Louisiana's 4 richest residents, according to Forbes

🐔 Todd Graves, 54, is the richest person in Louisiana, Forbes says.

• He more than doubled his net worth in the past year and is now worth $22 billion. As of Thursday, he was the 114th richest person in the world.
• The Baton Rouge resident founded Raising Cane's 30 years ago and remains the CEO. The chain recently opened its 1,000th store.

🏈🏀 Gayle Benson, 79, also grew her wealth last year. She's now worth $7.9 billion, Forbes says, and was ranked No. 438 as of Thursday.

• Benson lives in New Orleans and owns the Saints and the Pelicans. She's the first woman to be the principal owner of both an NFL and an NBA team.

🥃 William Goldring, 83, lives in New Orleans and is worth an estimated $6 billion, Forbes says. He was the 668th richest person in the world as of Thursday.

• The Tulane grad is the chairman of the Sazerac Co., which owns roughly 500 alcohol brands and a dozen distilleries around the world.

⚓️ Gary Chouest, 81, is worth $2 billion and was ranked No. 2,053 on the world's billionaires list as of Thursday.

• The Cut Off resident is the owner and president of Edison Chouest Offshore, which Forbes says owns more than 200 offshore vessels for the oil, gas and wind power industries.

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