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06/09/2026
We’re proud to share that Tommy LeJeune, Managing Partner at Faulk & Winkler, has been named to Forbes’ 2026 America’s Best-In-State CPAs list for Louisiana.
This marks Tommy’s second year in a row receiving this recognition, and it reflects what our clients and team already know well: Tommy leads with expertise, care, and a deep commitment to helping people make confident financial decisions.
Congratulations, Tommy. We’re grateful for the standard you set and the way you represent Faulk & Winkler and Sentinel.
06/05/2026
We're thrilled to welcome Lauren Michaud Knotts as our new Director of Marketing at Faulk & Winkler!
Lauren brings a wealth of marketing experience spanning national corporations, local nonprofits, and startups, and a proven ability to translate expertise into strategy that drives real growth. In her role, she leads brand positioning, business development initiatives, digital and written media, proposals, and events, with a focus on connecting our team's deep knowledge to the clients and communities we serve.
Lauren identifies as a communicator first, someone who works alongside experts to extract the right messages, shape them into a compelling narrative, and build strategies that reach the right audiences. That approach is exactly what makes her the right person to lead marketing efforts here.
We're excited to see the mark she'll leave on our firm, our clients, and our community. Welcome, Lauren! 🎉
This week's episode of Business Cents is a little different. A few months ago, we lost our partner and dear friend, Jeremy Klibert. The weeks that followed were some of the hardest our team has ever walked through, both personally and professionally.
We knew before recording another episode, we needed to take a moment to honor him, thank the people who showed up for us, and just be honest about where we've been.
Jeremy was the kind of person who made everyone around him feel cared for. His clients, his colleagues, his community. He left a mark on everyone he crossed paths with, and we are so grateful to have worked alongside him.
In this episode, Melissa and Lloyd open up about leading through grief, what crisis really looks like inside a business, and why sometimes there is no roadmap, only the next right step.
To everyone who reached out, brought food, sent a kind word, or simply thought of us during this time, thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
🎧 "Remembering Jeremy Klibert" is out now wherever you listen to podcasts: https://ow.ly/AQo550Z7Oym
06/04/2026
We're proud to announce that Kasey Melancon, EA, MBA, QKA has been named partner at our firm! Kasey joined the firm in 2017 and has been instrumental in growing our Sentinel retirement plan division ever since. He's also the first of our seven partners to call Lafayette home — a milestone we're especially proud of as we continue growing our presence across Louisiana. Read the full announcement at fw-cpa.com/insights/kasey-melancon-partner.
05/28/2026
Carmen Mora is celebrating her one-year anniversary with our team and we are so excited to honor her! As an Executive Assistant on the Sentinel team, Carmen has brought professionalism, dedication, and great energy to everything she does. With roots in Metairie, Louisiana and a background spanning customer service, finance, and insurance, she came prepared and has only continued to impress. Carmen, you make our firm a better place to work every single day. Happy anniversary!
05/22/2026
The Q2 estimated tax deadline is June 15. That's less than a month away.
If you're a business owner, self-employed, or receiving income without withholding, this deadline may apply to you.
Swipe through for a few things worth reviewing before the deadline. If your income has shifted significantly this year, it may be worth a conversation before the deadline gets here.
To schedule a consultation, head to fw-cpa.com/contact-us.
Your bookkeeper might be great. But is anyone actually checking their work?
Lloyd is breaking down what auditors quietly flag when they walk into a business. And one of the biggest red flags isn't fraud or missing revenue.
It's this: "Susie handles it."
When one person owns the entire financial reporting process with no oversight, that's not efficiency. That's risk. Not because Susie isn't great. But because accountability protects everyone, including Susie.
At Faulk & Winkler, we see this more than you'd think. The businesses that catch problems early are the ones where leadership is asking questions, not just trusting the folder exists.
If you haven't already, give Business Cents a listen. Every episode is packed with insights you can actually use.
🎧: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MqjYgaB4RLzZWUZCkgSiz?si=5bef7594c1ab420b
05/15/2026
What a great few days at the 2026 BDO Alliance USA Conference in Las Vegas!
Our Faulk & Winkler team had the opportunity to attend, learn from peers across the accounting profession, and be part of important conversations shaping the future of our industry.
We were especially proud to see several of our leaders contribute to the conference agenda.
Tommy LeJeune, our Managing Partner, spoke on a growth panel focused on independence, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity, sharing real perspective on the decisions firm leaders are navigating today.
Scott Lazarone and Ben Vance also led a panel on integrating CAS and strategic advisory, discussing how firms can better serve business owners who are scaling, transitioning, or preparing for exit.
We’re grateful to be part of the BDO Alliance and proud of the way our leaders represented Faulk & Winkler. Opportunities like this help us continue learning, strengthen relationships, and bring valuable insight back to our clients and team.
05/11/2026
Faulk & Winkler is proud to partner with Southeastern Louisiana University to provide scholarship support for accounting students who represent the future of our profession.
Events like this are a great reminder of why investing in students matters. The accounting profession needs talented, curious, and driven individuals who are ready to serve businesses, strengthen communities, and carry the profession forward.
We are grateful for the opportunity to support Southeastern’s Accounting Program and celebrate the students recognized at this event.
Congratulations to the scholarship recipients. We’re excited to see where your accounting careers take you.
Financial statements can be confusing. So can running a business.
But avoiding the numbers does not make the uncertainty go away.
In Season 1, Episode 7 of Business Cents, Melissa Terito and Lloyd Johnson break down financial statements in a way business owners can actually understand. Not because every owner needs to become a CPA, but because every owner needs to know what their numbers are telling them.
At Faulk & Winkler, we believe good financial information should lead to better decisions. Sometimes that starts with free education, like our Business Cents podcast. Sometimes it means having the right professionals in your corner to help you understand, plan, and move forward with confidence.
Listen back to old episodes of Business Cents to get valuable insights and let us know: what topic do you want us to cover next?
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