On May 13th, Mira Para, PE of our Baton Rouge office was recognized at the Baton Rouge Metro Council Meeting by Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden as President of the Baton Rouge Branch of the American Public Works Association. Mira received the proclamation by the Mayor proclaiming May 17-23 as National Public Works Week. After receiving the proclamation, Mira awarded the 2015 Kent Mudd Memorial Scholarships to four students. Every year, the Baton Rouge Branch of APWA hosts a golf tournament to raise money to support the Kent Mudd Memorial Scholarship Fund named in honor of Kent Mudd, a long-time engineer for the Department of Public Works for the City of Baton Rouge.