Biz New Orleans February 2025 by Renaissance Publishing

PIONEERING

PUPPETRY

Swaybox Studios is set to disrupt a $400 billion industry

FEBRUARY

After decades of moves, The Bright School for the Deaf made its permanent home in Metairie in 2024, thanks to help from a local construction leader with a special tie to the cause

Far from being frightened away, Little Miss Muffin is a shop determined to help Lakeview

Coworking spaces in the region now number in the 20s, with more popping up all the time. A look at why workers and employers are loving them

A listing of local attorneys named to the Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

Blurring the lines between animation and reality, Swaybox Studios’ new animation style is set to disrupt a $400 billion industry

Bon Temps Returns

It’s Carnival time y’all! And in the spirit of celebrating the wonder of this region’s indomitable imagination and artistry, we thought it was the perfect chance to highlight a local company that’s rich in both and happens to be celebrating a huge win.

The buzz in the animation and comic book industries has been strong since news broke this past fall that Jefferson Parish-based Swaybox Studios will be showcasing its groundbreaking mix of animation and puppetry in a feature film for DC Studios. The film will focus on the origin stories of two versions of Batman’s famed sidekick, Robin.

New Orleans has long been a city that has inspired creativity, and it’s so exciting to see that continue into new mediums. In a city that operates differently, sees things differently and encourages others to do the same, Swaybox is continuing that legacy into a new space. What an incredible partnership for the company’s first feature film!

Other can’t-miss features of this issue include our “Why Didn’t I Think of That?” for February, which takes a peek at a shop called Keep It In the Culture, which is dedicated to making sure our culture bearers have an affordable means to obtain the goods they need to bring Carnival to life.

Tax time is creeping up again, and if you are a Louisiana business owner who would love to ensure your tax bill goes to support our region’s future while benefiting its workforce now, this month’s Guest Perspective shares an opportunity you don’t want to miss.

Finally, I encourage you to check out the Real Estate Perspective, where our new Associate News Editor Kelly Hite digs into how the global coworking craze has impacted our region and the benefits these spaces are offering to both local freelancers and business owners.

As we prepare ourselves for a busy month — leaning maybe more toward fun than work — I hope that everyone has a Carnival season that fills their plastic cup to the brim with happy memories. For me, that will involve parading again in a ginormous blonde wig with the Krewe of Dolly and getting to watch my toddler up on my husband’s shoulders kicking on the charm to get those throws!

Thanks for reading and Happy Mardi Gras!

Publisher Todd Matherne

EDITORIAL

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Digital Media Editor Kelly Massicot

Associate News Editor Kelly Hite

Contributors Jeremy Marshall, Meaghan McCormack, Ashley McLellan, Misty Milioto, Paula Polito, Chris Price, Melissa Bennett Simeon, Poppy Tooker, Keith Twitchell

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Happy Super Carnival!

This is our month to shine as we welcome the NFL to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. I know we have been preparing for months, and the date is finally here to show off our city to the world.

In May 2024, Gov. Landry made a wise decision to tap into Michael Hecht’s leadership to coordinate all the efforts of the city, the Super Bowl Host Committee, the New Orleans Sports Foundation and many other groups to make sure New Orleans was ready. His team has been stellar, and the citizens of New Orleans should be proud of the work that has been done. Thank you.

Also happening this month, just two days after the Super Bowl, Jefferson Parish will celebrate its bicentennial. Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng and a host of volunteers are planning year-long events to highlight the parish and its rich history and accomplishments made over the past 200 years. The big Bicentennial Ball is being held at Lakeside Shopping Center — which is also celebrating its 65th anniversary this year — on June 14.

Speaking of big events, you do not want to miss New Orleans Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association’s luncheon on Feb. 14 at the Hyatt Regency. What a great way to

celebrate Valentine’s Day and raise money for a worthy cause.

We end February with Carnival in high gear, including Family Gras in Jefferson Parish Feb. 21-23 and the big second weekend of super parades in New Orleans.

This will be a month to celebrate in so many ways, so before we celebrate in New Orleans, I am heading out of town for the baptism of our newest (fifth) granddaughter, Annie. The whole family is traveling to California for a great weekend and it makes my heart swell with love.

I ask you — how do we get any work done? Enjoy.

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IN THE BIZ

IN THE BIZ DINING

POPPY TOOKER has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores weekly on her NPR-affiliated radio show, Louisiana Eats! From farmers markets to the homes and restaurants where our culinary traditions are revered and renewed, Poppy lends the voice of an insider to interested readers everywhere.

Faith, Love and King Cake

Covington’s Tournesol Bakery offers both French pastry favorites and delicacies inspired by the owners El Salvadoran heritage

BY POPPY TOOKER

Carlos Sanchez of Tournesol Bakery in Covington is proof that the American dream is still alive and attainable today.

Sanchez fled El Salvador’s brutal civil war in 1990, settling in Los Angeles with the help of an older sister who lived there. Although he had been studying civil engineering in El Salvador, he was forced to take a dishwashing job due to his lack of English. However, the bright, ambitious young man quickly began to acquire cooking and baking skills to get ahead. He eventually married and started a family.

When his son was 2 years old, Sanchez’s young wife was diagnosed with lymphoma. In less than a year she was gone.

A move to New Orleans brought a muchneeded change. For four years, Sanchez worked in construction, but the girlfriend who would become his wife, Linda, knew his real love was baking.

Unbeknownst to Sanchez, Linda submitted his resume to Chef Dominique Rizzo at La Boulangerie who hired him immediately. Working alongside Rizzo, making baguettes and

croissants, Sanchez knew he was learning how to craft the very best.

When Rizzo sold La Boulangerie to Donald Link, Sanchez became an important part of Chef Maggie Scales’ new team there. Sanchez’s skills were lauded by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum when he competed and won first place for Best Baguette in 2017 and Best Croissant in 2018.

Sanchez and Linda married, adding another son and a daughter to the mix. When Linda was hired to teach Spanish in a Northshore middle school, they fell in love with the St. Tammany Parish lifestyle and relocated.

Although Sanchez continued to work on the Southshore, a new dream had begun to blossom in their hearts — a bakery and café of their own.

When the perfect location in downtown Covington became available, the two fearlessly cashed in retirement savings, borrowing what they could to make their dream a reality. Even the pandemic didn’t stop them.

“I am not a person who gives up,” said Sanchez. “If I can walk and move my hands and have the strength, I will succeed. There is no other choice.”

Tournesol Café and Bakery opened on South Tyler Street in June 2020, giving Covington a new place to gather. Named for Linda Sanchez’s favorite sunflowers, the bright sunny café is open from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on weekdays providing a perfect spot for early morning business meetings, intimate lunches and an ideal after-school hangout for high school crowds.

“It makes me happy to know parents are comfortable having their kids here,” Sanchez said.

Along with classic French pastries, in a nod to his El Salvadoran heritage, Sanchez also serves hand pies filled with beef or guava and cream cheese and a remarkable tres leches cake. Just as for every South Louisiana bakery, king cakes also play an important role. Utilizing his award-winning croissant dough, Sanchez created a babkastyle twist with cinnamon filling, topped with purple, green and gold sugar. Just as he learned from Dominique Rizzo at La Boulangerie, he also offers an authentic French galette de rois (French king cake) with a real feve and a porcelain baby instead of the typical plastic favor.

Tournesol’s challah is popular for Friday Sabbath dinners — a fact that prompted a local rabbi to come calling for unleavened bread. Sanchez proceeded to craft more than 200 pita-style breads for the rabbi’s congregation to enjoy with lamb for Passover.

Sanchez himself is a man of great faith. As a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, he keeps Sabbath by closing Tournesol on Saturdays, something most modern business owners might eschew.

Catch Poppy Tooker on her radio show, “Louisiana Eats!” Saturdays at 3 p.m. and Mondays at 8 p.m. on WWNO 89.9 FM.

“I have some employees who ask for Sunday off so they can go to church so I respect their faith too,” he said. “This is the beauty of the U.S.A. — you have freedom of religion. That’s what makes this nation so great. It’s entirely based on freedom.” T

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Can It Get Worse for the Saints?

Dead money woes continue to hinder the Black and Gold

BY CHRIS PRICE

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl championship. Unfortunately, looking back is currently more inspiring than looking forward.

The Saints finished the 2024 season with a 5-12 record, placing them in last place in the NFC South division. The team finished 21st in the NFL in total offense, gaining an average of 320.1 yards and scoring 19.9 points per game, and 30th in total defense, giving up 379.9 yards and 23.4 points per game.

The season got off to a surprising start with the Saints stomping the Carolina Panthers 47-10, and Dallas Cowboys 44-19. A seven-game losing streak followed, which cost head coach Dennis Allen his job. Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi was named the interim head coach of the then 2-7 club in Week 10 but was only able to post a 3-5 record to finish the season.

Injuries plagued the team again in 2024 as several key players missed significant time, including quarterback Derek Carr, tight end Taysom Hill, center Erik McCoy, wide receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, and corner back Paulson Adebo. Too many of those who were able to stay on the field looked like age

may have caught up with them as they appeared to have lost a step.

Often during the season, experts and fans argued that sentimental feelings and large contracts for older, big-name players and dead money going to players who were not on the roster and thus not contributing was a major factor in the team’s downward turn.

Although many think the roster needs a complete rebuild, the Saints are not in a position to invest in 2025. According to overthecap.com — a website that tracks NFL teams’ financial obligations — the Saints are $66.8 million over the salary cap entering the 2025 season, including $48.4 million in dead money going to players who are no longer on the team, including Marshon Lattimore ($31.6 million), Michael Thomas ($9.2 million), and Jameis Winston ($7.4 million).

SAINTS 2025 OPPONENTS

The Saints opponents for the 2025 season have been set; dates and times will be announced by the NFL at a later date.

To get under the league-mandated salary cap — which is projected to be $275 million in 2025 — the team will need to sign lesser quality or lesser-known players to fill the roster. In other words, except for the draft and reduced rookie contracts, the Saints will not be able to add much five- or four-star level talent and will have to rely on less talented players next year.

All of this does not bode well when it comes to the team’s chances for recruiting an up-andcoming head coaching prospect to the team, as several franchises in better financial situations are also looking for new leadership.

If there is good news, it is that the Saints will have the ninth overall pick in the 2025 draft and high choices in subsequent rounds. This is the highest the team has picked since 2008, and the 18th time in franchise history that they have had a top 10 pick.

Because of the team’s upside-down finances, it will be of utmost importance to draft players who can contribute immediately, especially on defense. Although he is currently owed $51.4 million next season, it is likely Carr will return as QB. If he is cut after June 1, he will free up $30 million, but the Saints will add $21.5 million in dead money to their tally. Unless they can draft a QB who can start on day one, it doesn’t make sense to let him go.

General Manager Mickey Loomis is garnering much, if not all, of the blame for the Saints’ current situation. It will be interesting to see if he retains his position. But be it Loomis or another GM, the Saints’ chances of climbing into the top half of the league in 2025, much less being a playoff team, look slim. T

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CHRIS PRICE is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss and Chelsea football.

IN THE BIZ ENTREPRENEUR

KEITH TWITCHELL spent 16 years running his own business before serving as president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans from 2004 through 2020. He has observed, supported and participated in entrepreneurial ventures at the street, neighborhood, nonprofit, micro- and macro-business levels.

Lessons From Abroad

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive in South Africa

BY KEITH TWITCHELL

One of the countless reasons to visit foreign countries is to observe each nation’s entrepreneurial customs and practices. My trip last fall to South Africa was an exceptional example of a truly unique ecosystem.

One caveat: I only went to the Western Cape province, one of nine provinces in the country, so I cannot claim that my observations apply to all of South Africa.

That said, it’s a beautiful area, full of friendly — and entrepreneurial — people. Cape Town is probably the most cosmopolitan city on the continent and like New Orleans in many ways, including having been governed at different times by two European nations.

The centerpiece of my trip was a wine tour. There are many hundreds of vineyards in South Africa, and while I didn’t get to quite all of them, there were some very impressive common threads among the ones I did visit. Most notably, every single winemaker emphasized that they did not view themselves as competing with the other wineries. Instead, they spoke of the indus-

try-wide collaboration focused on advancing South African wines on the world stage.

This “grow the pie” mentality is such a healthy approach to business — and so often lacking in our South Louisiana region. From manufacturing to water management, energy to tech, we have so many economic opportunities; yet repeatedly, our parochial, scarcity-based mindset holds us back. Entrepreneurism can absolutely be a shared activity, and everyone benefits when it is.

Another mantra I repeatedly heard was a commitment to bring more women and people of color into South African winemaking, which remains largely dominated by white men. There was a shared realization that the larger the talent pool, and the more diversified the talent, the stronger their industry would be. This is another example of their collaborative spirit, and again, is something that many local industries would do well to emulate.

The success of this collaborative approach is evidenced by South Africa’s growing share of the world wine market. While wine drinking globally is decreasing, consumption of South

African wines has reached record high levels, and the country now ranks eighth among the world’s wine-producing nations.

I experienced a very different type of entrepreneurship in the Khayelitsha township, home to over 1million Capetonians. Townships are, bluntly, the slums of South Africa, and from the outside, they appear to be imposing, impenetrable tangles of impoverished chaos.

Inside, however, you find another story. Yes, most of the structures are huts of corrugated tin and cardboard, but there are real houses as well. Yes, there are mazes of trails among these structures, but there are real roads too – most of them in better shape than New Orleans roads.

Most striking of all was the powerful sense of community in Khayelitsha, which definitely included an entrepreneurial component. The streets are lined with the same types of businesses you would see anywhere else – grocers, auto repairs, shoe stores, bakeries – all owned by local individuals. The storefronts too were mostly shacks, the signs were handmade, and I doubt there was a business license among them, but these were clearly viable operations and points of pride for their owners and customers alike.

City services in the township range from minimal to nonexistent, but the residents have taken things into their own hands. For example, all of Khayelitsha has electricity — wired throughout by the people, drawing from the power lines on the perimeter of the settlement. Is this theft or entrepreneurship? Given the local utility company’s complete disinterest in providing service within these communities, I would vote for the latter.

One commonality between the vineyards of Stellenbosch and the streets of Khayelitsha was that everyone I met was warm and welcoming. Another was that, in a country that has had a difficult past and many challenges in the present, optimism, community and entrepreneurial spirit were everywhere.T

PERSPECTIVES

Audubon’s

Rooted

Co-working spaces in the region now number in the 20s, with more popping up all the time. A look at why workers and employers are loving them.

PERSPECTIVES MARITIME+PORTS

JEREMY MARSHALL was born and raised in Baton Rouge before moving to New Orleans with his wife, Kristin, in 2018. Beginning his career in the film/TV industry, Marshall worked steadily on over a dozen projects before transitioning to Renaissance Publishing as sponsored content coordinator. He may be reached via email at jeremy@myneworleans.com.

Renovating Our “Front Porch”

Audubon’s “Riverfront For All” project moves toward an estimated completion date of next year.

BY JEREMY MARSHALL

Arevitalization of the historic Governor Nicholls and Esplanade wharves, adjacent to the French Quarter, is currently underway through the efforts of the Audubon Nature Institute.

The “Riverfront For All” Project will connect nearly 2.3 miles of continuous waterfront access to one of the largest continuous riverfront parks in the nation, extending from Crescent Park in the Bywater to Spanish Plaza at the base of Canal Street. This revitalized public attraction will create what former Audubon Nature Institute President and CEO Ron Forman affectionately refers to as a “front porch” for the city, a longstanding mission of the organization now near realization.

The project is now under the direction of Michael J. Sawaya, who officially stepped into the role of CEO — which Forman held for 50

years — at the beginning of the year. Sawaya is no stranger to the importance of a thriving tourism industry in New Orleans; in his former position as president/CEO of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (ENMCC) he oversaw operations at the sixth-largest convention center in the country.

With the “Riverfront For All” Project, Sawaya knows the value of that distinct flavor New Orleans offers and hopes the new riverside development can bring visitors and locals together for leisure, culture and fun.

“Most communities only develop new attractions every 10 or 20 years or so,” said Sawaya. “We are working to make New Orleans unique in that regard through reinventing and reinvesting in the city to become a competitive, and authentic, world-class destination.”

The “Riverfront For All” project will connect people as well as neighborhoods, creating covered areas for concerts and community

events, and green spaces for recreation and leisure, all landscaped to fit right alongside the historic sights and sounds of the city.

“Audubon has had a strong relationship with the Port of New Orleans since 1990 and has been eager to help redevelop the space, to build a “front porch” for the city right on the Mississippi River,” explained Forman. “Basing our designs and inspirations on the Chicago Millennium Park and The High Line Park of New York City, we have plans to create a special place everyone, whether local or visiting, wants to experience for themselves.”

As detailed in Audubon Nature Institute’s plans, the project will feature a grand promenade that will connect Crescent Park and the historic Moon Walk. The proposed expansion will welcome visitors through The Wharves Plaza and Cultural Shed, a hub for social activities and community engagement. Further along, the Upriver Lawn and Play Grove will feature ornate walking paths, open seating, small pavilions and playscapes designed to accommodate holiday celebrations and festivals.

