Ep. 033 - Cultivating Workforce and Community with Mike Duplantis

In this episode of Bridging the Bayou, Chancellor Dr. Kristine Strickland sits down with Mike Duplantis, factory manager at John Deere Thibodaux and vice chair of the Fletcher Foundation. Mike discusses his journey into leadership, the equipment manufactured right here in South Louisiana and the changing landscape of the region’s sugarcane industry. They also explore how automation is transforming manufacturing, how Fletcher and John Deere are creating pathways from the classroom to the workf...