Labarre Associates, Inc.

One Source, One Solution

Labarre Associates offers clients one source, one solution

Livingston Business and Real Estate Journal - April 2012

“Ask anyone what we do, and they’ll say we’re architects, which is true, but there’s much more to Labarre Associates. We’ve always tried to maintain a rather low profile, and we’ve succeeded almost too well,” laughed Jay Labarre. “So now we’re trying to let people know we’re here and that we’re not just architects.”

Labarre is the majority shareholder in Labarre Associates; his partners are Julie Brown and Roger Clark, and they have a staff of about 32 at all of their locations.

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Location: Livingston, LA
Posted: April 30, 2012

Livingston Library Prepares for Big Move

livingston parish news - april 8th

LIVINGSTON — The main branch of the parish’s library system...is scheduled to open May 1, but the grand opening is not until June 7. Library officials worked with Stephen Jackson of Cockfield Jackson architects to come up with the design, Tairov said.

“The challenge was to balance three variables: quality, size, and cost,” Tairov said. “Our wishes had to be translated into expenses. What we wanted initially would have required a 25,000 sq. ft. building.”  The eventual compromise resulted in a 17,500 sq. ft. facility with space set aside for genealogy research, information technology training for children, a young adult reading area, and study rooms with table space for doing homework. The collaboration included Labarre Associates.

The new library will also have a large public meeting space, similar to the one at the Denham Springs branch.

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Livingston Parish Librarian Giovanni Tairov shows off the interior of the new Livingston branch library.

Location: Livingston, LA
Posted: April 08, 2012

Plans are revealed for new Livingston Parish courthouse

livingston business & real estate journal - march 2012

It’s been obvious for years that a new Livingston Parish courthouse was direly needed; the current one is a cobbled-together maze of hallways, with space for offices and courtrooms carved out here and there. With lax security and even less style, it’s expensive to heat and cool and much of the historic building is deteriorating.

The obstacle to building a new courthouse was a familiar one – that the parish lacked the funds for such a massive project. But then, about a year ago, Chief Judge Robert Morrison and Clerk of Court Tommy Sullivan proposed an increase in various filing fees to finance the construction.

Architects for the project, Grace & Hebert and Labarre Associates, began planning the layout of the new courthouse. The firm studied other courthouses and consulted with the various officials whose offices will occupy the building to get their input on what each required for their space.

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Location: Livingston Parish
Posted: March 30, 2012

Jay Labarre elected to the LEDC Board of Directors 2012

Congratulations to Jay Labarre on his recent election to the Livingston Economic Development Council Board of Directors for 2012. Mr. Labarre is accompanied by 20 others in the community as they discuss the business development prospects for 2012 and work together to make Livingston Parish "The Place to Be."

The Livingston Economic Development Council was formed in 1982 by business and elected leaders to promote and secure capital investment in Livingston Parish to increase the tax base and provide job opportunities. The LEDC is a private, non-profit membership corporation. Our core mission is to create quality economic development for Livingston Parish, Louisiana.

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Location: Livingston, LA
Posted: December 22, 2011

Louisiana Economic Gardening Program

'Economic Gardening' Gets Growing in LA with Local Firms

business report-december 13, 2011

A pair of Livingston Parish businesses have been chosen to take part in a new statewide pilot program aimed at growing existing Louisiana companies.

Labarre Associates and Teknarus, both of Denham Springs, are among just 32 companies statewide chosen to participate in the Louisiana Economic Gardening Initiative...

State’s ‘gardening’ to grow businesses

the advocate-december 14, 2011

Four Baton Rouge-area companies and two in Lafayette will take part in a new Louisiana Economic Development department pilot program aimed at turning existing small businesses into much-larger ones.

Local firms part of "economic gardening" pilot

Livingston Business & Real Estate Journal

Two Livingston Parish businesses participate in a new statewide pilot program aimed at helping Louisiana businesses. Labarre Associates and Teknarus, both of Denham Springs, are among just 32 companies statewide chosen to participate in the Louisiana Economic Gardening Initiative.

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Location: Louisiana
Posted: December 13, 2011

Linda Riley named Vice President of The Society for Design Administration

Ms. Riley has been a member of SDA since September 2010.  For two years, she served the SDA-Baton Rouge Chapter as a member of the Education Committee in 2011.  She has worked for Labarre Associates, Inc. in Denham Springs, LA for the past 3-1/2 years as the Project Administrator.  Linda's prior work experience includes office manager for R.A. Edgin Construction Company in Natchez, MS where she was employed for 16 years before moving to Louisiana.

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Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posted: December 07, 2011