RealLIST Innovators 2026: Meet 15 people building new technology in Louisiana

From AI to energy and logistics to healthcare, these inventors, scientists, engineers and researchers are making an impact across the state.

By: Sam Markowitz

Outlets: Technical.ly

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 2,154

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Louisiana is steadily growing a resilient tech ecosystem, with startups proliferating and a new workforce training across AI, energy, agriculture, healthcare, logistics and other industries.

None of that happens without the people behind the tech.

Technical.ly’s annual RealLIST Innovators spotlights those makers, showcasing a region’s most influential inventors, software developers, scientists and engineers — people who show community leadership and collaboration alongside their technical aptitude.

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