AWS New Orleans Section held its 22nd Annual Fishing Rodeo on April 1, 2023 at Sweetwater Marina in Delacroix Island, Louisiana. Plenty of fish were weighed in, lots of food was eaten, and a good time was had by all. The New Orleans Section would like to thank everyone who participated in the event, including…
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022Location: New Orleans Pipe Trades, 3515 N. Arnoult Rd., Metairie, LA 70002 Description:The AWS New Orleans Section held it’s 16th Annual Student Welder Competition on Saturday, November 12th, 2022 at New Orleans Pipe Trades in Metairie, Louisiana. Students from Delgado Community College, Nunez Community College, and New Orleans Pipe Trades participated…
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022Location: Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 60 Overview:The AWS New Orleans Section held its November General Meeting at Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 60 on November 15th, 2022. Our meeting sponsor was the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Louisiana, Mr. Henry G Heier, Executive Director. Our virtual speaker was Mr. Efram…
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022Location:River Parishes Community College181 Regala Park Rd.Building K Media Center, K303Reserve, LA 70084 AWS New Orleans Section’s September General Meeting. AWS New Orleans hosted it’s first meeting of the 2022 – 2023 schedule at the RPCC in Reserve, Louisiana. This was a joint meeting with, and sponsored by, the AWS Baton…
May 17, 2022 – Plumbers and Steamfitters UA Local 60 Assembly Hall; Metairie, LA AWS New Orleans Section held its May General Meeting on May 17, 2022. There were fourteen attendees. The sponsor was Select Arc, Inc. The speaker was Jerry Mathison with Select Arc, Inc. who gave a detailed presentation on Submerged Arc Welding.…
March 16, 2022 – New Orleans – Chalmette. During AWS President Polanin’s visit to District 9, he was able to tour the Michoud/NASA manufacturing facility near New Orleans, LA. Accompanying Dr. Polanin were Cal and Wanita Pepper (District 9 Director), Mike and Beverly Skiles (Director-at-Large), Anthony Blakeney (Deputy District 9 Director) and Students from Southeastern…
March 15, 2022 – Plumbers Steamfitters UA Local 60 Assembly Hall; Metairie, LA AWS New Orleans Section hosted it’s March 2022 Section General Meeting on March 15, 2022 at the Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 60 Assembly Hall. Gas & Supply,Inc., Ricky (Mousey) Chiasson, President sponsored the meeting and provided door prizes for all students…
November 16, 2021 – Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local 60 Assembly Hall; Metairie, LA The New Orleans Section hosted it’s first in-person meeting since January 2020. As Louisiana struggles to recover from the effects of the pandemic, and the Welding Industry slowly adjusts to the new normal, the November General Meeting turnout was respectable with…
Delgado Community College Students Plant Tour Section Vice-Chairman, Bruce Hallila arranged for the Welding Students from Delgado Community College to visit his workplace and take a plant tour of the Pellerin Milnor Laundry Machine Facility in Kenner, Louisiana on March 13, 2020. Mr William Wilson, Welding Instructor, on the far left and Bruce A. Hallila,…
Recap: AWS New Orleans Section hosts 9 Yr. CWI Recert Course + Tour of Pellerin Milnor on 9-20-19 AWS New Orleans Section held its September 9 Yr. CWI Recert Course at the Carpenters Training Center in Metairie, LA. Instructor & Past President Ed Bohnart. The Students from the Couse were treated to a plant tour…