Bayou Industrial Group

Name

Bayou Industrial Group

Legal name

Bayou Industrial Group

Website

https://bayouindustrialgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bayou Industrial Group is a Thibodaux, Louisiana non-profit trade association founded in 1973 serving 125+ member companies across oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, and other regional industries in the Bayou Region through networking events, legislative advocacy, and scholarship programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Trade association
• Business advocacy
• Regional networking
• Membership organization
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Thibodaux

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees provide primary revenue stream. Standard membership is $400 per year with $275 for additional representatives from member companies. Corporate membership packages include prepaid luncheon memberships, event sponsorships, and logo flags at events.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships at multiple tiers including Presenting, Gold, and Silver levels. Sponsors receive logo visibility at events, advertising on social media/website/email, and verbal recognition.
3. Event Revenue: Revenue from ticket sales and sponsorships for the Annual Banquet and Seafood Social for Scholarships event. Individual tickets are $50, with sponsorship tiers ranging from $250 (Associate/Bronze) to $2,500 (Doctoral/Platinum).
4. Scholarship Program Donations: Scholarship fund supported by member contributions through annual dues, the Seafood Social fundraising event, and other scholarship fundraising activities throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bayou Industrial Group is a non-profit trade association that provides businesses and organizations in southeast Louisiana's Bayou Region with membership-based advocacy, networking, and community programs. Its core offerings include annual membership enrollment, monthly luncheons, an annual banquet with awards, member-only business facility tours, a scholarship program, a mentorship initiative, and legislative advocacy representation. The organization is funded primarily through annual membership dues, corporate sponsorship packages, and event-based fundraising.

Product overview

Bayou Industrial Group (BIG) operates as a single, unified membership organization rather than a platform with modular products. The organization offers a core membership program that includes access to monthly luncheons, business tours, networking events, and advocacy representation. Additional programs include scholarship funding for local students, annual awards banquets, mentorship initiatives, and seafood social fundraising events. The organization does not offer technology products or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BIG Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $39,000 awarded in scholarships to 12 local students in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Morganza to the Gulf CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2022BIG actively advocates for funding of the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project, sending letters to Senator Cassidy, Congressman Graves, and Congressman Scalise in support of FY2023 appropriations requests for $31 million. This is a major regional infrastructure protection initiative.
• SCIA (South Central Planning and Development Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 August 2021BIG and SCIA co-hosted a webinar on August 24, 2021 with U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy discussing the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provisions benefiting the Bayou Region. This partnership demonstrates strategic collaboration on legislative advocacy and policy education.
• GEST (Gulf Economic Survival Team)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2020BIG has joined GEST and other business groups in multiple advocacy efforts including letters to President Biden opposing offshore oil and gas leasing restrictions, advocating for Gulf of Mexico energy access, and supporting climate policy positions. GEST is a coalition focused on economic survival of Gulf Coast energy industry.
• Nicholls State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary scholarship recipient institution. BIG President position is held by Nicholls State University representative. Active collaboration on student scholarships and workforce development.
• Fletcher Technical Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary scholarship recipient institution. BIG provides annual scholarships to students attending Fletcher. Partnership supports workforce development in technical fields for regional employers.
• Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)majorOthersBIG supports CPRA initiatives and submitted letters in support of $31 million FY2023 appropriation request for Morganza to the Gulf. CPRA is the state agency responsible for coastal protection and restoration projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Greater New Orleans, Inc. Regional economic development alliance for the New Orleans metro area. Comparable membership-driven business advocacy and economic development model serving southeast Louisiana employers, though at substantially larger scale.
• One Acadiana: Regional chamber and economic development organization serving the Acadiana region of south Louisiana. Comparable membership-and-advocacy model focused on regional employers, with overlapping industry mix (oil & gas, agriculture, manufacturing).
• Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Large regional chamber serving the Baton Rouge metro area with a membership-and-advocacy model similar to BIG, but at a meaningfully larger scale and broader geographic scope. Engages on overlapping state-level policy issues affecting Louisiana employers.
• Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI): Statewide business association representing Louisiana employers across all industries. Operates a similar membership-and-advocacy model but at scale across the entire state, often engaging on the same legislative issues (energy, infrastructure, coastal restoration) that BIG focuses on regionally.

Others

• Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District: Special-purpose local government entity serving the Bayou Lafourche region, whose Executive Director (Ben Malbrough) also serves as BIG's Issues Advocacy Committee Chair. Closely adjacent stakeholder in regional water/infrastructure advocacy rather than a direct business-association peer.

Direct peers

• Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce: Local chamber based in the same city as BIG (Thibodaux, LA). Both organizations serve overlapping business audiences in Lafourche Parish, hosting similar networking events and advocacy programs for the same regional employers.
• Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber serving Terrebonne Parish, directly adjacent to BIG's Lafourche Parish base. Operates as a membership-based business advocacy organization for the same southeast Louisiana industrial corridor, competing for the same local employer members.

Regional players

• South Louisiana Economic Council: Regional economic development organization serving parishes across south Louisiana. Comparable focus on industrial retention, workforce development, and infrastructure advocacy for the same geographic footprint and industrial base that BIG serves.
• Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber serving the Mobile, Alabama metro area on the Gulf Coast. Similar coastal industrial economy with comparable membership-based business advocacy model, though operating in a different state.
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast - a comparable coastal industrial corridor with similar industry mix (oil & gas, shipbuilding, fishing, manufacturing). Comparable business advocacy and networking model but operating across state lines rather than directly competing in Louisiana.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bayouindustrialgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bayou-industrial-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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