By Kathy Bowen Stolz If you’re looking for a builder with a fresh, new perspective who challenges industry standards of quality and customer service, Charlie Genin of The Gen Group Construction fits the bill. At age 28, Genin may be one of the youngest contractors in the greater Lafayette area. He finds his age to…
Creating Extraordinary Homes and Outdoor Spaces It has been almost seven years since Kyle Braniff and his companies, Braniff Construction and Backyard Builders were featured in the The Builder’s Journal. A lot has happened since then. At that time, Braniff had just completed the 2010 St. Jude Dream home, his only house that year….
By Kathy Bowen Stolz When Lafayette’s Ron Gauthier built his first three homes almost 40 years ago, he had no idea he would become a highly respected builder with a second-generation company now headed by his son Stephen, who joined the company 10 years ago. “We’ve been through ups, downs and all-arounds since 1978. We…
By Kathy Bowen Stolz Celebrating 25 years in business, the Lattiers of Louisiana Classics Home Builders look back on their years of building with pride. “We began with building one spec house, and business has really grown from there,” said Earl Lattier, Sr., who started the company in 1992 with his late wife Paulette and…
For Jody and Nicole Hebert, building custom homes is a marathon, not a sprint. “A lot of people in this business are in it for the short term,” says Jody Hebert, sipping coffee in between texts and calls from subcontractors. “That’s not us. We’re long term people.” The Heberts ran a successful irrigation company for…
Passion, wealth and family can all be represented in a house, but for Summit Construction it’s the quality and maximization of value that are the most significant contributors to the lasting impact a home can make. At the center of that push toward value is Brady Mills – a 41-year-old husband and father – whose…
By Kathy Bowen Stolz What concoction do you create when you start with a floor in a Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant, add a Google search, blend with natural artistic ability, stir in lots of hard work and add a dash of Facebook? It’s the recipe for success for Keefe Duhon and his nine-year-old decorative concrete…
By Kathy Bowen Stolz Paul “Cutter” Kates is one of those people who is open to new opportunities, who likes working for his own success and who’s willing to take a risk. So it may be fated that he would become a builder and start his own company, CK Construction, two and a half years…
By Kathy Bowen Stolz Many of us wish we could do more to help those in need, but longtime Lafayette builder Jon Burke is putting his money where his mouth is. Burke announced in late September that he will donate $10,000 per home to Miles Perret Cancer Services (MPCS) from the sales of his recently…
Opening Doors Twenty-two years ago, Ricky Tucker was a Realtor® in Baton Rouge. Little did he know then that his involvement in the real estate market would become far more personal. Nineteen years ago, he started Ricky Tucker Custom Homes, Inc., and began building quality homes in and around Acadiana. Today Ricky Tucker is one…