NEW ORLEANS - After 40 years of practicing architecture in the region, Holly & Smith Architects APAC of Hammond and New Orleans has appointed new leadership, setting the stage for the organization's future. The board of directors of the company…
NEW ORLEANS - Fidelity Bank and WDSU have awarded a $5,000 prize to Joe Franklin, the winner of their home office makeover contest. With millions of people working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, Fidelity Bank and WDSU have…
NEW ORLEANS - The nonprofit Pontchartrain Conservancy has announced its 2021 board of directors. Officers are Patricia Meadowcroft (chair), Marcia St Martin (vice chair), Ben Caplan (secretary) and Amy Cohen (treasurer). Directors are Michael…
NEW ORLEANS – Super Lawyers has recognized 23 attorneys from New Orleans-based law firm Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann. Susan Talley and Phillip Wittmann were named to the Top 10 Lawyers in Louisiana list, while four additional attorneys were recognized as…
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Board of Regents - a state agency that coordinates all public higher education in Louisiana - has sworn in its leadership team for the upcoming year. Blake David of Lafayette will serve as Board of…
NEW ORLEANS - The Idea Village, the New Orleans-based nonprofit startup accelerator, has selected nine local startups to participate in its 2021 VILLAGEx accelerator program. VILLAGEx is a 16-week cohort-based accelerator program for startups with innovative, technology-focused business models that…
BATON ROUGE - Beau Box Commercial Real Estate has opened an office in Pensacola, Fla. “Beau Box Commercial Real Estate is eager to hit the ground running in 2021 with our entrance into the Florida CRE market. The panhandle is…
GULFPORT, Miss. — Hancock Whitney bank has named veteran brand and marketing strategy executive Laura Sullivan Ethridge as its new chief marketing officer. As Hancock Whitney’s CMO, Ethridge is the executive vice president responsible for leading the company’s marketing strategy…
NEW ORLEANS – Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann announces the membership of John Overby, who has served as special counsel since joining the firm in 2016. “This is a tremendous honor, and I look forward to furthering the outstanding reputation the…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce has announced that LaVerne Toombs has been named the organization's new executive director. Toombs has more than 20 years of experience in local…
NEW ORLEANS - The 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists include seven Flanagan Partners attorneys Thomas M. Flanagan, Harold J. Flanagan, and Sean P. Brady were named to the 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers list. Thomas Flanagan and Brady…
NEW ORLEANS - Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC has announced that Laurence D. LeSueur Jr. has become a member of the firm. LeSueur's litigation practice includes representing clients in complex commercial disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith cases,…
NEW ORLEANS - Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC has announced that Christine M. Calogero has become a member of the firm. Calogero's practice includes a range of civil litigation matters, including insurance coverage and bad faith, securities and…
NEW ORLEANS - McGlinchey Stafford has announced that Michael D. Ferachi became the firm’s new managing member on Jan. 1. Previously serving as senior operations manager for the firm, Ferachi has worked closely with predecessor Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar Jr.…
BATON ROUGE – Emergent Method, a Baton Rouge-based management consulting firm, has announced that Christina Melton has joined the firm as a manager. In this role, she will support the continued growth of the firm’s strategic communication practice by providing…
NEW ORLEANS - Jessica C. Engler and Tyler Moore Kostal are the newest partners at Kean Miller LLP. “We are excited to welcome Jessica and Tyler as partners in our law firm. They have shown a remarkable commitment to their…
NEW ORLEANS – Riess LeMieux has announced that Michael Lane has been named to the "Super Lawyers 2021" list and Jonathan Forester, Michael Blackwell and Robert Riess have been recognized on the “Louisiana Rising Stars Super Lawyer 2021” list in…
NEW ORLEANS - Adams and Reese has announced that Gerard Gaudet has been elected to partnership in the firm. Gaudet represents clients in maritime/admiralty litigation, commercial/corporate litigation, directors and officers litigation in closely held corporations and homeowners’/condominium owners’ associations and…
GRAND ISLE, La. — The Grand Isle Port Commission recently appointed Weldon M. Danos as its new executive director. Danos, a native of Raceland, graduate of Central Lafourche High School and resident of Grand Isle, has 43 years of domestic…
NEW ORLEANS - Twenty attorneys with Baker Donelson have been named to the 2021 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers and 14 attorneys were listed as "Rising Stars." Sixteen of the firm's New Orleans area attorneys were named to the list:…
METAIRIE - General contractor Broadmoor LLC has announced the promotion of Michael Park to vice president and Brian Vega to project executive. Park has been a member of the Broadmoor team for more than 15 years. His projects include the…
METAIRIE – LCMC Health has announced the selection of Richard Tanzella as the new CEO of East Jefferson General Hospital. Tanzella will assume his role on Feb. 1, 2021 and will lead a staff of nearly 3,000 and manage a…
NEW ORLEANS – The board of trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art has elected a slate of new board members. The board supports NOMA’s mission of "uniting, inspiring, and engaging diverse communities and cultures through the arts." “In…
NEW ORLEANS - The Algiers Economic Development Foundation hosted a virtual annual meeting presented by University of Holy Cross on Thursday, Dec. 17. The event featured remarks from New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell and a presentation by Ochsner Health President…
COVINGTON, La. — Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a campus of Tulane Medical Center, has announced the addition of Dr. Philip Gardner, a board-certified vascular surgeon, to Lakeview Regional Physician Group. Gardner has 38 years of clinical experience treating vascular disease…
MANDEVILLE, La. – DonahueFavret Contractors Inc. has announced that Max Ferran has been named vice president/director of operations. “Max has provided leadership since joining our company and has earned additional responsibilities," said John Donahue, the company's president and CEO. "We…
METAIRIE - Wegmann Dazet announces and congratulates the following promotions effective Jan. 1, 2021: Valerie Lowry, CPA, has been admitted as a shareholder and elected vice-president. Thomas “Tommy” Laine, CPA, has been promoted to partner. Brian Menendez, CPA, has been…
BATON ROUGE – Success Labs welcomes Dr. Melissa Thompson to its team of expert people strategy consultants. “We are excited to have Melissa on board,” says Devin Lemoine, Success Labs’ owner and president. “She brings a unique skillset and significant…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce has named LaVerne Toombs its new executive director. Toombs has more than 20 years of experience in local and federal government, nonprofit, PR/marketing, fundraising, grant writing and business development.…
NEW ORLEANS - Providence Community Housing has announced the promotion of Ryan Herringshaw to chief operating officer. Herringshaw has been a key part of the leadership team in establishing standardized procedures and policies within the organization as well as aiding…
