March Meeting on 3/12/2020

We have moved our meeting up a week due to the NACE conference.  Please join us on Thursday, March the 12th at 11:30 at Cabela’s for a panel discussion about abrasives.  This will be a lively discussion and participation and discussions are very welcome.  Sitting on the panel will representatives of 10X, Barton, GMA, Mineral Tech, and US Minerals and Mr. Curley Cohran will moderate.  We will be using the Cabela’s sandwich bar for lunch, please pay on our site’s shop or to LCS at the door.

2020 NACE Scholarship Awards

Congratulations to our 2020 scholarship recipients!

NACE 1:

Carlos Romero
Kelly Huffman
Henry Lafleur
Ashley Furnish

NACE 2:

Charles Cline
Jon Thorning

Blank LCS Scholarship Application Form

Scholarship applications are open and available for 2021.  Please click the link above and return the application to the secretary, Sean Riley at Secretary@LouisianaCoatingSociety.org before 12/31/20202 for 2021 consideration.

Meeting on Thursday, February 20th

On 2/20/2020 we will have our first meeting of the year!  Mr. Jeb Rush will present the topic of Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting at the Hollywood Casino in Baton Rouge at 11:30a.  This lunch meeting will be a buffet and individuals will pay the casino directly – please do not pay on the LCS website for this event.

February Monthly Meeting: Corrosion at Pipe Supports

On February 21st your Louisiana Coating Society will be holding our first meeting of 2019. We’ll be meeting at 11:30 in Cabela’s for a lunch presentation about the causes and prevention of corrosion at pipe supports.

Mr. Bob Green will be our featured presenter. Mr. Green is a retired Mechanical PE with over 43 years in the chemical industry. He is also the inventor, owner, and CFO of the Bobby Jack Pipe Lift System. His presentation will address the causes of corrosion, the proper ways to address it, and safely lifting pipes off supports for inspections and repairs.

After Mr. Green’s presentation our president, Mr. Tim Furnish, will introduce Mr. Jim Kunkle, PCS from SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings . Mr. Kunkle has the primary responsibility of Business Development at SSPC and will be presenting the trainings and course offerings that SSPC offers.

Of course both gentlemen will be available after the presentations for questions, further discussions, etc.

Please click on and prepay on our website for the lunch meeting.

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 11:30 AM

Cabela’s 2200 W Cabela’s Pkwy, Gonzales, LA 70737