Rise of propane ignites Vacherie Fuel’s return to prominence
The notion of running his own company entered the mind of Albert “Allie” Waguespack III some three years ago while looking for ways to...
My Toughest Challenge: Johnny Chavez Jr. of Dow Chemical Co. in St. Charles
Position: Vice president and site director, St. Charles operations
Company: The Dow Chemical Company
What they do: Dow’s St. Charles operations comprises a 2,000-acre petrochemical manufacturing complex...
Executive Profile: Jason French, Tellurian Inc./Driftwood LNG
Name: Jason French
Position: Vice President of Government and Public Affairs
Company: Tellurian Inc./Driftwood LNG
Age: 38
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of Louisville
A Texan by birth, Jason French spends most of...
Get to Know: Kate MacArthur
Kate MacArthur
Newly appointed President + CEO,
Ascension Economic Development Corp
Kate MacArthur has been on a southerly trajectory for more than a decade. Growing up outside...
Executive Profile: Robert Gelinas, BioLab Inc.
Name: Robert Gelinas
Position: Plant Manager
Company: BioLab Inc.
Age: 63
Hometown: Shawinigan, Quebec
Education: B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sherbrooke University
A native of Canada, Robert Gelinas’ career in chemical engineering has taken him around the world....
My Toughest Challenge: Johnny Holifield of SWAT in Gonzales
POSITION: President
COMPANY: Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
WHAT THEY DO: Founded in 2014, SWAT provides complete turnaround services, along with specialty welding, piping, furnace re-tubes and...
For three decades, George Lockhart has found profit in industrial waste transit
For more than three decades now, George Lockhart’s business has been transporting industrial waste.
The Livingston Parish businessman can remember when it was a niche...
Seventy-year-old Danos is an institution in the oilfield services industry
It’s about 1960 or so, and Hank Danos—not even 13 years old—is piloting an oil rig crew boat for his father’s service company down...
Brandy Christian brings tenacity, strategic mindset to the top spot at the Port of...
During her tenure as the Port of San Diego’s vice president of strategy and business development, Brandy Christian proved she had that unique combination...
Executive Profile: Craig Romero, Port of Iberia District
Name: Craig Romero
Position: Executive Director
Company: Port of Iberia District
Age: 62
Hometown: New Iberia
Education: B.A., Political Science, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Craig Romero got his start in politics. He served as Iberia Parish...
