Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Article II of LGA Bylaws states that "the Board of Directors will have the power to increase or decrease the size of the Board with the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors. Request to increase or decrease board size must be placed on the board’s meeting agenda for discussion one board meeting prior to a vote by Board."There are currently 26 board members.
Officers have the duties and powers normally assigned to, and performed by, officers of a nonprofit organization, as well as such other duties as may be prescribed by the bylaws.
Officers serve from the close of one annual meeting until the close of the annual meeting two years later.
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President Larry Williams City of Walker |
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1st Vice President Nathan Gray Enterprise Products |
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2nd Vice President Chris Gray CenterPoint Energy |
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Secretary Cole Vanderlick EGW - Utility Solutions |
Treasurer Ken Drone LA Municipal Gas Authority |
DIRECTORS
A Board of Directors consisting of twenty directors and five officers manages the association. Directors serve staggered three-year terms so that some directors are elected each year.Any distribution operator paying maximum dues is allowed one director. Transmission operators are allowed a total of five directors. Associate members are allowed a total of six directors. The board of directors is chosen from the general membership.
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Chip Arnould Entergy |
Ernest Brown Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government |
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Rusty Burroughs NuLine Utility Services |
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Darrell Dugas City of Denham Springs |
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Cory Fontenot EnLink Midstream |
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Billy Forest Louisiana 811 |
Sue Guidry Targa Resources |
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Kevin Hargis Atmos Energy |
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Marshall Harris Ferguson Waterworks |
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Dr. John Jewett Genesis Energy |
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Mark LeBlanc Utility Solutions Supply |
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Rob Mistretta Jr. John H. Carter |
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Mike Richey City of Alexandria |
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Dustin Smith Atmos Energy |
Thomas Smith GUD #1 East Baton Rouge Parish |
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Russell Spansel Entergy, New Orleans |
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Blaine Spell CenterPoint Energy |
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Michael St. Romain South Coast Gas Co., Inc. |
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John Streiff Kerotest MFG |
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Terry Thibodeaux GridSource |
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Chad Wille Boardwalk Pipeline |