re: Which Louisiana private business/family business is worth the most??

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The Benson's. Next question

I'm not sure about that. I know he's a big public figure around the state but there are a lot of private guys that might just have as much cash/assets through their companies to compete.

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Benson is the only Louisiana resident on the Forbes 400 list. I'm not saying that Forbes is necessarily the end-all be-all, but I think it's a pretty good starting point. He's the only one on there at 307.

I also think I remember reading something a few months ago during the whole Benson Trust/Gayle/Rita drama that there was speculation that no one else in the state of Louisiana could afford to buy the Saints alone at current estimated franchise values (estimated at $1.5B+).