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1984
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Chuck McCoy, president, chairman and CEO, Louisiana National Bank
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Louisiana National Bank
Jay Crow & Associates
Shelia Jacobs Inc.
NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
MERIT Industrial Constructors
1985
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Lloyd Collette, founder and chairman, United Companies
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Exxon Co. USA
Lockworks
Sheets Construction Corp.
NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Catfish Town
1986
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Robert S. Greer Sr., president and CEO, Union National Life Insurance
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture
Eye Care & Surgery Center
Pitts Management Associates
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Ron Sanders, The Sanders Group
1987
EXECUTIVES OF THE YEAR
Hans and Josef Sternberg, Maison Blanche
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
General Health Inc.
Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge
Buzzell and Associates
Casey Construction Management Corp.
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Peggy Scott, Deloitte, Haskens & Sells
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Kevin Couhig, Gulf South Research Institute and Oaktree Technology Corp.
1988
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Jensen Holliday, Franklin Press
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
MMR Holding Corp.
Manda’s Fine Meats
Analytical Nursing Management
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Brian Kendrick, Maison Blanche/state commissioner of administration for?Gov. Buddy Roemer
ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR
Ralph and Kacoo Olinde, Ralph & Kacoo’s restaurant
1989
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Eugene Owen, chairman and CEO of Owen and White and president of Utility Holdings
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Piccadilly Cafeterias
Melamine Chemicals
Southern Audio Services
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Doug Diez, Acadian Builders of Gonzales
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
E.J. Ourso, Security Industrial Insurance Co.
1990
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Kevin Reilly Sr., chairman, Lamar Corp.
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Fifth Generation Systems
The Newtron Group
Postlethwaite & Netterville
Modern Valve
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Michael Trufant, Cellular One
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
William Borne, Analytical Medical Enterprises
1991
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
C.C. “Chuck” Dabadie, president and CEO, Guaranty Bank and Trust
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Turner Industries
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry
Video Park
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Stewart J. Juneau, The C.J. Brown Corp.
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
J. Peter Perez, Environmental Remediation
1992
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Gerry Lane, president, Gerry Lane Enterprises
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Premier Bancorp
G&E Engineering
Unique Cuisine
YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Nanette Noland Kelley, Carlson Travel/Mundus Travel
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Bob LeBlanc, Bengal Chemical
1993
HALL OF FAME
Ira J. Woodfin
M.J. Rathbone
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Larry Adcock, retired from Dow USA, Louisiana Division
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
EMCO
South Central Bell
1994
HALL OF FAME
Norman Saurage
Lea Sternberg
Erich Sternberg [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Thomas Sawyer, General Health System
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Christel Slaughter, SSA Consultants
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
United Companies Financial Corp.
Foxy’s Health & Racquet Club
1995
HALL OF FAME
John W. Barton Sr.
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Charles Valluzzo, McDonald’s of Baton Rouge
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Leslie O. Herpin, Leslie Herpin Interior Design
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Associated Grocers
WAFB-TV
1996
HALL OF FAME
Douglas L. Manship
Charles P. Manship Sr. [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
G. Lee Griffin, Bank One Louisiana
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
James C. Flores, Flores & Rucks
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Albemarle Corp.
DSL/LA
1997
HALL OF FAME
Horatio Thompson
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Gary Mockler, Mockler Beverage Co.
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Annette Austin, Health Care Options
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
All Star Dealerships
DeAngelo’s Pizzeria Co.
1998
HALL OF FAME
Charles W. “Chuck” McCoy
Lewis Gottlieb [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Kevin Reilly Jr., Lamar Corp.
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Chris Ferrara, Ferrara Fire Apparatus
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Performance Contractors
Capital City Glass
1999
HALL OF FAME
Ben Kleinpeter
Frank Kean [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
P.J. Mills, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Cliff Neese Jr., Neese Industries
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Hibernia National Bank
Cajun Injector
2000
HALL OF FAME
Milton J. Womack
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Robert C. Davidge, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Fred Dent III, Dent Asset Management
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
The Shaw Group
Xenetech USA
2001
HALL OF FAME
Bert S. Turner
T.H. “Tandy” Hamilton [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Milford “Mike” Wampold III
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Michael Anthony Paul Polito, MAPP Construction
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
EATEL
LUBA Workers’ Compensation Fund
2002
HALL OF FAME
Andrew & Fred Bahlinger
Huey J. Wilson
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Raymond G. “Skipper” Post Jr., Post Architects
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
LCR-M Corp
Saurage Company Realtors
2003
HALL OF FAME
Claude “Doc” Pennington
Kevin Reilly Sr.
