- Kenneth L. Robison
Chair
Crest Operations, LLC
Pineville - Jody Montelaro
Vice-Chair
Entergy
Baton Rouge - Nathalie Simon
Secretary
Laitram
Harahan - John Simmons
Treasurer
Mcllhenny Company
Avery Island - Robert W. Barton
Board Member
Taylor Porter
Baton Rouge         - James JJ Buquet, Jr.
Board Member
Buquet Distributing Co.
Houma - Julia Callis
Board Member
Red River Bank
Alexandria - Jay Campbell, Jr.
Board Member
Client Consulting Services, LLC
Baton Rouge - Stephanie Cargile
Board Member
ExxonMobil
Baton Rouge - Clarence “C.C” Copeland
Board Member
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Baton Rouge - Richard Cortizas
Board Member
Jones Walker
New Orleans - Duane Cowart
Board Member
The Cowart Group
Baton Rouge - Keith DeSonier
Board Member
Lake Charles - Kristin Guillory
Board Member
Cleco Corporate Holdings, LLC
Pineville - Ed Hardin, Jr.
Board Member
Kean Miller
Baton Rouge - Seth Irby
Board Member
LWCC
Baton Rouge - Buster Kantrow
Board Member
Lamar Advertising Company
Baton Rouge - Ann Knapp
Board Member
Lake Charles - Catherine Levendis
Board Member
Ochsner Health
New Orleans - Gary Littlefield
Board Member
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
Baton Rouge - Jared J. Llorens, Ph.D.
Board Member
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge - Willie Mount
Board Member
Lake Charles - Robert Nelson
Board Member
Elmer’s Chocolate
Ponchatoula - Paul Pratt
Board Member
Pratt & Associates
Shreveport - Rob Ratcliff, Jr.
Board Member
Ratcliff Construction
Alexandria - John Rowan
Board Member
Johnson Rice & Company
New Orleans - Dr. Phillip Rozeman
Board Member
Education’s Next Horizon
Shreveport - Bill Scheffy
Board Member
Baton Rouge - Scott Sternberg
Board Member
Sternberg, Naccari, & White
New Orleans - Aaron Storer
Board Member
Storer Services
Shreveport - Judi Terzotis
Board Member
The Advocate
Baton Rouge - Drew Tessier
Board Member
Union Pacific Railroad
Baton Rouge - Ann Forte Trappey
Board Member
Forte and Tablada, Inc.
Baton Rouge - Sam Wilkinson
Board Member
First Federal Bank of Louisiana
Lake Charles - Monte Wilson
Board Member
CHRISTUS Health
Alexandria - S. Dennis Blunt
Past Chair of the Board
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Baton Rouge - Richard B. Crowell
Past Chair of the Board
Crowell & Owens, LLC
Alexandria - Jacob Giardina, Jr.
Past Chair of the Board
Honiron Corporation
Jeanerette - Scott Hensgens
Past Chair of the Board
LWCC
Baton Rouge - Morris F. Mintz
Past Chair of the Board
Strauss Interests
Monroe - George D. Nelson, Jr.
Past Chair of the Board
Louisiana Companies, Inc.
Shreveport - R. Hunter Pierson
Past Chair of the Board
Pierson Investments
New Orleans - Dr. James A. Richardson
Past Chair of the Board
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge - Donna M. Saurage
Past Chair of the Board
Civic Leader
Baton Rouge - Kristin Wall
Past Chair of the Board
LWCC
Baton Rouge - Beth Courtney
Emeritus Board Member
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Baton Rouge - Glenn V. Kinsey
Emeritus Board Member
Kinsey Interests
Shreveport
Board of Directors
Latest Publications
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03.04.2026
Legislative Trends Among Neighboring States
- Legislature
Lawmakers are heading back to the Capitol with wide latitude for this regular legislative sessionas they are free to propose an unlimited number of bills on statewide and local issues, excludingmost tax-related measures.
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01.30.2026
M.J. Foster Program Participation & Demographics
- Education & Workforce
- Legislature
Across its first three years, more than 10,500 people in Louisiana have received aid through the state-financed M.J. Foster Promise Program to help them access workforce education and training aimed at getting residents into high-demand, high-wage jobs. Â
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01.27.2026
Another Budget Cycle, Same Education Fight
- Budget & Taxes
- Education & Workforce
- Legislature
With his latest budget proposal, Gov. Jeff Landry is restarting what appears likely to be an annual debate of whether and how to expand Louisiana’s education voucher program. Again, he’s hitting resistance.
