Technology is all around us today, making possible things we never even imagined. Here's two: an app that is the Uber of medical care, and Virtual Reality that  makes it possible to train employees to work in a chemical plants or recreate the battle of Okinawa. Perhaps an equally surprising fact about these innovations is that they are being created here in south Louisiana.

Vashon Craft is Director of Community Relations at a company called Ready Responders, a New Orleans-based startup that expanded into the Baton Rouge market in 2019, bringing with it its unique service of on-demand health care to your door – or wherever you are. 

Ready Responders dispatches medics on-demand to provide non-emergency medical care—then offers follow up care with nurses and physicians assistants. It’s all done via a smart phone app using software the company developed.  

Cody Louviere is the founder of King Crow Studios, a local software development firm that specializes in virtual reality and video game development. Virtual Reality isn’t just a gimmick; it’s a tool that King Crow is using to create training experiences and platforms for customers that include LED FastStart, ExxonMobil, The Department of Defense, and The Alliance Safety Council.

This show is recorded over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard in Baton Rouge.

You can see photos from this show, and more, here.

Check out other Baton Rouge tech developers here.

Technology is all around us today, making possible things we never even imagined. Here's two: an app that is the Uber of medical care, and Virtual Reality that&nbsp; makes it possible to train employees to work in a chemical plants or recreate the battle of Okinawa. Perhaps an equally surprising fact about these innovations is that they are being created here in south Louisiana.
Vashon Craft is Director of Community Relations at a company called <a href="https://www.readyresponders.com/">Ready Responders</a>, a New Orleans-based startup that expanded into the Baton Rouge market in 2019, bringing with it its unique service of on-demand health care to your door &ndash; or wherever you are.&nbsp;
Ready Responders dispatches medics on-demand to provide non-emergency medical care&mdash;then offers follow up care with nurses and physicians assistants. It&rsquo;s all done via a smart phone app using software the company developed.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cody Louviere is the founder of <a href="https://www.kingcrowstudios.com/">King Crow Studios</a>, a local software development firm that specializes in virtual reality and video game development. Virtual Reality isn&rsquo;t just a gimmick; it&rsquo;s a tool that King Crow is using to create training experiences and platforms for customers that include LED FastStart, ExxonMobil, The Department of Defense, and The Alliance Safety Council.
This show is recorded over lunch at <a href="https://mansursontheboulevard.com/main/home">Mansurs on the Boulevard</a> in Baton Rouge.
You can see photos from this show, and more, <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/6MIjfVRb">here</a>.
Check out other Baton Rouge tech developers <a href="https://itsbatonrouge.la/2018/10/05/silicon-bayou-out-to-lunch-its-baton-rouge/">here</a>.

OUT TO LUNCH finds Baton Rouge Business Report Editor Stephanie Riegel combining her hard news journalist skills and food background: conducting business over lunch. Baton Rouge has long had a storied history of politics being conducted over meals, now the Capital Region has an equivalent culinary home for business: Mansur's. Each week Stephanie holds court over lunch at Mansur's and invites members of the Baton Rouge business community to join her. You can also hear the show on WRKF 89.3FM.

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