South Central Industrial Association

Name

South Central Industrial Association

Legal name

South Central Industrial Association

Website

https://sciaonline.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry 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

• Industrial trade association
• Regional industry advocacy
• Membership networking events
• Workforce development programs
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Houma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues serve as the primary revenue stream. Industrial members pay $400/year, non-industrial members pay $450/year. Corporate membership packages range from $2,500 to $15,000 offering increased engagement and visibility.
2. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorship revenue from monthly luncheons, annual banquet, golf tournament, and seafood boil events. Sponsors receive visibility and networking benefits.
3. Scholarship Donations: BIG Legacy Scholarship Program accepts donations to fund scholarships for students in the region. Donations support workforce development goals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

South Central Industrial Association (SCIA) is a nonprofit industrial trade association serving 250+ member companies in the Bayou Region of South Louisiana. It delivers corporate membership packages, monthly networking luncheons, annual events (banquet, golf tournament, seafood boil), scholarship programs, workforce development initiatives, legislative advocacy through bill tracking, and leadership development. Members are primarily engaged in oil, gas, marine, and industrial operations serving the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Product overview

South Central Industrial Association (SCIA) is an industry trade association, not a technology product company. SCIA operates as a membership-based organization offering corporate membership packages, annual events (luncheons, banquets, golf tournaments, crawfish boils), scholarship programs (BIG Legacy, Gordon 'Bubba' Dove Foundation, Chevron Maritime), workforce development initiatives (Work It! Louisiana, Females Fueling Our Workforce, National Manufacturing Week Tours), legislative advocacy through bill tracking, and leadership development (NextGen Leadership Coalition). The organization connects and engages business and community leaders to develop solutions for improving the business climate and quality of life in the Bayou Region of South Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIG Legacy Scholarship Program: A scholarship program administered jointly with Bayou Community Foundation, awarding scholarships to high school seniors and non-traditional students in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, and St. Mary parishes.
• NextGen Leadership Coalition
• Work It! Louisiana
• Females Fueling Our Workforce

Products and services

• Corporate Membership Packages Annual corporate membership packages ranging from $2,500 to $15,000, with base industrial membership at $400/year and non-industrial membership at $450/year, providing access to networking events, advocacy, workforce development, and committee participation for oil, gas, marine, and industrial companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Representing 250+ member companies with over 200,000 employees
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Fletcher Technical Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for workforce development and technical education. SCIA office located at Fletcher Technical Community College Workforce Building. Partnership includes Females Fueling Our Workforce event, National Manufacturing Week facility tours, Bridging the Bayou podcast collaboration, and articulation agreements for student transfers to Nicholls State University.
• Bayou Industrial Group (BIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of BIG Legacy Scholarship Program with Bayou Community Foundation. Joint advocacy on regional industrial issues. BIG/SCIA Seafood Boil for Scholarships annual event.
• Bayou Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for BIG Legacy Scholarship Program. Collaborates on fundraising and administration of scholarships for students in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Assumption, and St. Mary parishes.
• LA 1 CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition advocating for LA 1 Improvement Project - Phase 2 elevated highway from Golden Meadow to Leeville. SCIA provides financial support and advocacy for infrastructure connecting Port Fourchon and the bayou region.
• Nicholls State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for scholarship programs and workforce development. SCIA awards scholarships for students attending Nicholls with up to $500/semester for 8 consecutive semesters. Partnership includes articulation agreements with Fletcher Technical Community College.
• Greater Lafourche Port Commission / Port FourchoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCritical infrastructure partnership for Louisiana's Working Coast. Port Fourchon services Shell and other Gulf of Mexico operations. SCIA participates in Congressional Roundtable during Congressman Scalise's Energy Tour at Port Fourchon.
• The Water Institute of the GulfmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership in Partnership for Our Working Coast - alliance of industry and environmental partners working toward protecting vital infrastructure through nature-based solutions.
• Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy partnership for coastal protection and restoration efforts. SCIA participates in Coastal Day and Industry Day at State Capitol, advocates for Constitutional Amendment No. 1 for dedicated offshore wind revenues to Coastal Fund.
• Chevron, Shell, Greater Lafourche Port CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partners in Partnership for Our Working Coast alliance led by The Water Institute of the Gulf, working toward coastal protection using nature-based solutions for Port Fourchon infrastructure.
• South Louisiana Economic CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic development partnership. Co-endorsed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 for coastal protection with South Louisiana Economic Council, Bayou Industrial Group, and Atchafalaya Intercoastal Coalition.
• COLABmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative advocacy partnership on regional issues. SCIA works with COLAB on industry advocacy and community development initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO Inc.): Regional economic development alliance for the 10-parish New Orleans metro. Comparable to SCIA as a Louisiana regional economic development organization with overlapping coastal/industrial advocacy, though serving the New Orleans metro rather than the Bayou Region.
• Louisiana Chemical Association: Statewide trade association for Louisiana's chemical manufacturing industry. Comparable to SCIA as a state-level industrial trade association model, though focused on the chemical industry segment rather than the oil/gas/marine industries central to SCIA's membership.

Broad incumbents

• Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI): State-level business association representing Louisiana employers across industries. LABI's President & CEO Will Green is featured as an SCIA luncheon speaker, illustrating the overlapping advocacy mission; LABI operates at broader state scope while SCIA is regionally focused on industrial sectors.
• American Petroleum Institute (API): National trade association representing the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. Broader incumbent peer to SCIA: shares the core mission of advocating for the oil and gas industry, but operates at national scope across upstream, midstream, and downstream versus SCIA's regional Gulf focus.
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): Largest national manufacturing trade association in the U.S. Overlaps with SCIA's manufacturing and industrial advocacy mission (SCIA represents 11,000+ manufacturing jobs in the Bayou Region), but NAM operates at national policy level versus SCIA's regional industrial corridor focus.
• Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA): National trade association representing independent U.S. oil and natural gas producers. Comparable to SCIA's upstream oil & gas advocacy mission (Shell, Chevron, BP, Danos members), but operating at national level focused on independents versus SCIA's regional Gulf industrial corridor.

Direct peers

• South Louisiana Economic Council: Regional economic development organization serving industrial interests in South Louisiana. Directly comparable to SCIA: both advocate for regional industrial business climate, infrastructure, and coastal/energy policy in overlapping Louisiana geographies, and are explicitly co-endorsers on Constitutional Amendment No. 1.
• Bayou Industrial Group (BIG): Bayou-region industrial advocacy group co-sponsoring the BIG Legacy Scholarship Program with SCIA. Closely comparable: shares the same industrial base, hosts the joint annual BIG/SCIA Seafood Boil for Scholarships, and collaborates on regional advocacy initiatives.
• Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA): National trade association for the offshore marine services industry. Directly comparable to SCIA's marine and offshore oil & gas membership base (Bollinger Shipyards, Sealevel Construction, marine operators), though OMSA is sector-specific and national versus SCIA's multi-industry regional scope.
• Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce: Regional chamber of commerce serving Terrebonne Parish and surrounding Bayou Region. Comparable to SCIA in serving the same geographic industrial community with networking, advocacy, and business climate support, though with broader business membership versus SCIA's industrial-focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SCIA_Louisiana
• Facebookfacebook.com/SCIABayouRegion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-central-industrial-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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