Monday, March 31, 2008

Ground broken for new Chouest shipyard

Gary Chouest and company broke ground in Houma, La., on March 28 at the new LaShip shipyard site.

Among the many attending the ceremony was Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. LaShip will likely become the largest fabrication and shipbuilding facility in Edison Chouest Offshore's worldwide operation, employing 1,000 workers skilled in shipyard trades. Construction of the yard is expected to be one of the single largest economic development projects for the Port of Terrebonne in the last 10 years.

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