s h ort-ter m me m or y a n d a w or ker’s a bilit y t o le ar n ne w t as ks.

L o uisi a n a’s i n d ustri al c o m m u nit y h as n’t bee n left o ut of t he pr ocess.

U n der t he directi o n of Occ u p ati o n al He alt h M a n a ger Ste ve n L er m a n, E x x o n M o bil p artici p ate d o n t he N S C p a nel a n d h as t a ke n a le a der s hi p r ole i n i m ple me nti n g A meric a n Petr ole u m I nstit ute f ati g ue ris k m a n a ge me nt pr ot oc ols.

L oc all y, L a b or Rel ati o ns M a n a ger Davi d Darte z h as hel pe d w or k o ut a c ust o mi z a ble pl a n f or E x x o n M o bil’s B at o n R o u ge c o m ple x t h at c o m plies wit h A PI st a n d ar ds. A b o ut o net hir d of E x x o n M o bil B at o n R o u ge e m pl o yees, he s a ys, w or k i n “s afe t y-se nsitive” p ositi o ns. “ S afet y-se nsitive p ositi o ns t y pic all y i ncl u de t h ose o perati o ns e mpl o yees w h o w or k 1 2- h o ur r ot ati n g s hifts,” Darte z s a ys. “ The y’re res p o nsi ble f or o pe ni n g a n d cl osi n g v alves, f or e ns uri n g t he e q ui p me nt o perates pr o perl y, a n d f or t a ki n g acti o n w he n t hi n gs are a b n or m al. Th ose are t he i n divi d u als w h o h ave t o res p o n d a n d t a ke acti o n t o eit her c orrect t he a b n or m al sit u ati o n or p ote nti all y s h ut a u nit d o w n.”

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acti o n if f ati g ue is s us p ecte d, s uc h as a ut h ori zi n g a d diti o n al bre a k ti me or a sc he d ule c h a n ge.

As a n ot her alter n ative, t he N S C e nc o ura ges t he a d o pti o n of desi g n at e d are as w here e m pl o yees c a n slee p or rest bef ore le avi n g f or h o me.

D uri n g her d a ys w or ki n g at P P G I n d ustries, K at h y Tra h a n, presi de nt a n d C E O of t he Alli a nce S afet y C o u ncil i n B at o n R o u ge, rec alls t he c o m p a n y se n di n g f ati g ue d e m pl o y ees h o me i n a t a xi. “If y o u w or ke d a d o u ble s hift, t he y se nt y o u h o me i n a t a xi a n d pic ke d y o u u p after ei g ht h o urs of slee p,” Tra h a n s a ys. “ After t h at a m o u nt of w or k a n d t h at m a n y h o urs, it’s h ar d t o st a y alert w he n y o u’re t h at tire d,” s he a d ds. “ The slee p de ficit b uil d u p over c o nsec utive ni g hts or s h ort p eri o ds of i nterr u pte d slee p c a n decli ne pr o d uctivit y, perf or m a nce a n d re acti o n ti mes, w hic h c a n le a d t o s afet y iss ues a n d i m p air y o ur a bilit y t o c o nce n trate. S e ve ntee n w a ki n g h o urs is t he e q uiv ale nt t o a bl o o d alc o h ol le vel of . 0 5 a n d 2 1 h o urs is . 0 8.”

S O L U TI O N S & S Y S T E M S Irres pective of or g a ni z ati o n al t actics, o ne of t he pri m ar y c a uses of f ati g ue —slee p a p ne a —re q uires a me dic al s ol uti o n, s a ys Mic h ael Tr uf a nt, p art o w ner of L a u nc h Me di a i n B at o n R o u ge a n d b usi ness u nit m a n a ger at Aer o fl o w He alt hc are i n As he ville, N ort h C ar oli n a.

“It’s esti m ate d t h at u p t o 3 0 % of w or kers i n t he fiel d pr o b a bl y h ave it,” Tr uf a nt s a ys. “ The d a n ger wit h slee p a p ne a is t h at y o u’re t ur ni n g o ff o x y ge n t o y o ur l u n gs, s o y o u get he art dise ase, di a betes, h y p erte n si o n, arr h yt h mi as … a w h ole h ost of t hi n gs.” Thi s c a n le a d t o pre ve nt a ble me dic al c osts —rese arc h p erf or me d f or t he tr uc ki n g i n d ustr y f o u n d t h at a driver wit h a c hr o nic f ati g ue-rel at e d dise ase c a n acc u m ul ate a n avera ge of $ 6, 0 0 0 i n me dic al c osts e ac h ye ar.

F or t his a n d a h ost of ot her re a s o ns, scree ni n g e m pl o yees f or slee p a p ne a is vit all y i m p ort a nt f or t he i n d ustri al o w ner or c o ntract or. “ F or o ne t hi n g, y o u pre ve nt i nci de nces, s o y o u’re pr otecti n g y o ur li a bilit y, ris k a n d s afet y,” Tr uf a nt e x pl ai ns. “ S ec o n dl y, y o u’re s avi n g fr o m a me dic al c ost st a n d p oi nt. A n d t he n y o u get a better e m pl o yee. The y’ll live 1 0 ye ars l o n ger, a n d t he y’ll g o h o me t o t heir 44

f a mil y feeli n g b etter.”

W hile m ost w or kers i niti all y resist t he use of a C P A P ( C o nti n u o us P ositive Air w a y Press ure) de vice f or t heir slee p a p ne a, m a n y q uic kl y n otice a n i m pr ove me nt i n he alt h a n d p erf or m a nce.

Mi ke H ar nett, a n i nter n ati o n all y k n o w n f ati g ue e x p ert a n d vice presi de nt — h u m a n f act ors at Si x S afet y S yste ms i n C al g ar y, Al b ert a, hel ps c o m p a nies i nc or p orate f ati g ue i nt o t heir m a n a ge me nt s yste ms b y de vel o pi n g “ fit-f or- d ut y” s ol uti o ns.

“I n m ost c ases, or g a ni z ati o ns are re ali zi n g t h at f ati g ue is a n iss ue, b ut t he y’ve ne ver l o o ke d at it as a r o ot c a use or as a c o ntri b uti n g f act or,” s he s a ys. “If a n e m pl o yee fell aslee p, it use d t o b e a disci pli n ar y iss ue. Th at p ers o n di d n’t c are a b o ut t heir j o b or t he y were l a z y. There w as a m yt h t h at a n e m pl o yee c o ul d st a y a w a ke if t he y trie d h ar d e n o u g h, w hic h g o es c o m pletel y a g ai nst w h at we k n o w fr o m a p h ysi ol o gic al st a n d p oi nt.”

A “s yste ms a p pr o ac h” is m ost e ffective i n t ac kli n g f ati g ue, t here b y est a blis hi n g t a n gi ble ste ps t o a d dress t he pr o ble m. “It me a ns we h ave t o u n derst a n d w h y di d t h at h u m a n er r or occ ur? W h at w as i n o ur s yste m t h at m a de t he m t hi n k t h at w as a g o o d decisi o n? It c o ul d b e t he f act t h at t here were p olicies a n d pr oced ures t h at t he y di d n’t f oll o w, b ut t he re as o n t he y di d n’t f oll o w t he m is b ec a use t he y’ve ne ver b ee n e nf orce d.”

H ar nett’s c o m p a n y f oll o ws a pre scri b e d m a n a ge me nt s yste m strate g y te m pl ate t h at c a n b e a p plie d t o a v ariet y of b usi ness pr ocesses. “ Wit h t he f ati g ue ris k m a n a ge me nt s yste m, y o u l o o k at t he or g a ni z ati o n al c ult ure, at strate gic pl a ns, p olicies a n d pr oce d ures, etc. F or e x a m ple, if s o me o ne w al ks i n a n d s a ys,‘I’ m tire d,’ a n d y o u k n o w t he y still h ave f o ur h o urs o n s hift, w h at is y o ur pr ocess f or h a n dli n g t h at?”

To assist i n t he cre ati o n of a f ati g ue-resist a nt w or k sc he d ule, H ar nett uses bi o m at he m atic al m o deli n g s oft w are, w here b y a sc he d ule’s p h ysi ol o gic al i m plic ati o ns, circ a di a n r h yt h ms a n d overall desi g n are e x a mi ne d. Wit h bi o m at he m at ic al m o deli n g, s afet y pr ofessi o n als c a n e nter st art a n d fi nis h ti mes, a d d bre a k ti mes, a n d i ncl u de w or kl o a d-t y p e d at a. The m o deli n g s oft w are t he n s h o ws h o w m uc h ti me is s p e nt i n ris k-free or mi ni m al ris k

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A d diti o n all y, a Nee ds Assess me nt Ga p A n al ysis c a n e v al u ate a n e m pl o yer’s c urre nt met h o ds f or f ati g ue- miti g ati o n. I n t he pr ocess, t he y i de ntif y f ati g ue-rel ate d h a z ar ds, e x a mi ne t he s hift sc he d ule a n d as k s p eci fic q uesti o ns t o b e a n al y z e d fr o m a scie nce- b ase d p ers p ective.

T H E E D U C A TI O N C O M P O N E N T Fati g ue o n t he j o bsite c a n le a d t o a l oss of sit u ati o n al a w are ness, a n u n deresti m ati o n of ris k or p o or pr o d uctivit y. Th at c a n me a n fl a we d l o gic, sl o wer i nf or m ati o n pr ocessi n g a n d m ore di ffic ult y i n c o m ple x decisi o n m a ki n g.

At E x x o n M o bil, e d uc ati o n a b o ut t he d a n gers of f ati g ue is a cr uci al p art of t he pr ocess. “ We pr ovi de a f air a m o u nt of trai ni n g f or all e mpl o yees t o m a ke s ure t he y rec o g ni z e t heir o w n p ote nti al f or f ati g ue a n d h o w t o a d dress t h ose iss ues,” Darte z s a ys. “If s o me o ne is f ati g ue d a n d t he y’re w or ki n g o n t he j o b i n o ne of t hese s afet y-se nsitive p ositi o ns, we al w a ys as k e m pl o yees t o t al k t o t heir s u per vis or.”

A s u per vis or c a n t he n a ut h ori z e a n a p pr o pri ate bre a k ti me or “i n s o me e xtre me sit u ati o ns, we m a y p ull t he e m pl o yee o ff s hift a n d h ave s o me o ne c o me a n d relie ve t he m.”

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The Alli a nce S afet y C o u ncil i n B at o n R o u ge a d dresses f ati g ue i n its p ortf oli o of trai ni n g c o urses, s peci fic all y t ar geti n g t he b usi n g a n d tr uc ki n g i n d ustries. Acc or di n g t o t he A A A F o u n d ati o n f or Tra ffic S afet y, t he perce nt a ge of cras hes i nv olvi n g dr o wsi ness is ne arl y ei g ht ti mes hi g her t h a n fe deral esti m ates.

The rece nt rese arc h pr ovi des a n u n prece de nte d a n al ysis of i n- ve hicle d as hc a m vi de o fr o m m ore t h a n 7 0 0 cras hes, c o n fir mi n g t h at t he d a n ger of dr o ws y drivi n g s o ars a b ove o ffici al esti m ates. I n a n ot her st u d y, t he Ce n ters f or Dise ase C o ntr ol a n d Pre ve nti o n f o u n d t h at 3 5 % of U. S. drivers 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

slee p less t h a n t he rec o m me n de d mi ni m u m of se ve n h o urs d ail y.

Tra h a n s a ys t his h as direct i m plic ati o ns f or t he p etr oc he mic al, oil a n d g as m ar kets. “ We’ve f o u n d t h at 6 0 % of t he ti me a bse nteeis m fr o m w or k w as t he res ult of a n a ut o m o bile i nci de nt or acci de nt, w het her it’s t he mselves or s o me o ne else i n t heir f a mil y,” Tra h a n s a ys.

The Allia nce c o urse tests res p o nse ti mes a n d a pers o n’s a bilit y t o reco g ni ze ha z ar ds w hile drivi n g. “ We pr ovi de a c o m pre he nsive li brar y fr o m w hic h t o create a c ust o mi ze d ris k miti g ati o n f or w hate ver t he sit uati o n,” Tra ha n sa ys. “ There are s o ma n y i ni tiatives ar o u n d dr o ws y a n d distracte d drivi n g. It’s o n e ver y o ne’s ra dar.”

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re d ucti o n i n rates is c urre ntl y b ei n g c o nsi dere d b y t he secret ar y of t he U. S. De p art me nt of t he I nteri or, w hic h oversees B S E E. “ The G ulf of Me xic o is a hi g hc ost pr ovi nce,” A n gelle s a ys. “ The lifti n g c ost is hi g her t h a n i n ot her are as w here c o m p a nies c a n de pl o y t heir c a pit al. We c a n m a ke t he c ase t h at r o yalt y rates t h at are c o m p etitive will le a d t o m ore i nvest me nt, m ore wells drille d a n d t heref ore m ore pr o d ucti o n.”

