Fishing rodeo gives to Nicholls

The Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo and Golf Scramble has donated $10,400 to Nicholls State University Department of Petroleum Engineering Technology and Safety Management and $2,600 to support Nicholls Veterans Services. 
The donations have been used to renovate and expand classrooms, improve technology and build a state-of-the-art well-control simulation lab. The portion donated to Nicholls Veterans, many of whom are PETSM students, will help supplement vets whose monetary benefits for education have ended, with a panel to select the candidates based on criteria like GPA. 
“In our 13th year, MCOFR has donated a total of $124,500 to the Nicholls’ PETSM program and Veterans Services. The PETSM program is a great asset to the energy industry in South Louisiana and abroad," sid Joey Cannata, vice president of Tanks-A-Lot.
MCOFR is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2013 by Tanks-A-Lot, a deepwater container specialist, for the purpose of promoting community spirit in the local oil and gas industry while benefiting notable organizations for future growth within the community. The corporation seeks to provide a family-oriented environment where the community can gather and enjoy the camaraderie and sport of fishing and golf, making the event best representative of the Morgan City area. 
The 2025 Morgan City Open Fishing Rodeo was held in June, with proceeds from the events donated to Nicholls PETSM and other charitable causes to enrich the tri-parish area and encourage the pursuit of higher education. MCOFR has donated over $200,000 to its tri-parish area and seeks to contribute more. For more information on MCOFR, click here. 
Nicholls’ unique PETSM program caters to non-traditional working students in the energy industry, particularly for Gulf operations and beyond, offering flexible courses that accommodate rotational work schedules.