Our Cajun-Creole heritage in south Louisiana is famous all over the world. People come here for food, music, and historic architecture they can’t get anywhere else. And for those who can’t get here, or who want a taste of Louisiana once they get back home, we have some crafty entrepreneurs who have figured out how…

We all know the internet and the many mobile platforms it has given birth to are changing the way we do business. Still, it’s always amazing to learn about some new company or tech start up that is using the latest technology to solve a problem that you didn’t even know existed. Stephanie’s guests on this…

When it comes to high-tech innovations, sometimes it’s not so much a matter of what a new technology can make happen, it’s what it can prevent from happening. Today, we have two guests whose companies have come up with innovations that have exciting applications in preventing real world destruction by things like corrosion and fire….

Someone famously said that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. While travel can be very expensive, no one can deny that getting out and exploring new lands enhances the human experience and does, indeed, enrich the soul. It can also enrich those who make a living in the travel industry….

As the way we do business evolves over time, so do the tools we use. Today, products and services that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago are indispensable parts of our companies and commerce. That’s particularly true in the digital economy. “Word of mouth” has a whole new meaning. And power. Like, for example,…

Did you ever wonder  who scored that perfect 100th percentile on the A.C.T.? Meet Craig Gehring. Craig is a Baton Rouge native who got a perfect score on his ACT and has turned his genius, test-taking ability into one of the fastest-growing companies in the area. Mastery Prep started out preparing individual students for the…

Baton Rouge may not be the first place you think of in connection with high fashion. But there’s one notable exception: Haspel. It’s the company that invented the seersucker suit – more than a century ago. Today Haspel continues to redefine that classic staple of the southern wardrobe, while also designing  some of the trendiest…

Fifteen years ago, no had heard of an app. They didn’t exist. Today, there are more than 1.6 million of them available to download on your smart phone or tablet. And new ones are being designed every day. Apps are an integral part of commerce and communication in our digital age, and here in Baton…

Nearly 50% of Louisiana’s land mass is covered by forest. That’s a whopping 14 million acres of tress. And these tress aren’t just sitting there beautifying the countryside, they’re hard at work. The forestry industry in Louisiana is the state’s second-largest employer. And there’s a huge private sector in the world of woods as well. …

In South Louisiana folks often say we we don’t eat to live, we live to eat. Stephanie’s guests on this edition of Out to Lunch have taken that Louisiana passion for food and turned it into business enterprises. Ryan McNeil is the founder and co-owner of Fresh Kitchen, a growing company that sells freshly prepared,…