“For a long time, folks couldn’t see the river at all in the 1970s or 1980s because of the wharves,” noted Melissa Lee, vice president of communications at Audubon Nature Institute. “In the 1980s, the World’s Fair was part of an effort to connect people with the river, and those efforts continue today.”

Partnering with Broadmoor Construction, Audubon Nature Institute has begun work to waterproof the deck and wooden structure of the wharf itself while clearing away accumulated river debris as the permitting and approval processes are being finalized.

Demolition of the structures on the wharf is awaiting approval by the city’s Corps of Engineers. When approved — hopefully within the next month or two — work is primed to begin immediately, with the hope for a completion date in the third quarter of 2026.

“Our top priority is to keep our iconic city vital and to grow tourism,” said Forman, “Developing the riverfront gives us that opportunity to provide for locals and tourists to experience the genuine New Orleans together on the river.” T

DID YOU KNOW? In 2007, there were only 14 coworking spaces in the U.S. In 2017, there were 4,000. There are now more than 19,000.

LET’S GET TOGETHER

Coworking spaces in the region now number in the 20s, with more popping up all the time. A look at why workers and employers are loving them.

BY KELLY HITE PHOTOS BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

The Greenhouse accommodates those who want to cycle or walk to work, providing a seamless transition from outdoor activities to the indoor workspace.

Whether you’re a work-fromhome professional looking for a change of scenery or a business owner interested in cutting costs, coworking spaces hold a wide array of benefits — a fact that has led to their rapid rise.

In 2018, only 2.5% of commercial office space worldwide was classified as flexible workspace. That number has since grown at an annual rate of about 23% per year, leading real estate company JLL to estimate that by 2030 flexible workspaces will account for 30% of global commercial office space.

Part of this market disruption has been driven by the rise in entrepreneurship. The U.S. averaged 430,000 new business applications per month in 2024, 50% more than in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Southeast Louisiana is no exception to these trends. Most recently ranked in the top 10 cities for entrepreneurship in America in 2023 by Gusto.com (based on number of business applications per capita), it’s not surprising that the Greater New Orleans region boasts at least 25 co-working spaces.

“Our members are mostly entrepreneurs,” said Sarah Haviland, operations director of Common House, whose 420 Julia St. location in New Orleans opened in June 2024 and has already attracted more than 1,000 members.

Haviland noted that included in the space’s membership is a social club formed by entrepreneurs within in various fields (legal, design, marketing, etc.).

“They meet regularly not just to socialize,” she said, “but to help each other grow their businesses and tackle problems.”

HOW AND WHY THEY WORK

Shared workspaces offer a customizable experience that extends not just to their work environments, but to how and when they are used. Many feature flexible memberships, day passes and short-term leasing options. Nomad Coworking Space in Algiers, for example, is open to professionals of all types and offers a punch card and pay-as-you-go system.

“People in a wide array of industries use The Warehouse,” explained René Merino, manager of the Bywater co. Located in the Bywater, the space includes three conference rooms, private phone booths and phone rooms, a full kitchen, notary services, free parking and an indoor bike rack, and an attached bar and restaurant with a rooftop deck. “We have freelancers, small businesses, nonprofits, journalists, lawyers, accountants, builders, filmmakers, you name it.”

NICHE AND BOUTIQUE SPACES

While some co-working spaces welcome anyone and everyone, others in the region are designed for specific types of people or provide spaces based on a certain theme.

The aptly named Greenhouse, for example, utilizes a biophilic design to merge exterior landscaping, green space and natural sunlight with interior spaces. “On nice days we open the large garage door and let in the natural light,” said Carolyn Croom, Greenhouse community manager. Located in a converted warehouse along the Lafitte Greenway since 2023, the Greenhouse accommodates those who want to cycle or walk to work, providing a seamless transition from outdoor activities to the indoor workspace.

The Bissap Boutique is a 1,600-squarefoot, membership-based incubator inside the 2,800-square-foot Bissap Lounge, a queer, Black, woman-led company that aims to be an economic catalyst by removing barriers to resources and space for Black, brown and Indigenous entrepreneurs and creatives.

“What we are building here is a special community of people who deserve an opportunity to earn from their creativity without the burden of systemic barriers like space access,” said Bissap Lounge founder Maryam Foye. “The Bissap Boutique offers affordable rent, pop-up opportunities and brand development support.”

Other niche shared workspaces revolve around a specific field or technology. Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), for example, recently announced the establishment of a field office in the Scale Workspace near The National World War II Museum. FUEL, a global research and development consortium for solving energy and hydrocarbon transition-related challenges, brings economic development, regional innovation and industry partners together. The field office in the Scale Workspace will be the FUEL hub for the Greater New Orleans region.

The Mind Body Collective in Algiers Point offers office space tailored specifically for independent wellness practitioners and small businesses, with offices of varying sizes that can accommodate up to 30 people as well as

Our members do not have to worry about property taxes or insurance, internet or electric bills, printers or copiers, coffee or tea. We’ve got all that covered.

René Merino, manager of The Warehouse coworking space in the CBD

opment, led the renovation project, preserving the building’s original architectural features, such as wide hallways and an auditorium archway.

BEYOND BOUTIQUE

It’s not just locally owned boutiques opening shared workspaces in the greater New Orleans region. Global and national companies like the International Workplace Group, whose brands include Spaces, Regus and HQ, is expanding into Louisiana. The company currently operates locations in Uptown and Harahan and is opening a third location in Slidell in early 2027.

“An important business hub in the U.S., Louisiana is a fantastic place for us to boost our expansion plans as the need for high-quality flexible workspaces continues to soar and hybrid working becomes the new normal,” noted International Workplace Group CEO Mark Dixon.

International Workplace Group now has more than 15 flexible workspace locations in Louisiana, which add to its more than 1,500 centers in the U.S., and more than 4,000 centers globally. The company signed 465 new locations globally in the first half of 2024, including 200 centers in the U.S.

conference rooms. Memberships range from $59 a month for a virtual office membership described as “ideal for those looking for a professional business address and occasional office to meet with clients” to an elite level membership, which covers a part-time office for $399 a month.

Some shared workspaces not only offer private offices and meeting rooms, but they also focus on themes like wellness or social interaction. The Common House, for example, provides a 24-hour gym and wellness classes such as Pilates, yoga and sound bath. The space also includes a full-service restaurant with breakfast, lunch and dinner, two bars, and an upbeat rooftop area.

“The programming manager at Common House has organized live music and DJs, wine markets, and bread making classes,” said Haviland.

On the Westbank, in December 2024, Primary Workspace opened a co-working facility with conference rooms, shared desks, private offices, and retail space in a former Gretna schoolhouse that was built in 1910. After a $3.5 million renovation, Gretna’s first primary school is now home to a 13,000-square-foot shared workspace directly upstairs from a 2,800-square-foot retail space. David Hecht, founder of Formwork Devel-

HOW EMPLOYERS BENEFIT

It’s not just freelancers and hybrid workers who reap the advantages of shared workspaces. Large corporations turn to shared workspaces to provide workforce flexibility and reduce real estate costs. Many repetitive and expensive aspects of running a “traditional” office are removed when overhead costs are outsourced to shared workspace providers.

“We take care of a lot of the overhead and operational aspects of running an office,” said Merino of The Warehouse. “Our members do not have to worry about property taxes or insurance, internet or electric bills, printers or copiers, coffee or tea. We’ve got all that covered. Another big perk we offer is free street parking right outside our front door. Parking can be inconvenient and expensive in the CBD.”

Many businesses have found that moving employees to remote work has aided their bottom line. Dixon said there are other benefits as well.

“Our openings in Louisiana come at a time when more and more companies are discovering that flexible working boosts employee happiness and satisfaction while helping the environment,” he said. “Our workplace model is also proven to increase productivity and allows for a business to scale up or down at significantly reduced costs.”T

MELISSA BENNETT SIMEON, CISR, is the founder and CEO of Bennett Simeon Insurance, one of the only woman-owned, independent insurance agencies in Louisiana. She may be reached via email at melissa@simeonins.com.

Lower Your Homeowners Insurance This Year

A local agent offers some advice

BY MELISSA BENNETT SIMEON

While much of the conversations around property insurance in Southeast Louisiana have been very doom and gloom, I’d like to shine some light on some hopeful trends we are seeing with property rates. After my 20 years specializing in property insurance, I have certainly seen many ups and downs when it comes to insurance rates.

Whether you are insuring your home or commercial properties, the trend from mid-2024 to the present has been positive. The majority of markets have held steady on rates or have come down which is fantastic news, and we anticipate this trend will continue this year.

So, what can you do if you haven’t seen a rate reduction, or worse, if your insurance premium has gone up?

MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE AGENT HAS ALL THE NECESSARY DETAILS REGARDING UPDATES DONE TO YOUR PROPERTY.

This may seem like a no-brainer, especially if your agent has been writing your insurance for years, but you’d be surprised how many times we are able to reduce clients’ premiums by adding additional pertinent underwriting information. This could be letting them know you updated your HVAC, or replaced plumbing. Particularly we have noticed that the year the wiring was updated (in older structures) is just as important as the roof year. The more details you can provide, the better.

MAKE SURE YOUR INSURANCE AGENT IS SHOPPING ALL THE MARKETS AT THEIR DISPOSAL.

This is another one that seems obvious, but sometimes it’s good to ask what other markets were quoted to make sure they have covered all the bases. Make sure that they give you multiple options from different insurance companies, not just the incumbent insurance company. You’d be surprised how many times trying a new market has worked out in our client’s favor.

MAKE SURE YOU DISCLOSE YOUR LOSS HISTORY.

The biggest reason we see insurance rates not decreasing is when there are open claims. Open claims tend to scare off insurance companies, especially if they suspect repairs are not completed. Make sure if you have an open claim, that you paint a very detailed picture for your agent to present to other markets to alleviate the underwriters’ concerns. Show them that you have taken the extra step to mitigate a loss from happening again, show receipts and proof of completed repairs, etc.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS?

In the homeowners arena, we have seen some reduction in rates for clients who obtain wind mitigation surveys. A wind mitigation survey looks at construction features of your home, and documents those features. For example a hip roof vs. gable roof, concrete vs. frame construction, shutters and opening protections, roof-to-wall attachments — all these factors can influence the rate you are being charged on your commercial and personal property insurance. Now, these surveys aren’t 100% guaranteed to reduce your premium, so check with your insurance agent first to see if obtaining one could help. The cost is a few hundred dollars but can potentially translate into years of savings.

My best advice to those in the current insurance marketplace is to find an agent you trust, and make sure they are working for you. Make sure they are covering all the bases and testing new markets to see if there are potential rate savings with other markets. T

PERSPECTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

MEAGHAN MCCORMACK is the chief executive officer of St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation. She may be reached via email at mmccormack@sbedf.org.

St. Bernard Parish Saw Major Expansions and Openings in 2024

Rooted in history, the parish’s growth continues across multiple industries

BY MEAGHAN MCCORMACK

In 2024, St. Bernard Parish showcased its ability to grow, adapt and modernize while staying true to its roots. Across industries and initiatives, unifying threads of sustainability and innovation wove through our efforts.

Take, for example, our seafood industry, a cornerstone of the parish’s identity. For years there was a missing link: full-scale, in-parish processing. This year, with the opening of Tommy’s Seafood’s processing facility, St. Bernard shrimpers are no longer forced to send their catch outside the region for processing. We plan to add cold storage and a packaging facility, and ongoing efforts to secure funding for an open-air seafood market will position the seafood sector for even greater success in the years to come. We continue to prioritize keeping our resources, and revenue, close to home.

We also saw promising expansions among St. Bernard’s top employers — leaders of our industrial sector. Milestone achievements and announcements include:

• SSE Steel Fabrication was recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies and the No. 1 fastest-growing company

in the New Orleans metro area. This comes after SSE Steel Fabrication grew its revenue by 291% in two years and saw 193% yearover-year growth. Throughout 2024, SSE has been building production facilities for a leading electric car manufacturer in Austin, Texas.

• PBF Energy secured an industrial tax exemption to begin producing sustainable aviation fuel for airlines like United, Delta and American. If the company moves forward as planned, we will see new job creation and expand St. Benard Parish’s role as a staple in the ever-changing energy industry.

• Rain Carbon Inc., which operates a facility in Chalmette and is one of the largest private employers in the parish, announced the creation of a new Innovation Center for Energy Storage Materials in North America and a partnership with Northern Graphite to produce battery anode material. This material goes into lithium-ion battery products, found in everything from cordless vacuums to lawn mowers.

These developments signal the strength of our top employers and the role St. Bernard Parish plays in meeting the nation’s needs.

Our parish’s largest economic driver, the St. Bernard Port, also advanced in ways that underscore our readiness to satisfy modern demands. With the completion of the Chalmette Slip’s historic wharf rehabilitation, supported by a $13 million TIGER grant, the port is now better equipped to handle increased cargo and attract new business, expanding its role in our parish economy. Additionally, St. Bernard Port’s stevedoring company, Associated Terminals, announced its purchase of S.H. Bell Company, which will improve and expand service offerings for St. Bernard Port customers.

In another landmark project, we are transforming blighted land into new jobs with the redevelopment of the Paris Road landfill into a sustainability-focused commerce park that includes Glass Half Full’s new recycling facility. Once operational, Glass Half Full will process up to 600,000 glass bottles daily into eco-friendly sand and gravel that can be used to rebuild the Gulf Coast and will generate 100 new jobs for the parish.

We also embraced innovation to serve our growing entrepreneurial and professional communities. The soon-to-be-launched St. Claude Collective coworking space will provide a hub for collaboration, remote work and creativity, reflecting the dynamic needs of our evolving workforce.

Efforts to expand our economy and create jobs go hand-in-hand with investing in our people. Nunez Community College is leading the charge in workforce development with its newly launched Wind Energy Technology Program. By equipping residents with skills for the emerging offshore wind energy industry, this program supports career growth while preparing our community to lead in today’s energy renaissance.

We have set a course in St. Bernard Parish for lasting prosperity. The St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation is excited to carry this momentum into 2025 with renewed purpose to deliver opportunity, progress and prosperity for the people of St. Bernard. T

PERSPECTIVE GUEST

PAULA POLITO, PHD, MBA, is the owner of Beary Cherry Tree Child Development Center and Advisory Board Member for Jefferson Ready Start Network. She may be reached via email at paulampolito@gmail.com.

A Great Alternative to Traditional Tax Payments

This year, keep your taxes local and invest in the future of our region

BY PAULA POLITO

As a Jefferson Parish business owner, I am acutely aware of the upcoming tax season. Thankfully, I am also aware of an opportunity to reduce my tax burden while investing in my local community: School Readiness Tax Credits (SRTCs).

The School Readiness Tax Credit program enables individuals with a registered Louisiana business to redirect their state tax dollars to high-quality early care and education in Jefferson Parish. Not only do your taxes remain local, but the funds also serve as an investment in the future of our community — our children.

Business owners can claim this refundable credit by contributing to the Jefferson Ready Start Network (JRSN) Future Fund. The amount you donate lowers your Louisiana state tax liability dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. If your contribution to JRSN exceeds your business’s tax burden, then you will receive a check for the difference. This program is a win-win for business owners and our community.

WHY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION?

Studies show that 90% of brain development occurs before age 5. It is critical that children birth to age 5 have access to high-quality interactions that support their development and growth. These early years mold the minds of our parish’s children — our future leaders, business owners, teachers and healthcare workers.

Research also shows that children who participate in high-quality early learning programs are 25% more likely to graduate from high school, while those who do not attend quality preschool programs are 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime before age 18. Making sure our children have a solid foundation benefits the quality of our community now and in the long run.

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR PARISH

Access to early education is a workforce issue. Approximately 70% of Louisiana children from birth to age 5 have both parents, or their single parent, employed full time. Access to quality care enables parents to participate in the workforce or pursue higher level education and training.

Alternatively, when parents are unable to access care for their children, our workforce and economy suffer. Childcare breakdowns cost Louisiana businesses $762 million per year. Lack of access to quality early care also leads to an economic loss of approximately $180 million annually in Jefferson Parish and $1.2 billion annually across the state.

THE TIME IS NOW.

We cannot afford the compounding impact of these losses. Now is the time to act. Investing in early care and education directly addresses these economic challenges, while also yielding economic gains. In fact, high-quality early education can yield a 13% return for every dollar invested. The earlier we invest, the higher the returns.

Furthermore, Jefferson Parish is facing a population decline. It is important that we remain attractive to families and new businesses if we wish to secure a thriving future for our community. The SRTC program is a great way to support both.

PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCE LOCAL INVESTMENTS

Jefferson Ready Start Network (JRSN) is a coalition tasked by the Louisiana Department of Education to increase access to high-quality early care and education locally. As the designated Child Care Resource and Referral agency in Jefferson Parish, JRSN leads the SRTC initiative locally.

