Local 659 has a proud history providing highly skilled plumbers, pipefitters, welders and HVAC service technicians for the industrial and business sectors in Northeast Louisiana. Some of our members perform work on nuclear generating stations, pharmaceutical piping, chemical piping, oil refineries, high purity piping, hazardous waste systems, and pneumatic controls for facilities across the United States.
Our Local can offer an unlimited source of skilled journeymen through our International of nearly 300,000 strong. Union Contractors and our skilled craftsmen are respected for their quality, safety and reliability. This comes from performing high quality work, on time and within budget. We earn our reputation one job at a time and we take pride in every job.
The purpose of our Local is to obtain dignity and fairness for all working people.
WORK HISTORY IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA:
1950-Pumping Station


Perryville
1966-Power Boiler

IP-Bastrop
1969-Milk Carton Plant
IP-Bastrop
1970-New Highway Barn
Ruston
1971-Recovery Boiler


Stone Container-Hodge
1975-General Motors


Monroe
1976-Ammonia Plant

IMC-Sterlington
1977-Acid Plant Building
IMC-Sterlington
1978-Ammonia Plant Addition
IMC-Sterlington
1978-Power Boiler
New Paper Machine
2 Digesters

Olin-West Monroe
1981-New Addition

Hodge Paper Mill-Hodge
1982-6th and 7th floors
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
1982-Six story front addition
Glenwood Hospital
West Monroe
1982-Re-worked Paper Machine
Power House

Stone Container-Hodge
1982-Coal Burning Boiler
IP-Bastrop
1984-New Instruments
IP-Bastrop
1985-Pecanland Mall

Monroe
1992-New Boiler

IP-Bastrop
1998-7 Story Library-NLU
Monroe
1999-Veterans Home

Monroe
2000-Woman's Clinic
Glenwood Hospital
West Monroe
2000-Morehouse General Hospital
Bastrop
2001 Morehouse Parish Court House
Bastrop
2001-Horse Pavilion

West Monroe
2001-CenturyTel Addition
Monroe
2002-North Monroe Hospital 
Monroe
Addition & remodeling
2002-Monroe Surgical Clinic
Monroe
2002-Calhoun Middle School
West Monroe
2002-Westridge Middle School
West Monroe
2002-West Ouachita School addition
West Monroe
2003-Claiborne Elementary School
Monroe
2005-Bechtal-Shaw Process Fabricators Monroe