[gtx_gallery]
The March of Dimes honored 24 outstanding single business professionals at their 25th annual Spotlight on Success Gala on June 17. Honorees included Patrick Andras, Lindsey B. Besselman, Casey Boudreaux, Michelle Marie Burtch, Annie Crapanzano Ph.D., Daquari Alane DeLeon, Elise Eigher, Erin A. Fritscher, Chonchol Gupta, Colleen Kelly, Douglas Keese, Courtney L. Lafont, Nicole Alexis Lemm, Mallory Messina, Thomas Oden MD, Evie Poitevent, Colin Montegut Roy, Theodore Ruddock IV, Jessica Sita, Lindsay Southwick, Erika Taylor, Jennifer Thomas, Ian Tudman, Morgan R. Valerie, Jeffrey Ward, Kaitlin Lindsay Watkins and Page Alice Young.
Guests enjoyed cuisine from some of New Orleans’ most beloved restaurants, including Ralph’s on the Park, VooDoo BBQ & Grill and La Cote Brasserie. The event featured music by the Bucktown Allstars as well as Emcee Camille Whitworth of WDSU-TV. Proceeds from the Gala benefited the March of Dimes campaign to reduce the rate of birth defects, premature births, and other serious threats to babies’ health.