The first time Sue Turner visited famed African-American artist Frank Hayden on the Southern University campus more than three decades ago, he introduced her to his students as his sister.
Baton Rouge Business Report won the gold in its classification for both best regional business publication as well as best overall design from the Alliance of Area Business Publications and the Columbia School of Journalism. "Strong photography, elegant design, easy navigation and appealing content delivers an outstanding publication," said the judges from the University of Missouri School of Journalism who awarded the gold to Business Report. "Editorial content is a rich mix of news, columns and profiles that address contemporary topics with authority and a clear eye." Other publications earning the gold in the best publication categories were Business North Carolina and Crain's New York Business. The awards were presented over the weekend at the AABP Summer Conference in Milwaukee. A total of 51 publications from across the country were vying for AABP Editorial Excellence Awards in various categories at the conference. The judges explained their decision...
Since 1997, Business Report has annually honored women in the Capital Region who are leaders in their businesses and our community. The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 are drivers of the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in Greater Baton Rouge. The honorees are: Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area; Shelly Dick, attorney; Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue; Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital; JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian; Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital; Janet Olson, relationship manager, Capital One Bank; Christy Reeves, director of community relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana; Erin Monroe Wesley, senior vice president of governmental affairs, Baton Rouge Area Chamber; and Monica Zumo, managing partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois. Check out profiles of this year's...
The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 help drive the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in the Capital Region. The honorees, announced this morning, are: • Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area • Shelly Dick, attorney • Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue • Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital • JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian • Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital • Janet Olson, Relationship manager, Capital One Bank • Christy Reeves, director of community relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana • Erin Monroe Wesley, senior vice president of governmental affairs, Baton Rouge Area Chamber • Monica Zumo, managing partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois
The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 help drive the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in the Capital Region. Meet this year's honorees below: Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area Shelly Dick, attorney Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shelly Dick's friends and colleagues are quick to point out her sharp legal skills, her work ethic and integrity and her commanding, but relaxed, courtroom presence.
Monica Zumo, managing partner of Hannis T. Bourgeois CPAs, made a choice some time ago that she was going to forge a successful career in a male-dominated industry and have a family. It's a balancing act that has required Zumo to break fresh ground in a lot of areas. But it has paid off—both for Zumo's career and for the firm she has helped grow.
As a 19-year-old in Beaumont, Texas, Kay Goodwyn took a clerical job with the local fire department and, in short order, decided she wanted to be a firefighter herself.
Jo Ellen Kearny finished college in the 1970s, a time when most women still pursued traditional careers as nurses, teachers and homemakers. At a loss for what to do with her life, she began teaching at a Catholic school. Soon after, though, she left teaching and went to work as a secretary for a CPA firm.
During a childhood that carried her from Colorado to New Mexico to Oklahoma and finally to Louisiana, Janet Olson learned a bit about adjusting to new places and building new relationships.
About 48 hours before Hurricane Katrina made landfall in south Louisiana, Woman's Hospital set up an emergency command center, where Jamie Haeuser watched the storm's approach.
Shreveport native Erin Monroe Wesley was no typical child. Instead of watching the Smurfs, Scooby Doo and other lighthearted children's shows, she parked it in front of the TV to absorb episodes of Murder She Wrote, Matlock and any other murder mystery that engaged her emerging detective skills.
For more than 15 years, Dolores “Dee” LeJeune has been a key figure in the growth and success of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, which has been recognized as one of the best small health-care units in the country.
To say Christy Reeves has veered in a few directions professionally wouldn't do justice to her career path. Though as far as the New Orleans native and transplanted Capital City resident is concerned, she's just getting warmed up.
The well-appointed sitting room is quiet except for the sound of a player piano and the gentle voice of an attendant encouraging listeners to note its lively melody. Some smile. Others doze. A few sway, perhaps connecting to a time before they were stricken with Alzheimer's disease.
With his first two novels, Dinaw Mengestu has already amassed an impressive list of accomplishments, including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Lannan Fiction Fellowship, a Guardian First Book Award, inclusion on The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" list and many others. His most recent work, How to Read the Air, won the 2011 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation for an outstanding work of fiction by an African-American writer. By definition, fiction tells a story, but in Mengestu's work the creative act of storytelling also reveals how his characters make sense of their lives. "We need narrative," the Ethiopia native and Georgetown alum tells 225 while on a recent trip to Baton Rouge. "We need imagination. We need to be able to construct stories out of our past. We have to invent. That's the only way we can manage our history. If we can't do that, we can't be fully alive. We can't move on with our lives. We're...
The art of giving
The first time Sue Turner visited famed African-American artist Frank Hayden on the Southern University campus more than three decades ago, he introduced her to his students as his sister.
