Business Awards & Hall of Fame

Honoring four Baton Rouge business leaders and two homegrown companies who all embraced risk while overcoming challenges on the road to success.

Jim Roland, the founder and president of Window World of Baton Rouge, is a success because he’s not afraid to risk it all—whether its business, being a parent to quadruplets or globetrotting with friends.

William "Bill" Borne overcame setbacks to build Amedisys into the country’s second-largest home health care company, and while his life was tragically cut short his legacy continues in those he mentored.

It wasn’t easy, but Executive of the Year Tina Holland used her vision and leadership skills to reimagine FranU as a university, not simply a workforce training center.

Since launching in a garage office some six years ago, Young Businessperson of the Year David Slaughter has grown Orion Laboratories into the state’s largest independent medical testing facility.

Company of the Year (100+ employees) Benny’s Car Wash is an all-in-one pioneer in its industry and companies from around the world visit to learn how they do it.

Company of the Year (fewer than 100 employees) Elifin Realty, embracing specialization, a partnership track and a ‘we’ mentality, is on a mission to create a commercial real estate company that employees don’t want to leave.