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The Louisiana Oil & Gas Association is heartbroken to announce that LOGA Founder and President-Emeritus Don Briggs passed away at his home in Lafayette, Louisiana on Monday, April 3, 2023. He was 82 years old.
LOGA President Mike Moncla issued the following statement:
“Louisiana has lost a giant. Don Briggs was a titan in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry for over 50 years. Aside from starting LOGA from the ground up, Don was a dedicated father, a devoted husband, and a fierce friend to so many. Our hearts are broken, but we are comforted by the fact that Don is strolling down the streets of gold in Heaven with Jesus today. We wish to extend the Briggs family our most heartfelt condolences.”
“Our LABI family is devastated to learn of Don’s passing,” said LABI Interim President and CEO Jim Patterson. “Over the years, LOGA grew and thrived under Don’s leadership and, in that time, our LABI staff had the privilege of working with Don to strengthen Louisiana’s energy sector. In addition to his vision and leadership at LOGA, Don was a man of deeply religious conviction who, in his retirement, actively assisted others as they struggled with personal challenges. He possessed a quiet, calm, and thoughtful demeanor that served his LOGA members so well at the Capitol. It would be an understatement to say Don was a Louisiana legend, and he will be terribly missed by so many of us. Our hearts and prayers are with the entire Briggs family at this difficult time.”
