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Luke Lognion | 29
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
· Opening BRASS in downtown Baton Rouge so local artists can showcase their work
· Being an art consultant for the Hotel Indigo renovation
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Leah Marchand | 37
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Climbed the corporate ladder while pregnant
Rose through the ranks to lead WBRZ's marketing department in five years' time
Winner of multiple...
Weslee Meador | 39
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Managed sustainable building renovation of LWCC resulting in LEED silver certification
Oversaw the removal of adjacent blighted hotel properties and transformation to...
Dr. Julie Neumann | 38
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Being selected by an NFL player to be his surgeon
Earned a residency position at Duke University
Getting the opportunity to practice...
Melissa O’Banion | 34
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Being named vice president of marketing and communications after joining the Mary Bird Perkins team as a marketing coordinator eight years ago
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Jordan Piazza | 35
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Partnered with his brother, Anthony Piazza, to bring back their father's longtime restaurant, Phil's Oyster Bar
Revitalized and grew Uncle Earl’s Bar,...
Robert Williams Scheffy III | 39
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Made the annual LSU 100 list in 2018 and 2019 as one of the 100 fastest growing businesses owned by an LSU...
Rachael Slaughter | 39
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Founded Orion Laboratories in 2019, elevating it to the leading clinical laboratory in the region
Pioneered a valuable internship program at Orion,...
André Smith | 37
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Best Contractors to Work For in Construction Award
Recipient of an engineering, procurement, and construction supply chain excellence award, ranking in the...
Jonathan Starns | 40
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Launching and growing Berkshire Hathaway United Properties throughout Louisiana and Mississippi
• Becoming one of the fastest growing offices in the Berkshire Hathaway...
Therese Walker | 28
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Leading communication efforts for one of the largest and most significant environmental infrastructure projects in U.S. history
Serving as the youngest member...
See how Baton Rouge’s hospitals fared in latest safety ratings
Our Lady of the Lake, Our Lady of the Lake Ascension and Ochsner Baton Rouge each garnered A ratings for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grades Program, which reviews more than 2,600 facilities across the country and generates a report card for twice a year.
Metro Council prepares to move ahead on improvements under Perkins overpass
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to move forward with a design contract meant to transform the busy but chaotic area under...
Expanding floral boutique company buys Government Street building
Baton Rouge-based floral boutique Forage Floral has bought a new building on Government Street with plans of expansion.
Newtron Group plans for new office building
The Newtron Group is asking the Planning Commission next month to approve its plans to build a new office building on Airline Highway, near...
Baymont by Wyndham hotel changes hands
The Baymont by Wyndham hotel, near the intersection of Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Interstate 12, has been sold for $1.3 million.
b1Bank launching new derivatives services line
Baton Rouge’s b1Bank is planning to launch a line of derivatives products and services, which will provide clients with more flexibility managing interest rate risks.
Uncertain project economics can put a contractor’s profitability at risk. Here’s how some are...
An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages...
Whitney Johnson: Imagining the job that doesn’t exist—yet
Over the years, I’ve talked to many people who landed a job that didn’t exist until they imagined it into being.
My first guest when...
Jon Gordon: Struggle leads to strength
My wife calls me ChatJG because whenever she asks me for the right words for one of her social media posts, I can spit...
