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Happy Summer to our
beloved industry family! We hope you have stayed safe, found success, and built relationships while we are moving along through this year. We have just come out of April National Safe Digging Month with great engagement through our social media contest and Jazz Fest banner flyover, as well as participating with Atmos Energy at their community events! We’re excited to bring back locally what we’ve learned nationally
at the Global Excavation Safety Conference in New Orleans in March and at the CGA Conference in April. Our industry celebrated Diggers Night Out programs in Lafayette during April and New Orleans during May. These are some of the best events this industry has to offer to celebrate the amazing construction work of our excavators. More Diggers Night Out events to come in Northshore, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles later this year!
Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Louisiana 811 Scholarship! We received 54 applications this year, and these five outstanding students stood out to be our winners: Noah Barber (Pine High School), Ella Meche (Rayne High School), Andrew Payne (Silliman Institute), Jaylie Smith (Stanley High School), and Blake Waguespack (Archbishop Rummel High School). We are proud of these students’ hard work and appreciate all of our applicants. Stay tuned for some photos in our next magazine issue.
We are excited to host Staking University’s Locator Certification Seminar (LCS) at our office in Baton
Rouge! This two-day class will be Monday June 24th @ 8:30 – Tuesday June 25th @ 4:30 at Louisiana 811, 2215 W. Boardwalk Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. The cost is $795 per person. Staking University’s LCS is designed
to aid utility locators in developing superior troubleshooting techniques, skills to consistently provide accurate and complete utility location information, a mastery of locating equipment, and skills required to pass Staking U’s locator certification test. The Locator Certification Seminar includes classroom learning and outdoor presentations. An opportunity to take Staking U’s written certification test is available at the end of class. Visit the link for more info and to register! https://www.stakinguniversity.com/ class/2-day-lcs-batonrouge/
Louisiana 811 invites you to an upcoming safety meeting coming
soon to a city near you! Visit https:// la.pipeline-awareness.com/meeting_ schedule now to register for a meeting occurring between the end of July through September. Paradigm’s PAL (Pipeline Association of Louisiana) meetings are free to attend, include
a good meal, door prizes, and you
will hear a brief presentation from Louisiana 811 on dig laws and best practices. Why wouldn’t you want
to attend? It’s an excellent forum to grow your relationships with local gas pipeline operators and obtain contact information to communicate and work together in times of need.
We’re looking forward to seeing you soon! Don’t hesitate to reach out in the meantime with any questions or issues.
The way I
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By Cole Vanderlick Manager - Damage Prevention Louisiana 811
6 • Louisiana 811
2024, Issue 2