The G ulf Ec o n o mic S ur viv al Te a m, a Thi b o d a u x- b ase d a dv oc ac y gr o u p, str o n gl y s u p p orts t he Tr u m p a d mi nistrati o n’s e ff orts t o re d uce rates. F or E xec utive Direct or L ori L e Bl a nc, e nc o ura gi n g m ore o ffs h ore i nvest me nt is cr uci al f or j o b cre ati o n i n her re gi o n. “ At t he e n d of t he d a y, we w a nt t he access we nee d t o meet o ur e ner g y nee ds a n d b e a ble t o be n e fit f a milies a n d b usi nesses t hr o u g h a ff or d a ble e ner g y, j o bs a n d ec o n o mic activit y,” L e Bl a nc s a ys.

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ne w le ases a n d t hr o u g h a d diti o n al e x pl orati o n a n d pr o d ucti o n,” Cel at a s a ys. “ The G ulf is t he cr o w n je wel i n t he o ffs h ore pr o gra m b ec a use 9 7 % of o ffs h ore pr o d ucti o n c o mes fr o m t here.”

Sc ott A n gelle, direct or of t he B ure a u of S afet y a n d E nvir o n me nt al E nf orce me nt, is well a w are of t he G ulf’s r ole o n t he gl o b al st a ge a n d pl a ns t o m a ke t he re g ul at or y si de of t he e q u ati o n m ore stre a mli ne d a n d less c ostl y t o e nc o ura ge m ore i nvestme nt. “ Thi s is n ot y o ur gra n df at her’s G ulf of Me xic o,” A n gelle s a ys. “ We h ave pl aces acr oss t he gl o b e t h at are m a ki n g t heir res o urces av ail a ble f or e x pl orati o n. Me xic o is t he ne west c o m p etit or o n t he bl oc k, h avi n g ref or me d its c o nstit uti o n a n d m a de t h ose o ffs h ore res o urces av ail a ble.”

He a d ds t h at a re d ucti o n i n r o yalt y rates p ai d b y o w ners c o ul d ser ve as o ne w a y t o m a ke o ffs h ore i nvest me nt m ore attractive, t here b y freei n g u p a d diti o n al w or ki n g c a pit al f or e x pl orati o n a n d pr o d ucti o n. A

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he ti des are c h a n gi n g i n t he G ulf of Me xic o, as fe deral a ge ncies o pe n u p l ar ger s w at hs of t he o uter c o nti ne n t al s helf t o oil a n d g as i nvest me nt a n d p urs ue a m ore stre a mli ne d a p pr o ac h t o o ffs h ore m a n a ge me nt.

Al o n g t he w a y, t he y h o p e t o mi ni mi z e b arriers t o e ntr y i n a m ar ket t h at is i ncre asi n gl y c o m p etitive a n d c ost- c o nsci o us.

As e vi de nce of t his p us h, t he M arc h 2 1 G ulf of Me xic o le ase s ale w as t he l ar gest, are a- wise, i n U. S. hist or y. The s ale g ar nere d $ 1 2 4. 8 milli o n i n hi g h bi ds f or 1 4 8 tracts c overi n g 8 1 5, 4 0 3 acres.

At a rece nt G ulf E ner g y F or u m i n Ne w Orle a ns, Mi ke Cel at a, G ulf of Me xic o re gi o n al direct or f or t he B u re a u of Oce a n E ner g y M a n a ge me nt, s ai d he e x pects bi ds t o c o nti n ue t o i ncre ase as oil prices rise. “ We t hi n k t his is a p ositive tre n d w here o w ners are s h o wi n g m ore i nterest, b ot h t hr o u g h ac q uiri n g

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B y accessi n g electr o nic rec or ds o n s h ore, B S E E’s i ns p ect ors n o w h ave m ore ti me t o i ns p ect o p erati o ns at t he m ore t h a n 2, 2 0 0 f acilities i n t he G ulf. The ne w pr ocess als o re d uces helic o pter o p erati n g e x p e nses b y 1 5 %. “ We h a d a n o ut- of- b al a nce utili z ati o n rate,” A n gelle s a ys. “ We were a ble t o g o t hr o u g h a dee p dive a n d c a me u p wit h a s ol uti o n.”

I N S P E C TI N G I N S P E C TI O N S: B y a c c e s si n g el e ctr o ni c r e c or d s o n s h or e, B S E E’ s i n s p e ct or s n o w h a v e m or e ti m e t o i n s p e ct o p er ati o n s at t h e m or e t h a n 2, 2 0 0 f a ciliti e s i n t h e G ulf.

f or p olic y at C o ns u mer E ner g y Alli a nce i n H o ust o n, a n a dv oc ac y gr o u p, s a ys re g ul at or y c h a n ges are cr uci all y i m p ort a nt i n t o d a y’s gl o b all y c o m petitive e nvir o n me nt. “If t he i nvest me nt cli m ate is n ot ri g ht, t h ose i nvest me nts are g oi n g t o b e pl ace d else w here,” he a d ds. “ We’ve see n a l ot of activit y rece ntl y i n pl aces li ke Me xic o a n d Bra zil, s o we’re i n t his gl o b all y c o m petitive e nvir o n me nt.”

C H A N G E S AT B S E E A n gelle t hi n ks re-j oi ni n g B S E E a n d B O E M c o ul d g o a l o n g w a y t o w ar d e asi n g t he re g ul at or y b ur de n f or o ffs h ore oil a n d g as. The t w o a ge ncies were se p arate d f oll o wi n g t he 2 0 1 0 B P oil dis aster, a m ove he s a ys d oes n’t m a ke m uc h se nse t o d a y. “ There are a t ot al of 7 6 t o uc h p oi nts bet wee n B S E E a n d B O E M,” he s a ys. “ These or g a ni z ati o ns h ave bee n we d de d t o get her f or a l o n g ti me a n d de pe n d o n e ac h ot her f or per mitti n g a n d decisi o ns. Thi s h as cre ate d s o me i ne fficie ncies. I t hi n k t h at we o u g ht t o at le ast l o o k at w het her or n ot a B O E M a n d B S E E 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

t o get her is b etter p u blic p olic y.”

A n y p ote nti al mer ger, h o we ver, re m ai ns o n h ol d, as t he De p art me nt of t he I nteri or is c urre ntl y c o nsi der i n g its o w n i nter n al re or g a ni z ati o n.

Me a n w hile, B S E E is m a ki n g pr o gress i n ot her w a ys. O n A pril 1, a ge nc y i ns p ect ors b e g a n li miti n g o ffs h ore visits strictl y t o i ns p ecti o ns a n d pr ocessi n g all re g ul at or y p a p er w or k o n l a n d. As a res ult, t he b ure a u h o p es t o re d uce o ffs h ore i ns p ecti o n c osts b y ne arl y $ 2 0 milli o n over a 3. 5- ye ar p eri o d w hile als o i ncre asi n g i ns p ecti o n ti mes. A te a m of B S E E le a ders de vel o p e d t he ne w a p pr o ac h w hile e x pl ori n g w a ys t o m a ke i n s p ecti o ns m ore e fficie nt a n d re d uce helic o pter o p erati n g e x p e nses. “ We stre a mli ne d h o w i ns p ect ors d o t heir j o b o ffs h ore, w hile ac hie v i n g a si g ni fic a nt c ost s avi n gs,” s a ys Mic h ael S a ucier, re gi o n al s u p er vis or f or District Fiel d O p erati o ns, G ulf of Me xic o Re gi o n, i n a press rele ase. “ Thi s ne w pr ocess will all o w B S E E i ns p ect ors t o i ncre ase p h ysic al i ns p ecti o n ti me o n o ffs h ore oil a n d g as f acilities.”

R E VI E WI N G T H E R U L E S G E S T’s L e Bl a nc s a ys it’s e as y t o see t h at B S E E a n d ot her a ge ncies are t a ki n g a m ore c oll a b orative a p pr o ac h t o o ffs h ore oil a n d g as.

Her gr o u p d ates b ac k t o 2 0 1 0 w he n Presi de nt O b a m a decl are d a m ora t ori u m o n o ffs h ore drilli n g f oll o wi n g t he B P dis aster. Eve n t h o u g h t he m orat ori u m w as lifte d l ater t h at ye ar, t he gr o u p c o nti n ue d t o c o m b at re g ul ati o ns t he y felt were n ot b ase d o n f acts. I n t he fi n al t w o ye ars of t he O b a m a presi de nc y, m ore t h a n 1 4 0 r ules a n d re g ul ati o ns were pr o p ose d or p asse d t h at i m p acte d t he i n d ustr y “a n d ver y fe w of t h ose h a d i n p ut fr o m tec h nic al e x p erts,” L e Bl a nc s a ys.

To d a y, G E S T is t ar geti n g t he “ Well C o ntr ol R ule,” fi n ali z e d d uri n g t he pre vi o us a d mi nistrati o n a n d i nte n de d t o re d uce o p erati o n al ris k a n d pre ve nt f ut ure well- c o ntr ol i nci de nts. “I n a l ot of t hese r ules, it’s a m atter of c h a n gi n g a ver y s m all piece b ec a use it’s t o o prescri ptive, it’s n ot ris k- b ase d, a n d it d o es n’t pr ovi de drilli n g e n gi neers t he a bilit y t o m a ke decisi o ns b ase d o n w h at t he y k n o w,” L e Bl a nc ar g ues. “ As s uc h, t here were s o me pr ovisi o ns i n t he [ well c o ntr ol] r ule t h at act u all y i ncre ase d t he ris k t o s afet y a n d t he e nvir o n me nt.”

As directe d b y a n e xec utive or der, B S E E is c urre ntl y re vie wi n g t he r ule t o deter mi ne w het her it c a n be re vise d t o e nc o ura ge e ner g y e x pl orati o n a n d pr o d ucti o n, w hile als o e ns uri n g t h at t hese activities are s afe a n d e nvir o n me nt all y res p o nsi ble.

A d diti o n all y, A n gelle s a ys B S E E is re vie wi n g t he “ Pr o d ucti o n S afet y S yste ms R ule,” w hic h f or bi ds oil a n d g as o w ners fr o m e xec uti n g o ffs h ore pr o d ucti o n activities u ntil B S E E a p pr oves a pr o d ucti o n s afet y s yste m a p plic ati o n a n d c o n d ucts a pre- pr o d ucti o n i ns p ecti o n.

D uri n g all re vie ws of e xisti n g r ules, B S E E see ks st a ke h ol der e n g a ge me nt fr o m b ot h i n d ustr y a n d

e nvir o n me nt al gr o u ps. Al o n g t he w a y, t his c oll a b orative at m os p here h as le d t o s o me u ne x pecte d i m pr ove me nts i n e nvir o n me nt al p olic y, s uc h as B S E E’s ne w Ris k- B ase d I ns pecti o n Pr o gra m, l a u nc he d i n M arc h. “ A c o m p a n y i n dic ate d t o me t h at t he n u m ber o ne ris k f or t heir o ffs h ore e nter prise w as g as rele ases, bec a use of t he fire ris k,” A n gelle s a ys. “ The y t h o u g ht it w as o d d t h at t heir n u m ber o ne ris k w as n ot e ve n a re p ort a ble i nci de nt t o us. Fr o m t h at visit, we were a ble t o p us h t hr o u g h a ris k- b ase d i ns pecti o n pr ot oc ol.”

The Ris k- B ase d I ns pecti o n Pr o gra m e m pl o ys a s yste m atic fra me w or k t o i de ntif y f acilities a n d o perati o ns t h at e x hi bit a hi g h-ris k pr o file. These ris k- b ase d i ns pecti o ns s u p ple me nt B S E E’s e xisti n g Nati o nal S afet y I ns pecti o n Pr o gra m.

B A SI C E C O N O MI C S N o m atter h o w m a n y b arriers t o e ntr y are re m ove d t hr o u g h g over n me nt al p olic y, t he ec o n o mic re alities of t o d a y’s m ar ket will c a use m a n y o ffs h ore i nvest ors t o t a p t he bra kes. “ The Tr u m p a d mi nistrati o n c a n’t c h a n ge ec o n o mics,” n otes Davi d Dis m u kes, e xec utive direct or of L S U’s Ce nter f or E ner g y St u dies. “ N o ne of t hese t hi n gs are g oi n g t o c h a n ge t he b asic ec o n o mics of drilli n g o ffs h ore.

O pe ni n g u p m ore are as a n d cre ati n g m ore le asi n g o p p ort u nities are all gre at, b ut I w o ul d n’t j u m p u p a n d d o w n. The y’re n ot g oi n g t o c h a n ge t he f u n d a me nt al d y n a mics t h at m ost of t he drilli n g d oll ars are g oi n g s o me pl ace, a n d t he y’re n ot g oi n g t o g o o ffs h ore.”

W hile s o me of t he ec o n o mics h ave i m pr ove d, it’s still a ris k y pr o p ositi o n f or m a n y c o m p a nies. “ The f u n d a me nt als of t he e ner g y m ar kets h ave c h a n ge d, a n d t he Tr u m p a d mi nistrati o n c a n s a y all t he y w a nt, b ut t he y c a n’t c h a n ge ec o n o mics u nless t he y w a nt t o g o i n a n d st art d oi n g h u ge gr oss s u bsi dies li ke t he O b a m a a d mi nistrati o n di d f or re ne w a bles.”

Dis m u kes s a ys o fferi n g u p m ore le ases a n d re d uci n g t he b arriers t o e ntr y are g o o d p olicies, b ut i ncre asi n g press ure o n c o m p a nies t o i m pr ove t heir b ott o m li nes a n d dele vera ge will se n d m a n y of t he m t o t he l o wer ris k of t he s h ale pl a ys.

