Irene Babin

After 33 years with the state of Louisiana, Irene Babin looks forward to retiring this month. By Joe Ranoia Several years into her printing career, Irene Babin made a startling discovery: Her grandfather had been a printer. "That figures," she muses. But it's also fitting, since Babin, director of General Services for the State of Louisiana, already feels she has lots of family among her employees at the state's Printing Services department. "The people in the shop are the most important part of any success I've had," she declares. And she's enjoyed a lot of success. For example, two years ago