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Louisiana business leader and philanthropist Jim Bernhard died Sunday at the age of 71.

Bernhard founded The Shaw Group, a Fortune 500 company, and later Bernhard Capital Partners.

He was also active in state politics, once serving as the chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party.

Tributes from political figures like Gov. Jeff Landry and former Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted his impact on the state.

Louisiana business and industry titan Jim Bernhard of Baton Rouge died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 71.

Bernhard founded and grew The Shaw Group that began as a pipe fabrication manufacturer into a billion-dollar global industrial services company that landed on the Fortune 500 list.

He sold The Shaw Group in 2013 and then founded Bernhard Capital Partners

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