LEMOINE Welcomes Judson Terry, Director of Virtual Design + Construction

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LEMOINE is thrilled to announce its new Director of Virtual Design + Construction, Judson Terry.

Judson brings thirteen years of expertise in the architecture and construction industry. Most recently, he was with CSRS, a Management Consulting company in Baton Rouge, LA, acting as their BIM Practice Lead. In this role, Judson had the opportunity to hone his BIM/VDC skills, mastering the best technology and execution within the scope of healthcare, education, transportation projects, and more.

As Director of Virtual Design + Construction with LEMOINE, Judson is responsible for the implementation and management of VDC technologies from the preconstruction phase through project closeout. He will do this by building capacity within LEMOINE through the education and empowerment of current and new employees to exercise the use of cutting-edge VDC tools.

Welcome to LEMOINE, Judson. We are thrilled to continue to build VDC at LEMOINE with you!

New Orleans CityBusiness Announces the 2021 Reader Rankings

The Lemoine Company has been named Winner of Best General Contractor by New Orleans CityBusiness readers. Each year, the business newspaper polls its readers to learn who is considered the best of the best in their respective field in the New Orleans area, based on their own experiences. This year, responses came from 5,715 business professionals throughout the metro region.

We are honored to be recognized as a Best General Contractor by members of our business community. Thank you to all who voted and congratulations to the deserving winners of New Orleans CityBusiness Reader Rankings!

New Orleans CityBusiness Winner Best General Contractor 2021

New Ascension Parish Courthouse Makes Debut

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On April 29, 2021, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, Sheriff Bobby Webre, Clerk of Court Bridget Hanna, and many other officials and community members gathered to cut a red ribbon in front of the new Ascension Parish Courthouse.

The new courthouse houses the current and future requirements of the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court, Ascension Parish Court, and the 23rd Judicial District Court. In addition, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Gonzales Police Department have a Fines Collection station located near the Parish Courtroom. The three-story, 103,000 SF building has a total of eight courtrooms and features a large glass lobby. Through several meetings with project stakeholders, security was identified as a high priority and became a major defining driver for the courthouse design. Clear separations of public and inmate travel within the building is well defined with no cross-over of inmate, judicial and law enforcement staff, and public circulation. Glass is strategically used throughout the interior, providing added security and preventing the passage of contraband to those in custody.

Lemoine delivered this project using the Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) process, managing the project with the owner’s budget, schedule, and other priorities driving all decisions. Also, Lemoine utilized LEAN construction practices to increase efficiency which allowed for the project to be delivered within an aggressive schedule.

Congratulations to the Ascension Parish community on the completion of this remarkable project! We were honored to work with you and look forward to building more with you in the future.

LEMOINE Welcomes Jack Darnall, President of Program Services

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LEMOINE is thrilled to announce both the launch of LEMOINE Program Services, as well as its new President of Program Services, Jack Darnall.

Jack brings nearly four decades of expertise in the construction industry. Jack gained invaluable experience as long-time Executive Vice President of Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the top 25 contractors in the nation as ranked by Engineering News Record’s “Top 400 Contractors”. Serving at Brasfield & Gorrie for 36 years, Jack provided oversight of preconstruction, business development, and marketing operations. He served in numerous roles including Regional President over the company’s Birmingham and Nashville operations, and Division Manager for the healthcare division. As a member of the Executive Board, Jack helped lead the company through strategic planning and growth activities, expanding the firm’s growth from $2.2 billion to $4 billion.

LEMOINE Program Services has the capability to provide a full range of services including planning, execution, and delivery. Our team of industry experts begin with advising and facility consulting services, creating overall program goals, schedules, and budgets. We establish expectations, measure success, and maintain alignment throughout the management, transitioning, and move-in of each project. Program Services deliberately interconnects to LEMOINE’s other service lines, Building Construction, Infrastructure, and Disaster Services, leveraging strengths and resources of other in-house disciplines.

As President of LEMOINE Program Services, Jack is responsible for the oversight of all operations, providing overall guidance to key leaders. He is tasked with driving continuous improvement and practice innovative solutions, ensuring every assignment is completed in accordance with LEMOINE values.

Welcome to LEMOINE, Jack. We are thrilled to begin this new endeavor with your leadership!

LEMOINE Attends Ribbon-Cutting at Delgado Community College

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Recently, members of LEMOINE attended a ground breaking ceremony at Delgado Community College for the new Ochsner Center for Nursing and Allied Health. Joining our team at the event were Chancellor Steib, and President Sullivan, Governor John Bel Edwards, Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed, Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Delgado Foundation President Lee Giorgio, Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas, Ochsner Health Board Chairman Andy Wisdom, and other officials and guests.

Ochsner Health has committed $20M in a joint effort with Delgado Community College to train the next generation of nurses and allied health professionals. Of the total sum, $10M will contribute to the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building at Delgado’s City Park Campus in New Orleans, LA. The remaining $10 million will be used to cover full-time tuition for Ochsner employees to pursue degrees and credentials in nursing and allied health programs at Delgado.

