About Us

Members

Our member companies in the Greater Baton Rouge River Region include the following industries: Chemical, Energy, Paper, Refining, and Liquid & Bulk Terminal Storage.

Region

GBRIA currently serves over 80 industrial manufacturing sites in 11 parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Landry, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and West Baton Rouge.

GBRIA's Strategic Objectives

Everything we do revolves around six strategic objectives focused on bringing value to our members, developing innovative solutions, and advocating for industry with one voice. 

Enable and facilitate the pursuit of injury and incident-free workplaces
Ensure access to a competitive and skilled company and contractor workforce
Facilitate operational excellence through networking and exchanges
Build support in the local community for retention and growth of our industries
Maintain a vibrant, successful and involved membership
Provide stewardship to budget and maintain the highest levels of financial integrity

 

GBRIA's Key Accomplishments
  • Helped form the Louisiana Health Care Alliance – 1984 which continues today​
  • Associated Builders and Contractors Skills Training – Sponsored Building of School – 1985-1990 continued today
  • Standardized Contractor Safety Orientation Training Program and Key Partnership with Safety Council– since 1991​
  • Contractor Safety & Health Audit Program for Member PSM Compliance – since 1996​
  • Contractor Safety Award Program Initiated – since 1997​
  • Helped form the Association of Reciprocal Safety Councils – 1998 and ARSC continues today​
  • Standardized Contractor Security Passport Program Developed – since 2004​
  • Changed name and logo to GBRIA – 2005​
  • Developed Contractor Workforce Development Awards – since 2007​
  • Non-Fluent English Workers and Zero Incidents Safety Culture Guide – 2008​
  • Hydro blasting CBT & Craft Training Program & New NCCER Text – 2010-2012 with training continuing today​
  • Expansion of craft training from private to public model & doubled craft credentials produced in region – 2007-2014​
  • Scaffold building Best Practices Guideline & new NCCER textbook published – 2013​
  • Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (CRISIS) formed – 2015, major road improvements achieved ​
  • Established Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) regional network -2015-2018​
  • Published Breathing Air Best Practice Guideline with Sticker Resource Tools 2017-2018​
  • Established Industrial Tax Exemption (ITEP) Collaboration Group and Significantly Raised Awareness in the Community of Industry Value – 2018 (see www.gbria.org/itep) – moving to broader issues such as environmental activism​
  • Launched Industry Makes – 2022​
  • Appointed foundation manager, Louisiana Construction Education Foundation (LCEF) – 2024​