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We Work the Waterways is a nonprofit initiative that connects students, educators, and jobseekers with careers in the maritime, shipping, and logistics industries through hands-on events and in-school programs.

Line Throwing interactive station.

Soft Skills interactive station.

Radio Communication interactive station.

PPE interactive station.

Fire Fighting interactive station.

Man Overboard interactive station.

We Work the Waterways offers immersive career days, classroom resources, and exploration tools that help students discover pathways to meaningful work on and around the nation’s waterways while strengthening the maritime workforce pipeline.

Cookies & Commodities interactive station.

Vickie Lewis-Clark, Lynee Ancar, Amber Becnel, Tamara Kennedy, Commissioner Florence Dumas, Patti Crockett, and Nyler Williams at River Region Chamber of Commerce’s Women Empowerment Luncheon.

Officials from the Port of Duqm, Oman visiting the Port of South Louisiana in November 2025

Port of South Louisiana Louisiana Live booth at Washington Mardi Gras

L-R: PortSL Commission Treasurer Robbie LeBlanc, PortSL Executive Director Julia Fisher-Cormier, LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois, and PortSL Deputy Port Director Brian Cox during Louisiana Live at Washington Mardi Gras

L-R: St. James Parish Councilman Ryan Louque, PortSL’s Patti Crockett, TJC Group President Tim Johnson, and PortSL Chairman Joey Murray during Louisiana Live at Washington Mardi Gras

Port of South Louisiana Louisiana Live booth at Washington Mardi Gras

PortSL’s Alex Hernández, Patti Crockett, and Vickie Lewis-Clark at LED’s Louisiana Now pavilion during 2026 Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

Executive Director Fisher-Cormier (center) with PortSL Commissioners (L-R) Stanley Bazile, Louis Joseph, Ryan Burks, Joey Murray, Robbie LeBlanc, Joey Scontrino, and Florence Dumas during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

PortSL Commission Chairman Joey Murray (L) with U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

PortSL Executive Director Julia Fisher-Cormier (R) with U.S. Congressman Troy Carter during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

St. James Parish President Peter Dufresne during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

U.S. Congressman Cleo Fields during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

St. John the Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

PortSL Chairman Joey Murray during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

PortSL Executive Director Julia Fisher-Cormier during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

U.S. Congressman Troy Carter during the RREDI breakfast at Washington Mardi Gras. Photo courtesy of Forest Photography, LLC

PortSL Hosts We Work the Waterways in November 2025

Washington Mardi Gras