LEMOINE is thrilled to begin construction of this project, which will feature:

  • State-of-the-art labs
  • Modern classrooms
  • 120,000 total SF
  • Simulated hospital to ensure facilitated collaboration
  • Capacity for 1,500 students, including nearly 900 nursing students
  • $38.6 million total budget
  • Designed by Manning Architects of New Orleans and Mackey Mitchell Architects of St. Louis
  • Consolidates Delgado’s Charity School of Nursing and most Allied Health Division programs

The project is expected to be completed in time for the Spring Semester of 2023.

February Wellness Champion – Christian Ruppert

We’d like to recognize our Lemoine Wellness Champion of the Month for February – Christian Ruppert!

For those of you who don’t know, Christian started as an Operations Intern in the Lafayette Preconstruction team in 2018. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Project Manager in New Orleans working on Cohen High School & UMC Parking Garage projects.

To stay healthy, Christian tries to work out most mornings before work to stay constantly motivated. Christian cares about his overall health and strength and says that his friends and family are his main motivation.

He began his journey in college and shares that he expected it would be harder to start a new habit after graduation and starting a full-time job.

Christian’s advice about living a healthy lifestyle is “Make your health and fitness a priority now. If you put it off for too long, it will never happen and you’ll just end up being further behind than you already are”.

Awesome job, Christian We are so proud of you! Keep striving to be a healthier version of yourself every day!

Lemoine appoints new leadership to support growth, diversification of services.

Lemoine has made several organizational enhancements to support the firm’s continued growth.  William Lemoine has been named President of Vertical Construction, overseeing commercial and healthcare building companywide.  Three vice presidents have been named to support the geographic expansion of projects within this sector.  Wills Hover will oversee Lemoine’s Healthcare Construction Division;  Bryan O’Connor and Ben Simms will provide leadership for all Commercial Construction projects.

Mike Lemoine, Jason Miranda, and Tim Burdette will continue to operate as Construction Operations Managers for Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Healthcare, respectively.

Mike Rice has been named President of Disaster Services.  He will lead Lemoine’s operations in the disaster space, overseeing Program Management, Public Assistance, Disaster Response and Construction.

Mike will be supported by Will Rachal, Vice President of Disaster Program Management; Andrew Sexton, Vice President of Disaster Construction; and Barry Scanlon, President of DCMC.

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January Wellness Champion – Belinda Rhodes

BELINDA RHODESWe’d like to recognize our Lemoine Wellness Champion of the Month for January – Belinda Rhodes!

For those of you who don’t know, Belinda started with Lemoine in 2006 as the Receptionist. Since then, she has worn many hats but currently serves as our Administrative Assistant for Estimating and Office Manager for the Lafayette Office location.

During the Stay-at-Home order, Belinda started walking an hour every morning and an hour every evening. She says this routine was helpful to her physical and mental well-being. She has continued to walk since returning to work in our office.

Belinda shares on her health journey, “I think good health is truly a blessing which I have always had. It was a real shock when I was diagnosed with diabetes at the end of 2020. With the help of our Lemoine Health Coach, I increased my exercise routine and was more conscience of my diet. After three months, my A1C dropped along with 9 pounds. After seeing my results, I am even more motivated to continue doing what I can to stay healthy now. Staying active and doing what we can to live a healthy lifestyle is so important to everything we do”.

Belinda’s advice to other coworkers is to use the resources that Lemoine offers for health and fitness. “I was very impressed with our health coach and the help she provided me”.

Awesome job, Belinda (Mrs. B)! We are so proud of you! Keep striving to be a healthier version of yourself every day!

December Wellness Champion – Kelly Delahoussaye

We’d like to recognize our Lemoine Wellness Champion of the Month for December – Kelly Delahoussaye!

For those of you who don’t know, Kelly started working at Lemoine 10 years ago! His first project was Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette. He was hired as a Carpenter and has since transitioned to an Assistant Superintendent running the Children’s Hospital Expansion.

To stay healthy, Kelly chooses to eat fresh food and workout. He runs 2 miles twice a week.

He is motivated to be healthy because a healthy routine allows him to have more energy and feel good about his appearance.

Kelly started this journey after receiving his company health screen results a couple of years ago. He saw that improvements were necessary to be healthy. In the last year, Kelly has really put a focus on trying to lose excess weight. He committed to eating healthier and pushing himself to workout at least 3 times a week. Since last year, Kelly’s dedication to that regimen helped him lose 25 pounds! “That was my goal to target and I met it and have been maintaining”.

Kelly’s advice to living a healthy lifestyle is “living a healthy lifestyle is easy, once you start it just becomes second nature and is easy to maintain”.

Awesome job, Kelly! We are so proud of you! Keep striving to be a healthier version of yourself every day!

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Lemoine Projects Earn “Award of Excellence” from ABC Pelican Chapter

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Congratulations to the following project teams who have received honors from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Pelican Chapter’s 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards Competition.  Teams will be honored at an awards banquet tonight in Baton Rouge.

Projects will now move onto the National Awards Competition where they will have the opportunity to gain national exposure.

The following projects received an “Award of Excellence”

Name of Project:       Our Saviors Church, Opelousas

Entry Category:        Institutional Projects ($10 – $25 million)

Name of Project:       The Heritage at Cajun Village (ULL)

Entry Category:        Residential: Multifamily and Condominium up to $100 million

 

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