JRSN works in partnership with the Jefferson Community Foundation (JCF) to support fundraising initiatives. Together, JRSN and JCF created the Future Fund to provide a way for the business community and local residents to support quality early care and education.

Participating in the SRTC program is a strategic investment for your business. We are all required to pay our share of taxes. Why not direct this amount to high-quality early learning? Transform your tax obligation into an investment in our workforce and the future of our community by visiting JeffersonReadyStartNetwork.com/SRTC. T

PIONEERING

Blurring the lines between animation and reality, Swaybox Studios’ new animation style is set to disrupt a $400 billion industry

PUPPETRY

by keith

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WHILE

animation may be an industry geared mostly toward the smallest set, it’s a colossal player in the entertainment marketplace that has grown even bigger in recent years.

Responsible for the rise of one of the largest and most well-known companies in the world — Disney is still the largest animation studio in existence — the animation industry is now estimated to be worth around $400 billion globally.

A big reason is that animated movies benefit from a wide appeal and great merchandising potential, factors that contribute to average profit margins 30% higher than their live action counterparts.

Although the artform has been around for a long time — the first animated films appeared in the early 1900s — it has seen its most notable economic growth over the last decade. So far, 11 animated films have broken $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings, and four of the top five have been released since 2018.

Surprisingly, however, animation itself has changed very little over the years. Following the release of Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in 1937, hand-drawn imagery became the standard for animated films for 60 years. The release of Pixar’s “Toy Story” in 1995 then introduced a whole new look, with a whole new set of possibilities to the marketplace when it became the first full-length film animated solely using computer-generated (CG) imagery. “Toy Story” was the secondhighest grossing film of the year, and with a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was nominated for three Academy Awards, it also ushered in a whole new era; CG animation now accounts for 85% of the global animation marketplace.

cross between CGI, stop motion and live action using puppets, the style has been turning some pretty big heads.

In 2022, Swaybox was plucked from obscurity when the NFL hired the company to create a two-minute commercial starring puppet likenesses of NFL stars that aired just before the Super Bowl halftime show.

More than 100 million people saw the piece, and the feedback was immediate and positive.

Buoyed by the exposure, the five Swaybox principals focused on securing film and television projects. Some success followed, but the biggest news hit Oct. 1, 2024, when the studio announced that it would be working with the home of beloved characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, DC Studios, on a full-length animated film called “Dynamic Duo.”

Set to be released on June 30, 2028, the film will focus on the early days of two iterations of Robin, Batman’s famed sidekick as portrayed at different times by Dick Grayson and Jason Todd.

Confident in the film’s appeal, DC has already decided on a sequel.

“Film number two will be well under way before we release the first,” noted co-founder and co-CEO Theresa Andersson.

Who Is Swaybox?

Accomplished musicians Theresa Andersson (a violinist and singer/songwriter from Sweden who came to New Orleans in 1990) and Arthur Mintz (a New Orleans drummer) met through music. Mintz, also a lover of puppetry, served as Andersson’s sound man and director during a tour. The couple fell in love and married and were working together on music and puppetry in 2011 when they received an opportunity to go to Shreveport and perform an interactive puppetry production of “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” that Mintz had directed.

“One condition of the gig was that we couldn’t bring any of our cast with us,” recalled Mintz, Swaybox’s co-CEO and director. “We had to use local talent. But one thing I’ve learned about puppeteering in the South is that there is no one with any experience.”

Thirty years later, the industry is finally seeing another major disruption, and it’s coming from New Orleans.

Marrying a love of music and puppetry, the five principals of Swaybox Studios in Elmwood have created a new form of animation that they call "Motion on Motion” (aka Momo). Described as a

The show included one human actor, and the partners auditioned a skateboarder named Chris Armand for the role. After watching Armand playing with the puppets during rehearsal breaks, Andersson said it became apparent that he was a natural.

Swaybox Studios’ puppets are carefully crafted for realism in appearance and movement. The company’s proprietary animation style — which they call Motion on Motion, or Momo — brings the puppets to life in a way that Arthur Mintz, co-CEO and director, describes as “like if a Pixar character came to life.”

Swaybox uses handmade sets, first painted in two dimensions and then crafted in intricate 3D detail, and in multiple scales depending on the performance and the actions required.

The same thing happened with another skateboarder, Noah Scruggs.

“Within 30 seconds I knew he was one of the best puppeteers I’d ever seen,” Mintz recounted. “I made him do things over and over because I couldn’t believe he hadn’t done this before.”

Armand and Scruggs then recommended bringing in a friend of theirs from the skateboard park they frequented, Thomas Woodruff, the park’s manager. But when they reached out to him, his response was a succinct “Hell no.” Woodruff did at least agree to attend one of the shows.

Recognizing the potential of their new friends, Andersson and Mintz maintained contact with the Shreveport trio. According to Mintz, it was more than just their innate ability that impressed.

“They had an incredible work ethic,” he said. They would practice one 7-second skateboard move for 10 hours a day, three days straight.”

From Frustration Comes Innovation

A year and a half after the Shreveport gig, with Mintz and Andersson still working as musicians, Mintz began working to launch a pet project of his, a coming-of-age political full-length film made with puppets. As things progressed, they formed a more formal alliance with Armand and Scruggs, and Woodruff at last agreed to join the team.

Still, even as they tinkered with new technologies and effects, there was no grand plan or design.

“That was really it, we just wanted to make this film,” said Mintz. “There was no plan to form a company. We did suspect that if we were able to pull this film off, there would be other applications.”

The team realized quickly that the leap from puppet shows to filmmaking was substantial.

“It was really startling when we first put our puppetry on camera to see how awful we were,” Mintz recalled. “What sells from 50 feet away with a live audience no longer sells when you’re in a close-up.”

Since the objective was to make a serious film, transformation was necessary.

“We wanted the performances to be incredibly nuanced because it was a very adult, layered, nuanced human story,” Mintz continued. “All of our development came out of our inability to achieve the results we were trying to achieve.”

The first advancement was drawn from how bands record music, laying down multiple tracks at different times in the studio. Using what they call “multi-track puppetry,” they discovered that they could create more complex, nuanced movements for their puppet characters. They eventually coined the phrase "Motion on Motion,” , a play on Les Paul’s Famous “Sound on Sound” approach to guitar, to describe their new method.

“That’s where we separated ourselves from everything that had come before,” said Mintz.

Still, there was much more ground to cover.

“We’ve always been driven by the creative — there was always a story that we wanted to tell,” explained Andersson, who is the co-CEO and producer for Swaybox. “But our first round of investment was more about just inventing; we were exploring all kinds of things on a very limited budget and just figuring stuff out.”

Adding to the complexity was the need to be able to teach their new techniques to the much greater number of people required to pull larger projects together. Scruggs is Swaybox’s creative technical director, Armand is the puppetry supervisor and a puppeteer, and Woodruff is the lead puppeteer, but the five co-founders knew that more staff and more skills had to be brought on board.

The Journey from First Demo to DC

“We thought what we’re doing was cool,” recounted Mintz, “but we were in a garage in Shreveport, and we could see that we were about to run out of money. So, we said ‘Let’s make a little demo reel of what’s possible’ and that piece went viral.”

Somewhat to their surprise, the demo really resonated in the marketplace and drew considerable attention from major Hollywood figures — none more important, and more interested, than Matt Reeves, director of “Planet of the Apes” and “Batman” films and owner of the 6th & Idaho production company. Reeves became a huge supporter of Swaybox.

“He felt that what we were doing was really special, something that he could relate to,” said Andersson. “He connected with the emotional quality of what we were doing, the truth of what we were doing.”

The new animation form offered a new aesthetic — with overtones of film noir and even cinema verité — as well as additional benefits.

“Because our filming is done in real time with real cameras, it is the highest fidelity imaginable relative to any other CG animation,” Mintz explained.

To start with, the puppets are far beyond Muppets or Punch and Judy.

“Our characters have the same range of facial articulation as a CG character.” Mintz stated. “It’s like if a Pixar character came to life.”

And the puppets aren’t the only things that are real. Swaybox uses handmade sets, first painted in two dimensions and then crafted in intricate 3D detail, and in multiple scales depending on the performance and the actions required.

“We use real water, real wind, real fire,” explained Armand. “If the puppets are underwater, then the puppeteer is underwater with them.

“We work with real light, we work with real directors of photography,” added Andersson

There is also a big practical advantage to the Swaybox approach: While a studio like Pixar may take a week to create three seconds of action, Swaybox averages about 60 seconds per day.

When the NFL came calling in 2022, Swaybox Studios had been operating out of its Elmwood location for nine years. The studio has always maintained a core group of 10-15 employees who are based in Louisiana. After the success, another project quickly followed.

“We were greenlit to make a project for HBO Max, a feature film based on Catwoman as a kid,” recounted Mintz. Unfortunately, three months into the project, the CEO of Warner Brothers decided to cut back on the studio’s streaming productions.

“He canceled 42 projects, including ours,” said Mintz.

With that door closed, however, another one soon opened.

The five principals of Swaybox Studios are (from left to right): Arthur Mintz, co-CEO and director; Theresa Andersson, co-CEO and producer; Thomas Woodruff, lead puppeteer; Chris Armand, puppetry supervisor and puppeteer; and Noah Scruggs, creative technical director.

It was then that director and producer Matt Reeves reappeared. Having seen some of the work for the Catwoman project, he put together a short video compilation, which he then brought to David Zaslov, president and CEO of Warner Brothers.

“Zaslov said, ‘This is incredible, we need to release it theatrically,’” said Mintz. But the marketing department felt that it needed to be a larger story.

Again, Reeves stepped in.

“Matt had always wanted to make a story about Robin [Batman’s sidekick], and he thought this would be the medium to do it in,” explained Mintz. “So, he called us and we started developing that with him. The writer of the Pixar film ‘Coco’ came back with this great script pitch that we were all excited about, but just to put this into context, it doesn’t take much when you’re running a startup to get you excited

“The previous projects we worked on were great, but everyone was, ‘We like your style, we like your aesthetic, let’s do that,’” said Armand. “Then when you get into working with them, they’re like, ‘We don’t like that anymore, can you do what we do?’ Matt Reeves and 6th & Idaho were the first people to say ‘We like that, stay doing that. That feels the best.”

Scaling Up

To take on a project of this size, their first fulllength feature film, Swaybox will be undergoing their own super transformation.

“Up until now we have operated with project-specific term employment where we have swelled up to 50-75 people depending on the project,” explained Andersson. “We will be hiring about 240 people to work on the film, and most of them will be here in Jefferson Parish, in this building.

within, we look for experienced candidates in similar industries.”

Andersson made it clear that Louisiana’s substantial film tax credits were integral to enabling the company to reach this level of success, and she feels that the studio is giving the state a good return on its investment.

“We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have the tax credits,” she affirmed. “We are bringing a lot of people to the state and are having a lot of economic impact. Utilizing the tax credits was a must, and we were very happy to hear that they survived.”

Looking Ahead

As a breakthrough startup about to hit the big time, it would be easy for Swaybox to feel like they’ve figured it all out, and to just do what they do.

That’s not likely to happen.

“The one thing we learned over these last 11 years is to keep an open eye,” Mintz said. “We’re all huge fans of film and animation, and when you’re a fan of the medium, you get excited when you see something new. I think that was our competitive advantage, we were just kind of geeks, so when we would stumble on something that we had never seen before, it would excite us, and we would explore it.”

Driven by the tenacity and creativity that first brought them success in skateboarding and music, the team is determined to keep pushing boundaries.

when someone calls you with an idea. If it’s two celery sticks that rob a bank, you’re like, ‘I’m so into vegetables!’”

It also helped that all five of the co-founders related to the project concept for “Dynamic Duo” as they have long been fans of the DC comics universe.

The final icing on the cake was that Reeves fully embraces the Swaybox style.

Andersson noted that the company aims to hire locally as much as possible, only relocating people from out of state when they can’t find what they need. To that end, she said Swaybox is working with local universities to create opportunities for students via internship training programs.

“It is part of our ongoing development strategy to engage with the film studies professors to identify the interests of the students and connect them to opportunities here at Swaybox,” she said. “We also offer training that is specific to our systems for those who have the right base skill sets,” she said. “Typically, our leads have previous experience in similar positions and if we can't promote from

“We can’t sit here and anticipate what that next exciting discovery is going to be, but we will stay open to those discoveries,” said Mintz. “We have a sort of a laboratory that’s running concurrently with this film and we’re dumping ideas into it. We’re not going to have time to explore them before the release of the film, but we are keeping that going.”

“There are always new things you have to tackle,” added Andersson. “We try to tap into the things we know, that we’ve already figured out, and then the lab is for figuring out things in the future.” T

SCAN TO SEE A SAMPLE OF SWAYBOX STUDIOS ANIMATION.

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Recognition in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America is based entirely on peer review and employs the same methodology that has made Best Lawyers the gold standard for legal rankings worldwide. These awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our “Ones to Watch” recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.

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JASON R. KENNEY Staines & Eppling 504-838-0019

RONALD KITTO Brooks Gelpi Haasé 504-224-6723

KENNETH M. KLEMM Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

NEAL J. KLING Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

EDWIN C. LAIZER Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

MARK D. LATHAM Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

KEVIN J. LAVIE Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

J. DWIGHT LEBLANC JR Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000 J. DWIGHT LEBLANC III Frilot 504-599-8000

EDWARD F. LEBRETON III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CHARLES E. LECHE Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

DAVID W. LEEFE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

WALTER J. LEGER JR Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043

WALTER J. LEGER III Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043

GEORGES M. LEGRAND Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000

ANDREA S. LESTELLE

Lestelle & Lestelle

504-828-1224

TERRENCE J. LESTELLE

Lestelle & Lestelle

504-828-1224

FRANCIS V. LIANTONIO

JR Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

WALTER P. MAESTRI

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

JEDD MALISH

King & Jurgens

504-582-3800

KEVIN A. MARKS

Melchiode Marks King

504-336-2880

MICHEAL A. MCGLONE

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

EVANS MARTIN

MCLEOD Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

MICHAEL W. MCMAHON Daigle Fisse & Kessenich

985-871-0800

PATRICK J. MCSHANE Frilot

504-599-8000

BOBBY R. MILLER JR Miller Hahn

504- 684-5044

MATTHEW A. MOELLER

The Moeller Firm

504-702-6774

THOMAS KENT

Morrison Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

ANDRÉ MOULEDOUX Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett

504-595-3000

MARCELLE P.

MOULEDOUX McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

FOSTER P. NASH Degan, Blanchard & Nash

504-529-3333

STEWART F. PECK

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

CAYCE PETERSON JJC Law

504-513-8820

KRISTI POST Blake Jones Law Firm

504-500-1234

THOMAS RAYER JR. Wagner, Bagot & Rayer

504-525-2141

DEVIN C. REID Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CATHERINE BARRETT RICE

Shlosman Law Firm

504-826-9427

MICHAEL R.C. RIESS

Riess LeMieux

504-581-3300

WILLIAM J. RIVIERE

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

DANIEL RODGERS

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JAMES T. ROGERS III Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JOSHUA L. RUBENSTEIN Blake Jones Law Firm

504-500-1234

KENT B. RYAN

Miller Hahn

504- 684-5044

KELLY T. SCALISE Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BENJAMIN O. SCHUPP McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

WILLIAM B. SCHWARTZ Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DAVID B. SHARPE Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JAMES R. SILVERSTEIN Kean Miller

504-585-3050

STEPHANIE D. SKINNER

Miller Hahn

504- 684-5044

MARK J. SPANSEL Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ROBERT J. STEFANI King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

PAUL M. STERBCOW Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson

504-588-1500

DEAN A. SUTHERLAND Jeansonne & Remondet

504-524-7333

FREDERICK SWAIM III Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802

CHARLES R. TALLEY Kean Miller 504-585-3050

IAN F. TAYLOR Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson 504-588-1500

PETER M. THOMSON Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JASON P. WAGUESPACK

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

RAYMOND T. WAID

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DEREK A. WALKER

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

RODGER WHEATON Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

DAVID WHITMORE Blake Jones Law Firm

504-500-1234

JILL S. WILLHOFT

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CONRAD S.P. WILLIAMS III Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson

504-588-1500

ANDREW C. WILSON Milling Benson Woodward 985-292-2000

BRETT D. WISE

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

JAMES E. WRIGHT III Jones Walker

504-582-8000

WILLIAM PITARD

WYNNE

Trahant Wynne 504-388-5125

LAURIE BRIGGS YOUNG Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

J. CHRISTOPHER

ZAINEY JR

Lambert Zainey Smith & Soso

504-581-1750

WAYNE ZERINGUE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

ADVERTISING LAW

STEPHEN G. BULLOCK

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LESLI D. HARRIS Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

MARY ELLEN ROY

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

MICHAEL Q. WALSHE JR Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

Antitrust Law

CRAIG L. CAESAR

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

WAYNE J. LEE

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

ALEXANDER M. MCINTYRE JR

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

DAVID L. PATRÓN

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

APPELLATE

PRACTICE

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

JUDY Y. BARRASSO

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

TAD BARTLETT

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

KELLY BRECHTEL

BECKER

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

KIM M. BOYLE

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

PETER J. BUTLER JR Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

ROY C. CHEATWOOD

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

CELESTE COCO-EWING

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

SIDNEY W. DEGAN III

Degan, Blanchard & Nash

504-529-3333

HAROLD J. FLANAGAN

Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

THOMAS M. FLANAGAN

Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

MICHAEL R. FONTHAM

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

GEORGE C. FREEMAN III

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

JAMES M. GARNER

Sher Garner Cahill

RUSS M. HERMAN

Herman, Katz, Gisleson & Cain

504-581-4892

STEPHEN J. HERMAN

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

PATRICK S. MCGOEY

Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin

504-680-6050

JOSEPH L.

