Awards

Forty under 40 Q&A: Anita Byrne

Anita Byrne, 37 Partner, SSA Consultants PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Becoming a partner at SSA two years ago after progressing through the organization from an entry-level position. Being...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Scotty Chabert

Scotty E. Chabert Jr., 38 Partner, Saunders and Chabert Law Firm; Felony Prosecutor, 18th JDC District Attorney’s Office PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Passing the Louisiana and Mississippi bar exams. Named...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Prosanta Chakrabarty

Prosanta Chakrabarty, 39 Curator of Fishes and Associate Professor, LSU Museum of Natural Science and Department of Biological Science PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Giving two TED Talks at the...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Donald Chube

Donald R. Chube Jr., 38 Community Relations-Sponsorship Activities, Louisiana Lottery Corporation PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Creating and implementing Louisiana Lottery’s first corporate wellness program, “Winning with Wellness.” Member of...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville

Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville, 28 Director of Civic Leadership Initiatives, Baton Rouge Area Foundation PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Launching the Exceptional Lives Louisiana platform, providing easy-to-read resources for families...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Dr. Leah Cullins

Dr. Leah S. Cullins, 39 Owner/Family Nurse Practitioner, Louisiana Healthcare Services; Assistant Professor, Southern University School of Nursing PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Sub-investigating 30 pharmaceutical trials, the findings of which...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Stacie Lambert deBlieux

Stacie Lambert deBlieux, 39 Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice; Section Chief, Complex Litigation Unit PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Filing the state’s historic Hurricane Katrina cases, then litigating...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Madeline Subat Ellis

Madeline Subat Ellis, 37 Owner/CEO/Design Director, MIMOSA Handcrafted PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Starting a business that gives seven people full-time jobs in Baton Rouge. Co-creator of the Mid City...

Forty under 40 Q&A: David Facey

David Facey, 28 CEO, SellSwipe Inc. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Earning the Series 7 financial license immediately after college. Becoming a chartered alternative investment analyst. Completing first project...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Danny Fields

Danny Fields, 36 Director, Our Lady of the Lake Foundation PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Serving on the leadership team to fundraise for the new Our Lady of the...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Chad Foster

Chad Foster, 39 CEO/President, Gator Millworks Inc. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Selected as the official millwork contractor for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome 400 level suite renovation.   Producing...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Zelma Murray Frederick

Zelma Murray Frederick, 36 Associate, McGlinchey Stafford Law Firm PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Being selected as a Forty Under 40. Recognized as a “rising star” in general litigation by...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Wendy Gaudet

Wendy Gaudet, 38 Director of Pharmacy, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Playing a lead operations role in the LSU-OLOL cooperative endeavor...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Hampton J. Grunewald

Hampton J. Grunewald, 38 Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations, LSU AgCenter PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Part of a team that developed the Louisiana Therapeutic Cannabis program, helping...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Ronaldo Hardy

Ronaldo Hardy, 34 Lead Pastor, Love Alive Church PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Serves as president and CEO of a credit union. Founder of Louisiana Credit Union League’s Young...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Rodneyna Hart

Rodneyna Hart, 34 Executive Director, Culture Candy; Curator/Art Manager, The Healthcare Gallery PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Co-curator for Prospect .3+Baton Rouge Notes Upriver Invitational, which included converting a 15,000-square-foot...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Courtney de la Bretonne Hart

Courtney de la Bretonne Hart, 37 Senior Regional Marketing Manager, Hancock Whitney PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Managing a $5 million event for Microsoft at 23 years of age. ...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Garrett Hiebert

Garrett Hiebert, 36 Director of Corporate and Business Development, Bernhard Energy Solutions PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: While at The Shaw Group, working on the Hurricane Katrina recovery project,...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Veneeth Iyengar

Veneeth Iyengar, 39 Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, City of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Joining Peace Corps after 9/11 and being sent...

Forty under 40 Q&A: Cary Koch

Cary Koch, 32 Government Relations/Lobbyist, Roedel Parsons Koch Blache Balhoff and McCollister Law Firm PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Playing professional football for 6 years. Earning the right to...