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ABOUT FACES OF FAMILY BUSINESS
Family businesses are personally invested in their local community, their identity as a family, and their company’s success. Uniquely connected to the past and the future, they are driven by a desire to create a strong legacy for future generations. This special advertising section highlights some of the local families whose businesses contribute to Baton Rouge’s character and economic growth.
Faces of Family Business: A&B Concrete Coring
HISTORY
Richard Jones Sr. started the business in 1969 in a Volkswagen beetle, selling concrete cutting equipment. As the years went by, a growing number of contractors wanted the work performed but did not want to purchase the new technology. A&B Concrete Coring started as a one-man operation and has grown to 35 employees who now work daily in many...
Faces of Family Business: Glenn Baker’s Heating & Air Conditioning
HISTORY
Glenn Baker’s was founded in 1954 by Glenn H. Baker and Al Ross. In the spring of 1971, they hired a young Istrouma High graduate, Ronnie Watts, who worked there for the next 18 years, and bought the company from Mike Baker in 1989. Ronnie (now deceased), his wife Debbie Watts, and son Derrick Watts have worked there for...
Faces of Family Business: Johnson Drywall Solutions, Inc.
HISTORY
Derek Johnson worked as a project manager and estimator in the commercial drywall field for many years until his company downsized and pulled out of Louisiana. He and his wife Jodi took a leap of faith and decided to build a family-oriented company that could make real changes in the construction industry. They started out with just a few...
Faces of Family Business: Daigle Industries, LLC
HISTORY
The story begins with the establishment of R.J. Daigle & Sons Contractors, Inc. in 1977 by RJ Daigle and his sons Vance and Ronnie. Over time, R.J. Daigle became a trusted name in the asphalt industry. In 2013, Vance and Ronnie formed a trucking company, Daigle Industries. In 2017 Daigle Industries expanded into concrete production with two mobile mixers....
Faces of Family Business: Horizon Financial Group
HISTORY
After several years as a financial advisor, Pete Bush and two others formed Horizon Financial Group in 1999. His brother Andy Bush joined the group a few months later, but left to run his own firm from 2004 to 2009. At that time, he rejoined Horizon and became a partner. After lengthy careers in broadcast media and healthcare, a...
Faces of Family Business: Cypress Roofing
HISTORY
Cypress Roofing was founded in July 2019 by Caprice Cline and her children, Joshua, Samantha and Alexandra. Josh has since found love and moved to Florida, so the company is now a 100% woman-owned business. “We started this business to help people,” says Caprice. “We know it sounds cliché, but this has been our motivation day in and day...