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n d ustries t h at use railr o a ds t o s hi p fl a m m a ble li q ui ds are re pl aci n g or retr o fitti n g t heir rail c ars t o meet m ore stri n ge nt desi g n st a n d ar ds first iss ue d i n 2 0 1 5. W hile t he ne w c ars will be m ore e x p e nsive, s hi p pers s a y t he y’re fi ne wit h t h at if t he c h a n ges will i m pr ove s afet y.

B ut t he c h a n ges i n t he i n d ustr y are als o bri n gi n g s o me u n derl yi n g te nsi o ns t o li g ht. W hile t he y mi g ht be O K wit h u p d ati n g t heir rail c ars, m a n y s hi p pers are fr ustrate d wit h t he railr o a d c o m p a nies t h at m ove t h ose c ars. M a n y i n d ustri al rail c ust o mers h ave o nl y o ne o pti o n, w hic h s o me s a y le a ds t o hi g h prices a n d s h o d d y ser vice. “ W he n y o u h ave n o le vera ge, a n d t he y j ust ref use t o ne g oti ate, y o u’re b asic all y hel d c a ptive,” s a ys Gre g B o wser, presi de nt of t he L o uisi a n a C he mic al Ass oci ati o n. “ The y b asi c all y s a y,‘ Thi s is it. Ta ke it or le ave it.

We’re t he o nl y o ne ser vici n g y o u.’”

F or e x a m ple, L C A me m b ers i n t he Ne w Orle a ns are a h ave h a d railr o a ds “t a ki n g f o ur or five d a ys j ust t o get a

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rail c ar acr oss t he river,” he s a ys.

B o wser s a ys s hifti n g t o m ore e x p e nsive rail c ars is “s o me w h at of a b ur de n” b ut d o a ble. B ut as s hi p p ers are s p e n di n g m ore o n t he c ars, t he y’ d li ke t o h ave c o m p etitive s hi p pi n g rates a n d m ore ass ura nce of b ei n g a ble t o get t heir pr o d ucts t o m ar ket i n a ti mel y f as hi o n. A n d t he y d o n’t w a nt t he railr o a d i n d ustr y t o dict ate t he r ules t h at e ver y o ne h as t o f oll o w.

D E F A C T O R E G U L A TI O N Ne w fe deral g ui deli nes f or t a n k c ars were i n res p o nse t o hi g h- pr o file acci de nts, s uc h as a 2 0 1 3 derail me nt i n Q ue b ec t h at i g nite d 1. 5 milli o n g all o ns of oil a n d kille d 4 7 p e o ple.

Oil pr o d ucers a n d c he mic al m a n uf act urers t h at s hi p b y rail ge nerall y o w n or le ase t he rail c ars t he y use, a n d w he n ne w st a n d ar ds are est a b lis he d f or t he c ars, s hi p p ers p a y f or t he tra nsiti o n. The U. S. De p art me nt of Tra ns p ort ati o n esti m ates m ore t h a n 9 0, 0 0 0 t a n k c ars will nee d t o b e retr o fitte d or re pl ace d at a c ost of s o me $ 5 2 0 milli o n.

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ic al M a n uf act urers s u p p orte d t he c h a n ges, w hic h i ncl u de d gre ater p u nct ure a n d fire resist a nce, s a ys R o b B e ne dict, t he tra de ass oci a ti o n’s direct or of tra ns p ort ati o n a n d i nfrastr uct ure. B ut A F P M ar g ues a n y e ff ort t o i m pr ove rail s afet y s h o ul d st art wit h t he “r o ot c a uses” of derail me nts, s uc h as h u m a n err or, mec h a nic al f ail ures a n d trac k iss ues.

S o w h y d o ne w r ules f oc us o n t a n k c ar desi g n a n d n ot t he r o ot c a uses? The a ns wer m a y lie wit h t he Ass oci ati o n of A meric a n R ail r o a ds i n d ustr y gr o u p a n d its Ta n k C ar C o m mittee, w hic h B e ne dict descri b es as f u ncti o ni n g m uc h li ke a re g ul at or y b o d y.

The Ta n k C ar C o m mittee is n ot a g over n me nt a ge nc y, b ut it a dvises D O T o n railr o a d s afet y st a n d ar ds.

M ost of its me m b ers are dra w n fr o m railr o a d c o m p a nies, w hic h critics s a y gives t he c o m mittee a n i nce ntive t o f oc us o n me as ures t h at w o ul d c ost s hi p p ers, n ot railr o a ds.

A n d w hile t he fe deral g over n me nt sets mi ni m u m st a n d ar ds f or rail c ars, t he Ta n k C ar C o m mittee, o n

be h alf of railr o a d c o m p a nies t h at o w n t he rails, c a n set “i nterc h a n ge st a n d ar ds” t h at g o be y o n d fe deral re q uire me nts. I nterc h a n ge st a n d ar ds d o n ot g o t hr o u g h t he fe deral r ule m a ki n g pr ocess t h at i ncl u des a c ost / be ne fit a n al ysis.

The t a n k c ar desi g n st a n d ar ds f or fl a m m a ble li q ui ds e ve nt u all y were h as he d o ut i n a w a y t h at s hi p pers, railr o a ds a n d t he fe deral g over n me nt c o ul d live wit h. S hi p pers h a d c o ncer ns a b o ut h o w q uic kl y t he y were as ke d t o m a ke t he tra nsiti o n, b ut C o n gress ste p pe d i n t o e xte n d t he ti meli ne.

The first m aj or de a dli ne f or c ars t h at c arr y cr u de oil p asse d i n Ja n u ar y wit h little f a nf are, s a ys Tyler Gra y, ge neral c o u nsel f or t he L o u Tisi A KIa nN aG A MiHIdT: CT oh entiU. ne S. nt Oil p artoci m e ati nt ofo n.

Tr a n sThe p ortLatio ouisi n a na a n d Gas D eAss e sti m at e s m or e t h a n 9 0, 0 0 0 oil a n d gtasa nik nc darustr y h as access to s will n e e d t o b e r etr o fittpie peli d or rne e pli anfrastr c e d at a uct ure a n e xte nsive c o st of s o m e $ 5 2 0 milli o n. a n d d oes n’t rel y he avil y o n rail, n otes Gi ff or d Bri g gs, presi de nt of t he L o u isi a n a Oil a n d Gas Ass oci ati o n.

B ut t he br o a der q uesti o n a b o ut t he li mits of A A R’s p o wer is n’t g oi n g a w a y. The c he mic al i n d ustr y is n o w de ali n g wit h ne w fe deral st a n d ar ds f or TI H (t o xic i n h al ati o n h a z ar ds) rail s hi p me nts. The i n d ustr y is fi ne wit h t he st a n d ar ds, s a ys Je ffre y Sl o a n, w h o directs re g ul at or y a n d tec h nic al a ff airs f or t he A meric a n C he mistr y C o u ncil. B ut he s a ys A A R h as u nil aterall y i m p ose d a 2 0 2 3 de a dli ne t o re pl ace all of t he TI H c ars, at a p ote nti al c ost of “ h u n dre ds of milli o ns of d oll ars.”

I n 2 0 1 6, s hi p pers petiti o ne d t he De p art me nt of Tra ns p ort ati o n t o fir ml y est a blis h itself, a n d n ot t he A A R, as t he fi n al a ut h orit y o n rail tra ns p ort. S hi p pers als o are as ki n g f or m ore re prese nt ati o n o n t he Ta n k C ar C o m mittee.

D O T h as n ot yet res p o n de d t o t h at petiti o n, alt h o u g h t he a ge nc y is l o o ki n g at t he TI H t a n k c ar p h aseo ut ti meli ne. “ Ta n k c ar st a n d ar ds nee d t o be set b y D O T, bec a use t he y h ave t he br o a d a ut h orit y t o l o o k h olistic all y at rail s afet y,” Sl o a n s a ys. “ The y nee d t o m a ke t he deter mi n ati o ns of w here 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

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t he bi g gest s afet y i m pr ove me nts c a n be m a de.”

S P U R RI N G C O M P E TI TI O N The A meric a n C he mistr y C o u n cil, t he A meric a n F uel & Petr o c he mic al M a n uf act urers, a n d t he L o uisi a n a C he mic al Ass oci ati o n are me m bers of t he R ail C ust o mer C o aliti o n, w hic h defe n ds t he i nterests of s hi p pers n o w t h at c o ns oli d ati o n h as left t he frei g ht rail i n d ustr y wit h o nl y se ve n m aj or c o m p a nies. The c o aliti o n see ks t o “ m o der ni z e” t he fe d eral S urf ace Tra ns p ort ati o n B o ar d c h ar ge d wit h res olvi n g railr o a d rate a n d ser vice dis p utes.

The c o aliti o n w a nts t he S T B t o c h a n ge t he r ules f or “c o m p etitive s witc hi n g,” s o s hi p pers ser ve d b y o nl y o ne railr o a d c a n get c o m p eti n g bi ds a n d h ave t heir l o a ds s witc he d t o a n ot her c arrier at a ne ar b y i nter c h a n ge. Tec h nic all y, c o m p etitive s witc hi n g is alre a d y all o we d, b ut s hi p pers h ave t o pr ove a railr o a d h as use d its m ar ket p o wer u nf airl y, a n d n o s hi p per h as bee n a ble t o cle ar t h at b ar, Sl o a n s a ys.

“It’s li ke tr yi n g t o pr ove a n a ntitr ust c ase,” he s a ys. “ The b ur de n of pr o of is s o hi g h, it’s n ot re alistic f or a s hi p per t o t a ke o n.”

The c o aliti o n als o w a nts S T B t o ref or m its rate re vie ws. S hi ppers ser ve d b y a si n gle railr o a d c a n c h alle n ge t he railr o a d’s rate as u nre as o n a ble, b ut t he pr ocess is c ostl y, b ur de ns o me a n d esse nti all y u n w or k a ble, Sl o a n s a ys.

The S T B h as ac k n o wle d ge d ref or m is nee de d, he s a ys, b ut is c urre ntl y d o w n t o o nl y t w o me m b ers 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

w h o are rel uct a nt t o m a ke m aj or c h a n ges u ntil t he b o ar d is at le ast m ostl y st a ffe d. S T B is a ut h ori z e d t o h ave five me m b ers w h o are n o mi n at e d b y t he presi de nt a n d c o n fir me d b y t he S e n ate.

Wit h t he d o mestic c he mic al m a n uf act uri n g i n d ustr y n o w gr o wi n g af ter ye ars of decli ne, m ore c he mic als are b ei n g s hi p p e d b y rail. N o w is t he ti me, s hi p p ers s a y, f or ref or m.

E ff orts t o i nter vie w railr o a d a d v oc ates were u ns uccessf ul. C ar m ac k Bl ac k m o n, w h o re prese nts t he L o uisi a n a R ailr o a d Ass oci ati o n, w as c alle d f or c o m me nt f or t his st or y. He s ai d a railr o a d re prese nt ative w o ul d c o nt act t his writer t o o ffer i n p ut, b ut t h at di d n’t h a p p e n.

Je ffre y De Gra ff, a s p o kes m a n f or U ni o n Paci fic R ailr o a d, w as c o n t acte d b y e m ail m ore t h a n a m o nt h b ef ore t his st or y w as writte n. He i niti all y s ai d he w o ul d hel p pr ovi de s o urces f or t he st or y, b ut he ne ver g ot b ac k i n t o uc h a n d di d n ot res p o n d t o s u bse q ue nt e m ails.

C. D o niele C arls o n wit h The K a ns as Cit y S o ut her n R ail w a y C o m p a n y deferre d t o t he A A R f or c o m me nt. The A A R di d n ot m a ke a n y o ne av ail a ble f or a n i nter vie w, de s pite re p e ate d re q uests, alt h o u g h Jessic a K a h a ne k e m aile d t he f oll o wi n g st ate me nt o n b e h alf of t he railr o a d ass oci ati o n: “ Ta n k c ars are t y pic all y s hi p p er s u p plie d, b ut as t he tra ns p ort ati o n pr ovi der, t he frei g ht rail i n d ustr y str o n gl y s u p p orte d t he De p art me nt of Tra ns p ort ati o n’s 2 0 1 5 r ule a n d a dv oc ate d f or str o n ger t a n k c ar st a n d ar ds f or ye ars.”

W h e n c o m p a ni e s hir e h e alt h a n d s af et y pr of e s si o n al s, t h e C erti fi e d O c c u p ati o n al S af et y S p e ci ali st ® ( C O S S) cr e d e nti al s h o w s y o u’r e c o m mitt e d t o b ei n g t h e b e st.

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he B at o n R o u ge- are a i n d ustri al c o m ple x c o ul d re a p s o me s urprisi n g b e ne fits fr o m l ast ye ar’s wil d fires i n t he N ort h west. The 2 0 1 7 fire se as o n w as s o se vere, it see ms, t h at its i m p act w as felt as f ar a w a y as s o ut h L o uisi a n a.

