Awards

Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Shreveport Age: 60 Family: Married to Edward Peterson for 37 years; daughter and son-in-law Caroline, 29, and Isaac Oahare, 28; daughter Betsy,...

Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Baton Rouge Age: 61 Family: Married to husband, Floyd, with three sons: Jeremy Clark, James Clark and Alex Day Profession: President, Dugas Pest Control Years with company: 39 Laura...

Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Prairieville Age: 49 Family: Mother to three daughters: Kayla, 31, Jamie, 29, and Whitney, 20 Profession: CEO/administrator, Gulf Coast Occupational Medicine Inc. Years with company:...

Photo by Collin Richie Hometown: Ferriday, by way of Frogmore Age: 49 Family: Married to husband, Michael W., with three stepchildren: Maria, 43, Mieshia, 37, and Michael...

LORIN CRENSHAW, 39 Vice president/Treasurer/Investor relations, Albemarle Corp. Lorin Crenshaw heads up 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge’s financial literacy program called Dollars and Sense,...

CRAIG GEHRING, 28 Founder and president, MasteryPrep Who better to write the book on mastering standardized tests than the guy who made perfect scores on the...

JEFF CARNEY, 38 Associate professor, LSU School of Architecture; Director, Coastal Sustainability Studio There’s no question that Louisiana’s coastline faces some serious challenges as the world...

HALEY BLAKEMAN, 38 Director of implementation, Center for Planning Excellence Haley Blakeman is passionate about making Louisiana’s communities better places to live. She does so by assisting them...

APRIL HILL, 36 Owner, Yoglates II South Growing up in a small community, April Hill always had a dream to open her own business. That dream...

EMEL ALEXANDER, 32 President and CEO, Urban Restoration Enhancement Corp. Emel Alexander’s accomplishments can all be summed up in one simple phrase: making a difference in the...

MICHAEL JOHN HOGSTROM, 37 Owner/Developer, Onsite Design + Development Every morning for two years, Michael Hogstrom drove by the same piece of vacant land at the...

JULIE LAPEROUSE, 33 Director of talent development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber Chief Peacock, Screaming Peacock For businesses looking to recruit someone to Baton Rouge, Julie Laperouse is on...

SCOTT LEVY, 32 Attorney, Adams and Reese At 22, Scott Levy was on the ground in Florida during the last stretch of the 2004 presidential campaign...

DREW MACIASZ, 37 Vice president, Harry L. Laws & Co. Making excuses and not looking forward: Those are Drew Maciasz’s pet peeves. He’s not one to...

MARK MARIONNEAUX, 35 Vice president, Bank of Zachary As the old saying goes, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” It’s why Mark...

ROWDY GAUDET, 34 Chief of staff, Louisiana Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit In his position, Rowdy Gaudet helps to oversee Louisiana’s use of more than $14...

DAWN PEVEY MAUK, 34 Chief nursing officer, Ochsner Health System Chief operating officer, Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge Either one of Dawn Pevey Mauk’s roles at...

CLINT MCCULLOUGH, 36 Agent/Producer, Daniel & Eustis Insurance and Benefits Much of what Clint McCullough has done in the community, his closest friends note, are extraordinary...

CHRIS MEYER, 32 Founder & CEO, New Schools for Baton Rouge Chris Meyer has been involved in local education reform for much of his professional life....