This year, she oversees what is arguably the Arts Council’s biggest project yet.

Business Lunch: Southern Pearl Oyster House, on Perkins Road, strikes a familiar pose to its Gulf South sister restaurant, Half Shell Oyster House.

A mistake by the owners of Hanley’s Foods leads to an opportunity to create a plant-based salad topper that tastes like bacon.

Business Lunch: Solera, located on Perkins Road, is a Spanish tapas bar and restaurant that also boasts a varied wine and cocktail menu.

Business Lunch: Bergeron's City Market, on Jefferson Highway, not only has a popular lunch business but also offers catering and to-go meal options.

Business Lunch: City Pork has been a bellwether in Baton Rouge’s evolving dining scene, serving artisan barbecue and charcuterie and inventive Southern fare.

Port Allen-based Fluker Farms’ black soldier fly venture with LSU could be a model for food sustainability and conscious capitalism.

Business Lunch: Blue Corn Tequila and Tacos, on Perkins Road, is the brainchild of Mexican born Baton Rouge entrepreneur Carlos Salazar.

A ‘relaxed’ environment where employees work and play hard is a key to the success of Gresham Smith, the 2019 large companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner.

Focusing on one client enables Wymar Federal Credit Union—the 2019 small/medium-sized companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner—to create a more rewarding experience for its customers and employees.