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Attending the steel-cutting recently at Conrad in Amelia were, front row from left: Vidar Lindmoen, Great Lakes new build program director; Dan Conrad, Conrad senior vice president; David Simonelli, Great Lakes COO; and Dave Mercer, Conrad senior project manager. Back row: Brett Wolbrink, Conrad COO; Dan Gaiennie, Great Lakes director engineering; Brian Barton, Great Lakes site supervisor; Bobby Gomez, Great Lakes electrical systems manager; and Chris Roberts, Great Lakes vice president, TSHD fleet manager.
Conrad has steel-cutting for Great Lakes dredge
Conrad Shipyard hosted a steel-cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. Feb. 5 at its Deepwater South shipyard in Amelia.
Watch out for jobless benefit scams
As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, thieves taking advantage of increased unemployment to collect benefits in the names of unsuspecting victims.
The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute
Melissa Hidalgo coats a king cake with icing at Rouses Markets in Morgan City last week.
Tyler Roe, baker at Bonnie’s Bouquets & Bakery in Patterson, works dough for a king cake
COVID shuts down Mardi Gras, but cake is still king
A lot has changed in the last year for Tyler Roe, baker at Bonnie’s Bouquets and Bakery in Patterson.
LSU AgCenter
A sugar cane harvester works in a field near Catahoula during the last few days of harvest in St. Martin Parish.
2020-21 cane crop looks like a new record
ST. GABRIEL — After four months of grinding, it appears the 2020-2021 sugar cane crop will set a record.