Early Days

H. Boone Kenyon founded B&K Construction Company in 1978 after having years of construction experience working for his father’s dredging company. Since the beginning, B&K Construction has always followed the work and has relocated to different areas in order to continue constructing projects. The company started out by constructing small subdivisions in Baton Rouge. When high interest rates caused the housing market to dry up, B&K gravitated toward installing water and sewer lines which took the company to Morgan City. The company followed the water and sewer line work to the New Orleans area where we started getting into concrete work as well. Ever since the mid-1980’s, B&K Construction has primarily been in the New Orleans market, with its office located in Mandeville.

Canal Bottom Specialists

In 1995, W. Blake Andrews joined B&K with his civil engineering background and helped the company tackle new civil construction projects which have led to our specialty of installing canal bottoms. The New Orleans area is a series of canals, which provide flood-control drainage for the city. Most of them are grass-filled and can’t move the large volume of water that comes down during heavy rains. So, in the early 1990s, the US Army Corps of Engineers instituted a flood control whereby the canals would be lined with concrete to greatly increase flow. In 1995, B&K Construction began its first canal project in Jefferson Parish which would act as a learning tool for future canal projects. Begin a new project, use the project as a learning tool, and figure out the most efficient way to complete the project. Since our first canal project in 1995, B&K has lined more canal bottoms in the SELA program than any other contractor in the region.

B&K Today

B&K Construction is far from being the same company it was back in the early days. Today, B&K is capable of constructing just about any type of heavy civil construction work. As a general contractor, B&K self-performs basically everything on our jobs which includes pile driving, structural concrete, utility construction, levee construction, deep excavations, and jacking & boring large diameter pipes. B&K has approximately 100 employees and is typically constructing multiple large construction projects going on at the same time. Over the years, B&K has developed into a multi-faceted construction company with an aggressive and experience work force with a reputation for quality performance.

B&K’s Bright Future

H. Boone Kenyon’s entrepreneurial and construction background along with W. Blake Andrews’ managerial skills and civil engineering background has set a strong foundation for B&K’s long-term success. B&K Construction plans to expand the company over the next decade to perform more projects while maintaining the integrity and quality of our work. As it started from our humble roots, B&K will continue to follow the work and help protect the community, our home, from flood damage.