Company Profile
DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
Company Overview
At DonahueFavret, we believe construction is more than concrete, steel, and glass. It’s about building trust, creating lasting partnerships, and shaping communities. For nearly 50 years, our company has become synonymous with quality, safety, and commitment across Louisiana and the Gulf South. Our management team is wholly committed to the region, serving as active members in local, regional, and national organizations.
Our work is diverse. Building an award-winning portfolio across every major sector of development requires close collaboration with our clients and design and trade partners. We monitor and adjust to shifting trends across our industry, focusing on safe and effective management and quality project delivery regardless of scale.
Our healthcare portfolio includes a wide range of hospitals, wellness centers, medical office buildings, and outpatient facilities. In education, we’ve created modern science, technology, research, and performing arts facilities that enhance the student learning experience. Our hospitality work ranges from new hotels to renovations, while our retail projects include ground-up stores and rapid conversions for national brands. We also bring experience in mixed-use developments, assisted living, civic and worship spaces, and the restoration of historic properties.
Company History
1979 - company founded as Jack Donahue Contractors, Inc.
1981 - Maura Donahue joins the company.
1983 - Bob Favret joins the company.
1988 - company name changed to DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
1990 - John L. Donahue, III joins the company.
1994 - DonahueFavret earns its first of many Associated Builders and Contractors National Excellence in Construction Award for the Episcopal Conference Center.
1998 - John L. Donahue, III and Maura Donahue become partners/shareholders in DonahueFavret Contractors.
2005 - Maura Donahue becomes the first female and Louisianan to serve as Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
2006 - DonahueFavret partners with ABC's "Extreme Makeover Addition" to rebuild and restore First Emmanuel Baptist Church in New Orleans, post Hurricane Katrina.
2008 - Jack Donahue is sworn in as the Louisiana State Senator representing District 11.
2008 - DonahueFavret completes 200 Carondelet, a 190,000 SF adaptive reuse of a 23-story commercial building into 189 high-end urban apartments. The project would win an ABC National Award of Merit and National Best Residential Project from McGraw-Hill Construction.
2009 - John L. Donahue, III name President and CEO of DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc.
2010 - DonahueFavret completes Chalmette Elementary School, a new 117,000 SF facility built on the site of the original school building destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
2010 - Bob Favret passes away, leaving his legacy as a vital part of DonahueFavret's growth and success.
2010 - Maura Donahue succeeds Bob Favret and becomes EVP of DonahueFavret Contractors.
2011 - DonahueFavret completes the 1.2 million SF, $116.8 million renovations to the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
2019 - Lauren Andrews, Bryan Hodnett, David Dupre, Patrick Descant, and Matt Weeks become shareholders of the company.
2021 - DonahueFavret completes the ground-up 80,000 SF new Cancer Institute for Thibodaux Regional Health System. The project would go on to be featured in Healthcare Design Magazine and win an ABC Bayou Chapter Excellence in Construction award.
2024 - Max Ferran, VP and Director of Operations, becomes DFC's newest partner to join the company's ownership group. Patrick Descant, Bryan Hodnett, and David Dupre also increase their ownership in the company.
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