Four men were credited with rescuing a woman from a burning car on Monday, February 18, in Garyville, Louisiana – among them was Cooper Consolidated’s Jeremy Zeringue.

At 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, Cooper Consolidated received a Coast Guard call that a man in a kayak had turned over on the Mississippi River near Convent, Louisiana.

Byron Borne has been with the Cooper Group of Companies for 31 years. As the Regional Director of Loss Control for Cooper Consolidated, Byron is the person responsible for overseeing the safety of our workers and ensuring each team member returns home at the end of the day just as they left that morning.

The M/V Virginia, the United States’ first new towing vessel to receive a Certificate of Inspection (COI) since the implementation of 46 CFR Subchapter M, is owned by Plimsoll Marine, was built by Blakeley BoatWorks, and will operate within the Cooper Consolidated fleeting footprint, the largest fleeting footprint on the Lower Mississippi River. 

Two of the largest stevedoring cranes ever constructed by AmClyde have joined the Cooper Consolidated fleet. With their large capacities, these cranes will allow Cooper Consolidated to best serve customers through increased speed and efficiency.

Starting in 1997 as a contractor, Nathaniel Johnson has been with the Cooper Group for 21 years.