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Our family & history

Meet the team and learn the stories behind OPA Signs & Graphics, a leading Gulf South custom sign, awning, and large-format graphics fabricator.

Our staff brings together designers, project managers, fabricators, printers, and installers ready to turn ideas into durable, high-impact signage.

a family business

OPA was founded in 1979 by brothers Peter and David Barr on the site of the New Orleans Mint, which at the time was a major manufacturer of Mardi Gras doubloons.

OUR STORY
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Photograph of three men in office setting, two seated and one standing behind them, smiling. The man standing is older with glasses, wearing a white shirt and brown tie. The seated men have beards and wear patterned shirts and ties; one has a red tie, the other a darker tie. The background includes office supplies, a plant, and posters on the wall.

David Barr
Founder

Black and white photo of a smiling man with short dark hair, a beard, wearing a casual button-up shirt, sitting in an indoor setting with a blurred sign in the background.

Mark • PARTNER

A black-and-white photo of a middle-aged man with a beard and receding hair, sitting with his arms crossed and smiling in a room with shelves and artwork in the background.
Black and white photo of a man with curly hair and a beard, smiling and wearing a dark button-up shirt, sitting indoors.

Gregg • BRAND CONSULTANT

Black and white photo of a woman with short hair smiling in an office setting.
A young man with a small mustache, goatee, and nose ring, standing outdoors with arms crossed, wearing a t-shirt, smiling slightly at the camera.

Joseph • CNC OPERATOR

A smiling man with a beard wearing a baseball cap and a T-shirt, standing indoors in front of signs that say "Opado".
Black and white photo of a man wearing a polo shirt with a logo, standing outside near a sign that reads "SIGN GRAPHICS."

Jared • FABRICATOR

Person wearing a welding helmet and a hoodie indoors.

Stephen • FABRICATOR

Rob • PAINT MANAGER

Dana • ART DIRECTOR

Ray • PARTNER

Peter Barr
Founder