On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Feb 18, 2019 | business law, Firm News
ITEP. Many residents of Baton Rouge have never seen this acronym, and many who have do not know what it means. ITEP means Industrial Tax Exemption Program, but even the words behind the acronym do not add much clarity. ITEP is a series of programs intended to...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Feb 4, 2019 | business law, Firm News
Louisiana businesses have a variety of organizational forms that can be used, depending on the purpose of the business and its capital structure. Partnerships and corporations were once the principal forms used by most businesses, while certain real estate projects...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 22, 2019 | business law, Firm News
Any lawyer who has tried a lawsuit in Louisiana can testify to the fact that much of the work done by the judges is, in reality, performed by law clerks under the judges’ supervision. This close relationship is now under attack in a business lawsuit that dates...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 21, 2019 | business law, Firm News
Most entrepreneurs start as dreamers. They imagine what it would be like to design the ultimate product or start a business that turns into a worldwide corporation. But the difference between dreamers and entrepreneurs is entrepreneurs take action with their ideas....
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 19, 2019 | business law, divorce, Firm News
No one plans to get a divorce, but ending a marriage is common. About half the marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. As a business owner, you might have asked your spouse to sign a prenuptial agreement to protect the business. Or you could have drawn up a partnership...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 8, 2019 | business law, Firm News
National Football League teams provide their owners and, occasionally, their fans with many opportunities to profit from the teams’ images in their respective communities. Back in 2010, when the New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl championship, fans...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Dec 26, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Bud’s Broiler is perhaps the oldest local burger chain in New Orleans. The owner of the franchise, Bud’s Broiler Holdings, is now involved in litigation with the franchisee who ran the oldest location in the city on City Park Avenue. A franchise in Baton...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Dec 10, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Residents of Baton Rouge who are interested in starting a business must chose a legal form for that business. In doing so, they are immediately confronted with a confusing array of business law abbreviations, including, “corp.,” “inc.” and...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Nov 27, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Over the last two or three decades, non-compete agreements have become a common feature of employment contracts in almost every state. Many states, including Louisiana, have statutes that strictly define the terms and conditions under which such agreements can be...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert & Shoenfelt, LLC | Oct 30, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Our readers may have had the experience of discussing plans with another person only to walk away believing that they were in agreement about their intentions, but later to find out that they had different expectations for their strategies. For example, two people may...