MCREYNOLDS

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KERRY J. MILLER

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

ALYSSON MILLS

Alysson Mills

504-586-5253

THOMAS P. OWEN JR

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

ALISON PALERMO

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

CHRISTOPHER K. RALSTON

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

ROBERT REDFEARN JR

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

JEFFREY E.

RICHARDSON

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

ALEX B. ROTHENBERG

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett

504-582-1111

ISAAC H. RYAN

Ike Ryan

504-952-0505

LEIGH ANN SCHELL

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

MARTIN A. STERN

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

JENNIFER L. THORNTON

Samuels & Thornton

504-558-9478

ARBITRATION

RONALD J. SHOLES

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

H. BRUCE SHREVES

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

AVIATION LAW

WILLIAM C. HARRISON

BANKING AND FINANCE LAW

LEE R. ADLER

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

BART C. BACIGALUPI Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

J. PATRICK BEAUCHAMP McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

G. WOGAN BERNARD Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

ROY E. BLOSSMAN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

MELANIE KAYE BREAUX Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

SUSANNE CAMBRE Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern 504-838-9090

LAUREN CAMPISI Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

ROBIN B. CHEATHAM Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

RYAN T. CHRISTIANSEN Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

PHILIP DEV. CLAVERIE JR. Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

E. HOWELL CROSBY Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

KATHLEEN L. DOODY Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DOUGLAS S. DRAPER Heller, Draper & Horn 504-299-3300

LUKE FALGOUST Jones Walker 504-582-8000

WILLIAM T. FINN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

LOUIS Y. FISHMAN Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

C. PECK HAYNE JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

WILLIAM H. HINES Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DURIS L. HOLMES Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

DAVID S. LANDRY

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

TRISTAN E. MANTHEY Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

ALVIN C. MIESTER III

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CHERIE D. NOBLES Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

RANDY OPOTOWSKY Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

J. MARSHALL PAGE III

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DANIEL T. PANCAMO

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

WILLIAM H. PATRICK III Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

SUSAN SANTA CRUZ Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

AMY SCAFIDEL Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

STEWART SPIELMAN Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

ROBERT M. STEEG Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

ROBERT J. STEFANI

King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

JAMES A. STUCKEY

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

SUSAN G. TALLEY

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

FRANK A. TESSIER Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

ROBERT PAUL

THIBEAUX Rimon

504-267-1665

SUSAN M. TYLER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MARION WELBORN WEINSTOCK

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

STERLING SCOTT WILLIS Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

BENJAMIN WOODRUFF Jones Walker 504-582-8000

BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW

RICARDO A. AGUILAR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

HEATHER LASALLE Alexis Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

EDWARD H. ARNOLD III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

LAURA F. ASHLEY Krebs Farley 504-299-3570

BRENT B. BARRIERE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

ASHLEY BELLEAU Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

ALICIA M. BENDANA Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JOSEPH P. BRIGGETT Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

CHRISTOPHER T. CAPLINGER Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JASON M. CERISE Locke Lord 504-558-5100

RUDY J. CERONE McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

ROBIN B. CHEATHAM Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

DOUGLAS S. DRAPER Heller, Draper & Horn 504-299-3300

JOHN M. DUCK Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

J. DAVID FORSYTH

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

ELIZABETH J. FUTRELL Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ALAN H. GOODMAN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson 504-619-1800

JAN M. HAYDEN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

LISA MERZ HEDRICK Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

SESSIONS AULT HOOTSELL III Butler Snow 504-299-7700

PHILIP K. JONES JR Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

BENJAMIN W. KADDEN Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

BRAD C. KNAPP Locke Lord 504-558-5100

OMER F. KUEBEL III Locke Lord 504-558-5100

PEYTON C. LAMBERT Locke Lord 504-558-5100

JOHN M. LANDIS Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

FERNAND L. LAUDUMIEY IV Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

TRISTAN E. MANTHEY Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 R. LEWIS MCHENRY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CAREY L. MENASCO Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

ANDREW D. MENDEZ Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

DAVID J. MESSINA Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

MARK A. MINTZ Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CYNTHIA A. NICHOLSON Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

DAVID L. REISMAN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

JEFFERSON R. TILLERY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MARK A. CUNNINGHAM

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

HENRY A. KING King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

CHRISTOPHER M. WAPPEL

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

WILLIAM T. FINN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

CHERIE D. NOBLES Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

WILLIAM H. PATRICK III Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

STEWART F. PECK

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

PATRICK M. SHELBY

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

STEPHEN P. STROHSCHEIN

Hinshaw & Culbertson

504-904-8060

R. PATRICK VANCE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

DAVID F. WAGUESPACK

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

MICHAEL Q. WALSHE JR

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

STEPHEN L. WILLIAMSON

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

BET-THECOMPANY LITIGATION

JUDY Y. BARRASSO

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

BRENT B. BARRIERE

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

EDWARD HART

BERGIN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JAMES A. BROWN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

STEPHEN G. BULLOCK

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

ROY C. CHEATWOOD Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

SHAUN G. CLARKE

Murphy Ball Stratton

504-977-1110

CELESTE COCO-

EWING

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

MARK A.

CUNNINGHAM

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

EWELL E. EAGAN JR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett 504-582-1111

HAROLD J. FLANAGAN

Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

THOMAS M. FLANAGAN

Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

GEORGE C.

FREEMAN III

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

PAULINE F. HARDIN

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

GRADY S. HURLEY

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

ROBERT A. KUTCHER

Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais

504-830-3838

WAYNE J. LEE

Stone Pigman

Walther

Wittmann

504-581-3200

DANIEL LUND

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett 504-582-1111

C. LAWRENCE

ORLANSKY

Stone Pigman

Walther

Wittmann

504-581-3200

CHRISTOPHER K. RALSTON

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

HARRY ROSENBERG

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

KYLE SCHONEKAS

Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin 504-680-6050

RICHARD T. SIMMONS JR

Hailey McNamara

Hall Larmann & Papale

504-836-6500

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

CHARLES L. STERN JR

Steeg Law Firm

504-582-1199

JAMES R. SWANSON

Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

STEVEN W. USDIN

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

R. PATRICK VANCE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JOHN M. WILSON

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

PHILLIP A. WITTMANN

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES PRACTICE

DANIEL T. PANCAMO

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

G. WOGAN BERNARD

Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

E. HOWELL CROSBY

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

MICHAEL L. ECKSTEIN Eckstein Law Firm

504-527-0701

EDWARD N. GEORGE Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

DURIS L. HOLMES

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

STEVEN I. KLEIN

Sher Garner

Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

MICHAEL D. LANDRY

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

WILLIAM H. LANGENSTEIN III

Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

MATTHEW P. MILLER Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay 504-708-1300

THOMAS P. OWEN JR

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

JEROME J. RESO JR Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID C. RIEVESCHL

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JOHN A. ROUCHELL

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ANDREW T. SULLIVAN

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

DANIEL WALTER

Roth Law Firm

504-525-7792

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

BENJAMIN WOODRUFF

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

KARL J. ZIMMERMANN

Karl J. Zimmermann

504-909-1501

CANNABIS LAW

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

CLOSELY HELD

COMPANIES AND FAMILY

BUSINESSES LAW

MICHAEL L. ECKSTEIN Eckstein Law Firm

504-527-0701

Steven I. Klein

SHER GARNER CAHILL

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

ERIN E. KRIKSCIUN

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

ROBERT A. KUTCHER

Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais

504-830-3838

WILLIAM H. LANGENSTEIN III

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

LAURA WALKER

PLUNKETT

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JEROME J. RESO JR

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

JOHN A. ROUCHELL Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

KARL J. ZIMMERMANN

Karl J. Zimmermann

504-909-1501

COMMERCIAL

FINANCE LAW

ASHLEY BELLEAU

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

C. PECK HAYNE JR Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

CHAD P. MORROW

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

AMY SCAFIDEL

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STEVEN C. SERIO

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

ROBERT M. STEEG

Steeg Law Firm

504-582-1199

MARION WELBORN

Weinstock Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

DONALD R. ABAUNZA Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CHARLES H. ABBOTT

Forman Watkins & Krutz

504-799-4383

RYAN ACOMB

Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson

504-581-3838

RICARDO A. AGUILAR

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

JACK M. ALLTMONT

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

ALEC ANDRADE

Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

NORMAN E. ANSEMAN III

Perrier & Lacoste 504-212-8820

PHILLIP J. ANTIS JR. Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

RAYMOND G. AREAUX

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

IAN ATKINSON

Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin

504-680-6050

MICHAEL A. BALASCIO Barrasso Usdin

JOHN T. BALHOFF II

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

BRIAN BALLAY

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

SCOTT C. BARNEY Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

JUDY Y. BARRASSO Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

BRENT B. BARRIERE Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

JENNIFER E. BARRIERE Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

LAUREN FAJONI

BARTLETT Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

WALTER F. BECKER JR Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

KRISTIN L. BECKMAN Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

MARK R. BEEBE Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

ALICIA M. BENDANA Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

THOMAS M. BENJAMIN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson 504-619-1800

JAMES D. BERCAW King & Jurgens

504-582-3800

JAMIE L. BERGER Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

EDWARD HART BERGIN

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

C. BYRON BERRY JR. Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

JACQUES F. BEZOU JR. The Bezou Law Firm 985-892-2111

DAVID F. BIENVENU Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

MICHAEL S. BLACKWELL

Riess LeMieux

504-581-3300

KIM M. BOYLE

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

C. WM. BRADLEY JR

Bradley Murchison

Kelly & Shea

504-596-6300

RALPH G. BREAUX

Perrier & Lacoste

504-212-8820

JOSEPH P. BRIGGETT

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JAMES A. BROWN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

STEPHEN G. BULLOCK

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

JASON W. BURGE

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

JUDY BURNTHORN

Krebs Farley

504-299-3570

PETER J. BUTLER JR Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

CRAIG L. CAESAR

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

KATHRYN M. CARAWAY Caraway LeBlanc

504-566-1912

DANIEL J. CARUSO

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

THOMAS A. CASEY JR

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JIMMY A. CASTEX JR Castex Esnard

504-262-9880

CHARLES A. CERISE JR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ROY C. CHEATWOOD Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

ANGIE CHRISTINA

McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

SHAUN G. CLARKE

Murphy Ball Stratton 504-977-1110

CELESTE COCO-EWING

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

THOMAS LOUIS

COLLETTA JR

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

STEVEN W. COPLEY

Gordon Arata

SHERI CORALES

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

THOMAS J. CORTAZZO

Lewis Brisbois

Bisgaard & Smith

504-322-4100

ROBERT E. COUHIG JR

Couhig Partners

504-588-1288

E. HOWELL CROSBY Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

NANCY A. CUNDIFF

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

504-322-4100

MARK A. CUNNINGHAM

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

ROBERT DAIGRE

Burgos & Associates

504-488-3722

BRANDON T. DARDEN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

M. TAYLOR DARDEN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

ALAN R. DAVIS

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

LEONARD A. DAVIS

Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

MONETTE DAVIS

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

BEVERLY ALOISIO DeLaune

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

TIFFANY DELERY DAVIS

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes 504-833-5600

LAWRENCE R.

DEMARCAY III

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay 504-708-1300

LAURENT

DEMOSTHENIDY

Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

GEORGE DENEGRE JR Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

MELANIE DEREFINKO Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

JOHNNY L. DOMIANO JR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ROBERT J. DRESSEL Barrasso Usdin

RICHARD G. DUPLANTIER JR Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

ANDY DUPRE

Dupre Law Firm 985-855-2553

EWELL E. EAGAN JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

JOHN B. ESNARD III Castex Esnard 504-262-9880

MATTHEW J. FANTACI Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

MATT J. FARLEY Krebs Farley 504-299-3570

WILLIAM T. FINN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

MADELEINE FISCHER Jones Walker 504-582-8000

HAROLD J. FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

THOMAS M. FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

DELOS E. FLINT JR Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JOSHUA S. FORCE Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

GEORGE J. FOWLER III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

PHILIP A. FRANCO Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

GEORGE C. FREEMAN III Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

JAMES M. GARNER Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

COVERT J. GEARY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

EDWARD N. GEORGE Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

LAURA M. GILLEN Blue Williams 504-831-4091

JEREMY T. GRABILL

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

TIM GRAY

Forman Watkins & Krutz

504-799-4383

STEVEN F. GRIFFITH JR

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

A. GREGORY GRIMSAL

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

LOUIS GROSSMAN Kean Miller 504-585-3050

JAMES C. GULOTTA JR

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

ALIDA C. HAINKEL

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

PAUL D. HALE

Hale Devall 504-576-0700

PAULINE F. HARDIN

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MICHAEL HAROWSKI

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

504-702-1710

MELISSA HARRIS

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

TIMOTHY W. HASSINGER

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

FRED L. HERMAN

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes 504-833-5600

DOUGLAS R. HOLMES Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

DURIS L. HOLMES

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

SHANNON SKELTON HOLTZMAN

Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

WARREN HORN

Heller, Draper & Horn

504-299-3300

GRADY S. HURLEY

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JAMES K. IRVIN

Lafleur Laborde 504- 946-9181

DAVID ISRAEL

Sessions, Israel & Shartle

504-828-3700

COLLEEN C. JARROTT Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

ALEXIS P. JOACHIM Pipes Miles Beckman

504-322-7070

JOHN W. JOYCE Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

BENJAMIN W. KADDEN Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

ALLAN KANNER Kanner & Whiteley 504-524-5777

ROBERT E. KERRIGAN JR Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

TERRENCE K. KNISTER Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

AMELIA WILLIAMS KOCH Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

CHERYL M. KORNICK Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

KEITH A. KORNMAN Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

DAVID J. KREBS Krebs Farley 504-299-3570

ROBERT A. KUTCHER Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais 504-830-3838

EDWIN C. LAIZER Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JOHANNA LAMBERT Riess LeMieux 504-581-3300

KENT A. LAMBERT Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

PEYTON C. LAMBERT Locke Lord

504-558-5100

MARTIN E. LANDRIEU Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

DAVID S. LANDRY Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

KATIE E. LASKY

Katie Lasky Law

504-584-7336

JOSEPH F. LAVIGNE Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ANDREW R. LEE Jones Walker 504-582-8000

PAULA H LEE Lowe Stein 504-517-8160

WAYNE J. LEE

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

WALTER J. LEGER JR Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043

WALTER J. LEGER III Leger & Shaw 504-588-9043

JUSTIN LEMAIRE Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

MELISSA M. LESSELL Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

JEFFREY SCOTT LOEB Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

HEATHER LONIAN Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JOSEPH J. LOWENTHAL JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DAVID LUDER Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

DANIEL LUND Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

THOMAS J. LUTKEWITTE Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte & Schaumburg 504-561-1006

TRISTAN E. MANTHEY Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

DANTÉ V. MARALDO Blue Williams 504-831-4091

CHARLES D. MARSHALL III Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

STEVE MARX

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-582-1111

504-589-9700

DAVID S. BLAND

Bland & Partners

281-900-8545

Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

ALAN H. GOODMAN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson 504-619-1800

CRAIG ISENBERG Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

504-585-3800

MICHAEL D. LANE Lane Law

504-534-3434

PAUL J. MASINTER Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

DONALD C. MASSEY Couhig Partners 504-588-1288

MICHAEL W. MAGNER

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW

F. RIVERS LELONG JR

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

CORPORATE LAW

RAYMOND G. AREAUX

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

ASHLEY BELLEAU

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

WILLIAM R. BISHOP

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

JOSEPH L. CAVERLY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

E. HOWELL CROSBY

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

ANTHONY M. DILEO

Anthony M. DiLeo

504-274-0087

MATTHEW J. FANTACI

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

LOUIS Y. FISHMAN

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

ASHER J. FRIEND

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MARK A. FULLMER

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

EDWARD N. GEORGE

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

MAUREEN GERSHANIK

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

CHARLINE K. GIPSON

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

CURTIS R. HEARN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

WILLIAM H. HINES

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MICHAEL D. LANDRY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

WILLIAM H. LANGENSTEIN III

Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

F. RIVERS LELONG JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MATTHEW P. MILLER Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay 504-708-1300

KENNETH J. NAJDER Jones Walker 504-582-8000

J. MARSHALL PAGE III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LEON J. REYMOND III Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DAVID C. RIEVESCHL Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JOHN A. ROUCHELL Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

BRITTON H. SEAL Jones Walker 504-582-8000

STEVEN C. SERIO Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

PHILIP B. SHERMAN Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

KELLY C. SIMONEAUX Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ROBERT M. STEEG Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

ANDREW T. SULLIVAN Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay 504-708-1300

CHRISTOPHER M. WAPPEL Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MARION WELBORN WEINSTOCK Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE

SHAUN G. CLARKE

Murphy Ball Stratton 504-977-1110

SARA JOHNSON Sara Johnson

504-528-9500 700 Camp Street

JOHN WILSON REED John Wilson Reed

504-450-0144

HARRY ROSENBERG Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

RICHARD T. SIMMONS JR Hailey McNamara Hall Larmann & Papale 504-836-6500

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR

WALTER F. BECKER JR Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

BRIAN J. CAPITELLI Capitelli & Wicker 504-582-2425

MATTHEW S. CHESTER Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

SHAUN G. CLARKE Murphy Ball Stratton 504-977-1110

WILLIAM GIBBENS Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin

504-680-6050

PAULINE F. HARDIN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MICHAEL W. MAGNER

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

AVERY B. PARDEE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JOHN WILSON REED

John Wilson Reed

504-450-0144

HARRY ROSENBERG Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

KYLE SCHONEKAS Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin

504-680-6050

RICHARD T. SIMMONS JR Hailey McNamara Hall Larmann & Papale

504-836-6500

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW

CHRISTOPHER J. KANE

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

LEE C. REID

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

EDUCATION LAW

JAMES M. GARNER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LEE C. REID

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

ELDER LAW

LAURA E. FINE

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

LAWRENCE M.

