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Design: Louisiana Associated General Contractors
Owner: Louisiana Associated General Contractors
Architect: GraceHebert Architects
Contractor: Stuart & Company General Contractors
Cost: $2 million
Completed: November 2018
Use: Headquarters office of the Louisiana Associated General Contractors
Location: 666 North St.
Form...
Creating a tight-knit company culture that’s scalable
Creating a tight knit company culture in which mutual respect, trust and commitment is a challenge for businesses of all sizes. At startups and...
Supporting both children and parents the sandwich generation keeps working
If it was up to Frank Jobert, he would’ve worked well past the 30 years he spent with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. But...
Franchisee: John Schexnaildre
Garage Experts of Baton Rouge
Port Allen
Based in Anaheim, California, Garage Experts began franchising in 2008 and has since expanded to more than 80 locations....
Entrepreneur: Damien Mitchell
EARLY SKETCHES
Growing up in Rayne, Damien Mitchell began making things at a young age, often things his parents wouldn’t buy him. When they wouldn’t...
Executive Spotlight: Bryan Naquin
Position: President and CEO
Company: Acadian Home Theater & Automation
Age: 42
Family: Wife, Stacey, and son, Cade (20)
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Education: Attended high school (didn't graduate)
In the...
2019 Influential Women in Business
Somehow, they make it all look so easy. The high-pressure careers. The growing families. The service on local boards and volunteer efforts at area...
2019 WIB: Stephanie Cargile
Profession: Public and government affairs manager, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Age: 48
Family: Married to husband, John, with three children: Josh, Caroline and Patrick
Years with company: 18
As...
2019 WIB: Jennifer Eplett Reilly
Profession: Trustee and co-founder, City Year Inc./founding chair, New Schools for Baton Rouge
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Age: 55
Family: Married to husband, Sean Reilly, for 30 years,...
2019 WIB: Camille Manning-Broome
Profession: President and CEO, Center for Planning Excellence
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Age: 41
Family: Married to husband, Devin Broome, with two sons: Isaac (7) and Emerson (5)
Years with...
2019 WIB: Robyn Merrick
Profession: Vice president for external affairs, Southern University and A&M College
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Age: 50
Family: Single, but a villager for many young people (as in “it...
2019 WIB: Caroline Roemer
Profession: Executive director, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Age: 51
Family: Has a son, Owen (10)
Years with company: 11
Within five minutes of meeting Caroline Roemer,...
2019 WIB: Donna Saurage
Profession: Sole manager, CCC Holding LLC
Hometown: Ada, Oklahoma
Age: 80
Family: Widow of the late Norman Saurage III, with five children: Susan Saurage Altenloh, Stephanie Saurage, Hank...
2019 WIB: Kathy Trahan
Profession: President and CEO, Alliance Safety Council
Hometown: Lajes AFB, Terceira, Azores Portugal
Age: 60
Family: Three children—Dr. Karie LaFleur, Stephen L. Hudson and Darryl Hudson—and six...
2019 WIB: Raedtha Vasquez
Profession: Partner, Jones Walker LLP
Hometown: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Age: 43
Family: Married to Dylan C. Alge
Years with company: 16
Raedtha Vasquez is equally passionate about her volunteer...
2019 WIB: Colleen Waguespack
Profession: Owner and founder, Colleen Waguespack Interiors/Fig & Dove
Hometown: New Orleans
Age: 45
Family: Married to husband, Stephen Waguespack, with three children: Craig (16), Christopher (13)...
JR Ball: A golf clap for BREC
Anyone who even occasionally glances at this column knows I have something of an issue about the number of golf courses BREC operates in...
Riegel: Inefficiencies of the Baton Rouge entrepreneurial ecosystem
At first glance, a recent study by Emergent Method on the status of Baton Rouge’s entrepreneurial ecosystem could be relegated to the category of...
Publisher: Thank you, Joe Alleva
Joe Alleva and his wife, Annie, joined the LSU family on April 4, 2008. As athletic director, Alleva was in charge of 21 sports...
Form I-9 compliance: The process and why it’s more important than ever
In January 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its commitment to increase worksite inspections and audits of Forms I-9; and it unabashedly...