Th at’s p artic ul arl y si g ni fic a nt i n B at o n R o u ge, w hic h w as o ne b a do z o ne d a y s h y of bei n g i n “att ai n me nt” acc or di n g t o 2 0 1 5 Nati o n al A m bie nt Air Q u alit y St a n d ar ds.

D E Q S ecret ar y C h uc k C arr Br o w n t hi n ks he c a n p ut t he bl a me s q u arel y o n t he fires. “ O ur m o delers a n d f ol ks t h at we use as c o ns ult a nts c orrel ate d a d a y i n l ate Oct o ber 2 0 1 7 wit h t he wil d fires i n t he N ort h west,” he a d ds. “ We t hi n k t h at t he jet stre a m a n d we at her c o n diti o ns i n L o uisi a n a at t he ti me c a use d iss ues t h at w o ul d c o ntri b ute t o o z o ne f act ors at gr o u n d le vel. Yo u c a n act u all y see fr o m L a ke C h arles all t he w a y t o B at o n R o u ge t h at t he fires i m p acte d o ur o z o ne n u m b ers.”

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e x p ects t he a ge nc y t o iss ue a deter mi n ati o n b ef ore t he e n d of t he ye ar.

Ulti m atel y, Br o w n h o p es t h at t he five- p aris h are a will b e decl are d i n c o m pli a nce wit h t he N A A Q S, b ase d u p o n t hree ye ars of c o m pli a nce d at a.

I n t he i nteri m, t h o u g h, he is p us hi n g f or a n “ u ncl assi fi a ble” desi g n ati o n fr o m t he a ge nc y. “If t he y desi g n ate us as n o n- att ai n me nt, it’s m uc h h ar der t o get b ac k i nt o att ai n me nt,” he a d ds. “ B ut if t he y desi g n ate us as u ncl assi fi a ble, t he n we j ust prese nt o ur ne w i nf or m ati o n a n d m ove i nt o att ai n me nt.”

S p e a ki n g at t he L o uisi a n a Oil a n d Gas Ass oci ati o n’s a n n u al meeti n g i n M arc h, ne wl y a p p oi nte d Re gi o n 6 A d mi nistrat or A n ne I ds al s a ys s he pl a ns t o w or k cl osel y wit h are as s uc h as B at o n R o u ge t h at h ave n ot yet b ee n give n a n o z o ne desi g n ati o n t o “ hel p t he m u n derst a n d w h at t h ose u n derl yi n g c o ncer ns are or if t here are g a ps i n t he d at a. We’ve h a d a w o n derf ul w or ki n g rel ati o ns hi p wit h L D E Q o n i nst a nces s uc h as t his, a n d we are activel y e n g a ge d.”

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pli a nce, a c ostl y pr o p ositi o n f or are a i n d ustr y. “ Ever yt hi n g w as ki n d of h a n gi n g o n t h at,” s a ys Mi ke Mc Da niel, f or mer D E Q secret ar y ( 2 0 0 4- 0 7) a n d rece ntl y retire d he a d of t he B at o n R o u ge Cle a n Air C o aliti o n. “ We’re c urre ntl y i n att ai n me nt b ut were a b o ut t o b e cl assi fie d as n o n att ai n me nt u nless t h at e xtra or di n ar y e ve nt w as settle d.”

I n d ustr y re prese nt atives s uc h as B R C A C kee p a bre ast of e nvir o n me nt al iss ues as p artici p a nts i n t he A dv a nce Pr o gra m, a c oll a b orative e ff ort b et wee n E P A, st ates a n d l oc al g over n me nts t h at e nc o ura ges e x p e diti o us e missi o n re d ucti o ns i n o z o ne att ai n me nt are as i n or der t o meet air q u alit y st a n d ar ds.

The pr o gra m als o hel ps att ai n me nt are as i n re d uci n g e missi o ns, a d dressi n g o z o ne le vels a n d re m ai n i n g i n att ai n me nt. Mc Da niel s a ys B at o n R o u ge- are a i n d ustr y s h o ul d get m uc h of t he cre dit f or t he pr o g ress m a de i n re g ar d t o air q u alit y.

“J ust l o o k at w h at it w as li ke a fe w dec a des a g o,” he a d ds. “ We’ve m a de a l ot of pr o gress f or a n are a t h at h as he av y i n d ustr y a n d c o m merce, as

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well as m ari ne tra ffic. It h as bee n ki n d of a n e xtra or di n ar y c h alle n ge, b ut we’ve bee n b o u nci n g o n t he e d ge of att ai n me nt f or t he l ast se veral ye ars.”

M O VI N G T A R G E T Still, e ve n if t he c urre nt m atter e n ds f av ora bl y, t he t hre at of n o n at t ai n me nt will l o o m l ar ge as i n d ustr y a n d g over n me nt le a ders gra p ple wit h t he ne w st a n d ar d. F ull y i m ple me nte d l ast ye ar, t he 2 0 1 5 N A A Q S re d uces acce pt a ble gr o u n d-le vel o z o ne t o 7 0 p arts per billi o n.

Pre vi o usl y, E P A o ffici als h a d pl a n ne d t o del a y i m ple me nt ati o n, b ut t he n wit h dre w a o ne- ye ar h ol d o n t he st a n d ar d after se veral st ates file d s uit. The decisi o n w as u n d o u bt e dl y dis a p p oi nti n g f or B at o n R o u ge’s i n d ustri al c o m ple x, as t he y were alre a d y i n c o m pli a nce wit h t he 2 0 0 8 st a n d ar d of 7 5 p arts per billi o n.

If — n o w or i n t he f ut ure —t he B at o n R o u ge are a is f o u n d i n n o n at t ai n me nt a g ai n, D E Q w o ul d h ave t o a d dress m o bile s o urces s uc h as a u t o m o biles a n d river tra ffic t o ac hie ve f urt her o z o ne re d ucti o ns. “ All t h ose s o urces are t he o nes t h at we’re g oi n g 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

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“ Y o u c a n a ct u all y s e e fr o m L a k e C h arl e s all t h e w a y t o B at o n R o u g e t h at t h e fir e s i m p a ct e d o ur o z o n e n u m b er s.”

— C H U C K C A R R B R O W N, s e cr et ar y, L o ui si a n a D e p art m e nt of E n vir o n m e nt al Q u alit y, o n t h e s e v erit y of t h e 2 0 1 7 N ort h w e st wil d fir e s

t o h ave t o g o after, a n d t h at w o ul d be ver y di ffic ult,” Br o w n s a ys.

O ver t he ye ars, t he o z o ne st a n d ar d h as bee n a m ovi n g t ar get t h at m a n y i n i n d ustr y w o ul d li ke t o see st a bili z e. L o uisi a n a C he mic al Ass oci ati o n Presi de nt Gre g B o wser is h o pef ul t h at it w o n’t b e m o di fie d a g ai n a n yti me s o o n. “ Yo u w or k h ar d t o att ai n t he st a n d ar d, a n d it t a kes s o l o n g f or E P A t o certif y it t h at b y t he ti me y o u’ve g o ne t hr o u g h t he pr ocess y o u’re o ut of att ai n me nt a g ai n,” B o wser s a ys.

K ate M ac Art h ur, presi de nt / C E O of t he Asce nsi o n Ec o n o mic De vel o p me nt C or p., a grees. “ Ever y ti me we get cl ose t o att ai n me nt, all of a s u d de n t he y kic k us o ut a g ai n.

Th at’s bee n a re al pr o ble m.” Asce n si o n Paris h is l u m pe d i n wit h t he B at o n R o u ge are a, a f act M ac Art h ur s a ys gives a n u nf air a dv a nt a ge t o nei g h b ori n g p aris hes. “ The c ost of a d diti o n al e q ui p me nt nee de d [i n a n o n att ai n me nt are a] is q uite hi g h, w hic h is h u ge w he n c o m p ari n g t o ne ar b y St. Ja mes Paris h, w hic h is i n att ai n me nt.”

A p ossi ble re dra wi n g of b o u n d ar y li nes w o ul d be hel pf ul, b ut E P A’s I ds al s a ys t h at is left u p t o t he st ate t o pr o p ose a n d f or E P A t o a p pr ove. “ Ty pic all y, pe o ple l o o k at p aris h or c o u nt y b o u n d aries b ec a use t he y c a n e asil y re g ul ate a pr o gra m t h at w a y,” I ds al a d ds. “It’s al m ost b y def a ult.

B ut w o ul d t here be a n y disc ussi o n t o l o o k at d oi n g t hi n gs di ffere ntl y?

I t hi n k t here’s a l ot of disc ussi o n of t h at g oi n g o n, act u all y.”

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T HE EPA P OST U RE Rece nt t al k b y E P A of h a n di n g over m ore e nf orce me nt c o ntr ol t o t he st ates a n d “c o o p erative fe deralis m” h ave s o me h o p ef ul t h at B at o n R o u ge’s pr os p ects f or o z o ne att ai n me nt are g o o d. I ds al s a ys it’s i n her re gi o n’s b est i nterest t o assist t h ose w h o are i n n o n att ai n me nt a n d d o e ver yt hi n g it c a n t o hel p t he m re ac h att ai n me nt.

“I de all y, t he g o al is f or e ver y are a wit hi n t he c o u ntr y t o b e i n att ai n me nt, s o we will a bs ol utel y c o nti n ue t o w or k wit h t he m,” s he a d ds. “ We’ve g ot a gre at te a m o n o ur si de i n Was hi n gt o n t h at is wra p pi n g t heir ar ms ar o u n d air iss ues of all t y p es a n d w or ki n g wit h t he di ffere nt re gi o ns a n d s a yi n g,‘ O K, b ase d o n w h at we see, if it’s m o deli n g, if it’s q u a nti fi a ble m o nit ori n g d at a, w h ate ver t he c ase mi g ht b e, h o w d o we b e s m arter a b o ut de ali n g wit h t hese iss ues?’

“It’s n ot j ust B at o n R o u ge. It’s h a p p e ni n g all over t he c o u ntr y, s o we’re pr o m ul g ati n g r ules a n d a me n di n g p olicies i n a w a y t h at pr ovi des t h at le vel of fle xi bilit y a n d kee ps t h ose o pti o ns o p e n f or ne w a n d u ni q ue w a ys f or are as t o c o me b ac k i nt o att ai n me nt. We als o k n o w t h at t here are s o me t hi n gs t h at we d o n’t re g ul ate t h at de fi nitel y c o ntri b ute t o o z o ne.” S he is e nc o ura ge d b y t he pr o gress alre a d y m a de over t he ye ars, p oi nti n g t o a 2 2 % decre ase i n o z o ne le vels n ati o n wi de, e ve n as p o p ul ati o n h as i ncre ase d a n d i n d us tr y h as e x p a n de d.

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S ci e nti st s ar e o n t h e tr ail of n e w s ol uti o n s t o oil s e e p a g e a n d it s aft er m at h.

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s o w ners g o t o e xtra or di n ar y le n gt hs t o pre ve nt e nvir o n me n t al i m p acts i n t heir o ffs h ore oil a n d g as o perati o ns, scie nce is t a ki n g a l a b o rat or y- b ase d a p pr o ac h t o t he m atter.

Tec h n ol o gies t h at w o ul d h ave b ee n i nc o nceiv a ble a dec a de a g o pr ovi de h o pe t h at oil see p a ges, bl o w o uts a n d s pills c a n be pre ve nte d or b etter c o ntr olle d, t here b y pr otecti n g t he fra gile G ulf ec os yste m.

L oc al ac a de mics are als o getti n g i n o n t he act. Rese arc hers i n t he L S U De p art me nt of Mec h a nic al a n d I n d ustri al E n gi neeri n g h ave s u b mitte d a p ate nt a p plic ati o n f or a “s h a pe me m or y p ol y mer” t h at c o ul d o ne d a y se al a well fract ure or kee p it o pe n, de pe n di n g u p o n t he 52

a p plic ati o n a n d nee d. W hile n ot yet fiel d-teste d, t he me m or y p ol y mer c o ul d b e m ol de d i nt o a pre- de si g ne d, me m ori z e d s h a p e t h at is tri g gere d b y he at.

L S U Pr ofess or G u o gi a n g Li, w h o de vel o p e d t he m ateri al i n c oll a b o rati o n wit h Pe n n St ate p etr ole u m e n gi neeri n g pr ofess or Aras h Da hi Tale g h a ni, s a ys t here are n u mer o us p ote nti al a p plic ati o ns f or t he pr o d uct i n t he oil a n d g as m ar ket. “ Yo u c a n t wist it i nt o a helic al s pri n g or ot her s h a p e,” Li s a ys. “ The s h a p e w o ul d t he n b e re- m a de o nce it’s i n pl ace. W he n t h at h a p p e ns, t he p ol y mer c a n act as a me a ns of se ali n g a crac k or fiss ure, or it c a n kee p it o p e n —if a c o nti n ue d fl o w of oil or n at ural g as is desire d.”

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or y p ol y mer is c o m presse d a n d t he v ol u me of p ol y mer p articles is re d uce d. O nce i n t he desire d l oc ati o n, n at urall y- occ urri n g te m p erat ures tri g ger a re acti o n i n t he p ol y mer t h at c a uses it t o ass u me its pre- determi ne d s h a p e. “It will rec over t o t he ori gi n al s h a p e a n d c o ul d se al a crac k or fiss ure,” Li s a ys.