LEHMANN

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

JOEL A. MENDLER

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

CAROLE CUKELL NEFF

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

PATRICK K. RESO

Chehardy Sherman

Williams Recile & Hayes

985-287-5294

JOHN A. ROUCHELL

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ERIC M. SCHORR

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan 504-582-1500

ROSE S. SHER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JOHN F. SHREVES

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW

JIMMY IRWIN

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW

JAMES M. GARNER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

RANDALL A. SMITH

Smith & Fawer

504-217-2772

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW

HILTON S. BELL

Lafleur Laborde

504-946-9181

TIMOTHY P. BRECHTEL

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LINDSEY H. CHOPIN

Jackson Lewis

504-208-1755

KATHERINE CONKLIN

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

MICHAEL E. GUARISCO

Guarisco, Cordes & Lala

504-587-7007

ELLIS B. MUROV

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

ROBERT W. RACHAL

Jackson Lewis

504-208-1755

RUDOLPH R. RAMELLI

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

CHARLES F. SEEMANN III

Jackson Lewis

504-208-1755

HOWARD SHAPIRO

Jackson Lewis

504-208-1755

MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

EMPLOYMENT LAW - INDIVIDUALS

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

ROBERT B. LANDRY III

Robert B. Landry III

504-345-1220

WILLIAM H.

REINHARDT JR Blue Williams

504-831-4091

LOUIS L. ROBEIN JR

Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi

504-885-9994

CHARLES STIEGLER

Stiegler Law Firm

504-267-0777

DAVID M. WHITAKER

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

RACHEL WENDT

WISDOM

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

EMPLOYMENT

LAW - MANAGEMENT

H. MARK ADAMS

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

M. NAN ALESSANDRA

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

MICHELLE I. ANDERSON Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

STEPHEN P. BEISER

McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

MAGDALEN BLESSEY

BICKFORD

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

KIM M. BOYLE

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

LAURA E. CARLISLE Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

LINDSEY H. CHOPIN

Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

RENEE CULOTTA Frilot 504-599-8000

BRANDON DAVIS Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

SUSAN FAHEY

DESMOND McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

ANTHONY M. DILEO

Anthony M. DiLeo 504-274-0087

BROOKE DUNCAN III Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

MARK FIJMAN Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

RUSSELL L. FOSTER Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

MONIQUE GOUGISHA

DOUCETTE Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

STEVEN F. GRIFFITH JR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

GREG GUIDRY

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

EDWARD F. HAROLD Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

JANE H.

HEIDINGSFELDER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

THOMAS P. HUBERT Jones Walker 504-582-8000

STEVEN HYMOWITZ Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart 504-648-3840

DAVID ISRAEL

Sessions, Israel & Shartle 504-828-3700

CLYDE H. JACOB III Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

P.J. KEE

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

TRACY E. KERN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

S. MARK KLYZA The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

KATHRYN M. KNIGHT

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JENNIFER F. KOGOS

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

LESLIE A. LANUSSE

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JOSEPH F. LAVIGNE

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

FREDERIC THEODORE

LE CLERCQ

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

SIDNEY F. LEWIS V Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JULIE D. LIVAUDAIS

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

MARK N. MALLERY

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

ERNEST R. MALONE JR The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

EVE B. MASINTER

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

THOMAS J. MCGOEY II Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

LORETTA G. MINCE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

CHRISTOPHER E. MOORE Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

ELLIS B. MUROV

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

KERRY MURPHY

Kerry Murphy Law

504-603-1500

SARAH VOORHIES

MYERS

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

FOSTER P. NASH

Degan, Blanchard & Nash

504-529-3333

ERIN PELLETERI

HOWSER Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

KATHLYN PEREZ Perez Law

504-470-3847

ROBERT W. RACHAL

Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

WILLIAM H. REINHARDT JR Blue Williams

504-831-4091

JOANNE RINARDO Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MARYJO L. ROBERTS The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

ELIZABETH A. ROUSSEL Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

TIMOTHY H. SCOTT Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

CHARLES F. SEEMANN III Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

G. PHILLIP SHULER III Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

ROBERT F. SPENCER JR The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

LAUREN L. TAFARO Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

PATRICK J. VETERS Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DAVID M. WHITAKER Kean Miller 504-585-3050

RACHEL WENDT WISDOM Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

ENERGY LAW

DONALD R. ABAUNZA Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

L. ETIENNE BALART Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ERIN BAMBRICK Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

KELLY BRECHTEL BECKER Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

LAURA S. BROWN Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

BERTRAND M. CASS JR Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MILES P. CLEMENTS Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

KATHLEEN L. DOODY Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

EWELL E. EAGAN JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

ERNEST L. EDWARDS JR Ernest L. Edwards Jr., Attorney at Law 504-450-4226

MATTHEW J. FANTACI

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

CAITLIN FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

MICHAEL R. FONTHAM Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JONATHAN FOX Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

KATHRYN GONSKI Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DEMARCUS J. GORDON Kelly Hart & Hallman 504-522-1812

C. PECK HAYNE JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

AIMEE W. HEBERT Kelly Hart & Hallman 504-522-1812

COLLEEN C. JARROTT Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

KENNETH M. KLEMM Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

TERRENCE K. KNISTER Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

CHERYL M. KORNICK Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DAVID S. LANDRY Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

JAMES E. LAPEZE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

FRANCIS V. LIANTONIO JR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

WALTER P. MAESTRI Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

ANTHONY MARINO Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

LAUREN COURTNEY MASTIO Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MICHAEL W. MCMAHON Daigle Fisse & Kessenich 985-871-0800

MARK L. MCNAMARA Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CYNTHIA A. NICHOLSON

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

SCOTT A. O’CONNOR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

JOHN Y. PEARCE

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

EDWARD B. POITEVENT II

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

KATIE ROTH

Pipes Miles

Beckman

504-322-7070

LEIGH ANN SCHELL

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

MATTHEW SIMONE

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CHERRELL SIMMS

TAPLIN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

MARION WELBORN

WEINSTOCK

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

ELIZABETH WHEELER

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ADAM ZUCKERMAN

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

ENERGY

REGULATORY LAW

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

NOEL J. DARCE

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

C. PECK HAYNE JR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

NATHAN G. HUNTWORK

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

CYNTHIA A. NICHOLSON

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

DANIEL T. PANCAMO

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

LOULAN J. PITRE JR

Kelly Hart & Hallman

EDWARD B. POITEVENT II

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

DANA SHELTON

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

CARRIE R. TOURNILLON

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION

SUZETTE TOLEDANO Toledano

Entertainment & Arts Law

504-525-2552

ENTERTAINMENT LAW - MUSIC

GREG LATHAM Intellectual Property Consulting

504-322-7166

SUZETTE TOLEDANO Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law

504-525-2552

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

TAD BARTLETT Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

CLARE M. BIENVENU Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

LOUIS E. BUATT Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BESSIE ANTIN Daschbach Bessie Antin Daschbach 504-339-9566

DARIA BURGESS DIAZ Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

RICHARD G. DUPLANTIER JR Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

CHRISTOFFER C. FRIEND Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ROBERT E. HOLDEN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

KEVIN E. HUDDELL Jones Swanson Huddell 504-523-2500

CRAIG ISENBERG Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

ERIC E. JARRELL King & Jurgens

504-582-3800

GREG L. JOHNSON

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

MARY S. JOHNSON

Johnson Gray McNamara

985-246-6544

TERRENCE K. KNISTER Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

MARK D. LATHAM Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID LUDER Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

LANCE C. MCCARDLE Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

ROBERT B. MCNEAL

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID M. MELANCON Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

STANLEY A. MILLAN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CHAD J. MOLLERE Johnson Gray McNamara

504-525-4649

LOULAN J. PITRE JR Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

RICHARD E. SARVER Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

ELIZABETH SCHILLING Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

RONALD J. SHOLES

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

MEGHAN E. SMITH Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MARK C. SURPRENANT Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

JAMES R. SWANSON Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

PATRICK A. TALLEY JR Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

DAVID J. TOPPING Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

EQUIPMENT

FINANCE LAW

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

JAMES A. STUCKEY

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

ROBERT PAUL

THIBEAUX

Rimon

504-267-1665

SUSAN M. TYLER

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STERLING SCOTT

WILLIS

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW

THOMAS P. OWEN JR

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

FAMILY LAW

JEFFREY M. HOFFMAN

Hoffman Nguyen Kuehl

504-507-1288

STEVEN J. LANE

Bey & Associates 504-608-5277

PAULA H LEE

Lowe Stein

504-517-8160

MELANIE C. LOCKETT

Lowe Stein 504-517-8160

ROBERT C. LOWE

Lowe Stein

504-517-8160

MARK J. MANSFIELD

Mark J. Mansfield & Associates

985-338-4529

PHILIP R. RIEGEL JR

Mr. Philip Riegel Jr., Attorney at Law

504-834-5345

KERMIT L. ROUX III

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

BROOKE C. TIGCHELAAR

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

FRANK P. TRANCHINA JR

Tranchina Law

FAMILY LAW

ARBITRATION

MARK J. MANSFIELD

Mark J. Mansfield & Associates

985-338-4529

BROOKE C.

TIGCHELAAR

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

FRANK P. TRANCHINA JR Tranchina Law

985-892-1313

FAMILY LAW MEDIATION

MARK J. MANSFIELD

Mark J. Mansfield & Associates

985-338-4529

BROOKE C.

TIGCHELAAR

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

PHILLIP A. WITTMANN

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW

ROY E. BLOSSMAN

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

LAUREN CAMPISI

Hinshaw & Culbertson

504-904-8060

ROBIN B. CHEATHAM Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

FRANK A. TESSIER

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

ROBERT PAUL

THIBEAUX Rimon

504-267-1665

FRANCHISE LAW

DURIS L. HOLMES Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

STEVEN I. KLEIN

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

C. LAWRENCE

ORLANSKY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

DANIEL T. PLUNKETT McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE

MARTIN E. LANDRIEU

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

E. PAIGE

SENSENBRENNER

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

HEALTH CARE LAW

ALLISON C. BELL

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

PHILIP O. BERGERON

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ANTHONY M. DILEO

Anthony M. DiLeo

504-274-0087

VALERIE E. FONTENOT Frilot 504-599-8000

DAVID D. HAYNES

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

CONRAD MEYER IV Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes 504-833-5600

ISAAC H. RYAN Ike Ryan 504-952-0505

E. PAIGE

SENSENBRENNER

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

PETER E. SPERLING Frilot 504-599-8000

JACK M. STOLIER

Sullivan Stolier & Schulze 504-561-1044

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

INSURANCE LAW

DENIA AIYEGBUSI Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MICHAEL H. BAGOT JR Wagner, Bagot & Rayer 504-525-2141

JONAS BAKER Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

MICHAEL A. BALASCIO Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

JUDY Y. BARRASSO Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

LAUREN FAJONI

BARTLETT Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

KRISTIN L. BECKMAN Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

DAVID F. BIENVENU

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

DAVID S. BLAND

Bland & Partners 281-900-8545

DORIS T. BOBADILLA Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

CYNTHIA M. BOLOGNA Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

RALPH G. BREAUX Perrier & Lacoste 504-212-8820

KELLY E. BRILLEAUX

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

BENJAMIN P. BUCY Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

LAUREN E. BURK Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

P. CHRISTOPHER

BYNOG

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

DANIEL J. CARUSO

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

MAX J. COHEN Lowe Stein 504-517-8160

MARTHA YOUNG

CURTIS

SIDNEY W. DEGAN III

Degan, Blanchard & Nash

504-529-3333

LAURENT

DEMOSTHENIDY

Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

RICHARD N. DICHARRY Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

KAREN M. DICKE Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 504-322-4100

RICHARD G. DUPLANTIER JR Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 504-525-6802

CÉLESTE D. ELLIOTT Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

LEAH NUNN

ENGELHARDT Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

GEORGE D. FAGAN Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

MADELEINE FISCHER Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CAITLIN FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

HAROLD J. FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners 504-569-0235

JOSHUA S. FORCE Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

DARRYL J. FOSTER

Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300

GUS A. FRITCHIE III

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

A. KIRK GASPERECZ Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

COVERT J. GEARY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CATHERINE FORNIAS GIARRUSSO Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

JOHN JERRY GLAS Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

PABLO GONZALEZ

CHRISTOPHER M. HANNAN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

MICHAEL HAROWSKI Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 504-702-1710

TIMOTHY W. HASSINGER Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

WILLIAM H. HINES Jones Walker 504-582-8000

WARREN HORN Heller, Draper & Horn 504-299-3300

JAMES K. IRVIN Lafleur Laborde 504- 946-9181

CHRISTOPHER IRWIN Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

ALEXIS P. JOACHIM Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

MARY S. JOHNSON Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544

JOHN W. JOYCE Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

KATHERINE KARAM Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

DOUGLAS M. KLEEMAN Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

KEITH A. KORNMAN Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

MICHAEL D. LANE Lane Law 504-534-3434

LESLIE A. LANUSSE Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

EDWARD F. LEBRETON III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

WAYNE J. LEE Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

504-589-9700

ANDREW KARL JACOBY Law Office of Andrew Jacoby

504-522-1812

504-407-1314

EDWARD H. ARNOLD III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

985-892-1313

PHILLIP A. WITTMANN

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

GAMING LAW

J. KELLY DUNCAN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

ANDREA L. ALBERT Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

DEAN ARRUEBARRENA Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CHRIS A. D’AMOUR

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

GEORGE B. HALL JR Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

STEPHEN P. HALL

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

THEAR J. LEMOINE Brown Sims 504-569-1007

MELANIE C. LOCKETT Lowe Stein 504-517-8160

Jeffrey Scott Loeb Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

CHARLES D. MARSHALL III

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

PAUL J. MASINTER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

PATRICK J. MCSHANE Frilot

504-599-8000

DAVID M. MELANCON

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

PAMELA G. MICHIELS

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

STEPHEN L. MILES

Pipes Miles Beckman

504-322-7070

KIM E. MOORE

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

KYLE S. MORAN

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

SEAN P. MOUNT

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KATIE MYERS

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

PHILIP D. NIZIALEK

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

DAVID W. O’QUINN

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

H. MINOR PIPES III

Pipes Miles Beckman

504-322-7070

JAMES A. PRATHER

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

985-674-6680

DOUGLAS W. REDFEARN

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

MARSHALL M. REDMON

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

THOMAS M. RICHARD

Litchfield Cavo

985-869-8700

KERMIT L. ROUX III

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KARL H. SCHMID

Degan, Blanchard & Nash

504-529-3333

SHAUNDRA SCHUDMAK

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

JAY RUSSELL SEVER

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

ROBERT I. SIEGEL

Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse

504-561-0400

DAVID A. STRAUSS

Strauss Massey Dinneen 504-380-0290

SEAN P. SULLIVAN McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

DEAN A. SUTHERLAND Jeansonne & Remondet

504-524-7333

CHRISTOPHER R. TESKE Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

QUENTIN F. URQUHART JR Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

STEVEN W. USDIN Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

RICHARD VALE

Blue Williams

504-831-4091

JASON P. WAGUESPACK

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

MATTHEW A. WOOLF Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION - COMMERCIAL

CHRISTOPHER O. DAVIS Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

JOHN M. DUCK Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW

EDWARD T. HAYES Leake & Andersson

504-585-7500

WILLIAM H. HINES Jones Walker

504-582-8000

J. MARSHALL PAGE III

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

SCOTT T. ZANDER

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

LABOR LAW - MANAGEMENT

H. MARK ADAMS

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STEPHEN P. BEISER

McGlinchey

Stafford

504-586-1200

MAGDALEN BLESSEY

BICKFORD

McGlinchey

Stafford

504-586-1200

H. MICHAEL BUSH Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

SUSAN FAHEY DESMOND McGlinchey

Stafford

504-586-1200

BROOKE DUNCAN III Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

GREG GUIDRY

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

EDWARD F. HAROLD Fisher Phillips

504-522-3303

JANE H. HEIDINGSFELDER Jones Walker 504-582-8000

THOMAS P. HUBERT Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STEVEN HYMOWITZ

