Leadership Livingston Alumni Hosting Blanket Drive
The Leadership Livingston Alumni Program is launching a blanket drive to impact private nonprofits in Livingston Parish. The idea for the drive came about when the Chamber was contacted by a local agency asking for assistance in providing blankets to their clients. "We saw how quickly the business community rallied to help our local citizens in need. We decided to jump in and expand on the help we offered last year. The perfect vehicle for the Livingston Parish Chamber to complete this project through
Six Livingston Parish Chamber Businesses Named in LSU 100
The LSU 100 announced the Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses. The LSU 100 is the fastest-growing businesses globally that are owned or led by LSU Alumni. They are selected through measuring growth over the past three years. Among the 100 are six Livingston Parish Chamber members. Quality Engineering & Surveying, Port Vincent, placed 21st on the list; Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, Baton Rouge, placed 32nd; Investar Bank, Baton Rouge, placed 36th; Sport Clips, French Settlement, placed 40th; Walk-On’s
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Uno, Dos, Tacos Livingston Parish Location Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Fans of Sombrero’s in Walker will be happy to know that there is a new location in Livingston Parish where they can purchase Tommy Stojak’s Tex-Mex cuisine. Uno, Dos, Tacos celebrated a ribbon cutting with the Livingston Parish Chamber Wednesday morning. The Denham Springs location is the second Uno, Dos, Tacos to open this year. A Baton Rouge location opened in March. Stojak and his business partner, Adam, said they have been seeing a lot of success and have plans for further expansion. There are a few
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Litter Free Lp Impacts Litter Across the Parish
Chilly weather didn’t stop 18 teams of volunteers from meeting at locations throughout Livingston Parish on Saturday morning for the Livingston Parish Chamber’s Litter Free Lp Fest. Ahead of the Litter Free Lp Fest, Parish President signed a proclamation naming Nov. 16 Litter Free Lp Day. The Litter Free Lp Fest is a part of the Chamber’s Litter Free Lp Initiative and aimed to raise awareness in Livingston Parish about the litter problem and motivate the community to solve it. From 8 am to 10 am more than
BRENDA NOVOA, P.E., MSCE JOINS PREMIER GEOTECH AND TESTING
Premier Geotech and Testing Continues to Grow Its Staff [BATON ROUGE, LA, October 31, 2019] Premier Geotech and Testing, a geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm in Baton Rouge, expands its geotechnical division with the addition of Brenda Novoa, P.E., MSCE as the firm’s newest Geotechnical Engineer. Ms. Novoa will be focused on project management and developing creative solutions to geotechnical challenges. Ms. Novoa has been in the industry for more than 17 years and
Chamber of Commerce to Host Biggest Litter Free Lp Fest Yet
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce has decided to tackle litter in a big way. The Chamber’s Love Lp campaign launched last year to encourage community pride and enhance Livingston Parish. The focal point of the Love Lp campaign is the Litter Free Lp initiative. “We want to make an organized, community effort to fight this issue that we all agree is a serious problem and a priority in our Parish,” said John Blount, Litter Initiative Chair. The initiative so far has been focused on two goals,
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Urban Air Denham Springs Opens with Weekend of Celebrations
(Denham Springs, La.) - Urban Air Denham Springs celebrated a ribbon cutting on Friday with the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce to kick off a weekend of grand opening celebrations. Franchise owners, Ron and Bobbie Tindall were proud to offer an exclusive, free VIP Party for first responders and military families, as well as Livingston Parish Chamber members on Friday evening following the ribbon cutting. Saturday morning the party continued with live music and free passes for the first 200 guests in
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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
