Ruston

500 East Reynolds Drive, Ruston, LA 71270

(318) 251-5800

Argent Financial Group - Corporate Headquarters

Ruston Office Information

Home to Argent’s corporate headquarters, the Ruston, Louisiana office encompasses several corporate support teams—accounting, finance, human resources, IT, marketing and trust operations—as well client-facing teams for Argent Advisors, Argent Mineral Management and Argent Trust, including personnel specializing in Employee Benefits, Funeral and Cemetery Trusts and Municipal Advisory services.

Argent’s corporate staff are proud members of the Ruston community, volunteering with organizations such as United Way of Northeast Louisiana, Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central Louisiana and Teach 1 to Lead 1.

Argent is also a proud supporter of many activities on the campus of Louisiana Tech University, of which numerous staff are alumni.

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Our Team

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Chief Accounting Officer
Ruston

Daniel joined Argent in 2005. He is the Chief Accounting Officer for Argent Financial Group and all of the subsidiaries.  In this role, Daniel is responsible for financial statement reporting to higher management, overseeing daily accounting operations and back office...

David Smith

David Smith

Louisiana AMM Manager & Business Development Officer
Ruston

David joined Argent in March of 2012 as Business Development Officer and Property Consultant.  He cultivates relationships with existing clients and prospective clients for the firm. He serves families and businesses across the South for any of their property and...

Debbie Holmes

Debbie Holmes

Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Debbie joined Argent in February of 1992. As Vice President and Trust officer, she oversees and administers funeral and cemetery trust accounts.

Grant Nelson

Grant Nelson

Audit Manager
Ruston

Nelson joined Argent as audit assistant, compiling client revenue data, reviewing oil and gas leases, assisting in oil and gas royalty audits and audit reporting. In 2020, Nelson was promoted to audit associate and his responsibilities included analyzing client...

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Controller
Ruston

Jyotsaana serves as Argent’s controller in the Ruston office. Parajuli previously served as assistant controller for the past five years. In her new position, Parajuli will oversee various areas of daily accounting operations. Her duties also include the...

Kathy Easley

Kathy Easley

Vice President, Investment Advisor, Branch Manager
Ruston

Kathy originally began working for TCL Securities (now Argent Advisors) in May 1993. After working for a year then leaving for one year, she returned and has been employed for over 30 years with the firm. In August of 1996 she obtained her Series 7 stock broker...

Kathy Sutton

Kathy Sutton

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Kathy has been with Argent for over 23 years and has over 28 years of experience administering employee benefit plans. She focuses on the administrative duties for the employee benefits area while also serving as Corporate Secretary for Argent Financial Group. Kathy...

Katie Watts

Katie Watts

Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer
Ruston

Katie Watts is Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer at Argent, where she serves in the corporate trust area overseeing more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a combined issue size exceeding $2 billion. She...

Kyle McDonald

Kyle McDonald

Chief Executive Officer
Ruston

As its founder, Kyle has served as the only Chief Executive Officer of Argent Financial Group and its predecessor since May 1990. Argent has grown from a small, one office independent trust company to a diverse client asset services firm responsible for over $90...

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Vice President, Institutional Services Officer
Ruston

Lana has worked for Argent since 1996. In her role as Vice President & Institutional Services Officer, Lana serves as administrator in the corporate trust area which consists of more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a...

Laurie Parks, CPA

Laurie Parks, CPA

Chief Financial Officer, Argent Financial Group

Chief of Staff, Argent Financial Group
Ruston

Laurie joined Argent full time in 2005 after initially consulting with the firm at the request of the leadership team. Her successful contributions on a variety of strategic projects led to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Today, she also serves as Chief of...

Levi Songer

Levi Songer

GIS Associate
Ruston

Levi joined Argent Financial Group's Mineral Management division as a Geographic Information System Associate in our Ruston location. In this role, Levi uses GIS software to create maps, analyze spatial data, and manage databases. These various projects will be used...

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Daniel Taylor, CPA

Chief Accounting Officer
Ruston

Daniel joined Argent in 2005. He is the Chief Accounting Officer for Argent Financial Group and all of the subsidiaries.  In this role, Daniel is responsible for financial statement reporting to higher management, overseeing daily accounting operations and back office...

David Smith

David Smith

Louisiana AMM Manager & Business Development Officer
Ruston

David joined Argent in March of 2012 as Business Development Officer and Property Consultant.  He cultivates relationships with existing clients and prospective clients for the firm. He serves families and businesses across the South for any of their property and...

Debbie Holmes

Debbie Holmes

Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Debbie joined Argent in February of 1992. As Vice President and Trust officer, she oversees and administers funeral and cemetery trust accounts.

Grant Nelson

Grant Nelson

Audit Manager
Ruston

Nelson joined Argent as audit assistant, compiling client revenue data, reviewing oil and gas leases, assisting in oil and gas royalty audits and audit reporting. In 2020, Nelson was promoted to audit associate and his responsibilities included analyzing client...

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Jyotsaana Parajuli, CPA

Controller
Ruston

Jyotsaana serves as Argent’s controller in the Ruston office. Parajuli previously served as assistant controller for the past five years. In her new position, Parajuli will oversee various areas of daily accounting operations. Her duties also include the...

Kathy Easley

Kathy Easley

Vice President, Investment Advisor, Branch Manager
Ruston

Kathy originally began working for TCL Securities (now Argent Advisors) in May 1993. After working for a year then leaving for one year, she returned and has been employed for over 30 years with the firm. In August of 1996 she obtained her Series 7 stock broker...

Kathy Sutton

Kathy Sutton

Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer
Ruston

Kathy has been with Argent for over 23 years and has over 28 years of experience administering employee benefit plans. She focuses on the administrative duties for the employee benefits area while also serving as Corporate Secretary for Argent Financial Group. Kathy...

Katie Watts

Katie Watts

Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer
Ruston

Katie Watts is Assistant Vice President and Corporate Trust Officer at Argent, where she serves in the corporate trust area overseeing more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a combined issue size exceeding $2 billion. She...

Kyle McDonald

Kyle McDonald

Chief Executive Officer
Ruston

As its founder, Kyle has served as the only Chief Executive Officer of Argent Financial Group and its predecessor since May 1990. Argent has grown from a small, one office independent trust company to a diverse client asset services firm responsible for over $90...

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Lana R. Patton, CCTS

Vice President, Institutional Services Officer
Ruston

Lana has worked for Argent since 1996. In her role as Vice President & Institutional Services Officer, Lana serves as administrator in the corporate trust area which consists of more than 300 individual municipal bond issues and 100 political subdivisions with a...

Laurie Parks, CPA

Laurie Parks, CPA

Chief Financial Officer, Argent Financial Group

Chief of Staff, Argent Financial Group
Ruston

Laurie joined Argent full time in 2005 after initially consulting with the firm at the request of the leadership team. Her successful contributions on a variety of strategic projects led to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Today, she also serves as Chief of...

Levi Songer

Levi Songer

GIS Associate
Ruston

Levi joined Argent Financial Group's Mineral Management division as a Geographic Information System Associate in our Ruston location. In this role, Levi uses GIS software to create maps, analyze spatial data, and manage databases. These various projects will be used...

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