D uri n g t he e arl y st a ges of de vel o p me nt, Li a n d st u de nt w or kers p erf or me d testi n g, m o deli n g a n d v ali d ati o n of t he i de a, ulti m atel y cre ati n g t he p ol y mer m ateri al i n t he l a b orat or y. “ O nce we a p pr ove d t he pr o p erties i n o ur l a b, I delivere d t he m ateri al t o Dr. Tale g h a ni a n d t he y m o di fie d it f or a p etr ole u m a p plic a ti o n,” he s a ys.

Li h as receive d se veral i n q uiries re g ar di n g t he m ateri al fr o m oil ser-

vice c o m p a nies, s o me of w hic h are c urre ntl y testi n g a p plic ati o ns. “ The y are tr yi n g t o t a ke t he tec h n ol o g y fr o m t he l a b t o t he fiel d.”

A R TI FI CI A L I N T E L LI G E N C E S h o ul d t here be a n acci de nt al o ffs h ore rele ase, U niversit y of Mi a mi rese arc her M att he w Gr ossi s a ys t he arti fici al i ntelli ge nce e m pl o ye d b y s o me well- k n o w n tec h gi a nts c o ul d be use d t o pre dict t he dis persi o n of oil, t here b y pr ovi di n g a vit al t o ol f or c o nt ai n me nt a n d re me di ati o n.

Gr ossi s p o ke a b o ut t he b u d di n g tec h n ol o g y d uri n g t he G ulf of Me xic o Oil S pill & Ec os yste m Scie nce C o nfere nce i n Ne w Orle a ns. Si nce 2 0 1 3, G o M O S E S h as ser ve d as a cle ari n g h o use of s orts f or scie ntists, ac a de mics a n d g over n me nt o ffici als 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

t o disc uss oil c o nt ai n me nt a n d re med at a sets t h at y o u are givi n g it a n d di ati o n tec h n ol o gies, a m o n g a h ost w h at y o u e x p ect t o get o ut of it.” of ot her ec ol o gic al t o pics rel ate d t o Ulti m atel y, Gr ossi’s te a m h o p es t o t he G ulf. cre ate a ne ural net w or k t h at pre dicts Gr ossi s a ys e xisti n g m o deli n g s urf ace vel ocit y a n d ot her e nvir o ns oft w are f alls s h ort of acc uratel y preme nt al p ara meters t h at mi g ht i n dicti n g w here oil will g o f oll o wi n g a fl ue nce t he dis p ersi o n of oil. “ We’re rele ase. “ O bser v ati o ns are o bvi o usl y g oi n g t o let t he m o del fi g ure t h at i m p ort a nt,” he a d ds. “I n A pril, we o ut,” he s a ys. “ We’re m ovi n g a w a y use d s hi ps a n d dr o nes t o m o nit or fr o m a tra diti o n al a p pr o ac h w here e nvir o n me nt al c o n diti o ns i n t he we tell t he oce a n h o w t o b e h ave G ulf a n d de pl o ye d h u n dre ds of drift a n d t o w ar d o ne w here we all o w t he c ar ds [ ofte n use d t o g at her i nf or m a o bser v ati o ns t o tell t he m o del w h at’s ti o n a b o ut t he drift of a n oil s pill] act u all y h a p p e ni n g.” i nt o t he w ater a n d m o nit ore d t he m wit h dr o nes.” B ut w he n a p pl yi n g M A P PI N G T H E D A T A t he o bser v ati o ns t o c o nve nti o n al Gr ossi h as te a me d u p wit h a pr o f orec asti n g m o dels, his te a m ra n i nt o fess or i n t he U niversit y of Mi a mi’s s o me c h alle n ges. It t ur ns o ut t he Electric al a n d C o m p uter E n gi m o dels c a n o nl y assi mil ate a cert ai n neeri n g De p art me nt t o cre ate t he a m o u nt of d at a. c o m p uter m o del. “If t his a p pr o ac h Gr ossi’s te a m t he n t ur ne d its w or ks, it’s g oi n g t o o ffer a l ot of atte nti o n t o t he AI tec h n ol o gies ne w p ote nti al a n d o p e n a l ot of ne w e m pl o ye d b y d o ors i n t he w a y we Face b o o k, G o o gle c a n pr ocess o bser“[ Oil s er vi c e a n d A m a z o n. “ O ne v ati o n al d at a t h at t hi n g t h at all t hese c o m p a ni e s] ar e is c o mi n g i n d ail y c o m p a nies h ave fr o m o bser vi n g i nitr yi n g t o t a k e ti atives ar o u n d t he i n c o m m o n is t h at t he y all use arti fici al t h e t e c h n ol o g y c o u ntr y a n d ar o u n d i ntelli ge nce i n ne ar t he w orl d. fr o m t h e l a b re al ti me t o a n al y z e “ A l ot of t his d at a a n e n or m o us we alt h is still sitti n g o n t o t h e fi el d.” of user st atistics t o d at a ser vers, j ust — G U O QI A N G LI, pr of e s s or, g uess w h at a d mi g ht w aiti n g t o b e a n a L S U D e p art m e nt of M e c h a ni c al be a p pe ali n g t o y o u, l y z e d. Per h a ps t his a n d I n d u stri al E n gi n e eri n g, o n a n e wl y d e v el o p e d “ s h a p e or w h o y o u mi g ht is a ne w a p pr o ac h m e m or y p ol y m er ” t h at c o ul d k n o w, or w h at pr o d t h at we c a n utili z e o n e d a y s e al a w ell fr a ct ur e or uct y o u mi g ht w a nt t o t h at e n d.” k e e p it o p e n, d e p e n di n g u p o n t h e a p pli c ati o n a n d n e e d t o b u y.

S o me tec h n ol “ S o t his g ot us o gies are alre a d y w o n deri n g, c a n we d o t his i n t he g ai ni n g tracti o n i n t he “re al w orl d” oce a n scie nces as well?” of oil trac ki n g a n d re me di ati o n. I n The fiel d of arti fici al i ntelli ge nce, s p e a ki n g t o a g at heri n g at t he G oor m ac hi ne le ar ni n g, i nc or p orates M O S E S c o nfere nce, Osc ar Garci a, t he de vel o p me nt of al g orit h ms t h at direct or of Water M a p pi n g L L C le ar n a n d de vel o p as t he y are fe d i n C or p us C hristi, s ai d t he dr o nes, e x a m ples fr o m v ari o us d at a sets. “It’s t her m al i m a gi n g s oft w are a n d m a pa bi ol o gic all y i ns pire d a p pr o ac h,” pi n g s oft w are his c o m p a n y uses are Gr ossi s a ys. “It le ar ns j ust as we d o. pl a yi n g a n i ncre asi n gl y si g ni fic a nt We o bser ve t he w orl d e m piric all y r ole i n trac ki n g a n d pre dicti n g t he a n d t he ne ur o ns i n o ur brai ns are dis p ersi o n of oil after a le a k or s pill. sti m ul ate d w he n we le ar n p atter ns He uses drift c ar ds a n d dr o nes i n a n d le ar n h o w t o a n al y z e d at a. Th at’s t a n de m t o esti m ate t he life c ycle of w h at ne ural net w or ks d o. Yo u fee d a n oil slic k. t he m i n p ut a n d b y me a ns of wei g ht“ U n m a n ne d aeri al s yste ms e d li n ks, di ffere nt ne ur o ns i nsi de t he [ dr o nes] h ave b ec o me a cr uci al ne ural net perf or m c alc ul ati o ns a n d t o ol f or t actic al p ositi o ni n g i n oil t hr o u g h di ffere nt iterati o ns a dj ust s pill fiel d st u dies,” Garci a s ai d. “ As t h ose wei g hts. a res ult, i n-sit u me as ure me nts a n d “ Esse nti all y, y o u fee d it o ne e x a mU A S hi g h-res ol uti o n m a p pi n g c a n ple at a ti me a n d t he m o del le ar ns b e use d t o e xtra p ol ate v al u a ble, st atistic al rel ati o ns hi ps b et wee n t he pre dictive oil d at a.”

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ol or e s e nt L e nt i pi c a e r e s ti s d d u s q ui s si ti d ol u pt at ur a u di q ui c o n s e q u a m, si ni v ol or eol or p o r e p u d a e o dit r e c e p er o vi di s r e d m ol orit i b erf er u m si m n o s si pr o d er e m p o s si mill ul p ar u m cii s d u nt u n d e m r e c a u d a e p e r c hi cii s r er u e et e o sm f a ci u m i u m a ut q i p s a n ti o. Et hill u pt a v e ni bl a o di g e n di ti a m q u a m si m ol e s r e a ut q u o a ti u m pr e u q m ci n e o s s u s mi e x er e h e nt ur. H e nt d eli s q ui b u s.

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a ut ol or e s e nt L e nt i pi c a e r e s ti s d d u s q ui s si ti d ol u pt at ur a u di q ui c o n s e q u a m, si ni v ol or eol or p o r e p u d a e o dit r e c e p er o vi di s r e d m ol orit i b erf er u m si m n o s si pr o d er e m p o s si mill ul p ar u m cii s d u nt u n d e m r e c a u d a e p e r c hi cii s r er ui s si m u s, dit d ol orr o di s a d q i p s a n ti o. O m ni m e n m f a cc us p s a d ol ori o. R e v ol u q u a si m p or r e s a ut i q u o d u nm p or a ut e st, o pt a s q u a m e x p er n a m r e at q u a m a b orr u m s u m e u m ti b u s v er s p er n a m u s m n o s sia v ol ut q u a ti r u m si s u nt a ut at ur ali b u s m ol orit a u d a e p e. q u e a ut ol or e s e nt r a q ui i d L e nt i pi c a e r e s ti s d d u s q ui s si ti d ol u pt at ur a u di q ui c o n s e q u a m, si ni v ol or e pr o ol or p o r e p u d a e o dit r e c e p er o vi di s r e d u m. u s mi n ci m q u e pr a ti d er e m p o H e nt e o s s

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L e nt i pi c a e r e s ti s d ol or e s e nt r a q ui i d q u e a ut q ui c o n s e q u a m , si ni si ti d ol u pt at ur a u di d u s q ui s r e c e p er o vi di s r e d ol or p o r e p u d a e o dit v ol or epr o d er e m p o s si mill i b erf er u m si m n o s si m ol orit a u d a e p e r c hi cii s r er cii s d u nt u n d e m r e c ul p ar u m i p s a n ti o. Om ni m e n dit d ol orr o di s a d q ui s si m us, q u a si m p or r e s a ut i p s a d ol ori o. R e v ol u m f a c c u s q u a m e x p er n a m r e m p o r a ut e st, o pt a s q u o d u nti b u s v er s p er n a m u s a b orr u m s u m e u m at q u a m s u nt a ut at ur ali b u s a v ol ut q u a ti r u m si m n o s sim ol orit a u d a e p e.

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oliticia ns l ove b u z z w or ds a n d p hrases i n atte m pti n g t o si m plif y a n d c o dif y e ner g y p ol ic y. I n t he past, “e ner g y i n de pe n de nce” was t he ra ge a n d ha d a relativel y l o n g r u n i n t he p olitical n o me nclat ure.

Ever y U. S. presi de nt, Re p u blic a n or De m ocrat, d ati n g b ac k t o Eise n h o wer, a dv oc ate d p olicies t h at w o ul d m a ke t he U. S. “e ner g y i n de p e n de nt.”

D uri n g t his ti me peri o d, “e ner g y i n de pe n de nce” was i nte n de d t o eli mi nate t he lar ge a m o u nt of i m p orte d cr u de oil t hat was gr o wi n g over ti me wit h d o mestic pr o d ucti o n or ot her e ner g y alter natives.

O ver t he last deca de, p olic y ter mi n ol o g y beca me m ore n ua nce d, all o wi n g “e ner g y i n de pe n de nce” t o m or p h i nt o “e ner g y sec urit y” o nce m ost p oliticia ns reali ze d t hat t he de vel o p me nt of a n e ner g y isla n d s o u n de d s o me w hat merca ntilist a n d was li kel y a p olitical a n d ec o n o mic i m p ossi bilit y.

E ner g y sec urit y ha d di ffere nt mea ni n gs t o di ffere nt pe o ple, b ut ge nerall y all o we d f or at least a li mite d a m o u nt of gl o bal e ner g y tra de a n d i nteracti o n, s o l o n g as it was wit h c o u ntries we te n de d t o “li ke” a n d o n t he ter ms a n d c o n diti o ns t hat U. S. p olic y c o ul d dict ate.

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O ver t he last year or s o, wit h t he a dve nt of a ne w a d mi nistrati o n, a di ffere nt e ner g y b u z z w or d, “e ner g y d o mi na nce,” has e mer ge d t o re place e ner g y sec urit y. It is n ot reall y clear w hat “e ner g y d o mi na nce” is s u p p ose d t o mea n a n d w hat c o nstit utes “d o mi na nce” i n t o da y’s gl o bal e ner g y mar ket place.

If t he mea ni n g is s u p p ose d t o c o n n ote a p ositi o n i n w hic h t he U. S. h ol ds a “d o mi na nt” or i n fl ue ntial p ositi o n acr oss m ost, if n ot all, e ner g y c o m m o dities pr o d ucti o n a n d tra de, t he n we have bee n i n a p ositi o n of e ner g y d o mi na nce f or s o me ti me b y j ust a b o ut a n y meas ure.

