Phillip Kern and Tommie Aysenne earn architectural licenses

Phillip Kern and Tommie Aysenne of Labarre Architects, APAC both earned their architectural license through the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners. The requirements included a five-year professional architectural degree from an accredited university, a minimum of three years working full time under a licensed architect, and passing all seven Architectural Registration Examinations.  Labarre is proud of these achievements and excited to add two more licensed architects to our firm.

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Business Report’s 2011 Salute to Women in Business

There is no question why the National Diversity Council named Julie Brown as one of the "2010 Most Powerful and Influential Women" in Louisiana.  She is not only successful in her professional career, but also extensively involved in her community.

She serves as an Alzheimer Association Ambassador for the state of Louisiana, where she plays a critical role in serving as the main point of in-district contact for targeted members of Congress.  Julie is also a third-degree black belt and excelled in both academics and athletics at The George Washington University.  Julie joined Labarre Associates in 2005 and brings more than 20 years' executive-level financial and general management experience to the firm.  Julie's responsibilities include finance and accounting, human resources, IT, and performance and risk management.  She continues to confidently transform executive visions and plans into reality, being a vital partner in the growth of Labarre Associates.

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Travis Eiermann named Vice President of IFMA BR

International Facility Management Association's Baton Rouge Chapter has named Travis Eiermann, FMP as Vice President. The Executive Board of the IFMA-BR Chapter is comprised of the elected officers and committee member chairs, all of whom volunteer their time and service to the organization.  Mr. Eiermann is a Client Manager at Labarre Associates, Inc. and earned his Facility Management Professional designation in 2010.

International Facility Management Association, or IFMA, is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting approximately 17,300 members. The Association's members are represented in 126 chapters, 16 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 54 countries worldwide. Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.

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Pointe of Isle Development - Buildout Spreads South

The 33-acre Pointe of Isle project on La. 22 will begin the beachhead of one existing business now under construction, Chris' Pharmacy, which will move in June from less than half a mile down the highway to expanded quarters. However, developers expect that is only the beginning of a $40 million venture that could change the landscape of southern Livingston Parish much the same way that Bass Pro Shops, Juban Crossing, Suma Crossing and the new Our Lady of the Lake medical complex are redefining the I-12 corridor.

Plans for Pointe of Isle are designed to include 28 custom-built lots to be occupied by a variety of local and franchise businesses. Once complete, the development would entail an estimated 245,000 square feet of retail and office space.

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Livingston Parish Courthouse Conversion

Plans for the $150,000 renovation by the architectural firm of Labarre and Associates identify "juvenile court," a reflection of the fact that Judge Blair Edwards needed a courtroom to hear juvenile cases after she was elected in November 2008.

Negotiations for additional courtroom space outside the Courthouse began in 2007, around the time a Twenty-First judicial division for juvenile cases was created.

Now the Twenty-First Judicial District has nine judges (Divisions A-I) and only three small courtrooms and one large courtroom inside the Courthouse.

Acknowledging the crowding crisis in the Courthouse, and the new judgeship, the Legislature appropriated $1.6 million for the purchase and renovation of the First Baptist Church of Livingston, which occupies one acre on the east side of the Courthouse.

After three years of negotiations between the state, Parish Council and church members, the three structures comprising the church property were purchased July 1.

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