Business 2018 BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR: Diane Allen … Pioneering strategy By Annie Ourso Landry - March 28, 2018 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Undaunted by a male-dominated industry, Diane Allen used guts and ‘a great mind’ to become an advertising legend. The early days of advertising in Baton Rouge resembled a miniature version of… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.