Plaquemines LNG Per Diem — What Worley Really Pays (2026)

If you're thinking about rolling to Plaquemines LNG, here's what you need before you commit the windshield time — not the recruiter version, the real one. Worley is the contractor manning this job in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, down on the Mississippi River delta south of New Orleans. The announced per diem is $128 a day. That's the number that's been put out — it hasn't been confirmed by a brother on the ground yet. If you've been on this job, you know whether that holds. The rest of us are going on the announcement until somebody verifies it. The craft mix is UA Pipefitters, Boilermakers, IBEW, and Ironworkers. It's a real long-haul job — the kind that runs around 30 months when the timeline holds. That matters, because this isn't a two-week hit. If you're going, you're going for a while, and that changes how you set up. Now the part nobody at the gate tells you: the location is no joke. Plaquemines Parish is genuinely remote. Belle Chasse is the closest town with anything to it, and it's a thin market — limited rooms, limited everything. New Orleans is about 40 miles out, with full hotels and extended-stay options, but that's real drive time stacked on a 6am start, every single day. Brothers committing to the full run are finding weekly rentals around Belle Chasse, and Harvey beat paying daily hotel rates for months. Line your housing up before you mobilize, not after — this is not a town where you figure it out when you get there. One more thing, brother to brother: the contract for this one has been discussed plenty in the labor community. Confirm your local's agreement status before you roll, and get your rate in writing before you accept the dispatch. Don't take a number off a phone call. Check with your BA on the current dispatch status before you make travel plans. The work is real and the money's funded. For a brother who can handle the location, it's a legit long job on a project that matters. Brothers on site right now — is Worley actually paying the $128, or are they shorting it? Drop what your check really says in the comments. That's how we keep each other honest.