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Grit and growth: How a small team with a clear vision built an industrial...
Five years ago, Paola Alvarado had big dreams but no work. She, along with her husband, Luis, and founding member Kerry Ponthier were knocking...
How to feed your dragon: This local company is No. 1 nationwide in reptile...
Walk into a breeding room at Fluker Farms in Port Allen and no surprise, it’s crickets.
Live, noisy ones.
Thousands of screened boxes in this 90-degree...
Evolution of an Idea: St. Bruno Bread Co.
The crackle of the crust on a fresh, hot loaf is intoxicating and impossible to resist. You can’t escape the lure of bread—and why...
Entrepreneur: Amy Cheek of TruBlue Water
“In today’s society, there’s not much left in the way of customer service,” reflects TruBlue Water founder Amy Cheek. “We’re trying to keep ...
Meet the Capital Region 500: Kevin Couhig
Kevin Couhig wears many hats. After launching Source Capital in the late ’80s, he invested in more than 130 small businesses. He previously served...
St. Bruno Bread Co.’s business is booming on the heels of their one-year anniversary
St. Bruno Bread Co. opened its commercial bakery in May 2023. Now, just a year later, owner and founder Steven Gottfried has an elite...
Meet the Boomerangs: Laura and Sarah Roland
Sisters Laura and Sarah Roland, who were born and raised in the Walden neighborhood of Baton Rouge, also found themselves returning to their roots...
Meet the Boomerangs: Adam Guarisco
Adam Guarisco, 28, enjoyed the crawfish boils, football games, and family life that for him were synonymous with Baton Rouge. But he wanted new...
Meet the Boomerangs: Samantha Jarman
Samantha Jarman wanted a Southeastern Conference college experience but preferred not to attend LSU, where the University High graduate had not only gone to...
Meet the Boomerangs: Zach Schmidt
From the time he was 2 years old, Zach Schmidt, 29, claimed Baton Rouge as home. Raised in the Old Goodwood area, he attended...
Meet the Boomerangs: Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso
Andy and Suzie Adler’s children—Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso—all took different paths in coming back home to the Capital Region.
After Matt Adler,...
A chance encounter in college leads to a meteoric rise for Alicia Vidrine
While in her senior year at LSU, one of Alicia Vidrine’s professors posed a simple question to her during an encounter at the student...
Amanda Martin’s Studyville concept has transformed the tutoring experience
Like a great symphony, Amanda Martin’s career has had a lot of twists and turns but plenty of high notes—all leading to a crescendo,...
Tessa Holloway’s measure of success is better life outcomes for children
When Tessa Holloway was approached in 2006 to purchase a child care center in Port Allen, she was a manager at Blockbuster with no...
Meredith Hathorn is the legal mind behind some of Louisiana’s biggest public projects
Woman’s Hospital. The Port of New Orleans. Ochsner Health. LCMC Health. The University Medical Center in New Orleans. The expansions of I-10 in Baton...
Melissa Dotson pays it forward, helping others make their journey
While growing up in Metairie, Melissa Dotson thought she was destined for a career in medicine. Her mother even sent her to Latin camp...
Rachel DiResto guides communities through recovery and resiliency
One of Louisiana’s most challenging moments led to a formative period in Rachel DiResto’s career.
It was the mid-2000s, and DiResto was working as vice...
Resolute litigator Lana Crump also advises her colleagues on best practices
Is AI right for a law firm?
It’s one of the many critical decisions that Lana Crump has tackled in her role as a partner...
Jodi Conachen’s ‘guiding star’? What’s best for the patient
Jodi Conachen’s childhood career goal was simple: “I wanted to matter.”
Though her aspirations changed over the years while growing up in Baton Rouge, Conachen...
2024 Company of the Year: Bringing order to the law
Few social institutions feel the pressure of high expectations like law enforcement, and fewer still do it while also juggling a diminishing workforce. If...
