Fundraiser for Paul Frieu, Jr.
Paul Frieu, Jr., technician in Lake Charles, was recently diagnosed with Stage 4, Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Paul is currently undergoing treatment. Nick Vidrine, Service Manager in Lake Charles, organized a company-wide fundraiser to help Paul with medical bills. Raffle tickets were distributed to all branches for employees and customers to participate. 725 tickets were sold for a total of $7,262 raised! Three winners were drawn, and each of them donated their winnings back to Paul! Thank you to Nick and the Lake Charles team for organizing this fundraiser. Our thoughts and prayers are with Paul.
Nick and Paul are pictured to the right, pulling the winners names.
SAVE THE DATE: FAMILY FUN DAY
We are excited to announce that Family Fun Day is BACK! Please save the date for Saturday, October 23rd. The event will be held at St. Julien Park in Broussard including a softball tournament, kids activities,
door prizes and more! Further details to come but should you have any immediate questions,
please contact Megan Lerch at Megan.Lerch@LouisianaCat.com.
MAD DOG 2 fpu arrives in texas
After a 16,000 mile journey from South Korea, the Argos FPU (Floating Production Unit) has arrived at the Kiewett Offshore Services fabrication yard in Ingleside, Texas. Our New Iberia team worked on this project from 2018-2019 providing generators for Emergency and Essential power. The scope of work included: (2) Cat® 3516E Tier 4, Kato 2000 ekw Essential Generator Packages, (1) Cat® 3516C Kato 2000 ekw Emergency Generator Package and (1) Cat® 3516C Kato 2000 ekw Fire Water Generator Package.
Click here to read the full article about the platform's journey.
FFA SMALL ENGINE COMPETITION
Louisiana Cat sponsored the State Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Small Engine competition this year. Congratulations to
Franklinton High School on First Place!
Pictured left to right:
Vincent Bahm, Franklinton High Advisor; Devin Branch, Louisiana Cat HR Manager;
Adam Welch, Franklinton High and Cole Luper, Franklinton High.
📸: Devin Branch
MACHINE BRANCH EXCELLENCE- APRIL RESULTS
The purpose of the Machine Branch Excellence program is to drive friendly competition amongst our Product Support teams, allowing quick gains and continuous improvements by and for all teams and which ultimately reward our team members and customers. The excellence rankings are based on 8 key areas: Safety Quiz Completion, Rolling 6-month NLS, Jobs Closed vs Weekly Targets, Accounts Receivables over 90 days, PIP Completion, SIMS Accuracy per total segments, Parts Returns and Warranty Debits. Congratulations to Prairieville on placing first in April!
TECH TEST: BEHIND THE SCENES
Have you checked out Cat® Trial 10 yet? Our very own, Ryan Boyce, Technician in Prairieville is featured.
The next installment in the series of videos is Behind the Scenes: The Concept & Build.
HAPPY RETIREMENT
Robert Guillory
Congratulations to Robert on his retirement, effective May 31, 2021. Robert has been a part of the
Louisiana Machinery family for almost 48 years. Prior to his retirement, Robert served as a
Training Instructor in New Iberia. Thank you for your service, Robert!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM LOUISIANA CAT
2021 GRADUATIONS
Emmani Cook
Mattie McGahan
Mattie McGahan
Emmani is the daughter of Chantel Cook, Customer Information Manager
in Reserve. Emmani graduated 5th in her 8th grade class from East St. John Preparatory Academy on May 19th. She plans to attend East St. John High School where she will participate in the STEM program. Emmani has also been selected as a member of the Sugarette dance team.
Mattie McGahan
Mattie McGahan
Mattie McGahan
Mattie is the daughter of Casey McGahan, Receptionist in Lake Charles. Mattie graduated from DeQuincy High School on May 21st. She was sworn into the Louisiana Army National Guard on May 5th and will attend 9 weeks of Basic Training in Missouri and 9 weeks of AIT Training in New Orleans to become a Chemical Operations Specialist.