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07.22.08
July 18th Accident News

Please see Special Notices for news pertaining to the July 18th accident. We will continue to update the Special Notices section with new information as it becomes available.

07.02.08
2008 Deep South Crane & Rigging Swamp Pop Music Festival
Get Ready to Rock for CF!

It’s that time of year again! So put on your dancing shoes and come enjoy dancing, music, food, and fun at the 11th Annual Deep South Crane & Rigging Swamp Pop Music Festival as it gets ready to rock for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation. The festival will be held in Gonzales at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center’s air-conditioned Trade Mart Building on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19, 2008. Rain or shine, come out and enjoy the fun!

This year’s live entertainment features an extensive line-up of Swamp Pop musicians including Foret Tradition, Kane Glaze and Coozan, Waylon Thibodeaux “Louisiana’s Rockin’ Fiddler,” and many more legends of Swamp Pop music. Swamp Pop is a unique blend of New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and Creole music. To see our complete music line-up please visit www.swamppopmusicfest.com.

In addition to the music, the festival will feature a two-day jambalaya cook-off, an open truck and car show, and a motorcycle poker run. Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate and gates will open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday. Friday admission is $12, Saturday admission is $10, and weekend passes are available for $20. Award-winning jambalaya made by our cook-off contestants, hamburgers and other delicious food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the festival.

The Swamp Pop Music Festival has become the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest attended event in the nation as it continues to draw in a crowd of over 6,000 festival attendees each year. People come from across the nation to experience our unique Swamp Pop music and culture. The festival found its origins with David Eastridge and Swamp Pop performer Cody Marchand in 1998 after Eastridge’s granddaughter was diagnosed with CF. Eastridge and Marchand decided to team up and organize a fundraising festival for cystic fibrosis research. As the festival continues to grow in popularity with each passing year, the CF Foundation continues to make significant strides toward finding a cure and improving the quality of life for those with the disease.

All proceeds from the Deep South Crane and Rigging Swamp Pop Music Festival benefit the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation. The CF Foundation works to find a cure for CF and better the quality of life for those with the disease. Nearly 90 cents of each dollar raised is put directly into research and treatment programs for CF patients. Please contact the CF Foundation at 225-769-9994 for additional information.

05.16.08
DSCR Transportation Job Highlighted on KTVI
One of Deep South’s crews was recently highlighted on KTVI Fox Station 2 in St. Louis, Missouri, after completing a transportation job for ConocoPhillips on May 1st. Two 120-ton scrubbers were moved on Deep South’s self-propelled trailers from the Mississippi River to the Roxana refinery.

To watch the report, follow this link and click on the video thumbnail on the right sidebar:
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05.13.08
Deep South Crane & Rigging Launches New Website
Over the last 40 years, Deep South Crane & Rigging’s experience has grown and we have established a reputation for safety and proven solutions. In celebration of our 40th anniversary, we are proud to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website located at www.deepsouthcrane.com.

Among some of the most notable changes are:

• A customer login to obtain valuable information about our fleet. *
• An employee login to access information on our company intranet to assist in planning and executing projects. *
• An e-mail login for those employees serving our customers away from their home office.
• An updated major projects list and Google map illustrating the positive impact we have had on projects across the country.
• A complete equipment list to provide our customers with an accurate view of our company’s capabilities.
• A renewed effort to bring you up-to-date information on our company’s achievements via the “Latest News” section.

Sincerely,
The Deep South Team

Want to tell us what you think? Email us at info@deepsouthcrane.com. We appreciate any feedback you may have.

* To request a user ID and password, please fill out the account request form, and a company representative will get back with you as soon as possible.