NEW ORLEANS – Mackenzie D. Rodriguez has joined the business section in the New Orleans office of Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann LLC. Rodriguez has 14 years of intellectual property and patent attorney experience. Rodriguez has experience in all aspects of…
NEW ORLEANS – LCMC Health has announced the promotion of John R. Nickens IV to the new role of president of hospital services and chief of pediatrics. Nickens moves into this role later this…
NEW ORLEANS — Woodward has added four employees to its operation division. Scott Solari joins the construction company as an assistant project manager. He graduated in 2015 with a degree in construction management from Baton Rouge Community College. His project…
NEW ORLEANS – Deanna Rodriguez and Scott Cunningham have joined the board of trustees of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. “We are honored to welcome these dedicated leaders,” said William Pittman Andrews, the…
NEW ORLEANS — Marci Schramm has been named the first development director for National Public Radio’s Gulf States Newsroom, part of NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network. The newsroom is a collaboration between WWNO and WRKF in Louisiana, WBHM in Alabama, Mississippi…
COVINGTON, La. — The St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors elected David Landry, an equity partner with Carver Darden, to a one-year term as its chairman of the board. He succeeds David…
BATON ROUGE — The Ehrhardt Group, a New Orleans-based public relations firm, has opened a second Louisiana office at One American Place in Baton Rouge. “In public relations, we all believe in relationships. We all believe in results. What makes…
NEW ORLEANS – On March 1, Tifferney M. White will begin her tenure as CEO of the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Most recently, White served as chief learning officer of Discovery Place, which includes four hands-on museums with locations in and…
NEW ORLEANS — Torsh, a New Orleans-based company that provides a professional learning platform for educators, has recently hired five people. These additions to the Torsh team bring the total number of full-time employees to 31. The new Torsh employees…
NEW ORLEANS — United Way of Southeast Louisiana has promoted Mary Ambrose from chief impact officer to chief equity and impact officer, adding oversight of the organization's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to her responsibilities. Ambrose helped kick off UWSELA's…
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Cancer Research Center has appointed Dr. Valentine N. Nfonsam to its board of directors. Nfonsam is department head of surgery for LSU Health New Orleans, a member institution of the LCRC. His research has focused…
NEW ORLEANS — Sven Davisson has been named associate director of administration of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center. Since 2015, he has served as chief administrative officer. In his expanded role, Davisson will support the center's director in ensuring that…
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health recently named Thomas Rhodes chief operating officer of the River Region overseeing Ochsner facilities in Kenner, LaPlace, Destrehan and Luling. From Houston, Rhodes brings with him more than 20 years of experience in healthcare. “I…
NEW ORLEANS – Steve Webb, president and CEO of Neighbors FCU, will serve as the new board chair of the Louisiana Credit Union League. He succeeds Sidney Parfait, former president and CEO and current…
HARVEY, La. — The Westbank Business & Industry Association, formerly the Harvey Canal Industrial Association, hosted its annual President’s Dinner and Installation of Officers on Jan. 19 at Boomtown Casino New Orleans. The keynote…
NEW ORLEANS — Erica Fryoux has joined Dignity Memorial as marketing campaign manager. Fryoux will oversee community development and coordinate pre-planning seminars for seven Greater New Orleans area funeral homes: Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home,…
NEW ORLEANS — In January 2023, the Mayer Building Company concluded a minority asset share sale to Fred F. Goodrow, who's served in the role of vice president at the company for the last 10 years. “With the addition of…
MANDEVILLE, La – On Jan. 24, Chris Masingill, CEO of the St. Tammany Corporation, announced that Kyle Buckley has joined the economic development organization as its new graduate research fellow. The creation of the research fellowship program was identified as…
NEW ORLEANS – The LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center has named Stephanie Haydel Kleehammer chief administrative officer and associate director for administration. Kleehammer will serve as an executive leadership team member, working closely with the Cancer Center director, John H. Stewart,…
BATON ROUGE – Investar Bank has announced the appointment of John Campbell as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Campbell will report to President and Chief Executive Officer John D’Angelo and serve as a strategic and tactical business partner…
NEW ORLEANS — Flanagan Partners has announced that Meghan F. Grant has become a partner in the firm. She is a 2012 honors graduate of Tulane Law School. She represents businesses in contractual, regulatory and litigation matters, particularly in the…
NEW ORLEANS – Everton Carvalho is the newest communications coordinator at Gambel Communications. He will support the client services team with graphic design and video creation for digital and social media. “Everton not only expands our team but also elevates…
NEW ORLEANS – GIFTED Healthcare has announced the launch of its interim leadership service line to support clients and advance career opportunities for healthcare professionals. Scott Mevers joins the GIFTED leadership team as VP, interim leadership. He spent the last…
NEW ORLEANS — Windsor V. Richmond has become a partner at Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn. She is an Isidore Newman School graduate who earned a BA in history and political science from Tulane University and a law degree from…
NEW ORLEANS — From the University of New Orleans: As a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of New Orleans, Darrell Kruger is not exactly new to UNO. However, prior to his formal…
NEW ORLEANS – D. Parker Moring Jr. has earned an MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and been named partner and senior managing director at Valbridge Property Advisors l South Louisiana. The MAI designation is achieved by completing a graduate-level…
NEW ORLEANS — Dillard University will officially install Dr. Rochelle L. Ford as its eighth president during a Jan. 27-29 Inauguration Weekend celebration. Ford has said her vision is to improve campus facilities, enhance faculty and staff recruitment and retention,…
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, a nonprofit organization of Louisiana business leaders promoting policies to advance business and industry, has launched a search for its next chief executive…
MANDEVILLE, La. – St. Tammany Corporation CEO Chris Masingill announced the election of Dr. William Wainwright, chancellor of Northshore Technical Community College, as the new St. Tammany Parish Development District board president. Additionally, Mike Gambrell, senior vice president for commercial…
METAIRIE — LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors has promoted Francis "Trey" Ragan III to director of tax services. He was most recently a senior manager in the firm. Ragan began his career in 2008 at a Big Four public accounting…