'Business Report' named a top business publication in the nation
Baton Rouge Business Report won the gold in its classification for both best regional business publication as well as best overall design from the Alliance of Area Business Publications and the Columbia School of Journalism. "Strong photography, elegant design, easy navigation and appealing content delivers an outstanding publication," said the judges from the University of Missouri School of Journalism who awarded the gold to Business Report. "Editorial content is a rich mix of news, columns and profiles that address contemporary topics with authority and a clear eye." Other publications earning the gold in the best publication categories were Business North Carolina and Crain's New York Business. The awards were presented over the weekend at the AABP Summer Conference in Milwaukee. A total of 51 publications from across the country were vying for AABP Editorial Excellence Awards in various categories at the conference. The judges explained their decision...
2012 class of Influential Women in Business honored by 'Business Report'
Since 1997, Business Report has annually honored women in the Capital Region who are leaders in their businesses and our community. The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 are drivers of the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in Greater Baton Rouge. The honorees are: Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area; Shelly Dick, attorney; Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue; Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital; JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian; Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital; Janet Olson, relationship manager, Capital One Bank; Christy Reeves, director of community relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana; Erin Monroe Wesley, senior vice president of governmental affairs, Baton Rouge Area Chamber; and Monica Zumo, managing partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois. Check out profiles of this year's...
Women in Business honorees announced; luncheon tickets available
The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 help drive the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in the Capital Region. The honorees, announced this morning, are:
• Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area
• Shelly Dick, attorney
• Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue
• Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital
• JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian
• Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital
• Janet Olson, Relationship manager, Capital One Bank
• Christy Reeves, director of community relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
• Erin Monroe Wesley, senior vice president of governmental affairs, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
• Monica Zumo, managing partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois
2012 Influential Women in Business
The 10 women included in Business Report's Influential Women in Business class of 2012 help drive the health care, banking, economic development, legal, government and nonprofit sectors in the Capital Region.
Meet this year's honorees below:
Barbara Auten, Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area
Shelly Dick, attorney
Kay Goodwyn, president & CEO, Roco Rescue
Jamie Haeuser, senior vice president of operations, Woman's Hospital
JoEllen Kearny, CPA/Financial adviser, Daigrepont & Brian
Dee LeJeune, CEO, St. Elizabeth Hospital
Shelly Dick
Shelly Dick's friends and colleagues are quick to point out her sharp legal skills, her work ethic and integrity and her commanding, but relaxed, courtroom presence.
Monica Zumo
Monica Zumo, managing partner of Hannis T. Bourgeois CPAs, made a choice some time ago that she was going to forge a successful career in a male-dominated industry and have a family. It's a balancing act that has required Zumo to break fresh ground in a lot of areas. But it has paid off—both for Zumo's career and for the firm she has helped grow.
Kay Goodwyn
As a 19-year-old in Beaumont, Texas, Kay Goodwyn took a clerical job with the local fire department and, in short order, decided she wanted to be a firefighter herself.
Jo Ellen Kearny
Jo Ellen Kearny finished college in the 1970s, a time when most women still pursued traditional careers as nurses, teachers and homemakers. At a loss for what to do with her life, she began teaching at a Catholic school. Soon after, though, she left teaching and went to work as a secretary for a CPA firm.
Janet Olson
During a childhood that carried her from Colorado to New Mexico to Oklahoma and finally to Louisiana, Janet Olson learned a bit about adjusting to new places and building new relationships.
Jamie Haeuser
About 48 hours before Hurricane Katrina made landfall in south Louisiana, Woman's Hospital set up an emergency command center, where Jamie Haeuser watched the storm's approach.
Erin Monroe Wesley
Shreveport native Erin Monroe Wesley was no typical child. Instead of watching the Smurfs, Scooby Doo and other lighthearted children's shows, she parked it in front of the TV to absorb episodes of Murder She Wrote, Matlock and any other murder mystery that engaged her emerging detective skills.
Dee LeJeune
For more than 15 years, Dolores “Dee” LeJeune has been a key figure in the growth and success of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, which has been recognized as one of the best small health-care units in the country.
Christy Reeves
To say Christy Reeves has veered in a few directions professionally wouldn't do justice to her career path. Though as far as the New Orleans native and transplanted Capital City resident is concerned, she's just getting warmed up.
Barbara Auten
The well-appointed sitting room is quiet except for the sound of a player piano and the gentle voice of an attendant encouraging listeners to note its lively melody. Some smile. Others doze. A few sway, perhaps connecting to a time before they were stricken with Alzheimer's disease.
'225': Making 'Gaines'
With his first two novels, Dinaw Mengestu has already amassed an impressive list of accomplishments, including a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Lannan Fiction Fellowship, a Guardian First Book Award, inclusion on The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" list and many others. His most recent work, How to Read the Air, won the 2011 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation for an outstanding work of fiction by an African-American writer. By definition, fiction tells a story, but in Mengestu's work the creative act of storytelling also reveals how his characters make sense of their lives. "We need narrative," the Ethiopia native and Georgetown alum tells 225 while on a recent trip to Baton Rouge. "We need imagination. We need to be able to construct stories out of our past. We have to invent. That's the only way we can manage our history. If we can't do that, we can't be fully alive. We can't move on with our lives. We're...