Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce

Member News
Date Posted	Headline
3/4/2010	Entergy Earns 12th Consecutive Edison Electric Institute Award for Storm Response; Receives Recovery Award for Ice Storm Restoration in Arkansas Entergy Corporation has won the Edison Electric Institute's Emergency Recovery Award for outstanding efforts in restoring power following a destructive ice storm last year in Arkansas. It is the 12th consecutive year Entergy has received a storm response award from the Edison Electric Institute.
3/4/2010	IBERIABANK Corporation Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering IBERIABANK Corporation ( Nasdaq: IBKC), the holding company of the 122-year-old IBERIABANK and IBERIABANK fsb, announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 5,194,805 shares of the Company's common stock at a price to the public of $57.75 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $300 million.
3/4/2010	Nicholls Gears for 12th Annual Arts and Humanities Festival The 12thAnnual Jubilee: A Festival of the Arts and Humanities at Nicholls State University, is scheduled for Monday, March 8, through Sunday, April 18.
3/4/2010	Super Cooper Run to Benifit TGMC NICU Participants in the Super Cooper Heart Run on Saturday, March 27 will be running to help families of children who receive health care services at Terrebonne General Medical Center's (TGMC) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
3/3/2010	Entergy Paves the Way for Careers in Nuclear Energy Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. are fueling interest in nuclear science and power production through innovative learning materials provided to Louisiana schoolchildren.
3/1/2010	Carribbean Fare on Menu at Lafcadio Hearn Dinner, Distinguished Chef Series Celebrate Caribbean cuisine Thursday, March 11, at the 13th annual Lafcadio Hearn Award Dinner and Distinguished Visiting Chef Series, presented by the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University.
3/1/2010	Entergy Louisiana Expands Mobile Services Offered to Customers Busy Entergy Louisiana, LLC customers on the go now have an easier way to manage their utility accounts.
3/1/2010	Family to Donate to Area High School and Give Testimonial at "Keep the Beat" CPR Event Angelo and Nancy Barcia lived a nightmare that no parents should ever have to experience. With no previous warning signs or symptoms, their 17-year-old son, Chad, died from sudden cardiac arrest while playing rugby on a school football field in 2005.
3/1/2010	Nicholls and Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Launch Pilot Course Nicholls State University and Thibodaux Regional Medical Center have teamed to establish "Living Well” – a spring 2010 special topics course in the Department of Allied Health Sciences that is designed to promote physical fitness, weight control and other healthy lifestyle choices. The goal is to promote behavior among college-age students that will reduce the likelihood of obesity-related diseases later in life.
2/24/2010	2nd Annual Swamp Stomp Festival to Feature Regional Bands, Promote Cajun Cuture The entire region is invited to the second annual Louisiana Swamp Stomp Festival – a musical celebration of south Louisiana culture slated for Friday, March 12, through Sunday, March 14, at Nicholls State University.
2/24/2010	Annual School Art Show Opens March 1st at the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild The annual School Art Show sponsored by the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild will open at the Downtown Art Gallery 630 located at 630 Belanger St., Houma, Louisiana on March 1st and will close on March 6th.
2/24/2010	Breaux Received Dunbar Award Patricia Breaux, procurement manager 1 at Nicholls State University, was recognized at the 51st annual Dunbar Awards luncheon on Friday, Jan. 29, at the Doubletree Hotel in New Orleans. An 18-year employee of Nicholls, Breaux was designated an Honorable Mention awardee.
2/24/2010	Executive Business Program at Nicholls Expands as Demand Grows The Executive Master of Business Administration program at Nicholls State University is making a significant impact on the south Louisiana business community. Increasing popularity has resulted in capacity classes for the first time, and area businesses that referred employees to the program in the past are now referring more.
2/24/2010	National Culinary Finals Featuring Nicholls Student to be Webcast Live from Napa Valley Having won first place for the third consecutive year at the South Central Regional San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition, the John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University is setting its sights on national acclaim.
