Salute to the U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Join us in festive New Orleans for our annual celebration of the Coast Guard's work in the Heartland District on Friday, March 6, at the National World War II Museum.
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For more information please contact Becky Ketterhagen at (860) 457-1413 or email bketterhagen@coastguardfoundation.org.
Honorees
Merritt Lane
Canal Barge Company
Become a Sponsor
Dinner Sponsors — $50,000
- Two tables of eight with prominent placement (16 seats total)
- Two seats at Chairman's Table
- Sponsor gift presentation on stage during event
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
- Two tables of eight with prominent placement (16 seats total)
- Two seats at Chairman's Table
- Sponsor gift presentation on stage during event
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
Cocktail Reception Sponsors — $35,000
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
Dessert & Dancing Sponsors — $35,000
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
Shield of Freedom Sponsors — $25,000
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
- One table of eight with priority seating
- Acknowledgment during speaking program
- Logo recognition at event and name/logo recognition on website and social posts
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
Defender Sponsors — $15,000
- One table of eight with preferential seating
- Logo recognition at event
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
- One table of eight with preferential seating
- Logo recognition at event
- Full-page tribute ad in digital program
Guardian Sponsors — $10,000
- One table of eight
- Half-page tribute ad in digital program
- One table of eight
- Half-page tribute ad in digital program
Rescuer Sponsors — $7,500
- One table of eight
- Acknowledgment listing in digital program
- One table of eight
- Acknowledgment listing in digital program
Individual Ticket — $1000
Sponsored in Part By
Thank you to our sponsors
- ABS
- AccuTrans
- American Commercial Barge Line
- Associated Branch Pilots
- Birdon
- Blessey Marine Services
- Bollinger Shipyards
- Canal Barge Company
- Cheniere
- Chevron Corporation
- Cooper Consolidated
- Crescent River Port Pilots' Association
- Crescent Towing
- Cummins Sales and Service
- E.N. Bisso / Teekay Shipping
- Enterprise Marine Services LLC
- GOL, LLC
- Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association
- Harbor Towing and Fleeting LLC
- Hornbeck Offshore
- Hose-McCann Communications
- Ingram Barge
- IRI
- John W. Stone Oil Distributor, LLC
- Jones Walker
- Karl Senner LLC
- Laborde Marine Management, LLC
- Liskow
- LOOP
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation
- Marine Systems, Inc.
- New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association
- Otto Candies
- Rolls Royce Solutions America
- Schottel
- Seamar, LLC
- Southern Recycling/EMR
- Targa Resources Corp.
- Team Services
- TowWorks
- Veterans United Home Loans
- Maritime Partners
