President and CEO of the Audubon Nature Institute Ron Forman, center, speaks during a news conference at the Audubon Zoo, July 14, 2018, in New Orleans. Forman, who is credited with transforming New Orleans’ Audubon Zoo from a wretched “animal prison” to a world-renowned showcase, will retire at the end of 2024, the Audubon Nature Institute announced Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)