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 USS Louisiana (Blue) Sailors Pay Visit to Namesake State Cmdr. Eric Woelper, the Blue Crew's commanding officer, joined two junior officers and a chief petty officer for the trip to Baton Rouge, designed to build upon the relationship the submarine has with the state of Louisiana. They met with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, visited the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps unit at Southern University and spoke to engineering students at local universities. Jindal welcomed Woelper and his Blue Crew Sailors to the Governor's Mansion, where the group discussed the desire for USS Louisiana to send Sailors to the state for community service projects, festivals and parades. "Sailors on board USS Louisiana are very proud of their namesake state, and would love the opportunity to visit more often," said Woelper during his visit with Jindal. The group's visit to Southern University's NROTC program presented an opportunity for future Navy and Marine Corps officers attending area colleges to learn about the submarine force and the Navy in general. The NROTC unit, commanded by Capt. Gerard Hall, is a 90-person combined unit with students from Southern, Louisiana State University and other nearby universities and community colleges. In addition, engineering students at Southern, LSU and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette learned about job opportunities that the Navy can offer, as well as programs to help them finish paying for their education. The group's trip to Lafayette saw 43 Louisiana-Lafayette engineering students attend Woelper's address; Mark Zappi, dean of the Engineering School, and his staff were gracious hosts and made the trip to Lafayette a great success. The trip was characterized by personnel at the NROTC unit and the New Orleans recruiting district as "one of the most successful recruiting trips they have seen." |
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