Oil and gas exposition Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), recently announced the appointments of its 2013 officers. 

Kirby Arceneaux has been named 2013 LAGCOE chairman. Since 2001, Arceneaux has been an active contributor to the success of LAGCOE, serving continuously in leadership roles on Public Relations, Exhibit Judges and Executive Committees as well as serving on the Board of Directors.

Arceneaux is chairman of Environmental Drilling Solutions LLC, a solids control/waste management firm based in Lafayette, La., with operations in many of the shale plays across North America.

Steve Maley has been named 2013 LAGCOE chairman elect. Maley has been on the LAGCOE Board of Directors since 2005 and has served as an exhibit judge and Executive Committee member throughout those years. His leadership has contributed to recent advancements in LAGCOE organization infrastructure, and he will guide the next two expositions in advancing positions. Maley is operations manager for Badger Oil Corp., a privately held operator in South Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, based in Lafayette, La.

Kenneth “Kenny” Crouch has been named 2013 LAGCOE treasurer. Crouch is the owner of Pressure Control Specialties, a Lafayette-based company that furnishes pressure control equipment for wireline support.

LAGCOE will be held October 22–24, 2013, at The Cajundome & Convention Center in Lafayette, La. In continuous operation since 1955, LAGCOE is an exposition where world class oil and gas industry companies display the latest equipment and services and technical sessions address pertinent issues from across the globe. In 2011, LAGCOE welcomed 397 exhibitors from four countries and 14,000 attendees from 47 states and 26 countries.