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

CLYDE H. JACOB III Fisher Phillips

504-522-3303

S. MARK KLYZA The Kullman Firm

504-524-4162

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JOSEPH F. LAVIGNE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

FREDERIC THEODORE

LE CLERCQ Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

SIDNEY F. LEWIS V Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JULIE D. LIVAUDAIS Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

MICHAEL P. MACHARG Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

MARK N. MALLERY

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

ERNEST R. MALONE JR The Kullman Firm

504-524-4162

EVE B. MASINTER

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

THOMAS J. MCGOEY II Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CHRISTOPHER E. MOORE

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

ELLIS B. MUROV Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

SARAH VOORHIES MYERS

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

WILLIAM H. REINHARDT JR Blue Williams

504-831-4091

MARYJO L. ROBERTS

The Kullman Firm

504-524-4162

ELIZABETH A. ROUSSEL Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

TIMOTHY H. SCOTT Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

CHARLES F. SEEMANN III Jackson Lewis 504-208-1755

G. PHILLIP SHULER III Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

ROBERT F. SPENCER JR The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

DAVID M. WHITAKER Kean Miller

504-585-3050

LABOR LAW - UNION

DAVID M. WHITAKER Kean Miller 504-585-3050

LAND USE AND ZONING LAW

RICHARD CORTIZAS Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DAVID J. HALPERN Kean Miller 504-585-3050

KAREN T. HOLZENTHAL

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

ROSE MCCABE

LEBRETON Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

DAVID A. MARCELLO

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

MARIE A. MOORE

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

RICHARD P. RICHTER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

AMANDA BUTLER

SCHLEY

Business Law Group

504-446-6506

MICHAEL R. SCHNEIDER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

HOWARD E. SINOR JR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett

504-582-1111

SUSAN G. TALLEY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LEGAL MALPRACTICE

LAW - DEFENDANTS

JAMES A. BROWN Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ROY C. CHEATWOOD

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

DAVID S. DALY Frilot

504-599-8000

BEVERLY ALOISIO

DELAUNE

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

GUS A. FRITCHIE III

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

DANIEL LUND

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett

504-582-1111

CAREY L. MENASCO

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

C. LAWRENCE

ORLANSKY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

EDWARD W. TRAPOLIN

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW

JAMES A. PRATHER

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

985-674-6680

MICHAEL R. SCHNEIDER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

LITIGATION - ANTITRUST

MARK R. BEEBE

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JAMES A. BROWN Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

CRAIG L. CAESAR

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

MARK A. CUNNINGHAM

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

JOHN M. LANDIS

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

WAYNE J. LEE

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

ALEXANDER M. MCINTYRE JR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

LITIGATIONBANKING AND FINANCE

RICARDO A. AGUILAR

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

PHILLIP J. ANTIS JR. Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

ROBERT B. BIECK JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JASON W. BURGE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

ROY C. CHEATWOOD Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

KATIE DYSART

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

WILLIAM T. FINN

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

JOSHUA S. FORCE

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

A. GREGORY GRIMSAL Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

ROBERT S. ROOTH Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

FRANK A. TESSIER Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

R. PATRICK VANCE Jones Walker 504-582-8000

EDWARD DIRK WEGMANN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LITIGATION - BANKRUPTCY

RICARDO A. AGUILAR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

EDWARD H. ARNOLD III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

LAURA F. ASHLEY Krebs Farley 504-299-3570

ALICIA M. BENDANA

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JOSEPH P. BRIGGETT Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

CHRISTOPHER T. CAPLINGER Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

DOUGLAS S. DRAPER Heller, Draper & Horn 504-299-3300

MATT J. FARLEY Krebs Farley 504-299-3570

J. DAVID FORSYTH

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

ELIZABETH J. FUTRELL Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ALAN H. GOODMAN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson 504-619-1800

JAN M. HAYDEN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

DURIS L. HOLMES Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

SESSIONS AULT

HOOTSELL III Butler Snow 504-299-7700

PHILIP K. JONES JR Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

BENJAMIN W. KADDEN Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

JOHN M. LANDIS Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

TRISTAN E. MANTHEY Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

MARK A. MINTZ Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CHERIE D. NOBLES Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

WILLIAM H. PATRICK III Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

STEWART F. PECK Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

PATRICK M. SHELBY Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

CHARLES L. STERN JR Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

STEPHEN P. STROHSCHEIN Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

R. PATRICK VANCE Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DAVID F. WAGUESPACK Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

NICHOLAS WEHLEN Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

STEPHEN L. WILLIAMSON Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

LITIGATION - CONSTRUCTION

ANDREA L. ALBERT Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 985-674-6680

W. RALEY ALFORD III Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

JULIE M. ARAUJO Bland & Partners 281-900-8545

MICHAEL H. BAGOT JR Wagner, Bagot & Rayer 504-525-2141 L. ETIENNE BALART Jones Walker 504-582-8000

SCOTT C. BARNEY Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

KEITH J. BERGERON Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MICHAEL S. BLACKWELL Riess LeMieux 504-581-3300

DAVID S. BLAND Bland & Partners 281-900-8545

MICHAEL E. BOTNICK Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

RALPH G. BREAUX Perrier & Lacoste 504-212-8820

TERRENCE L. BRENNAN Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

DANIEL J. CARUSO Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

JIMMY A. CASTEX JR Castex Esnard 504-262-9880

LEONARD A. DAVIS Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

JOHN M. DUBREUIL Daigle Fisse & Kessenich 985-871-0800

RICHARD G. DUPLANTIER JR Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

EWELL E. EAGAN JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

MATTHEW A. WOOLF

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

LITIGATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

RAYMOND G. AREAUX

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

LEN R. BRIGNAC

King & Jurgens

504-582-3800

STEPHEN G. BULLOCK

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

EMILY LIPPOLD GUMMER

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

LESLI D. HARRIS

Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

BENJAMIN JANKE

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

BERNARD F. MERONEY

Intellectual Property Consulting

504-322-7166

DAVID L. PATRÓN

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

DEVIN RICCI Kean Miller

504-585-3050

MARY ELLEN ROY

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

LITIGATION - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

H. MARK ADAMS

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

M. NAN ALESSANDRA

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

MICHELLE I. ANDERSON

Fisher Phillips

504-522-3303

STEPHEN P. BEISER

McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

MAGDALEN BLESSEY

BICKFORD

McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

KIM M. BOYLE

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

CAMILLE R. BRYANT

McGlinchey Stafford

504-586-1200

ANDREW P. BURNSIDE

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

H. MICHAEL BUSH

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

SUSANNE VETERS

COOPER

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

RENEE CULOTTA Frilot

504-599-8000

BRANDON DAVIS Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

SUSAN FAHEY

Desmond McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

LESLIE W. EHRET Frilot

504-599-8000

NICOLE A. EICHBERGER Proskauer Rose 504-310-4088

GEORGE D. FAGAN

Leake & Andersson

504-585-7500

STEVEN F. GRIFFITH JR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

GREG GUIDRY

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

EDWARD F. HAROLD Fisher Phillips

504-522-3303

JANE H.

HEIDINGSFELDER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

THOMAS P. HUBERT Jones Walker 504-582-8000

STEVEN HYMOWITZ Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

CLYDE H. JACOB III Fisher Phillips 504-522-3303

P.J. KEE

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

TRACY E. KERN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

S. MARK KLYZA

The Kullman Firm 504-524-4162

KATHRYN M. KNIGHT

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

AMELIA WILLIAMS KOCH Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

JENNIFER F. KOGOS

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

DAVID M. KORN

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

LESLIE A. LANUSSE Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

JOSEPH F. LAVIGNE Jones Walker 504-582-8000

FREDERIC THEODORE LE CLERCQ

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

SIDNEY F. LEWIS V Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JULIE D. LIVAUDAIS Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

EVE B. MASINTER Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

THOMAS J. MCGOEY II

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CHRISTOPHER E. Moore

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

504-648-3840

ELLIS B. MUROV Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KERRY MURPHY Kerry Murphy Law

504-603-1500

SARAH VOORHIES MYERS Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

STEPHEN G.A. MYERS

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

MAURA Z. PELLETERI Pugh Accardo

504-799-4500

ERIN PELLETERI HOWSER Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

KATHLYN PEREZ Perez Law

504-470-3847

WILLIAM H. REINHARDT JR Blue Williams

504-831-4091

JOANNE RINARDO Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MARYJO L. ROBERTS The Kullman Firm

504-524-4162

TIMOTHY H. SCOTT Fisher Phillips

504-522-3303

CHARLES F. SEEMANN III Jackson Lewis

G. PHILLIP SHULER III

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

CHARLES STIEGLER

Stiegler Law Firm

504-267-0777

ZOË W. VERMEULEN

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

DAVID M. WHITAKER

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

RACHEL WENDT

WISDOM

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LITIGATION - LAND USE AND ZONING

RICHARD P. RICHTER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LITIGATIONMERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

RICARDO A. AGUILAR

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

ROBERT B. BIECK JR

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MARK A. CUNNINGHAM

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

PAUL J. MASINTER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LITIGATION - MUNICIPAL

WILLIAM D. AARON JR

Aaron & Gianna

504-569-1800

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

JAMES R. SWANSON

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

Litigation - Patent

SETH M. NEHRBASS Garvey, Smith & Nehrbass, Patent Attorneys

504-835-2000

LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE

RICARDO A. AGUILAR

Adams and Reese

PHILLIP J. ANTIS JR.

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett

504-582-1111

JENNIFER E. BARRIERE

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

ASHLEY BELLEAU

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

G. WOGAN BERNARD Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

ELWOOD F. CAHILL JR

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

DAN CENTNER

Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise

504-523-2434

E. HOWELL CROSBY Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

KATIE DYSART

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JOSHUA S. FORCE

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

PHILIP A. FRANCO Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

GUS A. FRITCHIE III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

GLEN R. GALBRAITH Seale & Ross 985-542-8500

ALAN H. GOODMAN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson 504-619-1800

STEVEN F. GRIFFITH JR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

A. GREGORY GRIMSAL Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

SESSIONS AULT Hootsell III Butler Snow

504-299-7700

STEVEN I. KLEIN

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

NEAL J. KLING

ROBERT A. KUTCHER Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais

504-830-3838

MARTIN E. LANDRIEU Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

WILLIAM H. LANGENSTEIN III Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

ROSE MCCABE

LEBRETON

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

ALVIN C. MIESTER III Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

LORETTA G. MINCE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

RICHARD B. MONTGOMERY III Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

RANDY OPOTOWSKY Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

THOMAS P. OWEN JR

Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

RICHARD P. RICHTER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

EMILY E. ROSS Pipes Miles Beckman 504-322-7070

STEPHEN P. SCHOTT Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

LEOPOLD Z. SHER Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

HOWARD E. SINOR JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

CHARLES L. STERN JR Steeg Law Firm

504-582-1199

ROBERT PAUL

THIBEAUX Rimon 504-267-1665

EDWARD DIRK

WEGMANN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ADAM ZUCKERMAN

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

LITIGATIONREGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY)

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

EDWARD HART BERGIN

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ROBERT B. BIECK JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MICHAEL R. FONTHAM Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JOHN W. JOYCE Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

ADAM ZUCKERMAN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

LITIGATION - SECURITIES

MARK R. BEEBE

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

THOMAS M. BENJAMIN Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

JAMIE L. BERGER

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

ROBERT B. BIECK JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JASON W. BURGE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

ROY C. CHEATWOOD Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

SHAUN G. CLARKE

Murphy Ball Stratton 504-977-1110

GEORGE DENEGRE JR Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

GEORGE C. FREEMAN III

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

JAMES M. GARNER

JOHN W. JOYCE

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

STEPHEN R. KLAFFKY

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

DAVID LUDER

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

PAUL J. MASINTER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LANCE C. MCCARDLE Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

C. LAWRENCE

ORLANSKY

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

KIRK REASONOVER Reasonover & Berg, LLC

504-975-0621

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

JAMES R. SWANSON Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

NICHOLAS WEHLEN

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

LITIGATION - TRUSTS AND ESTATES

HIRSCHEL T. ABBOTT JR Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

RICARDO A. AGUILAR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JAMES A. BROWN Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

DAVID F. EDWARDS Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MIRIAM WOGAN HENRY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

STEVEN I. KLEIN Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CAROLINE D. LAFOURCADE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

JOHN OVERBY Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

ERIC M. SCHORR

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan 504-582-1500

ROSE S. SHER Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MICHAEL Q. WALSHE JR Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

EDWARD DIRK WEGMANN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

LITIGATION AND CONTROVERSY - TAX

JESSE R. ADAMS III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

WILLIAM M. BACKSTROM JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

HILTON S. BELL Lafleur Laborde 504- 946-9181

ANDRE B. BURVANT Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JAYE A. CALHOUN Kean Miller 504-585-3050

MICHAEL E. GUARISCO Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007

JAMES K. IRVIN Lafleur Laborde 504- 946-9181

STEVEN I. KLEIN Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

CHERYL M. KORNICK Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

CAROLINE D. LAFOURCADE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

MARTIN E. LANDRIEU Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

JUSTIN LEMAIRE Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

LORETTA G. MINCE Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252 F. KELLEHER RIESS Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law 504-525-1120

PAUL H. WALDMAN

Paul H. Waldman, Attorney at Law 504-220-2576

504-566-5200

504-208-1755

504-581-3234

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

R. ETHAN ZUBIC Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

F. KELLEHER RIESS Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law 504-525-1120

EDWARD DIRK WEGMANN Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MAUREEN GERSHANIK

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

CURTIS R. HEARN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

SETH A. LEVINE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MATTHEW P. MILLER

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

LEON J. REYMOND III

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID C. RIEVESCHL

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LEON H. RITTENBERG III

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BRITTON H. SEAL

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STEVEN C. SERIO

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

ANDREW T. SULLIVAN

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

KARL J. ZIMMERMANN

Karl J. Zimmermann

504-909-1501

MINING LAW

JOHN Y. PEARCE

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

EDWARD B. POITEVENT II

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

MORTGAGE

BANKING FORECLOSURE LAW

JOHN T. BALHOFF II

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

G. WOGAN BERNARD

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

E. HOWELL CROSBY Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

KATIE DYSART

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

JAMES M. GARNER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

PHILIP B. SHERMAN

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

MUNICIPAL LAW

DAVID A. MARCELLO

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

C. PECK HAYNE JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

AIMEE W. HEBERT Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

CYNTHIA A. NICHOLSON Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

SCOTT A. O’CONNOR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

JOHN Y. PEARCE Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

LOULAN J. PITRE JR Kelly Hart & Hallman 504-522-1812

NONPROFIT

CHARITIES LAW

STEVEN I. KLEIN Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

JOEL A. MENDLER Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

CAROLE CUKELL NEFF Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

JEROME J. RESO JR Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

LEON H. RITTENBERG III Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BRIANNE S. ROME Rome Law

LEOPOLD Z. SHER Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

OIL AND GAS LAW

ERIN BAMBRICK

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

KELLY BRECHTEL BECKER Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

M. HAMPTON CARVER Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

CHARLES A. CERISE JR Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

BRANDON T. DARDEN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

M. TAYLOR DARDEN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

KATHLEEN L. DOODY

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ERNEST L. EDWARDS JR Ernest L. Edwards Jr., Attorney at Law

504-450-4226

MATTHEW J. FANTACI Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

CAITLIN FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

HAROLD J. FLANAGAN Flanagan Partners

504-569-0235

C. PECK HAYNE JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

AIMEE W. HEBERT

Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

COLLEEN C. JARROTT Hinshaw & Culbertson

504-904-8060

KENNETH M. KLEMM Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

TERRENCE K. KNISTER

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

JAMES E. LAPEZE

Liskow & Lewis

FRANCIS V.

