See which Baton Rouge brands have made it big nationally

September 19, 2022

Marucci Bats, Kurt Ainsworth, 10.11.18 — **Kurt Ainsworth is CEO of Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports, which has grown into one of America’s leading sports equipment manufacturers.** (Collin Richie)

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From Raising Cane’s to Marucci Sports to Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Greater Baton Rouge is home to more than a dozen companies with national acclaim.

All were launched right here by local entrepreneurs who built their companies strategically and have managed to gain recognition for their enterprises far away from Baton Rouge’s levees and live oak trees.

See a sampling of Baton Rouge companies that made it big, and read a little more about each one from the 40th anniversary edition of Business Report.