- S. Dennis Blunt
Chair of the Board
Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Baton Rouge - Kenneth L. Robison
Vice-Chair
Crest Operations, LLC
Pineville - Jody Montelaro
Secretary
Entergy
Baton Rouge - Nathalie Simon
Treasurer
Laitram
Harahan - 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 - Richard Cortizas
Board Member
Jones Walker
New Orleans - Beth Courtney
Board Member
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Baton Rouge - Duane Cowart
Board Member
The Cowart Group
Baton Rouge - Richard B. Crowell
Past Chairman of the Board
Crowell & Owens, LLC
Alexandria - Keith DeSonier
Board Member
Lake Charles - David Eustis
Past Chairman of the Board
New Orleans - Tommy Faucheux
Board Member
LMOGA
Hahnville - Charles Fenstermaker
Board Member
C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, LLC
Lafayette - Jacob Giardina, Jr.
Past Chairman of the Board
Honiron Corporation
Jeanerette - Kristin Guillory
Board Member
Cleco Corporate Holdings, LLC
Pineville - Ed Hardin, Jr.
Board Member
Kean Miller
Baton Rouge - Scott Hensgens
Past Chairman of the Board
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
Baton Rouge - Buster Kantrow
Board Member
Lamar Advertising Company
Baton Rouge - Glenn V. Kinsey
Board Member
Norman Corporation
Shreveport - Ann Knapp
Board Member
Lake Charles - Catherine Levendis
Board Member
Ochsner Health
Baton Rouge - Gary Littlefield
Board Member
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
Baton Rouge - Jared J. Llorens, Ph.D.
Board Member
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge - Morris F. Mintz
Past Chairman of the Board
Strauss Interests
Monroe - Willie Mount
Board Member
Lake Charles - George D. Nelson, Jr.
Past Chairman of the Board
Louisiana Companies, Inc.
Shreveport - Robert Nelson
Board Member
Elmer’s Chocolate
Ponchatoula - R. Hunter Pierson
Past Chairman of the Board
Pierson Investments
New Orleans - Paul Pratt
Board Member
Pratt & Associates
Shreveport - Rob Ratcliff, Jr.
Board Member
Ratcliff Construction
Alexandria - Dr. James A. Richardson
Past Chairman of the Board
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge - Virginia Rowan
Board Member
New Orleans - Dr. Phillip Rozeman
Board Member
Education’s Next Horizon
Shreveport - Donna M. Saurage
Past Chairman of the Board
Civic Leader
Baton Rouge - Bill Scheffy
Board Member
Baton Rouge - Dr. W. L. Senn, Jr.
Past Chairman of the Board
Baton Rouge - John Simmons
Board Member
Mcllhenny Company
Avery Island - Deborah Sternberg
Board Member
Starmount Life Insurance Company
Baton Rouge - Scott Sternberg
Board Member
Sternberg, Naccari, & White
New Orleans - 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 - Richard R. Vath
Board Member
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Baton Rouge - Kristin Wall
Past Chair of the Board
LWCC
Baton Rouge - Burton D. Weaver, Jr.
Past Chairman of the Board
Weaver Bros. Land & Timber Co.
Flora - Sam Wilkinson
Board Member
First Federal Bank of Louisiana
Lake Charles - Monte Wilson
Board Member
Christus Cabrini Foundation
Alexandria
Board of Directors
Latest Publications
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02.24.2025
PAR Guide to the 2025 Constitutional Amendments
- Louisiana Constitution
The 2025 Guide covers the potential impact of four constitutional amendments the public will consider on the March 29 ballot. This nonpartisan, educational review helps you understand the issues and the proposed changes so you can develop your own positions on each proposition. Download: PAR Guide to the 2025 Constitutional Amendments Download: One-Page PAR Guide […]
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02.21.2025
New Budget, With Questions
- Budget & Taxes
- Education & Workforce
- Legislature
The release of Gov. Jeff Landry’s budget proposal to lawmakers came with a cloud of uncertainty. A combination of unanswered questions about state and federal financing sources is driving unpredictability for piecing together the spending plans for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins July 1.