Jay Labarre has been a practicing architect since 1982 and founded Labarre Associates in 1984.  His principal areas of client service include financial institutions, educational/religious organizations and government agencies.  Over the years, he has successfully developed long-term client relationships and helped build a strong Labarre team to serve those clients.  He is the past president of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the International Facilities Management Association and past chairman of the American Institute of Architects Facility Management PIA.  He is currently active with the Denham Springs Chamber of Commerce.  Jay attended Louisiana State University where he received a B.A. in Architecture and a Bachelor of Construction Technology.