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paper, construction and off-shore production industry.

ReCon’s engineers have completed projects across the United States, as well as multiple international projects. They maintain and support a full suite of engineering and design capabilities, including civil/structural, chemical/ process, mechanical/piping, electrical/ instrumentation, surveying/laser scanning, automation, process safety management (PSM), engineering/procurement/construction (EPC) and inspection. With more than 600 employees, working on more than 750 projects per year, they maintain an approximate 98 percent customer retention rate.

ReCon’s main corporate office is in Sulphur, Louisiana, with additional offices in Beaumont, Texas; Pasadena, Texas; and Lake Charles, Louisiana. To inquire about ReCon services or to join their team, visit www.recon-group.com or call 888-301-4662.

Lakeside Bank Rated One of Nation’s Strongest Banks Again

The nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firm, BauerFinancial, Inc., has once again awarded Lakeside Bank their highest 5-Star rating. This recognition indicates Lakeside Bank is ranked as one of the strongest banks in the nation, with excellent performance in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Lakeside has two locations in Lake Charles, as well as Sulphur and Moss Bluff, and was voted “Best Bank” in 2022 in the American Press People’s Choice Awards.

BauerFinancial has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions with rigorous standards since

1983. No institution pays for its rating, nor can they elude it. Consumers may obtain a bank’s star-rating by visiting www.bauerfinancial.com.

For more information about Lakeside Bank, visit www.mylksb.bank, or call (337) 474-3766.

Family & Youth Recognized at 2022 GOLD Awards

Family and Youth Counseling Agency (Family & Youth), was recognized at the 2022 Governor’s Outstanding Leadership in Disabilities (GOLD) Awards as the recipient of the “Service Provider of the Year” Award, which is given in recognition of service above and beyond the call of duty by an individual or organizational provider of services to people with disabilities.

The GOLD Awards, hosted by the Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs, is an opportunity for Louisiana to pay tribute to the achievements and dedication of individuals in the disability community.

Family & Youth, an award winning organization, was established as a nonprofit family serving organization in 1970. It is the mission of Family & Youth to provide affordable and professional support through programs and services dedicated to advocacy, counseling, and education for the people of Southwest Louisiana and in communities we are called to serve. It is the belief of Family & Youth that all individuals and communities possess the ability to solve their own challenges when support is available.

For more information about Family & Youth, visit www.fyca.org call (337) 436-9533, or like Family & Youth on Facebook.