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from Business Report-February 2021

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Cajun Ready Mix Concrete

has announced a merger with Heck Industries. Partners Steven Cheatham, Ryan Heck and Jason Lyngass founded Cajun Ready Mix Concrete in 2014. The company currently has seven plants and 60 mixer trucks in the Baton Rouge area. Founded by Wallace Heck Sr., Heck Industries has provided ready mixed concrete in south Louisiana since 1957. With the merger, Wallace Heck Jr. will act as a senior adviser for Cajun. Wallace Heck III will also serve an integral management role within the combined organization.

Real estate company Unlock’d is evolving into a new brand, Falaya. The new name stems from a word familiar to many in south Louisiana—Atchafalaya, which is Choctaw for “long river.” Founder Barret Blondeau’s son is also named Rivers. ASSE International in Legionella water safety and management. He is a licensed water treat-

Hatcher ment operator in Louisiana and works in the areas of potable and utility water in the commercial and health care industries. Hatcher is a certified water technologist with the Association of Water Technologies.

APPOINTMENTS MEMBERSHIPS The following members make up the 2021 Baton Rouge Area Chamber Leadership Baton Rouge class: Karen Austin, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services; NeShana Bilbrew, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; Aneatra Boykin, BREC; Kimberly Brown, Ochsner Health; Tristi Charpentier, Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation; Helen Frink, Office of MayorIssue Date: FEB 2021 Ad proof ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATION #2President Sharon Weston Broome; • Please respond by e-mail or fax with your approval or minor revisions. David Hatcher of Thornton, Marlin Glenn, Hollingsworth • AD WILL RUN AS IS unless approval or final revisions Musso & Bellemin Inc. has be- Richards Ford; Lauren Hebert are received by the close of business today. • Additional revisions must be requested and may be subject to production fees. come a certified specialist with Henderson, The Mayors Healthy Carefully check this ad for: CORRECT ADDRESS • CORRECT PHONE NUMBER • ANY TYPOS

Catherine S. Giering, Partner

Prior to joining Keogh Cox in 2020, Cathy served as Court Attorney for the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Previously, she was a litigator and successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials in Louisiana state and federal courts for over 20 years.

Tiffany T. Kopfinger, Partner

Tiffany has represented multi-million dollar international companies, local businesses and mid-range firms. She acted as Corporate Counsel for one of the largest electrical contractors in the US for 8 years, and rejoined Keogh Cox last January having been with the firm for 7 years, previously.

Laura Marcantel, Associate

Originally from Baton Rouge, Laura earned her J.D. and Diploma in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center and joined the firm in 2020.

Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd. • 701 Main Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 • 225.383.3796 keoghcox.com

City Initiative; Johnathan Hill, of its board of trustees: Rick Franklin Associates; Rebecca Bond, Dr. Brad Gaspard and Hinton, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Jason MacMorran. Bond, who Phillips; Carlton Jones, Southern is also the incoming chairman University Alumni Federation; of the BRG Foundation Board of Matthew Jones, Milton J. Womack Governors, will serve as an ex ofInc.; Emily LeBeau, New Schools ficio member. He is co-owner for Baton Rouge; Benjamin of Bond Construction Co., and Leger, 225 magazine; Tara McLin, also operates Clear Net Worth Unitas Consulting; Cydney and Clear Properties. Gaspard is Morris, St. Joseph’s Academy; medical director of Baton Rouge Jayson Newell, Baton Rouge General Physicians. MacMorran Area Chamber; Haley Norton, is a director with Postlethwaite & LSU; Nathan Rust, Prestigious Netterville’s Consulting Services Painting; Seth Schilling, Entergy; Group and leads the firm’s litigaAmey Shortess Crousillac, tion niche. Capital Area United Way; Chelsea Smith, Turner Industries Group; Recently announced board Sophia Solomon, Our Lady of the of directors for 2021 for the Lake Regional Medical Center; Christian Outreach Center of Jamee Steele, The Tatman Group; Baton Rouge are: the Rev. Gerrit Edgardo Tenreiro, Baton Rouge Dawson, Nick Cagley, Richard General Medical Center; Michael Wright, Deborah Todd, Greg Victorian, Phelps Dunbar; Cotter, Billy Rimes, Michael Therese Walker, Emergent Moss and Ann Felice Fourrier. Method; Brandy Williams, East The Rev. Brian Sleeth is execuBaton Rouge Parish School tive director. System; and Dishili Young, NeelIssue Date: February 2021Schaffer Inc. Ad proof #2 Bill Hines has been reelected • Please respond by e-mail or fax with your approval or minor revisions. for his fourth consecutive five• AD WILL RUN AS IS unless approval or final revisions Baton Rouge General recently year term as managing partner of are received by the close of business today. • Additional revisions must be requested and may be subject to production fees. announced three new members Jones Walker, and Miriam Wogan

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HELPING MAKE YOUR DREAM HOME a reality

Darlene H. Reese, Broker

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Henry and Josh Norris have been reelected to the firm’s board of directors for four-year terms. The firm also announced the election of two new partners from Baton Rouge: Justin Marocco and Thomas McCall.

Brandon Ivey is chair of the board of directors for the Home

Builders Association of Greater

Baton Rouge for 2021. Ivey is the owner of Ivey Construction in Central. A Baton Rouge native, Ivey brings 16 years of construction and reconstruction experience throughout Baton Rouge and North Carolina. He also holds a commercial contractor license and is the owner/operator of the Central Pit in Greenwell Springs, which provides aggregates and fill material for East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas.

AWARDS HONORS

Dr. Louis Minsky, partner, Minksy & Carver Medical Center for Personal Wellness, has been named the 2021 LSU Alumnus of the Year, and Nicole Hilton, founding partner/design architect, Cole Hil, Douglasville, Georgia, has been named LSU Young Alumna of the Year. They will be inducted into the 2021 LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction along with Mark Grant, TV director, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network; Gregory Hamer Sr., CEO, B&G Food Enterprises; Dr. Henry Gremillion (posthumous), dean, LSU Health School of Dentistry; and Todd Schexnayder, senior vice president, Fidelity Bank. Details on the date and location for the Hall of Distinction Gala will be announced later.

MMR was recently recognized by the Pelican Chapter

of Associated Builders and

Contractors Inc. for its work on several projects. MMR received two Excellence in Construction awards, the highest honor, and one Merit award, the second highest honor. Excellence awards were given for the Gray Wolf Compressor Station Project and the GSU 1, 2 & 3 Bus Duct Replacement Project, while a Merit award was given for Project Eddie.

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