20thAnniversary March 2017, ISSUE 1, VOLUME 21 Scalise shares optimism & Lewis shares New LUMCON director enthusiasm with SCIA membership highlights events By Jordon Legendre, Staff Writer, The Courier the changes that will come under his The No. 3 Republican in the U.S. House administration. of Representatives shared his optimism “The Department of the Interior is about the incoming presidential adminis- the federal agency that controls all the tration with local business leaders.. oil and gas activity,” Scalise said. “Every Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, said the year I bring members of Congress down change should have a positive impact on to south Louisiana, we go tour rigs in the Louisiana businesses. He made his remarks deep waters of the Gulf. One of the mem- during the monthly South Central Indus- bers who came last year was (Zinke). trial Association meeting in Houma. He spent some time out here, and he is “Things are getting ready to real busy in Wash- become the sec- LUMCON Director Craig McClain ington,” Scalise retary of the in- said. “The new Con- terior. I’m really By Jordon Legendre, Staff Writer, The Courier gress got sworn in excited.” The Louisiana Universities Marine many weeks ago, Scalise said re- Consortium is expanding its efforts but it seems like pealing the Af- to increase society’s awareness of months because fordable Care the environmental, economic and there’s been a lot Act, common- cultural value of Louisiana’s coastal that’s already been U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise Mark Lewis ly known as and marine environments, the done.” Obamacare, is organization’s executive director said With many of SCIA’s members involved another goal he expects Congress quickly Tuesday during the South Central in the oil and gas industry, Scalise, the Industrial Association’s monthly meeting in Houma. house majority whip and representative and businesses. LUMCON serves as the marine for Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District, to achieve,“Louisiana benefiting workplaces Louisiana are residents seeing lab for all institutions of higher - 25 percent increases in health care be- education in the state. Craig McClain, dened with unnecessary regulations. cause of the unworkable mandates in said businesses in the field have been bur LUMCON’s executive director, said “People have had an agenda for the Obamacare,” Scalise said. “We’re starting the organization is looking to build a last eight years to keep fossil fuels in the the process of repealing Obamacare and national and international reputation ground, whether it’s oil, natural gas, coal,” replacing it with reforms that actually as a marine research and education Scalise said. “The coal industry is literally put patients in charge of their health- organization while continuing to on its knees. They’ve been doing everything care decisions and create real options address some of the issues facing they can to suppress any industry that cre- for lowering costs.” Louisiana. ates energy.” Scalise said he and his colleagues would “LUMCON is the heart of Scalise said President-elect Donald also tackle tax reform by lowering tax Louisiana marine science,” McClain Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior, rates in an attempt to make the nation said. “The location of LUMCON, down Montana representative Ryan Zinke, shows See “Meeting” on page 8 See “LUMCON” on page 8 www.sciaonline.net 1 A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT... It is with great pleasure that I begin my year as president of SCIA, which is comprised of a productive group of people who remain focused on the critical issues related to our industry. A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT... With the strength of our new board Aof directorsMESSAGE and general FROM membership, OUR we havePRESIDENT... the opportunity to assure our interests areA being MESSAGE addressed on theFROM local, state, OUR regional PRESIDENT... and national levels. Next month we Dear Members: will hold our annual board retreat where we will develop our short and long term goals. 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If you have a company that you think would benefit from being a member of SCIA, bring them I look forward to working With thewith strength all of you of thisour year.new board of directors and general membership, we have the opportunity to With the strength of our new board of directors and general membership,to one of our events we have to introduce the opportunity them to the toorganization. assure our interests are being addressed on the local, state, regional and national levels. Next month we assure our interests are being addressed on the local, state, regional Theand board national of directors levels. decided Next monthto enhance we the SCIA crawfish boil by making it a fundraiser. This event continues to grow with our will hold our annual board retreat where we will develop our short and long term goals.will hold We ourhave annual many board retreat where we will develop our short and long term goals. We have many expectations to exceed selling more than 800 tickets. We are actually sold out! We look forward to seeing youSincerely, on April 20, 2017 at issues to discuss that could make a difference for the future of theSouthdown maritime Plantation and energy forissues some industries to of discussBig Al’s and crawfish. that I could make a difference for the future of the maritimeRobert Clemons and energy industries and I look forward to interacting with this dynamic group of regional leaders. We have scheduledlook several forward excellent to interacting speakers for with the nextthis fewdynamic months. group Jeremy of Alford, regional a BR leaders. political writerSCIA and PRESIDENT author will be our speaker for the March 21st meeting. The April meeting will feature Matt McCarrol. President/CEO of Fieldwood Energy and May will I look forward to working with all of you this year. I look forward toSCIA working Officers, with Boardall of youof Directors this year. and Staff feature Kirk Meche, President and CEO of Gulf Island, LLC Our annual banquet is scheduled for June 21st featuring Boysie Bollinger. More to come later. We look forward to seeing you Sincerely,at our next meeting. Sincerely, Robert Clemons Robert Clemons SCIA PRESIDENT SCIA PRESIDENT Robert Clemons Oneil Malbrough Travis David Charles Theriot Bill Blanchard Bill Blanchard SCIA PRESIDENT SCIA Officers, Board of Directors and Staff President Exec. Vice President Vice PresidentSCIA Officers, TreasurerBoard of Directors Secretaryand Staff Robert Clemons Oneil Malbrough Travis David Charles Theriot EdwardBillBill Blanchard Bouterie RobertCoryCory KiefKief Clemons ChrisOneilPaul Bollinger Danos Malbrough PaulChettTravis Danos Chiasson David LoriCharlesCharles Davis Theriot Bill Blanchard President Exec. 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