[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E846]
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  LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES CENTURY GROUP 
             INC. AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2013 LANTERN AWARDS

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Century Group 
Inc. as the Southwest Louisiana Region recipient of the 2013 Lantern 
Awards.
  The Lantern Award provides an opportunity to salute manufacturers for 
their outstanding contributions to the Louisiana economy and to their 
communities. Recipients are selected on the basis of their 
contributions over a period of time to the betterment of their 
communities, growth in the number of employees, and expansion of their 
facilities.
  The Century Group Inc. started out as one man, Alma Como, who built a 
wooden cast to create concrete steps in 1942. Today, Century Group is 
the leading manufacturer of precast concrete steps, concrete railroad 
grade crossings, railroad spill collection systems and other precise 
concrete products in North America.
  During the first 30 years, Century Group Inc. set up seven 
manufacturing locations servicing home building material dealers in 27 
states. In the mid 1960's the Century Group Inc. entered the railroad 
market providing services to industry along the Louisiana-Texas Gulf 
Coast. By the late 1970's, it had established a precast division which 
served state Department of Transportations, municipalities, military 
facilities, heavy industry, harbors, and general contractors.
  With over 59 years of experience in the precast concrete 
manufacturing railroad and industrial construction industry, Century 
Group Inc. continues its legacy of innovation and superior service. It 
is due to the efforts of businesses and individuals like the Century 
Group Inc. that Louisiana continues to grow and prosper economically.

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