C o nsi der t hat t o da y t he U. S has bec o me a maj or e ner g y pr o d ucer a n d e x p orter. U. S. cr u de oil pr o d ucti o n race d acr oss t he 1 0 milli o n barrels per da y ( M M B bls / d) mar k t his past year, is a ntici pate d t o s ur pass R ussia n oil pr o d ucti o n of 1 1 M M B bls / d b y t he e n d of 2 0 1 8, a n d will li kel y e ncr oac h o n or s ur pass Sa u di Ara bia n oil pr o d ucti o n of 1 2 M M B bls / d i n t he near f ut ure.

The U. S. st arte d e x p orti n g its cr u de oil ric hes i n 2 0 1 6 after a 4 0- year ba n. E x p orts r oc kete d fr o m 4 0 0, 0 0 0 B bls / d t o over 1 M M B bls / d i n 2 0 1 6 a n d cr osse d t he 2 M M Bbls / d mar k i n Oct o ber 2 0 1 7 — a n d c o ul d gr o w t o 2. 2 5 M M B bls / d i n t he ne xt fe w years.

The U. S is als o a d o mi na nt i nter nati o nal pla yer i n w orl d re fi ne d pr o d uct mar kets. I n 2 0 1 1, t he U. S. beca me a net e x p orter of re fi ne d pr o d ucts s uc h as g as oli ne, diesel a n d jet f uel. U. S re fi ne d pr o d uct e x p orts are at rec or d le vels of ar o u n d 4 M M B bls / d: f o ur ti mes t he a n n ual av era ge le vel of re fi ne d pr o d uct e x p orts rec or de d f or t he e ntire pri or deca de.

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W h at m a k e s t h e i d e a of e n er g y d o mi n a n c e e v e n m or e p oi ntl e s s i s t h e pr e s u m pti o n t h at g o v er n m e nt p oli c y will i m pr o v e o n a n e n er g y o ut c o m e t h at it s elf i s n ot t h e r e s ult of g o v er n m e nt p oli c y, b ut pri v at e s e ct or e ntr e pr e n e ur s hi p a n d e ff ort. a m ple a m o u nt t o ser ve b ot h e xte nsive d o mestic uses as well as e x p orts. I n fact, t he U. S. E ner g y I nf or mati o n A d mi nistrati o n esti mates t hat U. S. nat ural g as pr o d ucti o n hit a rec or d hi g h i n 2 0 1 7 a n d a ntici pates t hat b y t he e n d of 2 0 1 9, t here will be 9. 6 Bcf / d of nat ural g as e x p ort ca pacit y i n t he U. S., t he t hir d lar gest e x p ort ca pa bilit y i n t he w orl d. Thi s nat ural g as “d o mi na nce” st arte d over a deca de a g o a n d nee ds little t o n o a d diti o nal p olic y sti m ul us f or s uccess.

Thi s d o mi na nce has als o le d t o a re naissa nce i n c he mical ma n ufact uri n g i nvest me nt, w hic h is n ot hi n g m ore t ha n nat ural g as re fi ni n g. O ver t he past deca de, t he A merica n C he mistr y C o u ncil esti mates t hat U. S. c he mical i n d ustries have i nveste d a “d o mi nati n g” $ 1 0 billi o n per year i n ne w c he mical ma n ufact uri n g ca pacit y de vel o p me nt.

W hat d o all t hese st atistics mea n?

It’s har d t o c o ncl u de t hat t he U. S. is a n yt hi n g b ut a n e ner g y d o mi na nt c o u ntr y, w hic h ma kes t he e ntire i dea of p urs ui n g a p olic y of “e ner g y d o m i na nce” all t he m ore p uerile: It’s ki n d of li ke t he ol d S oviet Five- Year Pla ns p urs ui n g “ ne w le vels of e xcelle nce.”

If s o met hi n g is e xcelle nt, h o w m uc h m ore e xcelle nt ca n it get? If a c o u ntr y is alrea d y e ner g y d o mi na nt, h o w m uc h m ore d o mi na nt d oes it nee d t o be?

W hat ma kes t he i dea of e ner g y d o mi na nce e ve n m ore p oi ntless is t he pres u m pti o n t hat g over n me nt

p olic y will i m pr ove o n a n e ner g y o utc o me t hat itself is n ot t he res ult of g over n me nt p olic y, b ut private sect or e ntre pre ne urs hi p a n d e ff ort.

It is har d t o ar g ue t hat t he pri or a d mi nistrati o n di d a n yt hi n g t o s u p p ort d o mestic n o nre ne wa ble e ner g y pr o d ucti o n.

Yet des pite ei g ht years of al m ost o pe n h ostilit y, t he U. S. e ner g y i n d ustr y has e x pa n de d its pr o d ucti o n ca pacit y t o u n prece de nte d le vels, has de vel o pe d t he st ora ge a n d tra ns p or t ati o n i nfrastr uct ure nee de d t o m ove t hat pr o d uct t o c o ns u mi n g a n d re fi ni n g areas, a n d has e x pa n de d d o mestic re fi ni n g a n d c he mical ma n ufact uri n g ca pacit y t o le vera ge t his e ner g y d o m i na nce, o n its o w n, wit h little t o n o g over n me nt assist a nce or sti m ul us.

Thi s is t he pri mar y reas o n w h y t he c urre nt a d mi nistrati o n nee ds t o leave t he r het oric of e ner g y b u z z w or ds t o t he d ust bi ns of t he past, a ba n d o n t he n oti o n of d o u bli n g d o w n o n g over n me nt e ner g y activis m a n d pic ki n g “ wi n ners a n d l osers,” a n d f oc us o n getti n g o ut of t he wa y of e ner g y e ntre pre ne urs hi p a n d ca pit al f ormati o n —t he tr ue s o urces of e ner g y d o mi na nce, n ot g over n me nt a ge nc y acti o ns a n d activities.

D a vi d Dis m u kes is a professor a n d t he e xec uti ve director of t he Ce nter for E nerg y St u dies at L S U. He h ol ds a joi nt ac a de mic a p poi nt me nt i n t he de p art me nt of e n viro n me nt al scie nces, w here he reg ul arly te ac hes a co urse o n e nerg y a n d t he e n viro n me nt.

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ver a p pr o xi matel y t he last t w o years, m uc h has bee n researc he d a n d writte n a b o ut i n d ustrial i nvest me nt, t he petr oc he mical i n d ustr y a n d pr o pert y t a xes i n o ur st ate. St atistics t a ke n fr o m here a n d t here, over t he last 2 0 years or ot her c o m paris o n h ori z o ns, have bee n p ut t o get her t o pai nt a pict ure of c or p orate gree d a n d steali n g fr o m o ur sc h o olc hil dre n. S o w hat’s a pers o n t o belie ve?

The i n d ustri al c o m m u nit y of pl a nts, c o ntract ors, s u p pliers a n d e m pl o yees of all t hese c o m p a nies h ave b ee n t he f a bric of B at o n R o u ge si nce 1 9 0 9. There w o ul d n’t b e a n y sc h o ols t o b uil d were t here n o i n d ustri al i nvest me nt a n d t he p o p ul ati o n gr o wt h t he pl a nts h ave br o u g ht. W h y w o ul d a gr ocer y st ore b e nee de d? Or a h os pit al?

O urs is a u ni q ue c o m m u nit y, a n d, f or w h ate ver re as o n, m ost of o ur e g gs are i n o ne b as ket. I a p pl a u d e ff orts t o e x p a n d t he diversit y of o ur ec o n o m y a n d t he pr o gress t h at’s b ee n m a de, b ut m a ke n o mist a ke: We are still m ostl y de p e n de nt o n t he ric hes t h at o ur st ate’s n at ural res o urces give t o c he mistr y. The s alt d o mes, t he n at ural g as, t he oil, t he river —t hese are w h at h ave f u n de d t he gr o wt h a n d de vel o p me nt of t he are a. A n d we nee d i n d ustri al i nvest me nt t o p ut t he n at ural res o urces t o use.

There are s o m a n y w a ys t o me a s ure t he v al ue of t his i nvest me nt.

The n u m b er of j o bs cre ate d is cert ai nl y o ne w a y; h o we ver, t o cl ai m t h at o ne s n a ps h ot of a pr oject’s c o m p a n y e m pl o y me nt is t he me as ure of s uccess is si m pl y u ne d uc ate d. I t hi n k m ost d o u n derst a n d t he bi g ger pict ure t h at w he n a site a grees t o b uil d a n d hire s o me p e o ple t h at t h ose p e o ple nee d ot her p e o ple a n d s o o n.

It’s a pl ai n m at h f act t h at i n d ustri al pl a nts h ave str u g gle d t o st a y i n b usi ness over t he l o n g ter m. M a n y pl a nts h ave b ee n s h ut d o w n, s ol d, c ar ve d u p or m ot h- b alle d, a n d s o me rest arte d. C o m p etiti o n fr o m C hi n a, t he Mi d dle E ast, E ur o p e, a n d d o n’t f or get Te x as, h as b ee n ni p pi n g at o ur heels f or dec a des.

It’s o nl y d ue t o tec h n ol o g y c h a n ges, i n n ov ati o n a n d i n ge n uit y t h at o ur B at o n R o u ge p etr oc he mic al i n d ustr y is still alive at all, s o it’s n o w o n der t h at e m pl o y me nt at t hese sites m a y n ot s h o w gr o wt h. H o we ver, if y o u me as ure t he overall gr o wt h of t he are a, B at o n R o u ge j o bs h ave gr o w n

ste a dil y over ti me, a n d it is d ue i n l ar ge p art t o i n d ustri al i nvest me nt.

C h a n gi n g t he I n d ustri al Ta x E xe m pti o n Pr o gra m fr o m t he b aseli ne t h at it w as c h a n ge d t he g a me. The ke y t o st a bilit y is t o k n o w t he r ules of t he g a me. W he n t he r ules were c h a n ge d f or gra nti n g I T E P e xe m pti o ns, it n ot o nl y t o o k i nce ntive a w a y, it c a use d h av oc i n l oc al c o m m u nities t h at di d n ot h ave a mec h a nis m t o j u d ge w het her t o gra nt t he i nce ntive, a n d it m a de pe o ple h y perf oc us o n m o ne y.

W h at d oes a c o m m u nit y re all y c are a b o ut w he n a pl a nt deci des t o b uil d? I nfrastr uct ure, n oise, a b u ffer?

Th ose are t he t hi n gs a c o m m u nit y s h o ul d be f oc use d o n w he n e v alu ati n g a ne w pr oject. The m o ne y will c o me, j ust as it h as si nce 1 9 0 9.

W h at is nee de d n o w is hel p t o b uil d st a bilit y b ac k i nt o t he pr ocess.

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“ O ur t e a m s u n d er st a n d t h e n u a n c e s of t h e i n d u stri e s t h at ar e u ni q u e t o e a c h c o m m u nit y t h at w e s er v e,” s a y s R o d n e y K. ‘ P o n c h o’ S e af or d, S o ut h w e st L o ui si a n a R e gi o n al Pr e si d e nt of B u si n e s s Fir st B a n k. “I n t h e L a k e C h arl e s a n d s o ut h w e st L o ui si a n a r e gi o n o ur t e a m s w or k wit h i n d u str y l e a d er s i n p etr o- c h e mi c al, r e al e st at e d e v el o p m e nt, C &I, a n d h e a v y c o m m er ci al c o n str u c ti o n.” A s a r e gi o n al b a n k, l ar g er c o m p a ni e s c a n c o n d u ct b u si n e s s a cr o s s L o ui si a n a a n d T e x a s w hil e s till r e c ei vi n g q ui c k r e s p o n s e ti m e s fr o m l o c al d e ci si o n- m a k er s. A s B u si n e s s Fir st h a s gr o w n, it s li n e of pr o d u ct s a n d s er vi c e s h a s e v ol v e d t o i n cl u d e pr o d u ct s t h at b e ti er s er v e t h e e m pl o y e e s of t h eir b u si n e s s c u st o m er s a n d i n di vi d u al s wit hi n t h e c o m m u nit y.

T h eir e x p a n di n g pr o d u ct li n e i n cl u d e s o nli n e b a n ki n g pl a ti or m s, i n cl u di n g m o bil e c h e c k d e p o sit, pri v at e b a n ki n g a n d w e alt h s ol u ti o n s pr o d u ct s.

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“ Alt h o u g h B u si n e s s Fir st B a n k i s q ui c kl y e x p a n di n g it s f o ot pri nt a cr o s s t h e r e gi o n, it i s i m p ort a nt t o u s t h at w e c o n ti n u e t o b e c o m mi ti e d t o s e ei n g o ur l o c al c o m m u ni ti e s s u c c e e d,” st at e s S e af or d. “ W e p ar ti ci p at e i n e d u c a ti o n s p o n s or s hi p s, p art n er wit h l o c al s c h o ol s t o pr o vi d e e d u c a ti o n al r e s o ur c e s, a n d r e g ul arl y h a v e t e a m s p ar ti ci p a ti n g i n c o m m u nit y a c ti vi ti e s.” I n a d di ti o n, t h e b a n k s u p p ort s s e v er al c h ari ti e s o n l o c al a n d r e gi o n al l e v el s a n d e n c o ur a g e s it s e m pl o y e e s t o b e a c ti v e i n l o c al c o m m u nit y n o n pr o tit pr oj e ct s.

