"[The historic moment known] to the world as D-Day and the events of that day have been honored with a new $21 million National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. As if to reflect Eisenhower’s famous line about "liberty-loving people everywhere," it was a Peruvian immigrant named Rufino Saavedra who helped lead the modern-day troop of contractors who prepared the museum for its own launch 56 years after the Normandy invasion."

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After Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans was left to rebuild almost completely. Not one part of the city was left untouched by the destruction of the storm.  Rufino's Painting and Construction Inc. played a major role in the rebuilding efforts of the city of New Orleans immediately after the storm and continues to help through the long process of restoring such a historic city. Rufino's historical involvement has added to the wonderful reputation Rufino's Painting and Construction has earned for itself through its 19 years of service not only to the city of New Orleans but to the Southeast region as well.  

Because of this, one of Peru's top television stations came specifically to New Orleans to interview Rufino and his successful company.  The documentary was shown on primetime and nationwide in Peru.

"After leaving his native Peru, engineering and quiality-control specialist Rufino Saavedra worked in Venezuela ad several U.S. cities before founding his successful paintng and contracting business in New Orleans.  The company opened in 1990 with only two full-time employees, and has expanded to become on of the area's leading contractors..."