New Houston office on horizon for Laborde

Published on Friday, March 28, 2008 11:04 AM CDT

Print this story | Email this story | Post A Comment |

To expand and better take care of their customers, Laborde Products, Inc. of Covington is opening a full service branch office in the Houston area. Joe Manning Jr. will head up operations at the new office. Company CEO Tracy Laborde made the announcement.

Growing up in the diesel engine business, Manning graduated from Lamar University in 1970 and joined Stewart 85 Stevenson. He eventually became vice president of S 85 S overseas. In 1985, he acquired Industrial Power 8s Service in Longview Texas and transformed the small dealership from a $3 million to a $10 million business before selling it.

“This is a great opportunity for me and I look forward to helping Laborde expand into some new industrial applications, larger equipment and fabricated products, as well as providing additional support to our existing Texas customers,” said Manning.

Print this story | Email this story | Post A Comment |

Comments

No comments posted.

WRITE A COMMENT

Use the form below to post a brief comment to this story, or respond to other readers. Please use the word count tool to assist you in keeping your remarks to 100 words or fewer.

Comment posters are responsible for the opinions they express and the accuracy of the information they provide. We urge comment writers to treat this as a public forum where manners matter. We encourage a collegial, non-insulting tone. All readers comments must be approved by our staff before posting to the Web site. They review submitted comments periodically during the day for offensive or off-topic content before posting. Be aware, in accordance with the Communications Decency Act and provisions upheld in judicial appeal, that you are responsible for comments posted on this Web site. The St. Tammany News is not liable for messages from third parties.

DO NOT POST:
* Potentially libelous statements or damaging innuendo.
* Obscene, explicit, or racist language.
* Personal attacks, insults or threats.
* The use of another person's real name to disguise your identity.
* Comments unrelated to the story.
* Personal Information (phone numbers, addresses, etc.)

Opinions, advice and all other information expressed in thesttammanynews.com's reader comments represent the individual's own views and not necessarily those of the St. Tammany News. The St. Tammany News does not endorse and is not responsible for statements, advice or opinions offered by anyone other than authorized St. Tammany News spokespersons.

Your thoughtful contribution to the online discussion is appreciated.