The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. held its annual high school craft championship in welding, carpentry and electrical for local students at its Baton Rouge Training Center. Competitors represented schools in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Point Coupee and West Feliciana parishes.
ABC Pelican has hosted high school craft competitions for more than two decades. At the April 11 championship, more than 100 local 11th and 12th graders training to be welders, electricians and carpenters competed against one another to showcase their skills, claim trophies, win prizes and take back bragging rights to their respective schools. The competition consisted of a classroom test and a hands-on component.