2023 ABC OF LOUISIANA ABCLA CONVENTION IN FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA

For the first time, ABC Louisiana hosted its annual convention at The Grand in Fairhope, Alabama. July 17 through 19, ABC Pelican members joined forces with ABC Bayou members to represent the Louisiana Merit Shop Construction Industry. The convention started with a Welcome Reception sponsored by Bottom Line Equipment. The next morning, we kicked off our Keynote Breakfast, sponsored by Turner Industries, with a presentation from Jim Murphy and Ret. Brigader Charles Campbell of Afterburner. Throughout the day ABCLA members attended a few other educational sessions, including a political panel moderated by ABCLA Lobbyist, Carson DeLarue and an IRA update given by Murphy Foster with BSW.

Thursday ended with dinner and the beloved Casino Night. Members played casino games while catching up with old friends and making new ones. Dinner was sponsored by Cajun Industries and Casino Night was sponsored by B&H Distributors.

Friday started with the annual family breakfast followed by a few more educational sessions including, a legal panel, security in the workplace (hosted by Performance Contractors) and a session about ‘Bridging the Gap’ between generations in the construction industry.

As always, we also hosted the annual Bay Bash (formerly Beach Bash) on Friday afternoon. Sandcastles were built, dodgeball was played, and ropes were tugged. This year, Bayou took home the trophy in the annual Bayou vs. Pelican Volleyball match – but don’t worry Pelican will be back next year to bring the trophy back where it belongs! Bay Bash was sponsored by Five S Group.

We ended Convention on Friday night with the annual Family Night – tailgate style. Everyone wore their favorite sports colors while enjoying tailgate themed food and games. Thank you to Wood and Grady Crawford Construction for sponsoring Family Night.

Thank you to all of our sponsors and attendees – we could not have done it without y’all!