The Louisiana Loggers Self-Insured Fund hosted an appreciation dinner Friday, May 6 with invited guests of the Logger of the Year and the Louisiana Loggers Association board. Guests shared a meal prepared by Jamey Maxwell, as well as a specialty cake by Sweets by Nonnie.
During the occasion, the 2022 Logger of the Year, Cathy and Wade Rivers of C & W Logging, Inc., was honored. Wade was born into a logging family. His father, Sam A. Rivers Sr., had his own logging job beginning in 1951. In 1974, he started Sam A. Rivers and Sons, Inc., where he employed five of his seven sons. Wade went to work for his dad in 1976. He later went to work for his brother, Vernon, and eventually started up a job with his brother, Lindsey, and was contracted to Walsh Timber.
In 1997, Wade formed his own company, C & W Logging, Inc. The company has been a member of the Louisiana Loggers Self-Insured Fund for almost 25 years.