Judge Engelhardt received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1982 and his law degree in 1985 from Louisiana State University. He also served with the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, as an associate with Little, Metzger and Lamz, and as a partner at Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale. In 1995 he served on the Louisiana Judiciary Commission, when in 1998 he became Chairman of that Commission. Judge Engelhardt is a member of numerous professional organizations which include the Advisory Board of the New Orleans Chapter of The Federalist Society and the American Judicature Society and Federal Circuit Bar Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans. Judge Engelhardt is an avid runner and has completed thirteen marathons.

In addition, Ryan Bordenave ’94 of the Downtown Development District and Sr. V.P. of Finance and Administration at GNO Inc. Jeffrey Teague ’91 updated the group on local business. Attendees enjoyed food from Dean Pigeon ’06/Pigeon Caterers and beverages,and could also receive raffle prizes.

For further information on CGN, please call the Office of Alumni at 504- 284-6700.

Sponsors

Brocato Law Firm, PLC- Sal Brocato '88
Hannis T. Bourgeois- Jason Hijuelos '95

Larry Gibbs ’65 CJ, founder and CEO of Gibbs Construction, spoke to members of the Crimson & Gold Network  on Thursday, April 6 in the Bro. Mark Thornton Terrace.  Larry spoke about educational experiences, business lessons he has learned and shared some of the teachings of the Greek philosopher Epictetus.  Ryan Bordenave ’94 of the Downtown Development District and Jeff Teague ’91 of  GNO Inc., updated the group on local business, raffle prizes were given away and attendees enjoyed food from Pigeon Caterers and beverages.

SPONSORS: 

Main
Larry Gibbs ’65 CJ—Gibbs Construction

Gold
Perryn Olson ’99—MyIT
Paul Pechon ’82—Bourgeois Bennett, LLC CPA’s and Consultants
Chris Stassi ’84—Executone Systems

Crimson
Todd Tournillon ’92—Postlehwaite and Netterville

Alumni gathered on Wednesday evening for the inaugural meeting of the Crimson & Gold Network’s Law Enforcement and First Responders subgroup.  Brad Miller ’99 initiated the meeting, Judge Bob Burns ’62 SA greeted the group and Tim Bayard ’74 led the discussion.  Topics included the impact of the Federal Consent Decree and social media on law enforcement, society’s current view of law enforcement and advice on proper procedure.  Raffle prizes were awarded and attendees enjoyed sandwiches from Pigeon Caterers, pizza from Pepperoni’s and beverages.  Greg Babin ’82, Judge Bob Burns ’62 SA and Robert Hodges ’89 helped sponsor the event.

Members of the Crimson & Gold Finance Professionals spoke to members of the Class of 2016 in the Auditorium in mid-October. The presentation focused on credit cards, credit scores, debt and other personal financial topics. Gary Alfonso, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., Paul Cortazzo ’09, Whitney Bank, and Jeremy Mipro ’03, Capital One, answered questions, gave advice on college and stressed the importance of maintaining responsible personal financial habits.