BANKING AND FINANCE
J. Miles Higgins has been hired as senior vice president of the Bank of St. Francisville. Higgins previously served as president/CEO of The Relocation Center.
C. Davis Prescott has been been hired as a private banking relationship officer for IberiaBank. Prescott previously served as a commercial credit analyst with IberiaBank and as a personal banker with JPMorgan Chase. In his new role, he will focus on developing client relationships and manage the financial needs of private clients.
COMMUNICATIONS
Jared Broussard has been named sales manager of WBRZ-TV. Broussard has 11 years’ experience in television broadcasting, most recently as a regional sales manager for WAFB-TV.
LAW
Louis M. Grossman has been hired at Kean Miller Hawthorne D’Armond McCowan & Jarman. Grossman previously served as an associate in the New Orleans office of Frilot. He will practice in the legacy oil field, NORM, environmental litigation and construction law groups.
Peter A. Kopfinger has been hired as a partner at Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagen. Kopfinger practices bankruptcy and commercial real estate law.
J.P. Morrell has joined Middleburg Riddle & Gianna as Of Counsel in its Baton Rouge and New Orleans offices. Morrell was a partner in the law firm Morrell & Morrell and previously served as a public defender in Orleans Parish. In his new role, he will focus on insurance, health care, compliance and regulatory law, environmental law, and commercial litigation.
Chet D. Traylor has joined Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions. Traylor is a former State Supreme Court Justice who served 12 years before retiring in May, a former district court judge and a former Louisiana state trooper. In his new role, he will conduct mediations in casualty and liability litigation as well as personal injury.
NONPROFIT
Emel Alexander has been hired as the executive director of the Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation. Alexander previously servied as UREC’s deputy director. He is certified by the National Development Coucil as a housing development finance professional.
Becky Decker has been hired as the director of Capital Area Human Services District’s Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response. Decker previously served as the social work supervisor for the Region 2 Office of Public Health. She also will lead CAHSD’s Behavioral Health Emergency Services Collaborative.
REAL ESTATE
Stephen Toney has been promoted to director of commercial division at EXIT Realty Keystone. Toney has 11 years’ experience in real estate. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Manager.
