Louisiana business icon Jim Bernhard dies after a brief illness

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Baton Rouge business executive Jim Bernhard, whose companies left a lasting imprint on Louisiana’s industrial and energy sectors, died Sunday after a brief illness, according to media reports. He was 71. Bernhard built his reputation over more than 40 years, most prominently as the founder of The Shaw Group. What began as a pipe fabrication

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