LIANTONIO JR

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

ANTHONY MARINO

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

MARK L. MCNAMARA

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ROBERT B. MCNEAL

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

CYNTHIA A. NICHOLSON

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

ROBERT B. NOLAN

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

SCOTT A. O’CONNOR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

DAVID L. PATRÓN

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

JOHN Y. PEARCE

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

LOULAN J. PITRE JR

Kelly Hart & Hallman 504-522-1812

EDWARD B. POITEVENT II

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JAMES D. RHORER

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

CARL D. ROSENBLUM Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CHARLES R. TALLEY Kean Miller

504-585-3050

PATRICK A. TALLEY JR Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

MARION WELBORN Weinstock

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

J. CHRISTOPHER ZAINEY JR

Lambert Zainey

Smith & Soso

504-581-1750

PATENT LAW

GREG LATHAM

Intellectual Property Consulting

504-322-7166

SETH M. NEHRBASS Garvey, Smith & Nehrbass, Patent Attorneys 504-835-2000

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - DEFENDANTS

CHARLES H. ABBOTT

Forman Watkins & Krutz

504-799-4383

MICHAEL H. ABRAHAM Forman Watkins & Krutz

504-799-4383

RYAN ACOMB Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson

504-581-3838

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

MICHAEL R. ALLWEISS Vasquez Law Office 504- 571-9582

JOHN G. ALSOBROOK Loeb Law Firm 985-778-0220

DEAN ARRUEBARRENA

Leake & Andersson

504-585-7500

KRISTIN L. BECKMAN

Pipes Miles Beckman

504-322-7070

BRADLEY R. BELSOME

Bradley Murchison

Kelly & Shea

504-596-6300

DAVID F. BIENVENU

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

C. WM. BRADLEY JR

Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea

504-596-6300

KELLY E. BRILLEAUX Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

FRANCIS H. BROWN III

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

CAMALA E. CAPODICE

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

BERTRAND M. CASS JR

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KATHLEEN K. CHARVET Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

THOMAS LOUIS

COLLETTA JR

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

CRAIG COUSINS Leake & Andersson

504-585-7500

TIMOTHY F. DANIELS

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

SIDNEY W. DEGAN III Degan, Blanchard & Nash 504-529-3333

JOSEPH A. DEVALL JR Hale Devall 504-576-0700

ROBERT E. DILLE Maron Marvel

Bradley Anderson & Tardy 504-684-5100

MARK C. DODART

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

EWELL E. EAGAN JR Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

RICHARD B. EASON II Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

JOHN B. ESNARD III Castex Esnard 504-262-9880

DARRYL J. FOSTER

Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300

GUS A. FRITCHIE III Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

JAMES M. GARNER Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CHARLES F. GAY JR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

TERRY CHRISTOVICH GAY

Christovich & Kearney 504-561-5700

JOHN JERRY GLAS Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

CHRISTOPHER T. GRACE III Blue Williams 504-831-4091

DAVID GROOME JR Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MATTHEW C. GUY Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

GRADY S. HURLEY

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MARY S. JOHNSON

Johnson Gray McNamara 985-246-6544

GEORGE B. JURGENS III

King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

JOSHUA G. KELLER

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

ROBERT E. KERRIGAN JR

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

MEGAN C. KIEFER

Kiefer & Kiefer

504-828-3313

SUSAN B. KOHN

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

EDWIN C. LAIZER

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

CHARLES E. LECHE

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

WAYNE J. LEE

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

DAVID W. LEEFE

Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

MCCANN LEFEVE

Forman Watkins & Krutz

504-799-4383

THEAR J. LEMOINE

Brown Sims 504-569-1007

JEFFREY SCOTT LOEB

Loeb Law Firm

985-778-0220

DANIEL LUND

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

WALTER P. MAESTRI

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

S. SUZANNE MAHONEY

Johnson Gray McNamara 504-525-4649

KATHLEEN A. MANNING

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

JOSEPH L.

MCREYNOLDS

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

DOUGLAS J. MOORE

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

KIM E. MOORE

SEAN P. MOUNT

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

HOWARD L. MURPHY Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

STEPHEN G.A. MYERS Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

ROBERT B. NOLAN Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

DAVID W. O’QUINN Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

JAMES K. ORDENEAUX Plauché Maselli Parkerson 504-582-1142

DWIGHT C. PAULSEN III Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300

M. DAVIS READY Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn 504-569-2030

DAVID E. REDMANN JR Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea 504-596-6300

JEFFREY E. RICHARDSON Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

DEBORAH B. ROUEN Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

KERMIT L. ROUX III Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

ISAAC H. RYAN Ike Ryan 504-952-0505

KENT B. RYAN Miller Hahn 504- 684-5044

SETH A. SCHMEECKLE Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

WILLIAM B. SCHWARTZ Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

CHARLES F. SEEMANN JR Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

SCOTT C. SEILER Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

RONALD J. SHOLES Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ROBERT I. SIEGEL Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse 504-561-0400

MARK C. SURPRENANT

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

KRISTOPHER T. WILSON Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard 504-568-1990

BRENT A. TALBOT Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

KELLY E. THEARD Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

JEFFERSON R. TILLERY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

EDWARD W. TRAPOLIN Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

QUENTIN F. URQUHART JR Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

ROLAND M. VANDENWEGHE JR Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

DAVID E. WALLE Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O’Bannon 504-310-1500

CHARLES B. WILMORE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

PHILLIP A. WITTMANN Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

MARC J. YELLIN Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION - PLAINTIFFS

GIBBY ANDRY Gibby Andry, The Andry Law Firm 504-522-1000

RON A. AUSTIN Ron Austin Law 504-227-8100

HELEN BABIN Gertler Accident & Injury Attorneys 504- 527-8767

EMILE BAGNERIS III Bagneris Law Firm 504-810-3995

JOHN T. BALHOFF II Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CRAIG D. BALL

Craig D. Ball 713-320-6066

3251 Laurel Street

504-299-2100

504-432-9367

504-581-7979

ADAM ZUCKERMAN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

504-525-6802

DARRELL K. CHERRY

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

WILLIAM C. HARRISON JR Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

KYLE S. MORAN

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

STEPHANIE D. SKINNER Miller Hahn 504- 684-5044

WHITNEY STEWART Blue Williams 504-831-4091

ALLAN BERGER Allan Berger & Associates 504-526-2222

JACQUES F. BEZOU JR The Bezou Law Firm 985-892-2111

IRVING J. WARSHAUER

Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer

504-522-2304

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE

LAW - DEFENDANTS

KEITH J. BERGERON

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

C. WM. BRADLEY JR

Bradley Murchison

Kelly & Shea

504-596-6300

TERRENCE L. BRENNAN

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

JAMES A. BROWN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ROY C. CHEATWOOD

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

BEVERLY ALOISIO

DELAUNE

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

KAREN M. DICKE

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

504-322-4100

RICHARD G.

DUPLANTIER JR

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

504-525-6802

EWELL E. EAGAN JR

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

GUS A. FRITCHIE III

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

JAMES M. GARNER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

KAREN HOLLAND

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

CHRISTOPHER IRWIN

Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

AMELIA WILLIAMS

KOCH

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

FREDERIC THEODORE

LE CLERCQ

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

MELISSA M. LESSELL

Deutsch Kerrigan

DANIEL LUND

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

JOSEPH L.

MCREYNOLDS

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

CHARLOTTE MEADE

Meade Young 504-416-3975

MARSHALL M. REDMON

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

THOMAS M. RICHARD Litchfield Cavo 985-869-8700

RICHARD C. STANLEY

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford 504-523-1580

JOHN STEWART JR Pugh Accardo 504-799-4500

KELLY E. THEARD

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

EDWARD W. TRAPOLIN Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels 504-310-2100

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW - PLAINTIFFS

JACQUES F. BEZOU JR The Bezou Law Firm 985-892-2111

DONALD E. MCKAY JR

Leake & Andersson 504-585-7500

JENNIFER L. THORNTON

Samuels & Thornton 504-558-9478

PROJECT FINANCE LAW

E. HOWELL CROSBY

Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

WILLIAM H. HINES Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MICHAEL R. SCHNEIDER Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

LEOPOLD Z. SHER Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

SUSAN G. TALLEY Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

DAVID M. WOLF

Adams and Reese

504-581-3234

QUI TAM LAW

BENJAMIN P. BUCY

Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

RAILROAD LAW

BLAKE G. ARATA JR Rome, Arata, Baxley & Stelly

504-522-9980

BRADLEY R. BELSOME

Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea

504-596-6300

THOMAS LOUIS

COLLETTA JR Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

TIMOTHY F. DANIELS

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels

504-310-2100

JOSEPH M. MILLER Davis, Saunders & Miller

985-612-3070

C. PERRIN ROME III Rome, Arata, Baxley & Stelly

504-522-9980

BENJAMIN B. SAUNDERS Davis, Saunders & Miller

985-612-3070

BRENT A. TALBOT Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

PATRICK A. TALLEY JR Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

REAL ESTATE LAW

MARGUERITE L. ADAMS

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

Lee R. Adler Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

PHILLIP J. ANTIS JR. Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

BART C. BACIGALUPI Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

JENNIFER E. BARRIERE

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

G. WOGAN BERNARD

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

MICHAEL E. BOTNICK

Gordon Arata

Montgomery Barnett

504-582-1111

JAMES L. BREAUX

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ELWOOD F. CAHILL JR

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

SUSANNE CAMBRE

Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern

504-838-9090

RYAN T. CHRISTIANSEN

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

PHILIP DEV. CLAVERIE JR. Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

E. HOWELL CROSBY

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

VICTORIA M. DE LISLE

Locke Lord

504-558-5100

REMY JAMES

DONNELLY

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

M. CLAIRE DURIO

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

STEPHEN I. DWYER

Dwyer, Cambre & Suffern

504-838-9090

LILLIAN E. EYRICH

Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

C. PECK HAYNE JR

Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

WILLIAM H. HINES

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

KAREN T. HOLZENTHAL

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

BRIAN R. JOHNSON Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

PAUL C. KITZIGER Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

STEVEN I. KLEIN

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

NEAL J. KLING

ROSE MCCABE

LEBRETON

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

F. RIVERS LELONG JR Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JON F. LEYENS JR Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

A. KELTON LONGWELL

Longwell Riess

504-381-0010

DAVID A. MARTINEZ Steeg Law Firm

504-582-1199

STEVE MARX

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

R. LEWIS MCHENRY

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

CONRAD MEYER IV

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

ALVIN C. MIESTER III

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

RICHARD B. MONTGOMERY III

Deutsch Kerrigan

504-581-5141

MARIE A. MOORE

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

CHAD P. MORROW

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

ROBERT MOUTON Locke Lord 504-558-5100

GEORGE MUELLER

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

RANDY OPOTOWSKY Steeg Law Firm

504-582-1199

ANNE E. RAYMOND

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

RICHARD P. RICHTER

SUSAN SANTA CRUZ Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux 504-585-3800

AMANDA BUTLER SCHLEY

Business Law Group 504-446-6506

MICHAEL R. SCHNEIDER Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

STEPHEN P. SCHOTT Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

STEVEN C. SERIO Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

LEOPOLD Z. SHER

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

PHILIP B. SHERMAN Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

ERIN SPRINGER Erin Springer, Attorney at Law 504-455-3100

ROBERT M. STEEG Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

CHARLES L. STERN JR Steeg Law Firm 504-582-1199

JAMES A. STUCKEY

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

SUSAN G. TALLEY Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

JULIA HAYNES TERRY Hinshaw & Culbertson 504-904-8060

ROBERT PAUL Thibeaux Rimon 504-267-1665

PETER S. TITLE Sessions, Fishman & Nathan 504-582-1500

SUZETTE TOLEDANO Toledano Entertainment & Arts Law 504-525-2552

NICOLE S. TYGIER Kutcher, Tygier & Luminais 504-830-3838

SUSAN M. TYLER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

SABRINA C. VICKERS

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

STERLING SCOTT

WILLIS

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

JOSEPH T. WILSON

Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

REINSURANCE LAW

PABLO GONZALEZ

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

MARSHALL M.

REDMON

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

SECURITIES

CAPITAL MARKETS LAW

THOMAS M. BENJAMIN

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson

504-619-1800

WILLIAM R. BISHOP

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

LOUIS Y. FISHMAN

Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

MARK A. FULLMER

Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

MAUREEN GERSHANIK

Fishman Haygood 504-586-5252

MARK GRAFFAGNINI

Cara Stone 504-265-9955

CURTIS R. HEARN

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

KENNETH J. NAJDER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

RYAN C. REEVES

Dentons U.S. 504-524-5116

DAVID C. RIEVESCHL

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

BRITTON H. SEAL

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman

Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

SECURITIES REGULATION

MICHAEL A. BALASCIO

Barrasso Usdin

GEORGE C. FREEMAN III

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

ASHER J. FRIEND

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MARK A. FULLMER

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

MAUREEN GERSHANIK

Fishman Haygood

504-586-5252

JOHN W. JOYCE

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

STEPHEN R. KLAFFKY

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

KENNETH J. NAJDER

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

BRITTON H. SEAL

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

KELLY C. SIMONEAUX Jones Walker 504-582-8000

SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW

LEE R. ADLER Phelps Dunbar 504-566-1311

J. PATRICK

BEAUCHAMP McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

RICHARD B. MONTGOMERY III

Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

LEOPOLD Z. SHER Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

MARION WELBORN WEINSTOCK Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

TAX LAW

JESSE R. ADAMS III Jones Walker 504-582-8000

ROBERT S. ANGELICO Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

TIMOTHY P. BRECHTEL Jones Walker

504-582-8000

SUSAN J. BURKENSTOCK Elkins

504-529-3600

ANDRE B. BURVANT Jones Walker 504-582-8000

JAYE A. CALHOUN Kean Miller 504-585-3050

JOHN W. COLBERT Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

J. GRANT COLEMAN King & Jurgens 504-582-3800

PAUL D. CORDES JR Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007

MICHAEL L. ECKSTEIN Eckstein Law Firm 504-527-0701

DAVID F. EDWARDS Jones Walker 504-582-8000

MARK S. EMBREE The Embree Group 504-319-2169

JAMES C. EXNICIOS James C Exnicios 504-288-0267

MANDY MENDOZA GAGLIARDI Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

EDWARD N. GEORGE Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

MICHAEL E. GUARISCO Guarisco, Cordes & Lala 504-587-7007

JONATHAN R. KATZ Jones Walker 504-582-8000

STEVEN I. KLEIN Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

CHERYL M. KORNICK Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

CAROLINE D LAFOURCADE Liskow & Lewis 504-581-7979

MARTIN E. LANDRIEU Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 504-582-1111

PUBLIC FINANCE LAW

J. PATRICK

BEAUCHAMP

504-581-5141

McGlinchey Stafford 504-586-1200

ROY E. BLOSSMAN Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert 504-299-2100

WILLIAM H.

LANGENSTEIN III

Chaffe McCall

504-585-7000

Sher Garner Cahill

Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

MEGAN C. RIESS

Longwell Riess

504-381-0010

Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

MARION WELBORN

WEINSTOCK

Gordon Arata

Montgomery

Barnett 504-582-1111

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver

504-589-9700

JAMIE L. BERGER

Barrasso Usdin

Kupperman

Freeman & Sarver 504-589-9700

IAN ATKINSON Schonekas, Evans, McGoey & McEachin 504-680-6050

WILLIAM M. BACKSTROM JR Jones Walker 504-582-8000

HILTON S. BELL Lafleur Laborde 504- 946-9181

WILLIAM H. LANGENSTEIN III Chaffe McCall 504-585-7000

JUSTIN LEMAIRE Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann 504-581-3200

DONALD H. MCDANIEL Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams 504-309-3848

MATTHEW P. MILLER

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

ROBERT L. PEREZ

Perez, McDaniel, Faust & Adams

504-309-3848

RUDOLPH R. RAMELLI

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JEROME J. RESO JR

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

F. KELLEHER RIESS

Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law

504-525-1120

LEON H. RITTENBERG III

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BRIANNE S. ROME

Rome Law

504-432-9367

RICHARD J. ROTH III

Roth Law Firm

504-525-7792

JOHN A. ROUCHELL

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID R. SHERMAN

Chehardy Sherman

Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

JOHN F. SHREVES

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn

504-569-2030

CARLI BECKETT SIMPSON

Roth Law Firm

504-525-7792

MARK S. STEIN

Lowe Stein

504-517-8160

ANDREW T. SULLIVAN

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

DANIEL WALTER

Roth Law Firm

504-525-7792

JOHN J. WEILER

Weiler & Rees

504-524-2944

KARL J. ZIMMERMANN

Karl J. Zimmermann

504-909-1501

TECHNOLOGY LAW

RAYMOND G. AREAUX

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

TRADE SECRETS

LESLI D. HARRIS

LAW

Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

TRADEMARK LAW

LESLI D. HARRIS

Kelly Hart & Hallman

504-522-1812

BENJAMIN JANKE

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

GREG LATHAM Intellectual Property Consulting

504-322-7166

THEODORE OWERS

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

BRYAN C. REUTER

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

MICHAEL Q. WALSHE JR Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

TRANSPORTATION LAW

L. ETIENNE BALART Jones Walker

504-582-8000

WILLIAM BALDWIN Jones Walker

504-582-8000

JACK C. BENJAMIN JR Jack Benjamin 504-946-7010

RICHARD D. BERTRAM Jones Walker 504-582-8000

CHRISTOPHER O. DAVIS Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz 504-566-5200

GERARD J. DRAGNA Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett 504-595-3000

JOHN JERRY GLAS Deutsch Kerrigan 504-581-5141

GRADY S. HURLEY Jones Walker 504-582-8000

KENNETH M. KLEMM Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

C. MICHAEL PARKS Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett

504-595-3000

BRENT A. TALBOT Chaffe McCall

WAYNE ZERINGUE

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

HIRSCHEL T. ABBOTT JR

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

MARGUERITE L. ADAMS

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

J. GRANT COLEMAN

King & Jurgens

504-582-3800

DAVID F. EDWARDS

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

MARK S. EMBREE

The Embree Group

504-319-2169

LAURA E. FINE

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

STEPHANIE G. GAMBLE

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

MIRIAM WOGAN HENRY

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

STEVEN I. KLEIN

Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert

504-299-2100

ERIN E. KRIKSCIUN

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

CAROLINE D. LAFOURCADE

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

DAVID S. LANDRY

Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux

504-585-3800

LAWRENCE M. LEHMANN

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

JOEL A. MENDLER

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

MATTHEW P. MILLER

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

RONALD “CHIP”

MORRISON

Morrison Law Group

504-831-2348

CAROLE CUKELL NEFF Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

JOHN OVERBY

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

LAURA WALKER PLUNKETT

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

504-566-5200

S. FRAZER RANKIN

Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard

504-568-1990

JEROME J. RESO JR Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

PATRICK K. RESO

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

985-287-5294

F. KELLEHER RIESS Hickey & Riess, Attorneys at Law

504-525-1120

LEON H. RITTENBERG III Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

BRIANNE S. ROME Rome Law

504-432-9367

JOHN A. ROUCHELL Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

ERIC M. SCHORR

Sessions, Fishman & Nathan

504-582-1500

ROSE S. SHER

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

DAVID R. SHERMAN

Chehardy Sherman Williams Recile & Hayes

504-833-5600

ANDREW T. SULLIVAN

Miller, Sullivan & DeMarcay

504-708-1300

JOSEPH T. WILSON

Liskow & Lewis

504-581-7979

UTILITIES LAW

W. RALEY ALFORD III

Stanley Reuter

Thornton Alford

504-523-1580

NOEL J. DARCE

Stone Pigman Walther

Wittmann

504-581-3200

NATHAN G. HUNTWORK

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

DANIEL T. PANCAMO

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

DANA SHELTON

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

CARRIE R. TOURNILLON

Kean Miller

504-585-3050

JOSEPH L. CAVERLY

Stone Pigman Walther

Wittmann

504-581-3200

MARK A. FULLMER

Phelps Dunbar

504-566-1311

CURTIS R. HEARN

Jones Walker

504-582-8000

J. MARSHALL PAGE III

Jones Walker 504-582-8000

DAVID C. RIEVESCHL

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

SCOTT T. WHITTAKER

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann

504-581-3200

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW - CLAIMANTS

RICHARD B. EASON II

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW - EMPLOYERS

ALAN G. BRACKETT Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett

504-595-3000

STEPHEN BROOKS

Pugh Accardo 504-799-4500

RICHARD B. EASON II

Adams and Reese 504-581-3234

DONALD E. MCKAY JR Leake & Andersson

504-585-7500

RICHARD VALE

Blue Williams 504-831-4091

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FROM THE LENS

58 WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

A new home-grown craft cooperative has Carnival in its spirit and good works on the mind.

