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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.
