At the Annual BIG Membership Banquet, the Bayou Industrial Group presents “B.I.G. Achiever Awards” to selected members who, through their work and voluntary/philanthropic efforts, exemplify B.I.G.’s mission to grow and strengthen the Bayou Region. Activities may include, but are not limited to, coastal restoration/protection, infrastructure, education, economic development, and/or community development.
Each year, one award may be presented to a company/organization member and one award may be presented to an individual member. Nominations are submitted by fellow BIG members or the nominees themselves.
B.I.G. Achiever Award Winners
2023
Eddie Callais – Individual – https://youtu.be/cwp7BPMPmSg
Gallagher – Company – https://youtu.be/XVA9Ve5lECw
2022
Wendy Thibodeaux – Individual – https://youtu.be/AoovNMqHZsQ
Ben Malbrough – Individual – https://youtu.be/cQbcFCFdqlk
Entergy – Company – https://youtu.be/NA2e1Ibbztk
No awards given in 2021 due to banquet changes related to Covid-19 (therefore 2 individual awards were given in 2022)
2020
Dan Duplantis, Sr. – Individual
Sealevel Construction – Company
2019
Carol LeBlanc – Individual
Synergy Bank – Company
2018
Stella Lasseigne – Individual
Eatel Business – Company
2017
Francis Richard – Individual
MidSouth Bank – Company
2016
Jimmy Ledet – Individual
Duplantis Design Group – Company
2015
Dr. Eugene Dial – Individual
Greater Lafourche Port Commission – Company
2014
Hugh Caffery – Individual
John Deere Thibodaux – Company
2013
Dr. Jimmy Peltier – Individual
Bollinger Shipyards – Company
2012
Jake Giardina – Individual
Coastal Commerce Bank – Company
2011
Ronald Adams – Individual
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center – Company
2010
Charlotte Bollinger – Individual
T. Baker Smith, LLC – Company