Our Acadiana Team

Brad Sonnier CEPA®

Senior Portfolio Manager
VP | LPL Financial Advisor

Brad has over 25 years of experience working with clients to pursue their personal financial goals and matching them with the right financial products and services. He joined HB Financial in 2018 and currently serves as the Branch Manager. As our Senior Portfolio Manager, he also conducts research and trading for our Discretionary Asset Management portfolios.

Brad is a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette), where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance.

He served in the Louisiana National Guard from 1986 until his retirement in 2015 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

During his years of active duty, he served during Desert Storm and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Brad's securities registrations, through LPL Financial, include Series 6, 7, 63 and 65, and his Louisiana Life and Health Insurance License. He also holds a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) credential.

Alyssa Thibodeaux FPQP®, AAMS®

AVP | Operations Manager

Alyssa has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. A native of New Iberia, Louisiana, she joined HB Financial in 2018 and serves as our Operations Manager. She manages the Operational Standards for our office as well as ensuring compliance with FINRA, LPL Financial, and Home Bank. She also assists with research and trading for our Managed Accounts.

She loves being from South Louisiana and the rich culture that it brings. Alyssa enjoys spending her free time focusing on building a healthy lifestyle, traveling, and listening to live music.

Alyssa's securities registrations are held through LPL Financial and include Series 7, Series 66, and a Louisiana Life Insurance license. She also holds a Financial Paraplanner Qualified Professional® designation as well as her Accredited Asset Management Specialist® designation.

Emily Poupart

Registered Client Services Specialist

Emily joined HB Financial in 2021 and serves as our Registered Client Services Specialist. She has over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. She assists in implementing marketing strategies and client event planning for HB Financial, as well as branch training and relationship management.

A native of Lafayette, Emily received her Associate of Business degree, and went on to study Finance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her family and creating new recipes at home.

Emily's securities registrations are held through LPL Financial and include Series 7, Series 66, and a Louisiana Life Insurance license.

Our Northshore Team

Ben Laville

VP | LPL Financial Advisor

Ben joined HB Financial in 2016 where he serves clients throughout the greater Baton Rouge New Orleans areas, as well as Mississippi. He focuses on individual and small business clients. A native of Louisiana, he has over 20 years of experience in the business and financial services industries.

Ben’s securities registrations are held through LPL Financial and include Series 7, 63 and 65, and his Louisiana Health and Life Insurance license. He also holds a Louisiana real estate broker’s license, a Louisiana commercial and Louisiana residential contractors’ license.

Kristie Vead

Sales Assistant

Kristie joined HB Financial in 2016 and serves as Sales Assistant for the New Orleans Northshore office. She also manages compliance for the New Orleans Northshore office to ensure her area locations are compliant with FINRA, LA Insurance Commission, LPL Financial, and Home Bank.

A native of New Orleans, she has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry including many years with Hibernia and Capitol One’s U.S. Corporate Department and Capitol One Investments LLC.