2/24/2010	Nicholls Enrollment Stats Point to Continued Growth Nicholls State University's total enrollment has increased steadily over the past four years – an encouraging sign, administrators say, especially given the institution's record number of graduates this past fall.
2/24/2010	Nicholls United Way Campaign Largest in Seven Years The 2010 United Way campaign at Nicholls State University raised $15,720 among faculty and staff for community service efforts in south Louisiana – approximately $5,000 more than the 2009 total, and the most for any year since 2004.
2/24/2010	Port Commission Elects New Officers At the February 10, 2010, Greater Lafourche Port Commission Board Meeting, the Commission elected its executive officers, who will serve in their newly elected positions for three years. The Board elected Larry Griffin as President, Jimmy Lafont as Vice President, Wilbert Collins as Secretary, and Johnny Melancon, Sr. as Treasurer.
2/24/2010	South Lafourche Airport in "Excellent Condition": Many Improvements since Port Commission Acquisition The South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport has once again received an excellent Safety and Compliance Inspection report from Louisiana DOTD's Aviation Division, following a trend of growth and improvement since the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) acquired the airport in late 2001.
2/10/2010	Nicholls Celebrates Balck History Month Nicholls State University will observe Black History Month with a variety of programs and services, all designed to celebrate the African American experience.
2/10/2010	Nicholls Invites Adults to Enroll in Non-Credit Courses The Office of Continuing Education at Nicholls State University will offer a variety of non-credit courses during spring 2010. Featured areas of instruction include computers; finance; test preparation and certification programs; and special interest courses.
2/10/2010	Retirement Resources Directory Available at Nicholls Find information and referrals on community services; social services; health care providers; financial assistance; disability services; volunteer opportunities; church listings and more in the 2010 edition of the Retirement Directory of Community Resources – a 91-page desk reference provided by the Golden Learning Opportunities program at Nicholls State University.
2/8/2010	T. Baker Smith Partners with LSU to Develop a Storm Surge and Wave Monitoring Network T. Baker Smith (TBS) is a key partner in a research proposal Louisiana State University (LSU) has submitted to the Board of Regents for funding to develop a Mobile Storm Surge and Wave Monitoring Network to improve the prediction of hurricane impacts on coastal Louisiana.
2/2/2010	"Keep the Beat" Offers Free Bystander CPR Classes for Public Businesses and organizations are sponsoring "Keep the Beat,” a non-profit event consisting of two bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training sessions that are free to the public. The event will be held at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center on Saturday, March 13 with sessions at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
2/2/2010	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra to Perform at Southdown Plantation The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will perform at Southdown Plantation in a free outdoor concert March 7 at 2:30 p.m.
2/2/2010	New Orleans Artist to make Houma Debut at Southdown Plantation Anne Cicero will showcase her original acrylic artwork depicting Louisiana waterways, marshes and coastal areas in an opening reception Sunday, Feb. 21 from 2-4 p.m. at Southdown Plantation and Museum.
2/2/2010	Synergy Bank Names Thibodaux to Vice President, Preston to Assistant Vice President Synergy Bank's board of directors recently named Gerald Thibodaux & Sarah "Sallie” Preston, respectively as Vice President and Assistant Vice President of Synergy Bank. The announcement was made by Synergy president, Jerry P. Ledet, Jr.
2/2/2010	T. Baker Smith Names a New Environmental Vice President Randy Landry has recently been promoted to the position of Vice President of the Environmental Discipline at T. Baker Smith, Inc (TBS).
2/2/2010	WBA Seeking Nominations for ATHENA Award The ATHENA Award honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment, who excel in their chosen field, devote time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and forge paths of leadership for other women to follow.
1/29/2010	Synergy Bank Receives High Recognition for Excellent Performance and Soundness Synergy Bank, Houma, Louisiana, received high recognition for excellent performance and soundness according to the Louisiana Bank Performance Report 3^rd Quarter 2009 published by Financial Management Consulting Group, a Kentucky based bank consulting firm.
1/13/2010	Cardiovascular Institute of the South is the First to Offer Groundbreaking Test for Heart Disease Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is the first and only provider in the area to offer the PLAC test, a groundbreaking, yet simple blood test to identify patients with "hidden” cardiovascular risk.
