LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses Announced

November 22, 2019

BATON ROUGE – The LSU 100 is a highly competitive program that identifies, recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest growing LSU graduate-owned or LSU graduate-led businesses in the world. This year, LSU also introduced the ROARING 10 list. From all of the companies that applied for the LSU100, the ROARING 10 list recognizes and celebrates the 10 highest revenue generating LSU graduate-owned or LSU graduate-led businesses. The company rankings on both the LSU 100 and the Roaring 10 lists were revealed at a black-tie-optional gala held at L’Auberge Casino Hotel on Friday, Nov. 22, in Baton Rouge.

Secure Shredding and Recycling International earned the ranking as the number one fastest growing company for the 2019 LSU 100. The company’s owner Jay Babb is a graduate of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business.

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers earned the Summit Award. This award recognizes the company that earned the highest rank on the ROARING 10 list. The company’s Co-CEO Brad Sanders is an Architecture graduate from LSU’s College of Art & Design.

The full ranked LSU 100 list, determined by compound annual growth over a three year period, is:

Rank	Company Name	Headquarters Location	Year Founded
1	Secure Shredding and Recycling	Baton Rouge, La.	2009
2	Emergent Method	Baton Rouge, La.	2012
3	Vacherie Fuel	Thibodaux, La.	1940
4	Texas Pride Disposal	Rosenberg, Texas	2013
5	Bite and Booze LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2011
6	Peachtree Tents & Events	Nashville, Tenn.	2006
7	STRAIT	Dallas, Texas	2006
8	Scheffy Construction LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2014
9	VGraham LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2012
10	Mimosa Handcrafted	Baton Rouge, La.	2008
11	Tadpole Academy of Baton Rouge LLC	Prairieville, La.	2013
12	Scott + Cormia Architecture and Interiors	Orlando, Fla.	2014
13	Gremillion Mechanical Inc.	Sunshine, La.	1989
14	Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC	Metairie, La.	2004
15	Horizon Financial Group	Baton Rouge, La.	1999
16	Honey Island Enterprises Ltd. dba Radterra and Maritime Veterinary Imaging	Emyvale, Canada	2007
17	Legacy Title LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2002
18	Elite Fulfillment Solutions	Dallas, Texas	2011
19	IWD Agency	Baton Rouge, La.	2005
20	Netchex	Covington, La.	2003
21	Quality Engineering & Surveying LLC	Port Vincent, La.	2009
22	Global Data Vault	Dallas, Texas	2004
23	Automatic Access Gates LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2003
24	USA Technologies, Inc.	Malvern, Penn.	1992
25	General Informatics	Baton Rouge, La.	2001
26	Garcia Roofing and Sheet Metal	Prairieville, La.	1992
27	APC Construction LLC	Harvey, La.	2006
28	CEG Assessments	St. Francisville, La.	2003
29	Future Genius Solutions LLC d/b/a ThreeSixtyEight	Baton Rouge, La.	2011
30	Gatorworks	Baton Rouge, La.	2006
31	Marucci Sports	Baton Rouge, La.	2009
32	Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers	Baton Rouge, La.	1996
33	J.P. Oil Company	Lafayette, La.	1986
34	Philip Adra CFP® CPA CLU® CLTC	Peachtree Corners, Ga.	2009
35	Geocent, LLC	Metairie, La.	2004
36	Investar Bank	Baton Rouge, La.	2006
37	Losey Insurance and Financial Services	Baton Rouge, La.	1985
38	Pod Pack International LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	1996
39	Fieldwood Energy LLC	Houston, Texas	2013
40	Aydell Investments LLC dba Sport Clips	French Settlement, La.	2010
41	Facilities Maintenance Management	Baton Rouge, La.	2010
42	The Anderson Group Real Estate Services	Nashville, Tenn.	2006
43	Anytime Flooring LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2009
44	Red Six Media	Baton Rouge, La.	2009
45	SEJ Services LLC	Mt. Pleasant, S.C.	2011
46	Pearl Events Austin	Austin, Texas	2010
47	Sigma Engineers and Constructors Inc.	Baton Rouge, La.	1987
48	BlinkJar Media	Baton Rouge, La.	2012
49	University Veterinary Hospital	Shreveport, La.	2009
50	Mela and Roam	Houston, Texas	2011
51	Boyd Commercial LLC	Houston, Texas	1977
52	Distinctive Art Source	Manassas, Va.	2003
53	Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar	Baton Rouge, La.	2003
54	SRI Telecom	Baton Rouge, La.	1998
55	Excelerant	Lafayette, La.	2003
56	Petroleum Service Corporation	Baton Rouge, La.	1952
57	New Orleans Roast	Covington, La.	2008
58	B&G Food Enterprises LLC	Morgan City, La.	1982
59	Window World of Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, La.	2002
60	Smith+Baker Landscapes	Baton Rouge, La.	2004
61	Arkel Constructors LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	1981
62	Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions	Baton Rouge, La.	2002
63	Danos	Gray, La.	1947
64	Williamson Fontenot Campbell & Whittington LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2003
65	Immense Networks	Baton Rouge, La.	2005
66	Asakura Robinson Company LLC	Houston, Texas	2004
67	Reputation Capital Media Services	Baton Rouge, La.	2011
68	Cane River Pecan Company	New Iberia, La.	1983
69	Argent Financial Group, Inc.	Ruston, La.	1990
70	Our Mom’s Restaurant & Bar	Baton Rouge, La.	2011
71	MasteryPrep DBA Ring Publications	Baton Rouge, La.	2013
72	GULFGATE CONSTRUCTION LLC	Lafayette, La.	1999
73	Hickory Small Animal Hospital	Ponchatoula, La.	2009
74	Daigrepont & Brian APAC	Baton Rouge, La.	1987
75	Frantz-Gibson Painting Company LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2011
76	Sigma Marble and Granite, Inc.	Dallas, Texas	1987
77	SITECH Louisiana LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2013
78	RHH Architects, APAC	Baton Rouge, La.	1995
79	LaBorde Therapy Center LLC	Lafayette, La.	2001
80	B & H Distributors, Inc.	Baton Rouge, La.	1989
81	CORE Health Networks	Baton Rouge, La.	2008
82	Red River Bank	Alexandria, La.	1999
83	Ritter Maher Architects	Baton Rouge, La.	2003
84	Keys Graphics	Baton Rouge, La.	1998
85	Oasis Spaces LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2013
86	Ouachita Industrial Supply Inc.	Gonzales, La.	2006
87	Puryear IT	Baton Rouge, La.	2002
88	Pontchartrain Partners LLC	New Orleans, La.	2009
89	Yoglates II	Baton Rouge, La.	2009
90	Provident Resources Group Inc.	Baton Rouge, La.	1999
91	Gauthier Amedee	Gonzales, La.	1998
92	Western Institute for Biomedical Research	Salt Lake City, Utah	1989
93	Keely Thorne Events	Houston, Texas	2008
94	Royal Treatment: Pet Manor & Grooming Spa	Baton Rouge, La.	2010
95	Joubert Law Firm APLC	Baton Rouge, La.	2002
96	ITinspired	Baton Rouge, La.	2013
97	Fe-Luxe, LLC DBA Kismet Cosmetics	Covington, La.	2013
98	The Bridal Boutique by MaeMe	Metairie, La.	2010
99	Zehnder Communications Inc.	New Orleans, La.	1996
100	Carter & Hatcher Consulting LLC	Houston, Texas	2007

