- 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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01.12.2026
Louisiana’s Closed Party Primary: A Guide for Voters
- Elections
Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the sign-up process for how candidates get their names on the ballot and provide new rules for how voters participate.
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12.15.2025
Louisiana’s Closed Party Primary: A Guide for Candidates
- Elections
Louisiana has rewritten the election rules for congressional and certain state elections, moving to a closed party primary system that will change the sign-up process for how candidates get their names on the ballot and provide new rules for how voters participate.
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12.12.2025
No Budget Grinches This Year
- Budget & Taxes
- Legislature
Louisiana’s governor and lawmakers are getting a little something extra in their holiday stockings this year, courtesy of the state income forecasting panel.
