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recovers," according to an association
statement. Also included in the sessions
are a review of 2017 and opportunities
for business in the new year.
"These meetings draw a good crowd,"
Hanks observes. "Don Briggs and Gifford
Briggs have been doing them for years,
and they always do a great job capturing
what happened in the past year and a
preview of the year ahead."
Hanks also announces that Stephen
Waguespack, president and CEO of the
Louisiana Association of Business and
Industry, has agreed to keynote this
year's annual meeting breakfast session
on Thursday, March 8 at the Golden
Nugget Casino and Hotel in Lake
Charles. As the state's chamber of commerce and manufacturer's association,
LABI represents more than 2,200 business members and 324,000 employees,
Hanks notes.
According to the convention schedule,
U.S. Representative Ralph Abraham, R-

La., is the speaker for the Friday morning,
March 9, breakfast session, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has been
invited to address the Thursday luncheon.
LOGA's annual meeting gets under
way with a golf outing on Wednesday
morning, March 7 at the Gray Plantation
Golf Club in Lake Charles, the association says. Convention registration opens
at 4 p.m. in the Gold Nugget's grand
foyer, followed by a welcome reception
at 5 o'clock.
Among the speakers and presentations
on tap for Thursday's morning business
session, LOGA reports, are Forbes.com

columnist David Blackmon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6
Administrator Anne Idsal, and updates
on Louisiana's coastal lawsuits and severance tax valuation audits. The afternoon
business session consists of the annual
state agency panel, a discussion of
Louisiana resource plays and a state legislative panel.
Thursday's events wrap up with a political action committee meeting, evening
reception and dinner. An open Board of
Directors meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday
concludes annual meeting activities. r

LOGA Transitions
To A New President

BATON ROUGE, LA.-The Louisiana
Oil & Gas Association announced in January that Donald G. Briggs, president of
association since 1992, is transitioning
from his role to pursue other interests.
Briggs is being succeeded by Vice President Gifford Briggs.
During his tenure as president, LOGA
says, Briggs helped guide the association
through political crises and natural disasters.
It was the industry's response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina that
Briggs says he is most proud of.
"We raised more than $1 million to
provide housing, fuel and transportation
for families affected by this horrendous
hurricane, Briggs recalls. "I can, in full
confidence, hang my hat on the accomplishments of LOGA and the advancements in the oil and gas industry."
"Don is a living legend in the history
of Louisiana's oil and gas industry, and I
am proud to have served as chairman
under his leadership," offers LOGA Chairman Bryan Hanks. "Don could always
be found on the front lines fighting for
our members, our industry, and for the
great state of Louisiana."
The association notes that Vice President G. Briggs will assume the role of
association president at LOGA's 2018
annual convention, March 7-9 in Lake
Charles, La. D. Briggs will be awarded
with the title of president emeritus in acknowledgement of his years of service to
LOGA, its members and the industry. r
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