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Table of ContentsLaitram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4AMECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6AApogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8ABizzuka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8ABoudreaux’s Butt Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9ADelta Queen Steamboat Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10AChef John Folse & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11AGeneScan USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11AGT Energy LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12AHibernia National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12ALEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13ALouisiana Production Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13AMD Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14ANational EMS Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15APenta Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15AP&R Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16AProcter & Gamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16AUrban Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17AWhat’s in a name?AIMING HIGHEREducatorsDelgado Community College —Charity School of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19ALouisiana State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19AEcole Bilinge da la Nouvelle-Orléans . . . . . . . . . . . . 20AInternational School of Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20ABack to the Future Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21ANonprofitsAudubon Center for Research of Endangered Species . . 22AExceptional Entrepreneurs of Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . 22AJefferson Economic Development Commission . . . . . 23ALouisiana Bucket Brigade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23ASTARC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24AResearchersYiping Chen, Kevin Kovitz, Raj Pandian, Paolo Raggi . . . 25ACompanies and individuals On the Brink . . . . . . . . . . 26AOn the CoverLaitram LLC employees: Elliot Mertz, on top of stairs, Flemming Frederiksen, left,and Paul HortonCover photo by Cheryl GerberThe entire contents of this publication are copyrighted by NOPG LLC, 2004,with all rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without permission,of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited.NOPG LLC, 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie LA 70005, (504) 834-9292.Innovation. Leadership. Teamwork. Diversity. Excellence.Just a few of the words that led us to our new name.Introducing Apogen Technologies. Bringing governmentcustomers the most innovative technology solutions.Brought to you by the mergerof ITS Services and SEA.www.apogentech.com2004 Innovator of the Year