By Amy Chmura, Staff Writer Nearly 300 damage prevention professionals from across Louisiana and surrounding states gathered in Baton Rouge in April for the first Louisiana Damage Prevention Summit. The event was designed for all stakeholders such as gas and pipeline representatives, professional excavators and locators, electric company personnel, communications representatives, and Regulatory Agency representatives [...]
By Dana Brantley, Staff Writer Since the passage of the first damage prevention laws in the State of Louisiana in 1988, Louisiana One Call and its Dig Law Advisory Council have continued to review and make recommendations for changes in order to best serve stakeholders, prevent damage to underground facilities and keep the public safe. [...]
Russ Norwood, 2g Marketing Communications Louisiana One Call’s 2012 broadcast advertising reaches all seven Louisiana media markets and includes more than 12,700 radio commercials and more than 4,000 television commercials. A number of additional Louisiana stations also will broadcast LA One Call public service announcements (PSAs) that are distributed for free by Damage Prevention Manager [...]
Welcome to another edition of our damage prevention magazine. As has been said, “damage prevention is a shared responsibility,” and in that regard, we appreciate and encourage you to share your perspective with us. Your involvement and cooperation is vital to our collective efforts to build a stronger and more effective damage prevention program in Louisiana.
I hope you were one of the many who attended our inaugural Louisiana Damage Prevention Summit in Baton Rouge last month. If you were there, you’re probably like me in that you are already looking forward to the event next year. I would encourage you to make plans for next year’s Summit. You can read more about the event in this issue of our magazine. (more…)