The Bright School for the Deaf made its permanent home in Metairie in 2024.

Far from being frightened away, Little Miss Muffin is a shop determined to help Lakeview reach its full potential.

ORLEANS 500 Bill Hines, Managing Partner at Jones Walker LLP

FINALLY HOME

After decades of moves, The Bright School for the Deaf made its permanent home in Metairie in 2024, thanks to help from a local construction leader with a special tie to the cause

BY MISTY MILIOTO

PHOTOS BY SARA ESSEX BRADLEY

As the only early intervention program in Greater New Orleans and surrounding parishes for deaf, hard-of-hearing and language-delayed children, The Bright School for the Deaf is a welcome addition to Metairie.

The nonprofit agency has moved multiple times over the past 65 years. Its past location in New Orleans on Walmsley Avenue in New Orleans was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. The organization has also leased property at New Orleans Speech and Hearing, Temple Sinai, Rayne Early Childhood, and Kingsley House. This past fall, The Bright School finally moved into a home of its own in a building that was formerly part of the Ridgewood Preparatory School campus.

The Bright School’s new Jefferson Parish campus is now more centrally located to surrounding parishes. However, the building needed renovations to make the environment more suitable for children ages 1 through 5. The school’s administration turned to DiGiovanni Construction for the task at hand. Julie DiGiovanni, vice president of the construction company, was more than happy to jump on board.

DiGiovanni’s daughter was born in 2016 with a rare genetic condition called Williams syndrome, which causes physical, developmental and cognitive disabilities.

“The special-needs community is tight-knit,” DiGiovanni explained. “A very special physical therapist referred us to The Bright School

The Bright School for the Deaf serves infants, toodlers and preschoolers, as well as a new kindergarten class.

QUICK LOOK

Number of years in operation

Since 1959

Square footage

Approximately 10,000

Number of Employees

Persons in Charge

Linda Frantz, director

Architecture

Terrell-Fabacher

Architects

General Contractor

DiGiovanni

Construction

Interior Design

DiGiovanni

Construction

when Mallory was 2. To this day, it’s one of the greatest gifts we have received.”

DiGiovanni Construction started working on the building in May 2024, and the school was fully operational by that September, but first came extensive planning and remodeling.

“The building was from the ’80s, and not much had been done to update it over the years, so we had our work cut out for us,” DiGiovanni said. “[It] did not have its own utility infrastructure, so each of these services had to be designed and incorporated into the building and surrounding land.”

DiGiovanni Construction worked with Linda Frantz, director of The Bright School for the Deaf, on space planning and design; the Jefferson Parish Building Permits Department on zoning

requirements; utility companies to establish the necessary services; and Timothy Terrell of TerrellFabacher Architects to modify the existing layout to meet the school’s needs.

“Building in dedicated therapy spaces was of the utmost importance,” DiGiovanni said. “We also added a lunchroom for the children, with a child-height counter for cooking demonstrations and crafts. [Frantz] chose light and airy colors throughout, [and] each teacher got to pick an accent wall for their room. Seeing how [everyone] decorated their spaces really brought the building to life.”

While the building’s existing layout worked well, DiGiovanni Construction added walls to carve out the therapy rooms and office space.

“We divided a very large room into two so that there is an auditorium for learning and meeting, as well as a resource room where families can gather,” DiGiovanni said.

The biggest challenge, as is usually the case, was time. While the project began in May, it took time to draw plans and to go through Jefferson Parish’s planning and permitting department. Once those tasks were complete, DiGiovanni Construction had just three months to finish the project in time for school to start in early September.

“We worked right through Labor Day weekend to make sure the school was ready to open on Sept. 3,” DiGiovanni said. “It took a lot of prioritization, coordination and a positive attitude. I have to give credit to all of our employees and subcontractors who worked with us and rearranged their schedules to make it all happen.”

The new space, which consists of two floors, now features a private entry and reception area, office space, four large classrooms, two classrooms leased to Spears Learning Center for applied behavior analysis therapy, four soundproof therapy rooms, a lunchroom, an auditorium, a parent resource room (available to families and the community, funded by a grant to supply materials on topics like deafness and speech and language development) and two playgrounds. The bathrooms also feature childsize toilets and sinks.

“The rooms are so big and inviting, allowing for different areas in each room for children to explore and grow,” DiGiovanni noted.

Today, The Bright School for the Deaf serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers, as well as a new kindergarten class.

“We installed interactive smart boards in three classrooms and will soon install amplification systems in each classroom,” Frantz said. “Today, the school provides special instruction, speech therapy, involvement in typical preschool routines, music therapy and some therapies that are in collaboration with Early Steps, such as occupational and physical therapy.”

DiGiovanni said she’s pleased with finished project.

“It was a pleasure and honor to be a part of building The Bright School’s permanent home,” she said. “The mission of the founders and staff — and the impact they have on their students and families — will always be near and dear to our hearts.” T

The interior houses four therapy rooms, enabling service providers to offer individual therapies in soundproof private areas.

FROM THE LENS WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT?

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TKEEP IT IN THE CULTURE

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new home-grown craft cooperative has Carnival in its spirit and good works on the mind.

BY ASHLEY MCLELLAN PHOTOS BY EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN

he co-op, founded in January 2023 by Walter “Big Chief Beautiful” Sandifer Jr., Nick Holmes and Diego Pinzon, aims to provide essential supplies for culture bearers at an affordable price. For these three, “shop local” takes on personal meaning.

“We united through a shared commitment to preserving and celebrating the vibrant culture of New Orleans,” Sandifer said. “As a Mardi Gras Indian for over 30 years, I’ve experienced firsthand the struggles culture bearers face, particularly when it comes to sourcing materials. Nick, raised in Central City, is deeply rooted in our traditions and has always championed their preservation. Diego contributes a global perspective and a knack for organization. Together, we envisioned a space where our community could access affordable materials while ensuring our cultural economy stays within our neighborhoods.”

The home crafting industry overall is on the rise, with the popularity of knitting, crochet, jewelry making and more making frequent appearances on social media. While crafting is on the rise, so is the price of supplies. According to the Craft Industry Alliance, in 2022 the rise KEEP

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(LtoR) Diego Pinzon, Walter “Big Chief Beautiful” Sandifer Jr., and Nick Holmes (This page) Sandifer has been making handmade Mardi Gras Indian costumes for

of the cost of craft supplies skyrocketed due to the impacts of global inflation, a trend that many consumers are still facing to date. It stated, “While inflation has created challenges for craft businesses, many are hopeful, in no small part because of the craft industry’s inherent durability.”

To that point, nowhere is crafting and costuming more “durable” than in New Orleans. And while nationally crafters may be picking up knitting needles, locals are shelling out for more ephemeral items such as glitter, sequins, feather plumes and beads.

This is where Keep It in the Culture comes in, according to Sandifer. He noted that local costume makers — specifically the Mardi Gras Indians who create elaborate, full-body, handbeaded suits each year — can face an overwhelming financial dilemma when sourcing items for their creations.

“Our inspiration came from the ongoing challenges that Mardi Gras Indians and other cultural artisans face in finding affordable, high-quality materials, he said, noting that crafting a suit can take up to nine months and cost thousands of dollars. “Too often, the money spent on materials goes to big corporations, draining resources from our community. We wanted to change that by creating a cooperative where culture bearers are prioritized. Personally, as a Masking Indian for three decades with the Beautiful Creole Apache tribe, I’ve seen the economic sacrifices our community makes to preserve these traditions. It’s a way of combating the extraction of wealth

from our culture while ensuring our traditions remain strong and vibrant.”

Keep It in the Culture is open to anyone looking for supplies throughout the year and carries a variety of items for projects of all shapes and sizes, not only for Carnival-specific creations.

“We carry everything a culture bearer might need — from plumes, beads, sequins and rhinestones to other essential crafting materials for Mardi Gras Indian suits and cultural costumes,” said Sandifer. “We also stock Mardi Gras parade throws, including multi-size beads for float riders, along with cultural artifacts created by local artists. Additionally, we offer custom T-shirt designs, ensuring our offerings are as creative and community driven as the people we serve.”

Unlike big box craft stores, Keep It in the Culture combines bulk suppliers with local craftspeople to create a shop that maintains a balance of affordability and community consciousness. For example, feathers range from $75 to $390 per pound (depending on the size and variety of plumes). Online retailers often list the same items for double that price.

“Our materials come from a mix of local artisans and trusted overseas suppliers,” Sandifer said. “We focus on purchasing in bulk to keep

costs low while maintaining quality. This approach allows us to provide culture bearers with affordable resources while reinforcing our mission of keeping dollars within the community.”

Uplifting culture bearers is part and parcel in the shop’s overall mission, Sandifer noted.

“The Mardi Gras Indian tradition embodies resilience, artistry and history,” he said. “It’s a tribute to our ancestors and their fight for freedom and dignity. These hand-sewn suits tell stories of pride, unity and identity, rooted in the solidarity between enslaved Africans and the darkskinned Indigenous people who provided refuge and kinship. This legacy is not just a cultural treasure for New Orleans; it’s a testament to the power of creativity, community and resistance that resonates far beyond our city.”

Weiss notes that while the parade season is limited, the economic impact of Carnival is felt nearly year-round.

“Mardi Gras serves as a perennial economic catalyst,” he said, “as krewes prepare throughout the year, members engage in time-honored traditions, and visitors are drawn to New Orleans even in the off-season, captivated by the Mardi Gras legacy.”

Keep It in the Culture is open to anyone looking for supplies throughout the year and carries items for projects of all shapes and sizes, including seed beads, feathers, sequins and masks. The shop also offers costume workshops and classes.

In addition to selling craft supplies, the space acts as a community hub — fulfilling part of its founding mission — and is working to maintain a legacy for future generations.

CARNIVAL’S FINANCIAL IMPACT

$891 million — Total direct and indirect impact of Carnival on the New Orleans economy

3.07% — Carnival’s portion of New Orleans’s gross domestic product

$28 million — net fiscal benefit accrued to the city of New Orleans as a result of staging Carnival (including franchise value)

$2.64 — return on ever dollar invested by the city of New Orleans in Carnival

$14 million — Increase in state of Louisiana tax revenues as a result of Carnival

Source: The 2023 Mardi Gras Economic Impact Study conducted by Tulane Economics Professor Toni Weiss

“We host workshops that teach crafting and beading techniques used in creating Mardi Gras Indian suits,” explained Sandifer. “These sessions are about more than just crafting—they’re about sharing knowledge, preserving our traditions, and inspiring future generations to embrace and carry forward the artistry and spirit of our culture.”

Supporting the community is at the core of the shop’s mission.

“We organize school supply drives, provide hydration stations during events like Super Sunday and offer workshops to teach invaluable crafting skills,” he noted. “Every purchase from our shop directly supports these initiatives, ensuring our efforts uplift the people who sustain our culture.”

For those who may be looking to support the efforts of Keep It In the Culture Sandifer noted that supporting the co-op is simple.

“Shop at our store, attend our workshops and share our story,” he said. “Every purchase keeps money circulating in our community and contributes to the preservation of our traditions. It’s been a true labor of love, and we’re incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made in such a short time. You can also support us by joining our events, donating to our initiatives, or simply spreading the word about what we’re doing. Together, we can keep these traditions alive and thriving for generations to come.”T

Fairy-Tale Retail

Far from being frightened away, Little Miss Muffin is a shop determined to help Lakeview reach its full potential.

BY KEITH TWITCHELL

Monique Duclaux is equal parts business owner and neighborhood advocate.

Duclaux has operated Little Miss Muffin, an eclectic women’s and children’s store at 766 Harrison Avenue in Lakeview, since she purchased the business from her grandmother in 1992. Founded in 1970 as a Hallmark store, and originally located across the street, the shop is a true neighborhood institution.

Duclaux sees shoppers who first came through the door as children now bringing in their own kids. It’s what she says inspires her to create something special.

“We want customers to walk in here and enjoy the full shopping experience,” she said. “Smell the candles, touch the blankets, feel the Lakeview vibe.”

She said a big part of making her shopping experience special lies in carrying a variety of original New Orleans art. Duclaux said the store increased its focus on local artists after Katrina, and those relationships have strengthened ever since.

“The artists become family,” she noted. “They reach out to us and ask what’s the next thing they need to do and what our customers want right now.”

Duclaux also engages with schools in the neighborhood, providing items for auctions,

supplies for activities and even hiring area students for jobs like gift-wrapping.

“They learn how to have a conversation with an adult,” she said, “to look people in the eye when they talk to them.”

A few younger employees have even moved on to become long-term employees; many of Little Miss Muffin’s 15-to-20-member staff have worked at the store for more than 20 years.

Duclaux said her work is fed by the love of her neighborhood and the desire to see it reach its full potential — even to see Harrison Avenue achieve national Main Street designation.

“I don’t worry about competition,” she stated. “The more people that want to open a store, open a restaurant, bring enterprise to Lakeview, the better.”

While women’s clothing, jewelry, purses, home décor, original art, cards and stationery, kitchen and dining ware cater to adults, infants to young teenagers are served by a carefully curated collection of children’s books, specialty clothing, toys and games.

The emphasis, in Duclaux’s words, is, “let’s step away from the screen and be creative.”

Ironically, her biggest challenge is online shopping. While Little Miss Muffin has an extensive e-commerce website, it doesn’t leave Duclaux feeling particularly satisfied.

“How can our website recreate that same customer experience people get in the store?” she asked rhetorically. “I work through this every day, trying to give people that same level of service, answering the phone, responding to online messages as soon as I see them, even on a Sunday.”

Still, Duclaux says she prefers the personal connections she makes with in-store patrons. This connectivity extends to the neighborhood, which she promotes constantly.

“I want to do a map of Lakeview, draw locals and tourists both into the stores, the restaurants, the attractions like the Louisiana Children’s Museum and the lakefront,” she said. “Lakeview needs to be a part of the visitor experience. We’re a little city in a big city.” T

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Food and wine; bird hunting; NBA, NFL, NCAA sports and foreign travel

Bill Hines

Managing Partner at Jones Walker, LLP

HHines has been a legal, business and civic leader in the region for more than 35 years. Since 2006, he has led Jones Walker, where he has expanded the firm’s client base to include leading regional, national and international corporations; banks and financial institutions; emerging enterprises; family-owned businesses; professional sports teams; and state and local governments. His numerous leadership roles include serving as the founding chair of the board of GNO, Inc., and as chair of the boards of MetroVision Economic Development Partnership, The Idea Village, the Downtown Development District of New Orleans and the Louisiana Committee of 100 For Economic Development. T

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of Virginia (JD), Princeton University (AB)