T O P E X E C U TI V E S J u d e M el vill e, Pr e si d e n t & C E O P hili p J or d a n, E V P, C hi ef C o m m er ci al O ffi c er Gr e g R o b er t s o n, E V P, C hi ef Fi n a n ci al O ffi c er P o n c h o S e af or d, R e gi o n al Pr e si d e n t, L a k e C h arl e s & L af a y e t t e

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A s B u si n e s s Fir s t B a n k c o n ti n u e s t o gr o w a s a r e gi o n al b a n k, pr o d u c t d e v el o p m e n t a n d r e s e ar c h will c o n ti n u e t o b e a pri ori t y t o e n s ur e c u s t o m er s ar e al w a y s s u p p or t e d wi t h t h e b e s t fi n a n ci al pr o d u c t s p o s si bl e. “ A s w e gr o w, w e will c o n ti n u e t o r e cr ui t n e w t al e n t t h a t i s k n o wl e d g e a bl e i n i n d u s tri e s s p e ci fi c t o o ur r e gi o n. T h a t i s w h er e o ur s tr e n g t h li e s — o ur b a n k er s u n d er s t a n d y o ur b u si n e s s b o t h pr of e s si o n all y a n d p er s o n all y — b uil di n g l o n g t er m p ar t n er s hi p s. W e k n o w t h a t y o ur s u c c e s s i s o ur s u c c e s s,” s t a t e s S o u t h w e s t L o ui si a n a R e gi o n al Pr e si d e n t R o d n e y K. ‘ P o n c h o’ S e af or d.

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T. B a k er S mit h ( T B S) w a s f o u n d e d b y T. B a k er S mit h, C. E., w h o b uilt t h e e arl y i nfr a str u ct ur e i n s o ut h e a st L o ui si a n a, i n cl u di n g c o n str u c ti o n m a n a g e m e nt of r o a d s, bri d g e s a n d u tili ti e s s y st e m s. H e b e c a m e a n e x p ert at t h e a c c ur at e r e c o n str u c ti o n of U. S. g o v er n m e nt s ur v e y s d a ti n g b a c k t o t h e l at e 1 8 0 0 s. B a k er’s s o n, Cli ti or d, s u c c e e d e d hi m i n t h e b u si n e s s, e x p a n di n g o p er a ti o n s t o i n cl u d e e n vir o n m e nt al s ci e n c e, r e g ul at or y c o m pli a n c e a n d l a n d d e v el o p m e nt. T B S b e c a m e a l e a d er i n ti o o d pr ot e c ti o n m e a s ur e s s u c h a s ti o o d g at e s, p u m p st a ti o n s, l e v e e s, a n d c o a st al er o si o n mi ti g a ti o n.

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R e c o g ni zi n g t h e n e e d f or e x p a n si o n, h e a d d e d o ti c e l o c a ti o n s i n T hi b o d a u x, L af a y e ti e, B at o n R o u g e, C o vi n gt o n, M et airi e, H o u st o n a n d S a n A nt o ni o. K e n n y f o st er e d a cli e nt-f or-lif e c or p o r at e c ult ur e, b e c o mi n g a tr u st e d a d vi s or t o cli e nt s a s w ell a s i n v e s ti n g h e a vil y i n T B S a s s o ci at e s a n d v al u e- a d di n g t e c h n ol o g y.

T B S i s a t hri vi n g pr of e s si o n al c o n s ul Th n g Thr m wit h o ffi c e l o c a ti o n s s er vi n g t h e G ulf C o a st, M e xi c o, a n d Tri ni d a d a n d T o b a g o.

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T B S i s a f ull y i nt e gr at e d, pr of e s si o n al e n gi n e er i n g, s ur v e yi n g, a n d e n vir o n m e nt al c o n s ul ti n g fir m c o m mi tt e d t o pr o vi di n g t ail or e d s ol u ti o n s. A l e a d er i n t e c h n ol o g y, T B S p art n er s wit h i n d u stri al, pi p eli n e, e x pl or a ti o n & pr o d u c ti o n, p u bli c w or k s, a n d l a n d d e v el o p m e nt cli e nt s, d eli v eri n g s ol u ti o n s i n 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

T O P E X E C U TI V E S K e n n e t h W m. S mi t h, P. E., P. L. S., F A C E C, C hi ef E x e c u ti v e O ffi c er A n dr e e F. C or t e z, P. E., C hi ef O p er a ti o n s O ffi c er R a n d y C. L a n dr y, C hi ef S tr a t e g y O ffi c er C a s e y Li n er, C hi ef A d mi ni s tr a ti v e O ffi c er

YE A R F O U N DE D ci vil a n d f a cilit y e n gi n e eri n g, r e g ul at or y a n d e n vi r o n m e nt al s er vi c e s f or p er mi tti n g a n d o p er a ti o n al c o m pli a n c e, a n d cli e nt-t ail or e d s ur v e yi n g s ol u ti o n s t hr o u g h t h e u s e of l a s er s c a n ni n g, a eri al s ur v e yi n g a n d a s s e s s m e nt s, s u b s urf a c e u tilit y e n gi n e eri n g, a n d h y dr o gr a p hi c s ur v e yi n g s er vi c e s.

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St a bl e oil a n d n at ur al g a s pr o d u c ti o n a n d pri c e s i n t h e U. S. h a v e cr e at e d gr e at o p p ort u ni ti e s f or m a n uf a ct ur er s of all t y p e s t o u s e t h e n at ur al r e s o ur c e s f or gr o wt h a n d d e v el o p m e nt a n d t o pr o vi d e f or t h e c o m m u ni ti e s w h er e t h e y o p er at e.

T B S s e e s c o n ti n u e d o p p ort u ni ti e s i n t hi s ar e a t o pr o vi d e pr of e s si o n al, cli e nt-f o c u s e d s er vi c e s. A s c o m m u ni ti e s gr o w a n d d e v el o p i n t hi s ti m e of i n cr e a si n g c o m pl e xit y of r e g ul at or y r e q uir e m e nt s, w e will c o n ti n u e t o h el p c o m m u ni ti e s a n d t h e i n d u str y o p er at e a n d m ai nt ai n c o m pli a n c e wit h r e g ul a ti o n s t hr o u g h ci vil a n d e n vir o n m e nt al e n gin e eri n g t e c h ni q u e s, c o m bi n e d wit h t h e t e c h n ol o g y s u p p ort of o ur e n vir o n m e nt al, r e g ul at or y a n d s ur v e y pr of e s si o n al s.

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B R O W N & R O OT Willi a m J. Cl o u atr e h as j oi ne d t he st a ff of Br o w n & R o ot as e xec utive vice presi de nt. A 3 0- ye ar vetera n of t he c o nstr ucti o n a n d E P C i n d ustries, Cl o u atre h as a br o a d r a n ge of e x p erie nce t h at i ncl u des e xec utive m a n a ge me nt, pr oj ect m a n a ge me nt a n d b usi ness de vel o p me nt. He will h ave pri m ar y res p o nsi bilit y f or Br o w n & R o ot’s B usi ness De vel o p me nt or g a ni z ati o n a n d, as a me m b er of t he e xec utive te a m, p artici p ate i n t he de vel o p me nt a n d e xec uti o n of its b usi ness str ate gies acr oss all divisi o ns a n d s er vice li nes.

L MOGA The L o uisi a n a Mi d- C o nti ne nt Oil a n d Gas Ass oci ati o n b o ar d electe d Fr e d eric k Pal m er as c h airm a n a n d Gl ori a M o nc a d a as vicec h air. Pal mer is t he st ate g over n me nt rel ati o ns m a n a ger, S o ut he ast U. S. f or S hell Oil C o m p a n y a n d a l o n g-ti me me m b er a n d s u p p ort er of L M O G A. M o nc a d a is t he E x x o n M o bil B at o n R o u ge Re fi ner y m a n a ger a n d a ne w L M O G A b o ar d me m b er. I n a d diti o n t o M o nc a d a, si x ne w b o ar d me m b ers were a pp oi nte d i n Fe br u ar y: Ric k Tall a nt , S hell Oil C o m p a n y; Mic h el e B u d d , B P L u bric a nts; Wy n n R a df or d , B P A meric a I nc.; L arr y Th o m as , B P A meric a I nc.; J err y D u n n, CI T G O Petr ole u m; a n d L a ur a Ferr ell , C heniere E ner g y.

A RI E S C L E A N E N E R G Y Aries Cle a n E ner g y of Nas hville a n n o u nce d t he a d diti o n of R e n us K elf k e ns as s e ni or vice presi de nt of e n gi neeri n g, w here he will direct all e ff orts i n desi g n, c o nstr ucti o n a n d o p er ati o ns. He pre vi o usl y w as e n gi 1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

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neeri n g m a n a ger at S as ol C he mic al N ort h A meric a’s s e ve n- u nit c he mi c al c o m ple x i n L a ke C h arles.

P O R T O F I B E RI A B O A R D O F C O M MI S SI O N E R S R o y P o nti ff w as s electe d as 2 0 1 8 presi de nt of t he P ort of I b eri a B o ar d of C o m missi o ners. He re pl aces o ut g oi n g presi de nt G e n e J ef f eri es. P o nti ff w as a p p oi nte d t o t he b o ar d b y t he I b eri a Paris h C o u ncil i n 2 0 1 4. He pre vi o usl y s er ve d as t he p ort’s e xec utive direct or f or 1 7 ye ars.

TI D E W A T E R Ti de w ater I nc. a p p oi nte d J o h n R y n d as t he c o m p a n y’s ne w preside nt a n d C E O a n d a me m b er of t he b o ar d of direct ors e ffective M arc h 5. He re pl aces L arr y Ri g d o n , w h o s er ve d as i nteri m presi de nt a n d C E O si nce Oct o b er 2 0 1 7. R y n d pre vi o usl y s er ve d as C E O, presi de nt a n d a direct or of Herc ules O ffs h ore fr o m 2 0 0 8 t hr o u g h 2 0 1 6. Pri or t o his ti me wit h Herc ules, R y n d s p e nt 1 1 ye ars wit h N o ble Drilli n g S er vices I nc., w here he s er ve d i n a v ariet y of m a n a ge me nt r oles.

D O W L O UI SI A N A O P E R A TI O N S Th e D o w C he mic al C o m p a n y’s L o uisi a n a O p er ati o ns cele br ate d o ut g oi n g site le a der E d u ar d o D o Val a n d welc o me d its 1 4t h site le a der K e vi n C a di e n at a rece pti o n i n Fe br u ar y. Site le a ders hi p a n d me m b ers fr o m t he s urr o u n di n g c o m m u nities atte n de d. “ Th e st art u p of ne w f acilities i n c o nj u ncti o n wit h i nvest me nt i n i nfr astr uct ure pres e nts a n e xciti n g o utl o o k f or o ur site,” C a die n s a ys. “ As y o u get t o k n o w me f urt her, y o u will s ee m y u n d yi n g b elief i n t he p o wer of

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e ac h i n divi d u al’s r ole, e m pl o yees a n d c o ntr act ors ali ke, i n m a ki n g o ur site a gre at pl ace t o w or k e ac h a n d e ver y d a y.” C a die n is t he f or mer site m a n a ger f or D u P o nt S a bi ne River Wor ks. He j oi ne d D u P o nt i n 1 9 9 7, h ol di n g m ulti ple le a ders hi p r oles i n t he Et h yle ne C o p ol y mers b usi ness b ef ore b ec o mi n g pl a nt m a n a ger f or t he D u P o nt Perf or m a nce El ast o mers o p er ati o ns at B e a u m o nt Wor ks. M ost rece ntl y, he s er ve d as t he D P M gl o b al i nte gr ati o n le a d f or t he D o w D u P o nt mer ger, c o or di n ati n g o p er ati o ns as well as s u p p orti n g s u p pl y c h ai n activities.

C a die n re pl aces D o Val, w h o j oi ne d t he D o w te a m i n 1 9 8 5 a n d b ec a me L o uisi a n a O p er ati o ns site direct or i n 2 0 1 2. D uri n g his si x ye ars at L o uisi a n a O p er ati o ns, he w as a p art of t he l ar gest e x p a nsi o n of gr o wt h i n t he site’s 6 1- ye ar hist or y. D o Val will g o o n t o le a d D u P o nt’s S a bi ne River Wor ks site i n its i nte gr ati o n i nt o Th e D o w C he mic al C o m p a n y.

P O RT OF NE W O RLE A N S G ov. J o h n B el E d w ar ds a p p oi nte d Willi a m L a n g e nst ei n III t o t he B o ar d of C o m missi o ners of t he P ort of Ne w Orle a ns. L a n ge nstei n will s er ve a five- ye ar ter m, s uccee di n g Mic h ael Ke ar ne y, o ne of f o ur Or le a ns Paris h re pres e nt atives o n t he s e ve n- me m b er re gi o n al b o ar d.

