Louisiana Economic Development (LED) chose Obatala Sciences as one of 11 businesses across the state to receive support from the Edward Lowe Foundation as a part of the second annual Diversity in Entrepreneurship Initiative. The program is intended for women- and minority-owned companies that are "second-stage businesses" with 10-99 employees and are poised for further growth. The companies are:
- Brew Agency of Baton Rouge
- CALLS PLUS of Lafayette
- Demo Diva Demolition of New Orleans
- Elated Counseling Services of Shreveport
- Mobile X-Ray Service of Shreveport Bossier
- NRK Construction of Baton Rouge
- Obatala Sciences of New Orleans
- Quality First Marine of Covington
- ShredLink of Metairie
- TDS Trucking, Training, and Technology of Patterson
- White Glove Interior Care of Lafayette