1/13/2010	Director of Staffing Solutions honored by Mayors, Governor Director of Options Staffing Solutions, Carol Golden-Lirette, was an award winner twice, first at the Lafourche Mayors' Committee on Disabilities Fourth Annual Awards Ceremony, in which she garnered the Distinguished Merit Award, and again was honored by Governor Bobby Jindal with the Louisiana state award for Distinguished Merit at Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs GOLD Awards held on Tuesday, December 8 at the Old State Capitol Building, Baton Rouge.
1/13/2010	Local Expense Consultant becomes Certified Energy Auditor Denby Energy is pleased to announce the awarding of an Energy Auditor certification to Houma LA Expense Consultant, Bill Head.
1/13/2010	Port Fourchon Begins 50th Year with New Director Port Fourchon is beginning 2010 with a great deal of "news." New year. New logo. New director. New era.
1/13/2010	Roger Bourgeois of Bourgeois & Associates, Inc. presents $500 check to benefit Big Mike’s BBQ Smoke House Anyone interested in helping Big Mike’s BBQ Smoke House can send donation to "Benefit for Big Mike’s BBQ Smoke House” c/o Synergy Bank PO Box 2166, Houma, LA 70361.
1/13/2010	TGMC’s OutReach Center Administers Free H1N1 Vaccines TGMC’s OutReach Center will be offering free H1N1 vaccines to the public on Thursday, January 14 and 28 from 1 – 4 p.m.
1/13/2010	The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux Presents FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY The next luncheon is scheduled for February 2, 2010 and will feature Fr. Mark Toups.
12/17/2009	3rd Annual Toys for Tots Drive Raises $13,000 On Friday, December 11, 2009 from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm in front of Wal-Mart on Martin Luther King Blvd in Houma, your local radio stations C107.5, K-Rock 106.3, Oldies 96.7 & ESPN 1490, along with the Marine Corps Reserve raised $13,000.00 PLUS dollars and collected a SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK of TOYS.
12/15/2009	Grainger Awards Scholarships to Fletcher Students Grainger, a local distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, awarded a Grainger Tools for Tomorrow scholarship to Fletcher Technical Community College (Fletcher) students Brandon Chauvin and Matthew Verdin Jr., during a presentation at the Houma campus.
12/15/2009	Port Director Ted Falgout Receives USCG Recognition At the December board meeting of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Port Director Ted Falgout was awarded a Coast Guard Certificate of Merit.
12/15/2009	Ryan Martin, RN Named TGMC November Employee of the Month In an effort to recognize outstanding employees, the TGMC Customer Service Council has implemented the Employee of the Month program.
12/15/2009	The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at TGMC 4th Annual Ladies Night Out Tickets Are Now On Sale The 4th annual Ladies Night Out Breast Center Gala, hosted by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC), will be held Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
11/24/2009	FRED MATHERNE NAMED TGMC MATERIALS MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) is pleased to announce that Fred Matherne has been named Materials Management Director.
11/24/2009	TGMC Now Offers Online Bill Pay Option at tgmc.com For added convenience, TGMC now offers online bill payment at tgmc.com.
11/24/2009	THREE TGMC NURSES NAMED TO “GREAT 100 NURSES” Three nurses from Terrebonne General Medical Center have been named to the “Great 100 Nurses.”
11/24/2009	TIM O’HERN, NAMED TGMC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND LAUNDRY/LINEN DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) is pleased to announce that Tim O'Hern has been named Environmental Services and Laundry/Linen Department Director.
11/17/2009	Local Businesses from Louisiana Invited to Apply to Become Suppliers to V-Vehicle Company V-Vehicle Company (VVC), a new American car company, will hold a Supplier Fair for businesses in the local area currently engaged in the Machine & Equipment, Facility Service and Automotive Components industries interested in becoming suppliers to VVC.
