Awards

27th Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Competition

The Louisiana Chapter of the American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce its 27th Annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Competition. These Awards recognize and honor creative, innovative and aesthetic uses of concrete and concrete products in new construction projects completed between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2025 in the State of Louisiana. 

Award recipients will be recognized at the ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards Banquet on Saturday January 31, 2026, and will be published in the Awards Reception Program. Winners will proceed on to the ACI International Excellence in Concrete Awards Program.

The Award Rules and Entry Form for the 2025 competition are accessible through the below links. The Project Submittal Deadline will be November 28, 2025. 

• ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards RULES
• ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards ENTRY FORM (PDF)
• ACI Louisiana’s Excellence in Concrete Awards ENTRY FORM (WORD)

• ACI Awards Entry - Example 1
• ACI Awards Entry - Example 2

The Louisiana Chapter of the American Concrete Institute hosted its 26th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Competition on January 18th, 2025. These Awards recognize and honor creative, innovative and aesthetic uses of concrete and concrete products in new construction projects completed between November 1, 2022 and October 31, 2024 in the State of Louisiana. We would like to thank the companies who submitted projects for this awards competition: Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. (BKI), Carlo Ditta, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, Garver, RJ Daigle Industries, Intertek-PSI, Terracon.

With the 26th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards Competition concluded, we are proud to announce that the Best Overall Concrete Award was awarded to: 

Bayou Sorrel Lock Dolphin

Daigle Industries was awarded the ACI-La 2024 Best overall concrete project Award for the USACE Bayou Sorrel Southwest Guide Wall and Dolphin Replacement Project #W912P821C0064. The remote location coupled with the demanding specifications tested the limits of what is possible in concrete production.

It was a marquis accomplishment for Daigle Industries and their partners, as they got to push volumetric mobile mixers further than many people believed possible. Together, they successfully had four concrete pours of 100cy, 600cy, 350cy, and 200cy that all complied with the required specifications.

Project submitted by Louis C Solieau V with Daigle Industries.  

Pictures and Info of Past Winners

2023 CHS Grain Elevator Location: Belle Chasse, Louisiana Owner: CHS – Myrtle Grove Terminal General Contractor: Younglove Construction Concrete Supplier: Carlo Ditta LLC

2022 House of Cards Location: Arnaudville, LA Owner: Honey Locust Structural Engineer: Randy Hebert, PE General Contractor: UL Lafayette Student Design/Build Concrete Supplier: Doug Ashy Building Materials Concrete Supplier: Lambright Construction, Inc Waterproofing: Alchemco Concrete Finish Floor: Absolute Concrete Polishing

2020/2021 Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Safety Bays Improvement Project Location: Lake Pontchartrain, LA Owner: Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Structural Engineer: Volkert Engineers General Contractor: Boh Brothers Construction Co., LLC Concrete Supplier: Carlo Ditta, Inc. Concrete Supplier: Gulf Coast Prestress Partners, LTD Concrete Supplier: WASKEY CE&I: Hardesty & Hanover

2019 Four Seasons Hotel Interior Concrete Strengthening Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: Two Canal LLC Structural Engineer: Structural Technologies, and a Joint Venture of Woodward Design+Build and Tishman Architects: Woodward Design+Build, and Trapolin-Peer Architects General Contractor: Woodward Design+Build and AECOM Tishman Concrete Supplier: Lafarge Holcim

2018 Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps Location: New Orleans, LA Owner: United States Army Corp of Engineers Architect: Stantec Structural Engineer: Stantec Contractor: PCCP Constructors, a Joint Venture of Kiewit Louisiana Co., Traylor Bros. Inc., and the M.R. Pittman Group, LLC Concrete Supplier: C&R Consulting Concrete Supplier Subcontractor: Lafarge Holcim Testing Laboratory: Intertek-PSI

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