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The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling-Contractors of Louisiana recently held its annual convention.
Terry Smith, of American Plumbing Co. in Baton Rouge, received the President’s Award. Smith was also appointed secretary/treasurer of the association for 2025-2025.
Jay Huckabee, of Jay F. Huckabee Plumbing in West Monroe, was named president; Vincent “Trey” Giglio III, of Universal Plumbing in Shreveport, was picked as president-elect; and Jason Martin, of All Plumbing 24/7 in Monroe, is vice president.
District directors are: Wayne Lafleur Sr., Lafleur’s Plumbing, Greenwell Springs; Todd Billiot, Master Drain Services, Youngsville; Rick Lanier, Lanier Plumbing, Lake Charles; Trey Blackall III, Gulf Mechanical, Covington; Carl Bourgeois, Al Bourgeois Plumbing & Repairs, New Orleans; Aubrey Brand, Brand Plumbing and Mechanical, Harahan; Todd Murray, M&M Plumbing, Baton Rouge; and Mark Sitzman, Audubon Plumbing & Heating, Lacombe.
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Baton Rouge General and St. Tammany Parish Hospital were two of 18 hospitals nationwide to be recognized with the Price Transparency Champion Award from PatientRightsAdvocate.org.
The award recognizes U.S. hospitals and hospital systems for their commitment to fully complying with federal price transparency requirements.
The award is dedicated to ushering in systemwide transparency through advocacy, testimony, media, legal research and grassroots campaigns.
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Christopher Reade has been named the 2023 Marshall Klein Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Louisiana chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization.
Reade’s company, Carrollton Group, has over 150 employees, split up into sister-companies. His work with Carrollton Enterprise Services focuses on disaster recovery work, finance, insurance and healthcare operations in Louisiana and across the nation. He moved his business to New Orleans in 2000.
“Chris possesses the qualities entrepreneurs strive for every day,” Jeffrey Doussan, president of Entrepreneurs’ Organization of Louisiana, said in a statement. “His professional and personal ambition has created one of the most enduring technology businesses in south Louisiana. His respect for individuals of all backgrounds led Chris to create the Ada Lovelace Awards, honoring the contributions of exceptional women in technology. Chris’ continuous support and investment in the New Orleans community is only matched by his passion for lifelong learning and changing Louisiana’s entrepreneurial community for the better.”
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The Baton Rouge Area Chamber recently presented its annual Diversity Star Award to DNA Workshop and Cox Communications.
DNA Workshop, an architecture firm, was honored in the small business category. It was selected for its dedication to recruiting, hiring and developing a diverse group of individuals in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, culture and nationality. Specific practices include its supplier diversity, percentage of diverse employees and commitment to addressing affordable housing which disproportionately affects minority populations.
Cox Communications was honored in the large business category. Cox was selected for exceptional diversity, equity and inclusion practices within the company. Specific practices include its executive inclusion, diversity and equity objective, which aims to improve the representation of people of color at the associate vice president level by 5% and the representation of women at the director level by 2%, and its supplier diversity team.
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The New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute has selected 55 people for its annual Regional Leadership Program.
The institute educates and connects leaders from across southeast Louisiana to discuss key challenges and opportunities for the greater New Orleans area.
Members of the Class of 2024 are: Sarah Alidor, St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation; Ross Anderson, Education Pioneers; Eve Arnold, AOS Interior Environments; Frank Auberle, LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors; Sarah Bell, YouthForce NOLA; Julio Bermudez, Son of a Saint; Michael Biros, The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; Justin Boone, NOCCI; Amy Bosworth, Odyssey House Louisiana; Jacqueline Brettner, Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco & Viator; Darrin Browder, Court Watch NOLA; Jasmine Brown DeRousselle, GNO Inc.; Christopher Coulon, Home Bank; Robert Courtney, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church & School; Paige Davis, New Orleans Chamber of Commerce; Caleb Dufresne, Live Oak Camp; Katherine Dukes, Boykin & Utley; Emily Engberg, Georges Media Group (The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate and NOLA.com); Terri Gage, Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West; Brent Godfrey, Loyola Law School; Quincy Greene, Atmos Energy Corp.; Mary Guiteau, Holly & Smith Architects; Melissa Hodgson, Gambel Communications; Robert Hopkins, Hancock Whitney; Courtney Johnson, Peoples Health/United Healthcare; Ceara Labat, Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans.
Also Coretta LaGarde, American Heart Association; Dru Lamb, Mathes Brierre Architects; Conner LeBlanc, General Informatics; Joriyan Lee, K. Allen Consulting; Lauren Mastio, Jones Walker; Lisa Morrison, InclusivCare; Rachel Nickel, University Medical Center New Orleans; Khari Parrish, Community Sailing New Orleans; Cammie Proctor, United Way of Southeast Louisiana; Misty Reed, Orleans Parish Public Schools; Austin Reeder, Ochsner Health; Joycelyn Reynolds, Arts Council of New Orleans; Jamie Richardson, Community Center of St. Bernard; Robert Robinson, Benjamin Franklin Elementary/Middle Mathematics & Science School; Brad Romig, LCMC Health; Spencer Sens, Complete Logistical Services; Brad Shannon, Impetus Builders; Angela Shiloh Cryer, New Orleans Business Alliance; Kimberley Singletary, Biz New Orleans Magazine; Ashley Stewart, Entergy; Veranisha Thompson, Fund 17; Tricia Thompson, PHR, Denka Performance Elastomer; Sarah Vandergriff Kelley, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools; Kelly Walker, The Housing Authority of New Orleans; Emma Weiss, Habitat for Humanity; Michael Williams, HUB International; Tinice Williams, Feed The Second Line Non Profit Organization; William Wright IV, Adams and Reese; and Gary Zapata, Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana.
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