SJB Group, LLC.

SJB Group, LLC Announces Ms. Jacquelyn R. “Jackie” des Bordes to Lead the Marketing Department

For Immediate Release Contact Jamie Edwards at 225-769-3400

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 26, 2006, SJB Group, LLC today announced that Mrs. Jacquelyn R. “Jackie” des Bordes, has been appointed Manager of the Marketing Department, reporting to the President of SJB Group, Mr. Wilfred Barry. Mrs. des Bordes has been with SJB Group since 1993. Since that time, she has served in several roles, most recently as a Director of Sales for Engineering and Land Surveying responsible for public sector marketing efforts and Project Manager responsible for managing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contract with Mississippi Department of Transportation.

In her new role as Manager of Marketing, Mrs. des Bordes will supervise marketing and sales staff, form teaming arrangements with other professional consultants for business opportunities, develop the firm’s marketing strategy, manage the development of proposals and identify potential markets.

Mr. Barry, stated, “We are pleased and honored to have Jackie serve in this new role. Her knowledge of our business environment and her managerial skills will assist us in further focusing our marketing and sales efforts.”

Mrs. des Bordes earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with a minor in Accounting from Louisiana State University A&M in 1992.

SJB Group, LLC provides planning, engineering, land surveying, construction and real estate services, and recreational consulting to commercial, industrial, institutional, and governmental clients throughout the Southeastern region of the United States. The Company, founded in 1953, is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with offices in Gonzales, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. For further information, please visit the Company’s website at
www.SJBGroup.com.

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