The contractors behind some of Louisiana’s most high-profile recent construction projects recently presented the inaugural Build Louisiana Awards.
Winners included the firms that worked on casino and sports stadium renovations, interstate improvements and canal restoration.
Presented by Louisiana Associated General Contractors, the awards were modeled on the Build America Awards given out by the Associated General Contractors of America, with categories for each of the four occupational divisions the organizations represent — building, highway and transportation, utility infrastructure and federal, heavy and coastal.
Reldon Owens, CEO of the Louisiana AGC, said the timeline for nominations for the new awards was arranged to encourage more applications to the national awards.
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