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April 2019 Enterprising Women-Tracy Petruccelli and Kristen Pouey

2019, 2019, Articles, Behind the Scenes, Enterprising Woman, Enterprising Woman, EW, Featured, Sophisticated Social / By KIM BERGERON

Blazing the Trail: Generations of Strength and Love IN THE HEART of downtown Covington, a trio of mother, daughter and granddaughter serve as a powerful example of keeping the word “family” in family law practice. Collectively, Mary Beoubay Petruccelli, Tracy Ann Petruccelli, and Kristen Jeanne Pouey constitute the three-generation firm bringing legal representation and services […]

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March 2019 Enterprising Women – Patti and Courtney Brondum

1 Comment / 2019, 2019, Articles, Enterprising Woman, Enterprising Woman, EW, Featured / By Jan Windhorst

An Abundance of Blessings Through Changing Seasons AS WARMTH AND color bloom in the spring, so too are people inspired to seek their own new beginnings. And the end of one season of life can hold the promise of new growth and beauty in the next. But when a hand injury ended Patti Brondum’s long

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February 2019 Enterprising Woman-Jennifer Pacione

2019, 2019, Articles, Enterprising Woman, EW, Featured / By Cindy Lobert

Window Dressing JENNIFER PACIONE, owner of Shading Places, never intended to run a window treatment company. The Covington resident majored in nursing, but with her love of fabrics and design she found her calling in interior decorating. Some of the grandest homes and businesses in the New Orleans area showcase her elegantly crafted window designs.

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May 2016—Leticia Rubio

2016, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

Family Ties and Apron Strings For Leticia Rubio family is not something she relegates to personal time. In fact, family is front and center in her personal life as well. It is more than being in business with her brother; it’s more than incorporating their mother’s favorite recipes in their restaurants. For Leticia Rubio, family

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April 2016—Shawn Catalano

2016, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

A Natural Balance IN ORDER FOR the Tchefuncte River to thrive, the natural balance within its delicate ecosystem needs to be restored. Just like this beloved river, achieving balance is something that Shawn Catalano, Executive Director of the Tchefuncte River Foundation (TRF), strives for each and every day. Balancing her busy schedule as a wife,

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March 2016—Sharon & Michelle Thibodeaux

4 Comments / 2016, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

Thibodeaux Dance Studios WITH A PROFESSIONAL DANCE resume that includes some of the hottest shows across the globe, it would seem that Michelle S. Thibodeaux was born to dance. Or, more accurately, Michelle was practically born dancing. Only months after she was born, her mom, Sharon, returned to dancing as a way to exercise and

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February 2016—Stephanie Weeks and Brittany Welch

2016, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

Signs of Service SUMMIT FUNDING has experienced tremendous growth since entering the Northshore market in October 2013. Under the direction and management of mortgage veteran Stephanie Weeks, the privately owned residential mortgage company recently opened a second Louisiana location in Baton Rouge. With a philosophy based on exceptional customer service and a goal-oriented work ethic,

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January 2016—Nicole Reilly and Sandy Almerico

2016, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

The Healing House: Care for the Most Important Loved One in Your Life NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS are proclaimed almost as soon as the bells chime at midnight. The desire to step away from the hectic pace of life and spend more quality time with loved ones is a resolution spoken time and time again. The

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December 2015—Rebecca Bradford

2015, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

THE WONDER of the Christmas season is most often reserved for children. It is something most of us outgrow as we get caught up in managing lists, coordinating holiday visits, decorating and wrapping. Every now and then you find a special someone who embodies the joy of Christmas—not just during the holidays but all the

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November 2015—Beverly Brown

2015, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

ONE OF BEVERLY BROWN’S favorite places is City of Rocks State Park in New Mexico. An avid outdoorsperson and camping enthusiast, Beverly vividly remembers her delight when upon entering the park as a young girl, she read the signs that said, “Please play on the rocks.” “I had expected the signs to tell us what

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October 2015—Liza Ledet

2015, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

Unleashing Innovation in Pet Health WHETHER YOU LIVE in Old Mandeville or frequent it on a regular basis, you’ve undoubtedly seen people walking or running, sipping coffee or grabbing a beer or cocktail—many of them accompanied by their four-legged friends. Nestled along the main thoroughfare of this pet-friendly community, among historic residences, boutiques and restaurants,

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September 2015—Jessica Karr and Tara Zeller

3 Comments / 2015, Enterprising Woman / By Jill Willie

Legal Savvy with a Personal Touch THE MINUTE YOU WALK into the 100-year old Covington cottage, you know it is not your ordinary law office. Founders Buddy and Annie Spell of the Spell & Spell Law Firm recognized the tumult that people go through when they are in need of legal services so they created

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