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Sherwin-Williams in Walker Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Sherwin-Williams celebrated a ribbon-cutting with the Livingston Parish Chamber for their new Walker location on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Walker Branch Manager, Josh Camp, says that in the three months the store has been open they have surpassed sales goals and credits their customer service. “People asked how we’ve done it. It’s how we treat people. I’m country. I’m from a small town. We just treat people well.” The ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off the Contractors Grand Opening for the store including food,
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Women's Leadership Award Recipients 2019
(Denham Springs, La.) – The Livingston Parish Chamber Announced the 2019 recipients of the Women’s Leadership Awards on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Women’s Leadership Event. The awards rounded out an event with three dynamic speakers, Judge Zoey Waguespack, Dr. Mari Ann Callais and Wendy Rodrigue, who moved attendees to laughter and tears. The Awards were presented to six women who live, work or volunteer in Livingston Parish and have exhibited excellence in their area of expertise and paved the way for the
Hannis T. Bourgeois Receives National Recognition
Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP was recognized by Construction Executive at #34 in a list of the top 50 construction CPA firms. Construction Executive selected firms based on 2018 revenues from construction practice, number of CPAs in construction practice, percentage of firm’s total revenues from construction practice, number of construction clients in 2018, number of office locations with a construction accounting practice, number of employees with CCIFP certification, and year construction accounting practice
Candidates in the October 12, 2019 Election
Dr. Vickie Auguste, BESE District 6 Candidate Dr. Auguste, a product of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System, is a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Ascension Parish. She and her husband Bruce, have four adult children and one minor child who attends high school in the Ascension Parish Public School System. They have six grandchildren and two godchildren. Dr. Auguste has an undergraduate degree in sociology, a master’s degree in social science and a master’s degree in education
Terracon Golf Tournament to benefit CASA
Child Advocacy Services and Terracon are excited to announce the 8th Annual Golf Benefit supporting Child Advocacy Services. This year’s tournament will be held on Monday, October 14th at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Denham Springs. Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 4,500 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices nationwide. With four offices located in Louisiana, Terracon’s employees feel
North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital Earns CARF International Re-accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, better known as CARF International, has announced that North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital has been re-accredited with no recommendations – an accomplishment achieved by only 3 percent of facilities surveyed worldwide. This latest re-accreditation applies to the hospital’s adult inpatient rehabilitation and stroke specialty programs. It is the eighth consecutive voluntary 3-year accreditation that CARF International has awarded to North Oaks
Construction Executive Magazine Names LaPorte one of ‘Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms’ for 2019
(Metairie, LA) In its first ranking of this kind, Construction Executive magazine has named LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors to the list of ‘Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms.’ Hundreds of accounting firms nationwide completed the survey to be considered for the list. Rankings were decided from a complex algorithm which considered the following: revenues from construction practice; number of CPAs in the construction practice; percentage of firm’s total revenues from construction practice; number of
Livingston Parish Businesses Earn Recognition
Quality Engineering Named one of Top 5,000 Companies in U.S. Quality Engineering and Surveying, Inc has been named one of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States for the fourth year in a row by Inc. 500. In addition to being number 2,869 on the top 5,000 list, they are also the forty-fourth fastest-growing engineering company and twenty-third fastest growing company in Louisiana.Dr. Cynthia Baker Named Best in State The Optometry Association of Louisiana has named Dr.
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Livingston Parish Chamber to Host Two Political Forums
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce encourages Livingston Parish residents to be informed voters by attending two political forums hosted by the Livingston Parish Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee in September. April Wehrs, Chamber President and CEO said, “Keeping voters informed is an important goal of the Governmental Affairs Committee. Hosting political forums like these are an excellent way for people to learn more about the candidates that they will be voting for in October.” On Sept. 19
Rodrigue, Callais and Waguespack Confirmed for Livingston Parish 3rd Annual Women’s Event
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce announces the speaker line up for their third annual Women’s Leadership Event. The event will be held on Friday, September 20th beginning at 11:00 a.m. in Denham Springs. About the speakers: Wendy Rodrigue, award-winning public speaker, author, art historian and widow of artist George Rodrigue will be headlining the event. Included in her presentation is an exhibit from the “Blue Dog” archives along with personal stories of George behind the art. Dr.
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Partnerships and Progress Themes Echoed at State of the Parish Luncheon
Chad Bacas from Forte & Tablada kicked off the meeting by demonstrating how advanced measurement technology can scan and create images of inaccessible areas like murky river waters. Using this kind of technology, the Forte & Tablada team helped authorities locate a car that had been submerged in the Amite River. “We were worried they would find bodies in it,” said Bacas, “but fortunately it was nothing like that. It was a car from a year-old insurance fraud case.” Another innovation the Forte & Tablada team
Leadership Livingston Class of 2020 Announced
Leadership Livingston’s newest class began learning about Livingston Parish at the Livingston Parish Chamber’s State of the Parish Luncheon. The class participants were announced and kicked off their class by getting an update from Parish President Layton Ricks. “Leadership Livingston is approaching 200 graduates,” said Livingston Parish Chamber President and CEO April Wehrs. “We are excited to see what the class of 2020 will accomplish.” The 27 participants previously met at the Livingston Parish Chamber
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Parish President Ricks Outlines Drainage Progress
Parish President Layton Ricks gave his annual State of the Parish address at the Livingston Parish Chamber’s State of the Parish Luncheon. Ricks began by applauding Congressman Graves, Senator Cassidy and Governor Edwards on the work they did at the state and federal levels to help bring in promised money to complete flood abatement projects. He mentioned that most of the funding that is being used now is money that the parish has been waiting on since 2016. Ricks cautioned the room not to get caught up
Parish President and LPPS Superintendent to Speak at State of Parish Luncheon
Parish President Layton Ricks will speak at the State of the Parish Luncheon held by the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 14. Ricks will be giving updates on the state of Livingston Parish as a whole, but a focus of the presentation will be drainage. New Livingston Parish Public School Superintendent, Joe Murphy, will also be present to introduce himself. The Livingston Parish Chamber will also provide updates on elections, business advocacy and community initiatives, including the
Get to Know the Livingston Future 5 2019
Announcing the Livingston Future 5! Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the Livingston Future 5 award. One of the great resources of Livingston Parish is the young professionals who work, live and volunteer here. We are honored to recognize the five recipients. Find out more about them below.Blake Harris - Blake practices law and is specialized in estate planning, successions and real estate transactions. He plans to work with his firm’s expansion of a new office to provide full title &
Jody Purvis and McHugh David to Address LYP Annual Meeting
The new Livingston Parish School Assistant Superintendent Jody Purvis and local entrepreneur McHugh David of the Livingston Parish News will be guest speakers at the LYP Annual Meeting on July 30. David and Purvis will share how they navigated the earliest years of their careers and what they have learned since. “Both of these professionals won Livingston Future 5 Awards last year because their service to the community and excellence in their career field set them apart. We are very glad to have them
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Raising Canes Walker Holds Ribbon Cutting with Livingston Parish Chamber
“People have been asking when there was going to be a Cane’s in Walker literally since we opened the first location,” said Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s founder and CEO. The answer was Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 10 am. Opening the doors at the first Raising Cane’s location in Walker was preceded by a Grand Opening celebration and Ribbon Cutting ceremony. The Walker High band, Cane III, national BMX Champion Terry Adams and many others were a part of the celebration which included a Ribbon Cutting ceremony
