- 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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02.04.2025
Fewer Teachers Leaving Louisiana Schools
- Education & Workforce
The ranks of Louisiana’s K-12 public school teachers grew for a second consecutive year. Traditional and charter public schools gained 843 teachers and set a new record of 52,808 educators during the 2023-24 school year.
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12.19.2024
Louisiana’s Fiscal Cliff Resolved
- Budget & Taxes
- Legislature
- Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana’s governor and lawmakers will get to sidestep debates over whether to make steep budget cuts next year thanks to the tax changes they adopted last month.
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12.17.2024
Complete Listing of Proposed and Adopted Amendments to Louisiana’s 1974 Constitution
- Louisiana Constitution
Article Election Ballot # Amendment Pass or Fail Article I: Declaration of Rights I 11/08/22 7 Limits on Involuntary Servitude Fail I 12/10/22 1 Prohibit Voting for People Who Aren’t U.S. Citizens Pass I 11/03/20 1 No Right to Abortion Pass I 11/06/18 1 Felon in Public Office Pass I 11/06/18 2 Unanimous Jury […]