11/16/2009	IBERIABANK Announces Opportunistic Florida Expansion IBERIABANK (www.iberiabank.com), the 122-year old subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corporation (NASDAQ: IBKC), announced that it has entered into purchase and assumption agreements with loss share arrangements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) to purchase certain assets and to assume certain deposit and other liabilities of two Florida-based failed financial institutions.
11/10/2009	Answering the Call: Staffing Soutions Graduates Prepare to Relieve Local Employers' Hiring Woes On October 30, 2009, 10 local men and women became the first ever graduates of an innovative workforce education program designed by Options Staffing Solutions, called Ready, Set, Work! These graduates are the first of many who will be trained and deployed to meet the demands of local employers, who say there is an alarming shortage of workers who have been trained in soft skills, work ethics, and customer service.
11/10/2009	Houma HoneyBaked Ham Co. Offers a New Twist to Your Typical Thanksgiving Feast Houma-area hosts and hostesses for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday can roll up their sleeves and rest easy this year. HoneyBaked Ham Co. located at 1539 MLK Blvd., Suite 114 in Houma is offering special menu items for local residents and recipe ideas for their Thanksgiving dinner gatherings.
11/10/2009	My Account Anywhere Tells Customers When Power is On A storm rages while you are traveling. Is the power on at home? How can you tell? Don't worry. A new service from Entergy Louisiana, LLC will let you know. My Account Anywhere lets customers send and receive text information about power outages through their cell phones.
11/10/2009	Options Staffing Solutions Awards Employer of the Month The Holiday Inn of Houma, Darryl Hill, General Manager, recently received the Employer of the Month Award from Options Staffing Solutions.
11/4/2009	Career Link 2009 to be held November 18 at Fletcher Technical Community College Career Link 2009, an activity of Work It! Louisiana! will be held November 18, 2009 at Fletcher Technical Community College from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
11/3/2009	Chevron Corporation Provides Funding to Fletcher Technical Community College Fletcher Technical Community College's Louisiana's Marine and Petroleum Institute (LAMPI) will soon have access to new laboratory equipment thanks to a generous donation from Chevron's Gulf of Mexico's Business Unit.
10/28/2009	“For The Health of It” Fair Achieves Heart Pumping Results! Sunburst Media held their first "For the Health of It" Fair on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Southland Mall in Houma with great support from the community!
10/27/2009	9th Annual Taste of South Louisiana Huge Success Sunburst Media held their 9th Annual Taste of South Louisiana on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Houma Terrebonne Civic Center with astounding success!
10/27/2009	Ellendale Country Club to Hold Cochon de Lait Golf Tournament Ellendale Country Club is hosting a Cochon de Lait Golf Tournament on Friday, November 13^th 2009.
10/27/2009	ES&H Consulting and Training Group Conducts International Training Eric Gautier, a consultant with the ES&H Consulting and Training Group, recently traveled to Lagos, Nigeria to provide training to a U.S. vessel crew.
10/27/2009	ES&H offers HAZWOPER Refresher Courses ES&H offers a HAZWOPER 8 Hour Refresher course and a HAZWOPER 40 Hour Technician/General Site Worker course each month that is open to the general public.
10/27/2009	Restore or Retreat Will Benefit from Ticket Sales for November 17 New Orleans Hornets Game Fans who fill up “The Hive” for an upcoming New Orleans Hornets game will not only be in for an evening of great basketball, but will be helping the coastal restoration effort simply by buying their ticket. Regardless of the game's final score, local coastal advocacy organization Restore or Retreat will already be a winner.
10/27/2009	Rotarians Seeking Local Professionals to visit Lyon, France in May 2010 Rotarians of District 6200 are seeking outstanding local professionals to visit Lyon, France in May 2010 as part of the Group Study Exchange program of the Rotary foundation.
10/27/2009	Southdown Marketplace Set for November 7 The bi-annual Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Southdown Plantation House and Museum.
10/26/2009	Chet Morrison Contractors Launches Floating Dry Dock in Mexico Chet Morrison Contractors, S. de R.L. de C.V. has successfully launched a new floating dry dock at its shipyard facility located in Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.