Bomb Ass Fro is a natural hair care venture that is revolutionizing the natural hair care industry with great customer traction and the attention of locals in the New Orleans startup ecosystem and beyond.

RCOAST, a New Orleans-based startup, aims to make global coastlines more resilient. RCOAST uses advanced scanning technology to map and resolve vulnerabilities that weaken coastal properties.

Franziska Trautmann, alongside her co-founder Max Steitz, are the driving forces behind Glass Half Full, an innovative Louisiana-based recycling company that transforms discarded glass into sand and gravel for a variety of uses, including coastal restoration, disaster relief, and new glass products.

Arielle Brown, the founder and CEO of Bea's Bayou Skincare, a startup that specializes in natural skincare products, knows firsthand what it's like to struggle with a skin condition. Arielle’s herbal, probiotic scalp care brand is growing and helping people across the region and country with problematic eczema-prone scalp and skin.