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The
Firm
 Bourgeois
Bennett's history began on February 1, 1923 when Sidney S.
Bourgeois, Jr., our founding partner and one of the state's
first certified public accountants (holding Louisiana CPA
license #218), started a practice in the National American
Bank Building in the New Orleans central business district.
As the firm grew and partners were added, the name changed
several times - Bourgeois Russell & Company (1942); Bourgeois,
Russell, Harmon & Company(1945); Bourgeois, Russell, Harmon
& Toups (1946) and Bourgeois, Russell, Toups & Company
(1947). In 1949, the firm went back to Bourgeois, Russell
& Company - the name it would use until 1964.
Charles Bennett, Jim Thokey and Maunsel Hickey joined the
firm in 1947. Bennett and Thokey were admitted as Partners
in 1951. Upon his return from active duty with the U. S. Navy
during the Korean War, Hickey was admitted in 1955. In 1964,
the firm name changed to reflect its Managing Partners - Bourgeois,
Bennett, Thokey and Hickey, and continued under that name
for the next 30 years.
The shortened form, "Bourgeois Bennett" was the
name used by most people when referring to the firm. So, it
was no surprise that in 1994, it was formally adopted following
the firm's new status as a "limited liability company."
The "new" name was simpler and allowed for clearer
communication.
 Bourgeois
Bennett has enjoyed a long and prosperous history in both
its own business and in its contribution to our community.
It is heavily involved in community service, civic, religious
and professional organizations throughout the region, state,
country and world. Five of its current and former Members
served as President of the Society of Louisiana Certified
Public Accountants; several have served on various boards
of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the AGN International, a professional association of CPA firms
throughout the world.
Locally,
we are proud to be involved in our community. Here's a list
of some of the organizations we support with our time, talent
and treasury:
- American
Red Cross
- Archdiocese
of New Orleans School Board
- Association
of Employee Benefit Planners
- Boys
Hope Girls Hope
- Bright
School
- Board
of Trade
- Bureau
of Governmental Research
- Campfire
Boys and Girls
- Catholic
Charities Association
- Contemporary
Arts Center
- Crimestoppers
- Boy
Scouts of America
- East
Jefferson Business Association
- Elmwood
Business Association
- Fore!
Kids Foundation
- Greater
New Orleans, Inc.
- Greater
New Orleans Sports Foundation
- GPOA
Foundation
- Houma-Terrebonne
Chamber of Commerce
- Information
Technology Alliance
- Institute
of Mental Hygiene
- Jefferson
Chamber
- Jefferson
Performing Arts Society
- Jefferson
Young Leaders
- Jewish
Endowment Foundation
- Junior
Achievement
- Junior
League
- Kiwanis
Club of Houma
- K
Bar B Youth Ranch
- Legatus
of New Orleans
- Louisiana
Association of Business & Industry
- Louisiana
Technology Council
- Louisiana
Restaurant Association
- Leadership
Terrebonne
- Loyola
Alumni Association
- Magnolia
School
- Metropolitan
Area Committee
- New
Orleans Estate Planning Council
- Rotary
Clubs International
- Sisters
of St. Joseph
- St.
Michael's Special School
- South
Central Industrial Association
- Thibodaux
Chamber of Commerce
- Touro
Infirmary Foundation
- Tulane
Association of Business Alumni
- Tulane
Accounting Advisory Council
- United
Way
- UNO
Accounting Advisory Council
- UNO
Alumni Association
- UNO
Business Council
- United
Cerebral Palsy
- Volunteers
of American
- Visiting
Nurses Association
- WYES-TV
- Women's
Professional Council
- World
Trade Center
- Young
Leadership Council
At
Bourgeois Bennett, we help private companies, governments,
non-profits and individuals thrive in the shifting circumstances
of our times. Our clients are diverse, yet they have found
something in common at Bourgeois Bennett. They know we will
work with each of them to design and implement financial strategies,
set goals, solve problems, seize opportunities and celebrate
success. And, they know we've done so since 1923.
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