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Ross Armstrong

This entrepreneur heads a creative agency with a vision to “maximize moments.” He’s led his team to achieve major industry accolades: two 2024 American...

Logan C. Austin

Today, one Birmingham hospital can deliver an additional 1,400 babies per year—and provide better care to mothers close to home—thanks to a transformation of...

Bliss Kelley Bernard

This executive has been recognized not once, but twice for her dedication to the engineering profession and contributions to the field: In 2021 with...

Dante Bidwell

When more than $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds and more than $20 million in federal funding to develop more than 1,000...

Danielle Brown

Brown created an influencer campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics that spurred a record-breaking 850 million viewers tuning into Olympic content on Youtube 2....

Laurel Burgos

When Louisiana’s first perinatal mental health unit opened in 2024, it was Burgos who oversaw strategies for communications, public relations, events and marketing. It...

Jared Causey

Causey was one of the leaders behind the successful merger and integration of two companies, Repcon and Turnaround Welding Services, into one organization. He...

Meagan Collman Wick

Wick led the outreach and communication efforts for a $1.07 billion federally funded assistance program that helped Louisiana homeowners recover from disaster events in...

Zach Corbin

When Raising Cane’s expanded across five countries in the Middle East and entered markets in Alaska and Hawaii, it was Corbin who led the...

Lauren Darden

More than 115 families annually in the Gardere community now have access to quality education. That’s thanks to a high-tuition assistance program Darden successfully...

Madison DeWitt

This attorney is on the front lines of the energy transition. To date, DeWitt has negotiated service and supply contracts totaling $350 million to...

Chelsea Harris Dufrene

Dufrene leads LED FastStart, the state’s award-winning workforce development solution for companies relocating and expanding in Louisiana. She says the state is at a...

Peyton Finical

If you’ve spotted a Sasquatch around town—safely plastered on the side of a truck—then you’re familiar with Finical’s entrepreneurial vision. He created the trash...

Derek W. Foret

As a CPA, Foret does much more than just crunch numbers. He is a partner and trusted adviser whose responsibilities include planning, consulting, financial...

Dr. Brandon Gaynor

Gaynor specializes in adult neurosurgery and has a strong clinical interest in minimally invasive spine surgery, brain tumors and neurosurgical trauma. He is also...

Steven T. Gottfried

Via the company he founded, Gottfried is providing a healthier, daily bread to local neighborhood groceries and markets for convenient access no matter where...

Morgan Hilliard

Throughout her professional career, Hilliard has raised more than $800,000 for local nonprofit organizations. Today, she leads the foundation that helps sustain and advance...

David Hou

This MIT graduate interned in Los Angeles and Houston and even entertained job offers in New York City but ultimately decided to make Baton...

Ben Jumonville

Jumonville has helped lead the firm’s efforts to assist clients navigating the Corporate Transparency Act, a new federal law this year impacting millions of...

Hunter Kinchen

This year, Kinchen was ranked No. 1 on Business Insurance America’s 5-Star Brokerage list. He consulted with more than 100 employers in the Capital...