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2019 WIB: Kathy Trahan
Profession: President and CEO, Alliance Safety Council
Hometown: Lajes AFB, Terceira, Azores Portugal
Age: 60
Family: Three children—Dr. Karie LaFleur, Stephen L. Hudson and Darryl Hudson—and six...
2019 WIB: Raedtha Vasquez
Profession: Partner, Jones Walker LLP
Hometown: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Age: 43
Family: Married to Dylan C. Alge
Years with company: 16
Raedtha Vasquez is equally passionate about her volunteer...
2019 WIB: Colleen Waguespack
Profession: Owner and founder, Colleen Waguespack Interiors/Fig & Dove
Hometown: New Orleans
Age: 45
Family: Married to husband, Stephen Waguespack, with three children: Craig (16), Christopher (13)...
The 2019 Baton Rouge Business Awards and Hall of Fame
For 36 years, Business Report has been honoring leading professionals and companies in the Capital Region that distinguish themselves by not only succeeding in business,...
2019 Hall of Fame: E.J. Ourso, the ultimate entrepreneur
E.J. Ourso loved building his company—the successful entrepreneur made 56 acquisitions over 48 years—but the business associates who knew him best say he also...
2019 Hall of Fame: Jake Netterville, ‘It’s been a great life’
While Jake Netterville rose through the ranks to lead the Baton Rouge accounting firm that bears his name, as well as chair the 400,000...
2019 Businessperson of the Year: John Engquist, H&E Equipment Services
John Engquist is a modern rarity, working at one place his entire life: a company started by his father nearly 60 years ago as...
2019 Young Businessperson of the Year: Kenny Nguyen, ThreeSixtyEight
What was supposed to be a 15-minute phone call accepting a flight out to California to participate in ABC’s Shark Tank morphed into a two-hour-long...
2019 Company of the Year: DSLD Homes
Lauren Robert can remember the moment she knew she wanted to work for DSLD Homes. It was seven years ago, right before Christmas, when...
2019 Company of the Year: Martin Ecosytems
The Martin family grew up among the marshes of Lafourche Parish, trawling shrimp, while navigating bayous filled with thick aquatic vegetation. It’s a fond...
‘Business Report’ hosting Business Awards and Hall of Fame Gala next month
Business Report and Junior Achievement will honor six Baton Rouge individuals and companies at the 2019 Business Awards & Hall of Fame gala in...
Nominations for the 2019 Best of 225 Awards are officially open
The Best of 225 Awards issue in July is 225‘s most popular magazine of the year. In it, you’ll find readers’ picks for the...
Introducing the Forty under 40 class of 2018
Whether they're working late into the evening to complete a big assignment, getting up early to ready their kids for school or scrambling to...
Forty under 40 alumni: Where are they now (in 2018)
Hans Dekker
Class of ’94
Named to the 1994 class for his work as founding director of Baton Rouge Local Initiatives Support Corp., Hans Dekker has...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Shaun Accardo
Shaun Accardo, 38
Musculoskeletal Oncologist-Orthopaedic Surgeon, Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic; Co-chair-Sarcoma Specialty Treatment Team, Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center; Co-founder, Barney’s Farm Sanctuary
PROFESSIONAL...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Ivan Agullo
Ivan Agullo, 38
Assistant Professor of Physics, LSU
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Winning first place in the Gravity Research Foundation 2017 essay competition.
Winning the Young Scientist Award...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Fr. Michael Alello
Fr. Michael J. Alello, 38
Pastor, St. Thomas More
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Creating a capital campaign and managing the renovation of St. Philomena Church in Labadieville.
Managing...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Kelly Bienn
Kelly Bienn, 29
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Securing partnership support and funding for a multi-year external image strategy to...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Nikole Blanchard
Nikole Blanchard, 39
Director of Innovation & Technology, The Dunham School
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Sharing The Dunham School’s journey of Apple Teacher alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook...
Forty under 40 Q&A: Kelli Bondy Troutman
Kelli Bondy Troutman, 36
Assistant Vice President, Director of Communications and Community Relations, LUBA Workers’ Comp
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Securing resources for Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina from...
