Laj Carroll, vice-president of industry relations for BJ Services, has joined the stellar panel of industry experts who will address short-term energy prices and their effect on Acadiana’s economy in The Independent Weekly’s Lecture Series Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Cajundome's Mardi Gras Ballroom.
Carroll joins Paul Hilliard, president of Badger Oil; Dave Welch, CEO of Stone Energy; and Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Moderating the panel will be Gregg Gothreaux, CEO of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. If you'd like to submit questions for the panelists, e-mail them to Senior Editor Leslie Turk at [email protected].
“We are pleased to have such a great cross-section of leaders in the industry who can offer a broad spectrum for area business decision-makers as they plan the year ahead,” says Independent Weekly Publisher Steve May. “We expect lots of questions from the audience.” The luncheon event begins at 11:45 a.m. Individual tickets are $40, with tables of eight available for $330.
This is the final event in the 2008 Lecture Series, which is sponsored by IberiaBank. “This year’s lecture series has addressed several topics important to Acadiana’s future,” says Pete Yuan, IberiaBank’s Lafayette market president, “but nothing right now is more topical than the state of the energy sector of our economy.” The law firms of Jones Walker and Longman Russo, which will merge on Jan. 1, are supporting sponsors for this lecture. “The oil and gas industry is such a vital part of the state and local economy and directly impacts all of us,” says attorney Gary Russo. “We look forward to discussing the industry’s role in our ever-changing economy.”
Acadiana Business, an Independent publication, is also a supporting sponsor.
For more information, contact Candice Gussman at 337.769.8621. To order tickets by e-mail, contact Brenda Fisher at [email protected]. Deadline to RSVP is tomorrow -- Friday, Dec. 5.