2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Audubon Nature Institute is a unique private, not-for-profit organization with an expansive collection of world-class attractions, conservation programs, facilities and wilderness lands, sustainability initiatives, events, venues, and public parks all connected by the common purpose of celebrating, protecting, and connecting guests to the wonders of nature. Audubon Nature Institute employs more than 400 full-time employees and hundreds of seasonal workers as well as contributes significantly to the local and regional tourism economy with an estimated economic impact on the seven-parish New Orleans Metropolitan Area of $686 million a year.

Tre’s Street Kitchen® is a local, family-run food service company—founded and led by husband-and-wife team Tremaine and Kristen Devine—redefining campus dining, corporate catering, and stadium concessions throughout Louisiana. Since 2020, the company has grown from a bold vision to a regional force, becoming the first of its kind to secure contracts with Louisiana State University (LSU), Southern University, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO), and Baton Rouge Community College. Tre’s Street Kitchen® delivers high-quality, affordable meals that celebrate culture, creativity, and community. Its work is rooted in service, innovation, and impact.