Louisiana Billionaires 2026 according to Forbes are worth a combined $37.9 billion

Todd Graves - Raising Cane's - $22 billion
Gayle Benson - New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans - $7.9 billion
William Goldring - Sazerac Company - $6 billion
Gary Chouest - Edison Chouest Offshore - $2 billion

Food, sports, alcohol, and boats lines up pretty well with Louisiana. (The 'food' in this case is a stretch but I'll go with it).

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Each year, Forbes releases a list of the richest people in the world, and 3,428 people made it onto this year's World's Billionaires list.
There are 400 more billionaires on the list this year and their net worth is up $4 trillion from last year, with this year's net worth equating to $20.1 trillion.
This year, the U.S. has the most billionaires, with a record 989 billionaires in total.

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Four people in Louisiana made it onto Forbes' World Billionaires list this year, with their combined net worth equating to $37.9 billion.

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Todd Graves (54), founder of fast-food chain Raising Cane's, is the 115th richest person in the world and the richest person in Louisiana, with a net worth of $22 billion

Gayle Benson, 79, is the 461st richest person in the world and the second richest person in Louisiana, with a net worth of $7.9 billion

William Goldring, 83, is the third richest person in Louisiana and the 694th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $6 billion.

Gary Chouest is the fourth richest person in Louisiana and the 2052nd richest person in the world, with a net worth of $2 billion. Chouest, 81, is the owner and president of Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore

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Forbes Louisiana Billionaires