Shaw Group Founder and Baton Rouge Businessman Jim Bernhard Dies at 71

Jim Bernhard, influential Louisiana business leader, dies at 71

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Shaw Group founder Jim Bernhard dies unexpectedly, family announces. Built Fortune 500 company with 30,000 employees and $7 billion revenue. Co-founded Bernhard Capital Partners, now managing $5.6 billion in assets. Known for major philanthropic contributions and community leadership across Louisiana. Jim Bernhard, a towering figure in Louisiana’s business community and founder of The Shaw Group, has died unexpectedly, accor…

Jim Bernhard, founder of the Shaw Group, passes away at 71

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) - Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard has passed away. He was 71 years old. According to a release from Bernhard Capital Partners, Jim Bernhard founded The Shaw Group in 1987. The Shaw Group evolved into an international Fortune 500 company with over 30,000 employees and $7 billion in annual revenue. [...]

Shaw Group founder and Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard dies at 71

Jim Bernhard, a well-known Baton Rouge businessman and major figure in Louisiana politics, has died.

Jim Bernhard, executive who 'changed the business landscape of Louisiana like no other,' dies at 71

Jim Bernhard, a Baton Rouge-based business executive and civic leader who created and grew some of the most successful companies to come out of Louisiana, died Sunday after a brief

Jim Bernhard, executive who changed Louisiana's business landscape 'like no one else' dies at 71

Jim Bernhard, a Baton Rouge-based business executive and civic leader who created and grew some of the most successful companies to come out of Louisiana, died Sunday after a brief illness, his family confirmed. He was 71.

Pin Oak's Jim Bernhard Passes Away

Jim Bernhard, who along with his wife Dana, purchased the historic Pin Oak Stud in 2022, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, according to a statement on the website of his Bernhard Capital. He was 71. The Bernhards made their entry into Thoroughbred race with the purchase of Geaux Rocket Ride, whom Jim acquired as a birthday present for his wife at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton July sale. The colt would go on to win the GI Haskell Stakes and ran second in …