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Maritime Career Fair
About the Event San Jacinto College will be hosting a maritime career fair at their Maritime Training and Technology Center in LaPorte, Texas on June 25th, 2021. This career fair is being hosted specifically for credentialed mariners, deckhands, tankermen, mates,...
Hooks Newest Dredge Lorraine Announced at Steel Cutting Ceremony
As she addressed an audience of guests from Mobile Pulley, Southwest Shipyard, and Hooks’ management, McMahon formally announced that the new dredge will be named Lorraine Hooks in honor of her mother—the late matriarch of the Hooks organization.
Our Story
Our family owned and operated business was founded in 1945. Since the very beginning, Mike Hooks has provided dredging services on a variety of private and public marine construction contracts along the Gulf Coast.
In 1955, the company moved to the current location and was officially incorporated in 1957. The 10-acre yard is conveniently positioned off the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Westlake, LA. With access to the Calcasieu River and Intracoastal Waterway, Hooks’ fleet of dredges can quickly mobilize to any point along the Gulf Coast.
From our humble beginnings through today, the company’s fleet of hydraulic cutter head dredges continues to provide services throughout the Gulf Coast.
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Mike Hooks, LLC specializes in a variety of dredging applications to suit our client’s needs including services for environmental and commercial marine construction projects.
News
Pipeline Incident Prevention – A Life-Saving Guide for the Dredging and Pipeline Industries
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) released Pipeline Incident Prevention, a recommended best practices guide for safe dredging near underwater gas and hazardous liquid pipelines located in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers federal navigation channels.
Floating Islands Conservation Project
On November 1st, Mike Hooks participated with CCA Louisiana and Phillips 66 to increase awareness for conservation in Southwest Louisiana by constructing and placing artificial floating islands. Hooks was able to provide some of the necessary equipment used to place...
Industry Encourages Local Elementary Students to Practice Conservation
CCA’s Lake Charles Chapter and conservation partners to join with local students to create new marsh in Prien Lake
Working at Hooks
Competitive Salary
We work hard to ensure that employees are compensated at or above industry standards.
Give us a call to discuss current rates.
Medical, Health & Dental
Medical insurance available after 60 days of employment. After 1 year, the employee’s medical is covered by the company.
Health & Dental available after 90 days of employment.
401(k) + Matching
After 1 year of service, all employees are eligible to participate in our 401(k) program with matching based on years of service.
Job Openings
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