DANOS D a vi d D ec uir h as b ee n pr o m ote d t o tec h nic al s ol uti o ns m a n a ger at D a n os, a p ositi o n res p o nsi ble f or le a ders hi p of t he c o m p a n y’s c o m plia nce tr ai ni n g de p art me nt. Dec uir j oi ne d D a n os i n 2 0 1 6 as a pr o d ucti o n m a n a ger, w or ki n g t o de vel o p a n d i m ple me nt fiel d m a n a ge me nt

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b usi ness m o dels a n d a d visi n g clie nts o n s afe a n d e fficie nt o p er ati o ns. He pre vi o usl y w as a pr o d ucti o n o p er a t or, w or ki n g his w a y u p t o o ffs h ore pr o d ucti o n f ore m a n a n d, l ater, pr o d ucti o n s u p eri nte n de nt.

L A BI The L o uisi a n a Ass oci ati o n of B usi ness a n d I n d ustr y h as hire d p olitic al c o m m u nic ati o ns c o ns ult a nt M ari e D es Or m e a u x C e nt a n ni as direct or of p u blic a ff airs. Ce nt a n ni is a f or mer j o ur n alist w h o h as r u n a p olitic al c o m m u nic ati o ns c o n s ulti n g c o m p a n y f or t he p ast ni ne ye ars, w or ki n g wit h electe d o ffici als, ec o n o mic de vel o p me nt gr o u ps, n o n pr o fits, c or p or ati o ns a n d c a n di d ates f or p u blic o ffice. S he pre vi o usl y s er ve d as c o m m u nic ati o ns direct or f or G ov. K at hlee n Bl a nc o a n d c overe d t he C a pit ol f or W A F B- T V i n B at o n R o u ge.

M O TI V A Bri a n C o ff m a n , f or mer s eni or vice presi de nt of re fi ni n g f or A n de av or C or p., h as b ee n n a me d presi de nt a n d C E O of M otiv a E nter pris es. C o ff m a n re pl aces D a n R o m as k o , w h o h as s er ve d i n t he r ole f or t he p ast f o ur ye ars.

Si nce Dece m b er 2 0 1 3 C o ff m a n h as pr ovi de d str ate gic o p er ati o n al le a ders hi p t o t he re fi neries wit hi n t he A n de av or (f or merl y k n o w n as Tes or o) p ortf oli o. Pri or t o t h at, he s p e nt 3 0 ye ars wit h C o n oc o.

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A P HI K E S H Y D R O G E N C A P A CI T Y Air Pr o d ucts h as i ncre ase d t he s u p pl y ca pacit y of its G ulf C oast h y dr o ge n pi peli ne s u p pl y net w or k b y a p pr o xi m atel y 4 0 milli o n st a n d ar d c u bic feet per d a y. The a d diti o n al pr o d uct s u p pl y res ults fr o m Air Pr o d ucts’ h y dr o ge n pr o d ucti o n f acilit y i n M o nt Belvie u, Te x as, w hic h is o nstre a m a n d pr ocessi n g a n a d diti o n al s u p pl y of h y dr o ge n-ric h o ff- g as fr o m a pr o pa ne de h y dr o ge n ati o n pl a nt o perate d b y E nter prise Pr o d ucts O perati n g L L C, a w h oll y o w ne d s u bsi di ar y of E nter prise Pr o d ucts Part ners L P.

L A T E C H N A B S N A TI O N A L R A N KI N G The M aster of Scie nce i n I n d ustri al E n gi neeri n g pr o gra m at L o uisi a n a Tec h U niversit y h as bee n ra n ke d a m o n g t he best o nli ne i n d ustri al e n gi neeri n g de grees i n t he n ati o n f or 2 0 1 8. The S R E d uc ati o n Gr o u p, a n e d uc ati o n rese arc h p u blis her, h as ra n ke d t he de gree as t he 1 2t h best o nli ne de gree pr o gra m i n its “ 2 0 1 8 Best O nli ne C olle ges f or Val ue: M aster’s I n d ustri al E n gi neeri n g” list. Wit h a n a n n u al t uiti o n of $ 1 2, 6 0 0, L o uisi a n a Tec h’s t uiti o n is ne arl y h alf t he n ati o n al avera ge of t uiti o n ( $ 2 4, 3 3 1) re p ort e d f or o nli ne i n d ustri al e n gi neeri n g pr o gra ms b y t he or g a ni z ati o n.

AT H L O N M O V E S L A B O R AT O R Y At hl o n S ol uti o ns fi n ali z e d t he m ove of its A n al ytic al L a b orat or y fr o m Geis m ar t o H o ust o n fr o m t o j oi n t he S y nt hesis a n d Pr ojects l a b orat ories alre a d y i n pl ace at t he c o m p a n y’s C or p orate He a d q u arters a n d Tec h nic al Ce nter, w hic h i ncl u des 1 7, 0 0 0 s q u are feet of l a b orat or y s p ace. “ Thi s is t he fi n al ste p t o ce ntrali zi n g o ur m aj or l a b orat ories

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W O R K B E GI N S O N A T B L N G B U N K E RI N G V E S S E L Q- L N G Tra ns p ort a n d V T Halter Mari ne j oi ntl y a n n o u nce d t he be gi n ni n g of c o nstr ucti o n o n Q- L N G’s first Artic ulate d Tu g a n d Bar ge ( A T B) L N G b u n keri n g u nit.

I n N ove m ber 2 0 1 7 t he f or mati o n of Q- L N G Tra ns p ort was a n n o u nce d, al o n g wit h a l o n g-ter m c o ntract wit h S hell t o deliver L N G as a f uel s o urce t o vari o us p orts i n Fl ori da a n d t he C ari b bea n. C o nc urre ntl y, t he c o ntract wit h Q- L N G a n d V T Halter Mari ne was a n n o u nce d f or t he c o nstr ucti o n of t he A T B f or L N G b u n keri n g at V T Halter Mari ne’s Pasca g o ula s hi p yar d. V T Halter Mari ne has c o ntracte d wit h H o ust o n- base d Q- L N G f or e n gi neeri n g ser vices t o c o m plete t he det aile d f u ncti o nal desi g n f or t he de vel o p me nt a n d c o nstr ucti o n of o ne L N G B u n keri n g A T B.

a d diti o nal ter mi nals i n L o uisia na, N ort h C ar oli na a n d S o ut h C ar oli na i n A pril a n d Ma y. Atlas’ C he mical Tra ns p ort ati o n Divisi o n o ffers l ocal, re gi o nal a n d over-t he-r oa d r o utes f or safe deliver y of c he mical a n d petr oc he mical li q ui ds t hr o u g h o ut t he U. S. a n d C a na da.

S U N C O AST OPE NS B R O U S S A R D F A CI LI T Y S u n C oast Res o urces, o ne of t he lar gest w h olesale petr ole u m marketers i n t he U. S., has o pe ne d its ne west facilit y i n Br o ussar d t o ser ve t he greater Aca dia na area al o n g wit h s o ut h ce ntral a n d s o ut h west L o uisia na. S u n C oast is a n oil fiel d ser vice s u p plier t hat pr ovi des o nsite f ueli n g a n d l u bricati o n ser vices, e merge nc y f ueli n g res p o nse a n d relate d pr o d ucts t o t h o usa n ds of c o m pa nies.

O perati o ns i n Br o ussar d i ncl u de ‘ will call’ ser vices, b o bt ail, tra ns p ort a n d l u brica nt deliveries, as well as a n i nve nt or y of f uel a n d l u brica nt st ora ge t a n ks f or l oa n t o c ust o mers. The facilit y c urre ntl y e m pl o ys 2 2.

NE W E NE R GY A DV O C A CY G R O UP S u p p orters of L o uisia na’s oil a n d g as ec o n o m y a n n o u nce d i n Marc h t he la u nc h of L o uisia nia ns f or E ner g y, a grassr o ots e ff ort t o defe n d t he st ate’s e ner g y i n d ustr y a n d t he ec o n o mic be ne fits it creates f or l ocal c o m m u nit y me m bers. The or g a ni z a ti o n c o u nts t he L o uisia na Pr o pa ne Gas Ass ociati o n as well as m ore t ha n 2, 3 0 0 o nli ne s u p p orters a m o n g its i nitial me m bers. “ The L o uisia na Pr o pa ne Gas Ass ociati o n is pr o u d t o be a part of t his c oaliti o n,” sa ys R a n d y Ha y de n, e xec utive direct or of L P G A. “ The pr o pa ne i n d ustr y i n o ur st ate relies o n c o nti n ue d s u p p ort f or t he e ner g y i n d ustr y t o s uccee d, a n d we’re t hrille d t hat L o uisia nia ns are s h o wi n g t heir s u p p ort.”

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Lee J e n ki n s B Y D A VI D J A C O B S

T HE C H ALLE N GE D uri n g t he fi rst h alf of 2 0 1 6, Perf or m a nce n otice d a n i ncre ase i n t he n u m ber of j o bsite i nj uries. Cle arl y, its s afet y pr oce d ures were n’t w or ki n g as well as t he y use d t o. “ We h a d t o d o s o met hi n g di ff ere nt t h a n we h a d bee n d oi n g,” Je n ki ns s a ys.

I n t he i n d ustri al c o nstr ucti o n b usi ness, tre me n d o us res p o nsi bilit y f alls o n t he f ore m a n, Je n ki ns n otes.

Perf or m a nce w a nte d t o relie ve s o me of t h at press ure a n d i m pr ove te a m w or k a m o n g t he f ore m a n, t he s afet y pr ofessi o n als a n d t he craft w or kers. “ Yo u w a nt t o kee p t he mess a ge fres h a n d ne w,” he s a ys.

“It’s di ffi c ult t o m ai nt ai n t h at i nte nsit y e ver y d a y.”

P O SI TI O N:

Vi c e pr e si d e nt o v er s e ei n g o p er ati o n s t hr o u g h o ut t h e S o ut h e a st a n d c or p or at e b u si n e s s d e v el o p m e nt

C O M P A N Y: P erf or W H A T T H E Y D O:

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Si n c e h e j oi n e d P erf or m a n c e C o ntr a ct or s i n 1 9 9 4, t h e c o m p a n y h a s gr o w n fr o m a si n gl e of fi c e i n B at o n R o u g e wit h a n a n n u al v ol u m e of $ 3 9 milli o n t o it s c urr e nt a n n u al v ol u m e of m or e t h a n $ 1. 2 billi o n.

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T H E R E S O L U TI O N Perf or m a nce est a blis he d a t hree-ste p pl a n ni n g a ppr o ac h c alle d “ Fl a wless E xec uti o n,” c o m bi ni n g strate g y, s yste ms a n d w h at t he c o m p a n y c alls “s h ar p e n d.”

Str at e g y: Ever y f ore m a n f or e ver y j o bsite meets wit h a s afet y pr ofessi o n al i n t he after n o o n t o disc uss a n d pl a n t he w or k f or t he ne xt d a y.

S yst e ms: e f ore m a n descri bes t he sc o pe of t he w or k. e s afet y re prese nt ative t he n a dvises t he f ore m a n of t he a p plic a ble p olicies a n d pr oce d ures, d oc u me nts t he “ fl a wless e xec uti o n pl a n,” a n d hel ps t he f ore m a n pre p are f or t he ne xt d a y’s t as ks.

S h ar p e n d: At t he m or ni n g “t o ol b o x meeti n g” b ef ore t he w or k be gi ns, t he f ore m a n a n d t he s afet y o ffi ci al e x pl ai n t he pl a n a n d give t he craft w or kers a c h a nce t o s u g gest i m pr ove me nts. ese s orts of c o nvers ati o ns were alre a d y h a pp e ni n g at v ari o us ti mes i n v ari o us w a ys. Perf orm a nce cre ate d a f or m al pr ocess t h at re q uires e arl y pl a n ni n g a n d i nteracti o n bet wee n s afet y o ffi ci als a n d t he craft w or kf orce.

T HE TA KE A W AY e ne w pr oce d ures cre ate t he mi n dset t h at e ver y o ne is o n t he s a me p a ge w or ki n g t o w ar d t he s a me o utc o me, Je n ki ns s a ys. Pre vi o usl y, t he craft w or kers ofte n perceive d t he s afet y pr ofessi o n al as a “ p olici n g a ge nt” l o o ki n g over t heir s h o ul ders. “ e y b ec o me a tr uste d res o urce,” Je n ki ns s a ys. “It’s n ot t he g u y i n t he w hite h at w h o is w atc hi n g t he m. It’s t he g u y i n t he h at t h at is over t here hel pi n g t he m.”

I n t he si x m o nt hs after i m ple me nti n g t he ne w pr ogra m, t he c o m p a n y s a w a 7 5 % re d ucti o n i n re p ort a ble i nj uries, Je n ki ns s a ys, a n d t h at tre n d of hi g h s afet y p erf or m a nce h as c o nti n ue d. e “ fl a wless e xec uti o n” pr oce d ure is re q uire d o n e ver y Perf or m a nce pr oject, a n d t he c o m p a n y c o n d ucts a u dits t o m a ke s ure it is f oll o we d. “ We’re l o o ki n g f or perfecti o n,” Je n ki ns a d ds. “ We’re tr yi n g t o b e as perfect as h u m a nl y p ossi ble.”

1 0 1 2i n d u str yr e p ort. c o m

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