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==Law and business career==
==Law and business career==
Couhig practiced law in the areas of antitrust, casualty and personal injury litigation, products liability, class-action litigation, and appellate matters. He was a partner in the firm Adams and Reese from 1975 until 2003. He was involved in the expansion of the firm into Baton Rouge, [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], and Washington, D.C. Couhig was also the principal owner of Couhig-Southern Environmental of New Orleans, Inc., one of the largest Louisiana-owned pest and [[termite]] control companies. This was the company begun by his father, whom Couhig bought out before he himself sold in 2001 to a firm based in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.
Couhig practiced law in the areas of antitrust, casualty and personal injury litigation, products liability, class-action litigation, and appellate matters. He was a partner in the firm Adams and Reese from 1975 until 2003. He was involved in the expansion of the firm into Baton Rouge, [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]], and Washington, D.C. Couhig was also the principal owner of Couhig-Southern Environmental of New Orleans, Inc., one of the largest Louisiana-owned pest and [[termite]] control companies. This was the company begun by his father, whom Couhig bought out before he himself sold in 2001 to a firm based in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.
Though continuing to practice law, Couhig left Adams and Reese on the day after Labor Day 2003. With two other attorneys, he started Couhig Partners in September 2003 as a firm that works with entrepreneurs. As of 2006, the firm had more than twenty lawyers, a consulting group, and an office in Baton Rouge headed by former state Attorney General Richard Ieyoub. Couhig is also the managing partner of Couhig Investments, LLC which invests in small businesses in Louisiana.<ref name=couhigpartners/>
Though continuing to practice law, Couhig left Adams and Reese on the day after Labor Day 2003. With two other attorneys, he started Couhig Partners in September 2003 as a firm that works with entrepreneurs. As of 2006, the firm had more than twenty lawyers, a consulting group, and an office in Baton Rouge headed by former state Attorney General Richard Ieyoub. Couhig is also the managing partner of Couhig Investments, LLC which invests in small businesses in Louisiana.<ref name=couhigpartners/>
==Sports teams==
==Sports teams==
In the early 1990s, Couhig decided to bring a minor league baseball former team to New Orleans (which had been without a baseball team since the demise of the former New Orleans Pelicans). He negotiated with the owner of the Zephyrs in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], to bring the team to New Orleans. He lobbied three governors for a stadium off Airline Highway in Jefferson Parish. In 1995, Couhig put together an investor group to buy the team at an undisclosed price. The new Zephyr Field opened on April 11, 1997, and the team has since been a household name.<ref name=couhigpartners/>
In the early 1990s, Couhig decided to bring a minor league baseball former team to New Orleans (which had been without a baseball team since the demise of the former New Orleans Pelicans). He negotiated with the owner of the Zephyrs in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], to bring the team to New Orleans. He lobbied three governors for a stadium off Airline Highway in Jefferson Parish. In 1995, Couhig put together an investor group to buy the team at an undisclosed price. The new Zephyr Field opened on April 11, 1997, and the team has since been a household name.<ref name=couhigpartners/>