2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92
BY SENATOR STINE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Landlocked Aviation Services on receiving the U.S. Small Business
Administration 2023 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Small Business Disaster
Recovery.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recognizes Phoenix
Award winners every year during National Small Business Week for their inspiring
resilience in the aftermath of devastating natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, Landlocked Aviation Services is the recipient of the 2023 Phoenix
Award for Outstanding Small Business Disaster Recovery; and
WHEREAS, LandLocked Aviation Services' founder, leader, and visionary, Tyson
Grenzebach, founded LandLocked Industries LLC, dba LandLocked Aviation Services, in
2009; and
WHEREAS, with twenty-five years mastering aircraft refinishing and managing
multiple aircraft paint facilities, Tyson Grenzebach and a group of buddies set out to work
as touch labor providers in aircraft refinishing; and
WHEREAS, in 2014, Tyson was presented with an opportunity to open shop in Lake
Charles, Louisiana, at the Chennault International Airport; and
WHEREAS, Tyson obtained Federal Aviation Regulation Part 145 certification from
the Federal Aviation Administration and secured a contract to provide aircraft refinishing
service to Delta Airlines; and
WHEREAS, Tyson's reputation and work ethic has been instrumental in LandLocked
Aviation Services, becoming a preferred provider for aircraft refinishing in the commercial,
military, and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, Landlocked Aviation Services' sales revenue in 2015 was $4.2 million,
climbing to $16.9 million in 2022, and there are plans to acquire additional hanger space to
help fill the demand for aircraft refinishing services; and
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WHEREAS, the road to success has not been without its challenges, but LandLocked
Aviation Services has persevered in overcoming the obstacles; and
WHEREAS, the COVID pandemic in 2020 brought the industry to a screeching halt,
requiring quick and decisive action to maintain the business; and
WHEREAS, the COVID pandemic was followed by the deadly and destructive
category four Hurricane Laura bringing mass destruction to the entire area; and
WHEREAS, LandLocked Aviation Services pivoted and acquired some equipment
and went to work offering land clearing and clean up services; and
WHEREAS, approximately six weeks later, Hurricane Delta followed almost the
same exact path as Hurricane Laura; this was followed by a record freeze in February and
a major flash flood in May 2021; and
WHEREAS, as a result, Lake Charles, Louisiana, was named America's Most
Weather Battered City with four natural disasters being claimed; and
WHEREAS, LandLocked Aviation Services was fortunate to qualify for small
business administration assistance during these devastating times, and the funds received
were instrumental in giving LandLocked Aviation Services the resources to rebuild, replace
equipment, and get back to work; without that assistance, the road to recovery would have
been much longer.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend LandLocked Aviation Services on receiving the U.S. Small Business
Administration 2023 Phoenix Award for Outstanding Small Business Disaster Recovery.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tyson Grenzebach.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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