Gibbs Construction

08/06/2026

Next up on our tour: the Bell Artspace Campus in Treme. This $25 million adaptive reuse project transformed 108,000 square feet across the former Andrew J. Bell and Ben Franklin schools into 79 affordable live-work units for local artists, cultural workers, and families.

The Bell School's Gothic main building dates to 1904, originally home to St. Joseph's Academy. Just next door sits the campus's oldest structure, a circa-1887 Gothic chapel modeled after a church in Bourg, France, now reimagined as 7,000 square feet of community and arts space. The 1927 Ben Franklin building rounds out the campus with 23 units that pair original exposed brick and high ceilings with modern amenities.

Vacant for 13 years before this project, the campus is now home to a thriving community, proof that historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization go hand in hand.

🏆Louisiana Landmarks Society Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, 2018
🏆ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter Excellence in Construction, 2018

08/04/2026

Fifteen years ago, Lauren Gibbs joined her father, founder Larry Gibbs, in the family business. Since then, she's served as estimator, project coordinator, project engineer, project manager, and executive in charge, before being named Vice President in 2017 and CEO in 2019, when she bought the company from Larry himself.

Under her leadership, Lauren has guided Gibbs through a pandemic, a hurricane, and more, all while growing the company and building a culture that encourages every team member to be autonomous, freethinking, and entrepreneurial. This year, as Gibbs celebrates 50 years in business, that vision carries forward stronger than ever.

Lauren, thank you for your leadership, your vision, and 15 years of dedication to Gibbs and building the the company into what it is today.

08/04/2026

Join us for First Friday, our monthly networking meetings for subcontractors, vendors, and DBEs, this Friday! Gibbs team members will discuss upcoming bid opportunities and how you can best position your company for success, and you'll have an opportunity to network with Gibbs estimators and project managers as well as each other. Plus we'll be joined by ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter to hear all about what ABC can do for you and perks of membership.

07/31/2026

Fifty years down, and we're just getting started. Last week Team Gibbs came together for our summer all-staff safety meeting, and it felt like the right way to step into the next 50 years: focused, prepared, and looking out for each other.

To mark the milestone, every team member received a custom Gibbs button down featuring an incredible original print by Lafayette artist Denise Gallagher, spotlighting some of our most iconic projects, and brought to life by local favorite Alon Apparel--we can't say enough good things about working with them both!

At the meeting we recognized Project Engineer Reed Gallagher with our Safety Spotlight award for setting the standard for the rest of the team. Kenner Fire led hands-on fire extinguisher training, with brave interns Brennen Hitch and Logan Noel tackling a simulated fire with nothing but a screen and good humor. Pelican State Outpatient shared practical tips for staying safe in the Louisiana heat as our crews head into peak summer, and after the meeting we all sat down for some amazing BBQ.

Here's to the next 50, built the same way as the first: safely, together.

07/30/2026

We are proud to share that VPG Gibbs, our joint venture on the Living Learning Center at Xavier University of Louisiana, has received the Industry Award at the 2026 AIA New Orleans Center for Architecture and Design Design Awards!

This recognition means a lot to us. The jury's comments called out the unforeseen conditions our team faced during construction, and the way we responded: with ambition, creativity, technical expertise, and collaboration to keep the project moving without losing sight of the end goal. Congratulations should also be extended to Abry Brothers and Morphy, Makofsky for their work with us on the solution.

That kind of problem solving is what we aim for on every job. Congratulations to the entire VPG Construction-Gibbs team, project architect Jeffrey Stolier, and everyone at Xavier University who trusted us to see this one through.

07/24/2026

50 years. One family. A region full of landmarks. ⚜️

Our CEO Lauren Gibbs sat down with NOLA.com to talk about taking the reins from her father in 2019, what it took to earn her seat at the table, and what's next for Gibbs Construction, including the Rivana Apartments breaking ground this fall.

Read the full story: https://www.nola.com/news/business/gibbs-construction-lauren-gibbs-talking-business-construction/article_1c033a27-fd94-4232-bcba-4e7181c9dc89.html

Gibbs Construction's CEO, a second generation family member, has continued to level-up the business even after 50 years.

07/21/2026

As summer travel ramps up, our tour lands at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport North Terminal.

Gibbs Construction, as part of Hunt Gibbs Boh Metro joint venture, delivered this $1 billion region-changing project. Some stats:

✈35-gate terminal and 3 concourses
✈Almost 1,000,000 square feet
✈Built with 12,000 tons of structural steel
✈170,000 square feet of glass curtainwall
✈26 acres of reclaimed swampland
✈10,000 precast concrete piles driven roughly 100 feet deep
✈Plus 2 million cubic yards of sand hauled in to surcharge and settle the ground over nearly nine months

Gibbs also self-performed the terminal's $40.8 million concrete package: 361 columns up to 71 feet tall, nearly a million square feet of slab, and 5,893 precisely located anchor bolts.

From reclaimed swampland to the gateway of New Orleans—that’s .

07/15/2026

Happy (belated) birthday, Larry Gibbs! His birthday may have actually been on July 2, but since we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company he built all year, we're stretching out this celebration, too!

We marked the occasion with a lunch at the office that brought back several retired Gibbs employees, all of whom wanted to celebrate with him in person. Thanks for building a place people still want to come back to, Larry.

07/14/2026

Five years ago, Alex Pacheco joined Gibbs Construction as a Superintendent. Today, he's a steady, solutions-first leader our teams count on to keep every jobsite running right.

Over his time at Gibbs, Alex has led standout projects, like Brother Martin High School's batting cages and Veterinary Dental Specialties of New Orleans, most recently wrapping up Kenner Fire Station No. 38. Now he's leading the stabilization of Building 601 at the old Navy base in the Bywater, preparing it for future use as part of the site's exciting redevelopment. Through it all Alex has brought the same energy and attention to detail to every phase.

Alex, thank you for your dedication, your leadership, and five years of building it right. 👏

07/11/2026

Next up on our tour: the New Orleans BioInnovation Center on Canal Street.

The first of its kind in the city, this 4-story, 65,000-square-foot building gave New Orleans its own home for biotech incubation and bioscience research in the heart of the medical district.

Gibbs poured foundation and site paving, including an 8,000-square-foot pervious concrete parking lot, the first of its kind in New Orleans, designed to let stormwater seep back into the ground. Crews also built out labs, offices, and common areas, and cast two monumental staircases in place, each 32 feet long and roughly 24 tons. A rooftop drainage system channels water into a 3,000-square-foot interior courtyard, complete with a curved concrete seating wall, a Spanish Cedar deck, and a 50-foot wall fountain fed entirely by roof runoff.

Designed by Eskew Dumez Ripple and constructed to LEED Gold standards, the building uses less energy than 89% of comparable labs and offices nationwide and diverted 79% of construction waste from the landfill.

🏆ABC Bayou Chapter Excellence in Construction Award 2011
🏆AIA New Orleans Architecture Honor Award 2011

Innovation built to last.