The ranked ROARING 10 list, determined by revenue totals over a three year period, is:

Rank	Company Name	Headquarters Location	Year Founded
RANK	COMPANY NAME	HEADQUARTERS LOCATION	YEAR FOUNDED
1	Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers	Baton Rouge, La.	1996
2	LIPSEY’s LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	1977
3	ISC Constructors LLC	Baton Rouge, La.	1989
4	CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System	Texarkana, Texas	1916
5	Petroleum Service Corporation	Baton Rouge, La.	1952
6	Danos	Gray, La.	1947
7	B&G Food Enterprises LLC	Morgan City, La.	1982
8	Provident Resources Group Inc.	Baton Rouge, La.	1999
9	USA Technologies Inc.	Malvern, Penn.	1992
10	J.P. Oil Company	Lafayette, La.	1986

Since the inaugural LSU 100 event in 2011, four companies have made the LSU 100 growth list all nine years. These organizations are Global Data Vault; Horizon Financial Group; Petroleum Service Corporation; and USA Technologies Inc. A fifth company, LIPSEY’s LLC earned a ranking on the growth list for the first eight years and earned a ranking on the Roaring 10 list this year.

To learn more about the LSU100 and the ROARING10, please visit lsu100.com. The nomination period for the 2020 list will open in February 2020. To be considered for the list companies must apply each year.

On behalf of Louisiana State University, LSU Executive Education hosts the LSU100 event and serves as the primary point of contact for all operations and development. The 2019 LSU 100 accounting firm partner is Postlethwaite & Netterville. The Tiger Athletic Foundation, the LSU Foundation, and LSU’s Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute are university partners of the program. The gala entertainment and digital media is sponsored by the LSU Alumni Association and the LSU100 website is provided by Gatorworks.

For more information, visit lsu100.com, or call 225-578-0089.

Contact: Michelle Boullion
mboull1@lsu.edu
225-578-0089