The Heavy Equipment Staff

Roy Serpas           Apprenticeship Coordinator
Paula Faught         Administrative Assistant
Joe Meadows        Mechanic Instructor
Joe Catalanotto     Crane Instructor
Anthony Spera      Dirt Equipment Instructor
Mark Kallies          Utility Instructor
Christina Pitre         Secretary - Robert Training Site

Comprehensive Crane Training is provided to all our members to prepare them to take and pass the NCCCO Crane Operator Certification Test. Local 406's Training Center is the only  permanent registered CCO practical exam test site in Louisiana. Practical exams can be conducted for Lattice Boom, Large Telescopic, and Small Telescopic Cranes

The Robert Training Center also provides our apprentices and journeyman the        opportunity to train on a variety of earth moving equipment. Apprentices can train on several bulldozer, motor graders, excavators, and Rubber Tire backhoes. 

Classes in OSHA Safety & Health, Homeland Security, Haz-Mat, Haz-Com & Disaster Site Worker are provided to all of our    members  with the training they need to work in the post Katrina     construction industry.