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Jacqui Vines, Cox Communications
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Todd Stevens, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR
Tony’s Seafood
BRPT-Lake Rehabilitation Centers
2004
HALL OF FAME
Albert Fraenkel
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Madhu Beriwal
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Tim Barfield
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Georgia-Pacific [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
George Jenne Contractors [Fewer than 100 employees]
2005
HALL OF FAME
Price LeBlanc
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Lee Michael Berg
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Charlie Ton
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Amedisys [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Trahan Architects [fewer than 100 employees]
2006
HALL OF FAME
Jensen Holliday [posthumous]
Gary Sligar
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Charles Landry
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Pete Stewart
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
EMCO Technologies 100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Starmount Life Insurance Co. [fewer than 100 employees]
2007
HALL OF FAME
Roland Toups
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Benny Alford
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Joe Agresti
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Dow Louisiana Operations [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
SJB Group [fewer than 100 employees]
2008
HALL OF FAME
Charles Valluzzo
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Lee Domingue
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Louis DeAngelo Jr.
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
LWCC [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Window World [fewer than 100 employees]
2009
HALL OF FAME
A. Hays Town [posthumous]
Hillar Moore Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Bobby Yarborough
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Darian Chustz
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Kleinpeter Farms Dairy [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
D. Honoré Construction [fewer than 100 employees]
2010
HALL OF FAME
Gary Mockler
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Matt McKay
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Mohit “Mo” Vij
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Woman’s Hospital [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Business First Bank [fewer than 100 employees]
2011
HALL OF FAME LAUREATE
Hans J. Sternberg
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Bill Holman
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Mark Ashworth
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Cajun Industries [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Orion Instruments [fewer than 100 employees]
2012
HALL OF FAME
Richard Lipsey
Brace Godfrey [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Art Favre
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Stafford Wood
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The Newtron Group [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ShoppersChoice.com [fewer than 100 employees]
2013
HALL OF FAME
James “Jim” Bernhard Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Teri Fontenot, Woman’s Hospital
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSONS OF THE YEAR
Jack Warner
Brandon Landry
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Sparkhound [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
GoTech [fewer than 100 employees]
2014
HALL OF FAME
John Noland
Grace “Mama” Marino
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Bill Balhoff
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Todd Waguespack
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
GMFS [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
PACTEC [fewer than 100 employees]
2015
HALL OF FAME
Lane Grigsby
Harvey Honoré [posthumous]
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
John Valluzzo
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
John Jackson
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
CSRS [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
InfiniEDGE [fewer than 100 employees]
2016
HALL OF FAME
William “Billy” Heroman Sr.
Janice Pellar
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Ed Rispone
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Bin Yu
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Raising Cane’s [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Marucci Sports [fewer than 100 employees]
2017
HALL OF FAME
J.B. Olinde [posthumous]
Bobby Yarborough
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
David Roberts
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
William McGehee
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Capitol City Produce [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Emergent Method [fewer than 100 employees]
2018
HALL OF FAME
Newton Thomas
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Diane Allen of Diane Allen & Associates
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Chad Foster of Gator Millworks
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ITI Technical College [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
General Informatics [fewer than 100 employees]
2019
HALL OF FAME
Jake Netterville
E.J. Ourso (posthumous)
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
John Engquist
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Kenny Nguyen, CEO, ThreeSixtyEight
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
DSLD Homes [100 or more employees]
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Martin Ecosystems [fewer than 100 employees]
2020
HALL OF FAME
Charlie D’Agostino
Peggy Scott
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
John D’Angelo
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Craig Gehring
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
CC’s Coffee House (100 or more employees)
Gatorworks (Fewer than 100 employees)
2021
HALL OF FAME
Chef John Folse, founder, Chef John Folse & Company
Homer Knost, founder, Arkel International (posthumous)
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Brandon Landry, founder and CEO, Walk On’s Sports Bistreaux
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Nick Speyrer, president, Emergent Method
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Lipsey’s (100 or more employees)
City Group Hospitality (fewer than 100 employees)
2022
HALL OF FAME
Pepper Rutland, founder, president and CEO, MMR Group
Gerry Lane, founder, Gerry Lane Enterprises (posthumous)
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Judi Terzotis, publisher, The Advocate and Times-Picayune
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Tupac de la Cruz, founder and operations manager, Roofing Solutions
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
b1BANK (100 or more employees)
Genesis 360 (fewer than 100 employees)
2023
HALL OF FAME
Jim Roland, CEO, Window World of Baton Rouge
Bill Borne, founder and CEO, Amedisys (posthumous)
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Tina Holland, president, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
David Slaughter, CEO, Orion Laboratories
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Benny’s Carwash (100 or more employees)
Elifin Realty (fewer than 100 employees)
2024
HALL OF FAME
Nanette Noland of The Powell Group
George A. Foster Jr. of Guaranty Corporation (posthumous)
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Perry Franklin of Franklin Associates
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Jaime Glas Odom of Queen of Sparkles
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Pala Group (100 or more employees)
365Labs (fewer than 100 employees)
2025
HALL OF FAME
Jay Campbell, Associated Grocers
Jairo Alvarez, founder of Alvarez Construction (posthumous)
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Kristin Wall, president and CEO of LWCC
YOUNG BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Rachel Eggie, founder and owner of Eggie Salon Studio
COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Company of the Year
MAPP (100 or more employees)
CORE Boiler & Mechanical Services (fewer than 100 employees)
