Port Log - Winter/Directory 2019
PORTraits
2019 LAGCOE Confrence Port officials participated in a recent…
Q&A with St. Charles Parish President Matthew Jewell
The new St. Charles Parish President, Matthew Jewell, has deep ties to the community, as well as a history of public service. He and his wife, Cera, are both lifelong residents of St. Charles Parish and just welcomed a son,…
Q&A With St. John The Baptist Parish President Jaclyn Hotard
After a 16-year tenure on the St. John Parish Council, Jaclyn Hotard won the parish president election in a landslide victory in October, earning 68% of the vote. She recently completed her second year of law school at the Southern…
Q&A with St. James Parish President Peter Dufresne
Peter “Pete” Dufresne won the October 2019 election for St. James Parish President in his second attempt at the office, securing 58% of the vote after narrowly losing the 2015 runoff by just 394 votes against Timmy Roussel. Dufresne owns…
Charting a Course
Growing up in New Orleans and Mandeville, Clare Redmann — the first female bar pilot for Associated Branch Pilots — realized that Louisiana’s rivers, bayous and lakes had a lot to offer. She fell in the love with boating, fishing…
Water Works
Dubuque, Iowa-based RiverWorks Discovery is a river industry-supported education program whose mission is to educate communities about the commerce, culture, conservation and careers of America’s working rivers. The program, started by AEP River Operations in 2006 and gifted to the…
Passion, Experience, Leadership
Monica Morrison didn’t always see herself as an educator. While she was in college, she had dreams of becoming a corporate trainer and traveling around the country working in big city high-rises with all of the other corporate suits. On…
Building A Better Port
Never comfortable resting on past accomplishments — like being named the Largest Tonnage Port in…
Fly Louisiana
The recent opening of the North Terminal at Louis Armstrong International Airport has brought national attention to aviation in the state of Louisiana, but the New Orleans facility is just one of the many airports that are vital to the…
Lending A Helping Paw
Neighboring animal shelters of St. Charles Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish are separate operations with a singular mission —…
Transportation Center Of The Americas
MISSION The Port is charged with a mission to promote maritime commerce, trade and development, and to establish public and private partnerships for the creation of intermodal terminals and industrial facilities. GOVERNANCE The Port is under the jurisdiction of the…
Director’s Log
On October 12, Louisiana residents across the state headed to their local precincts to cast ballots for various political offices, including the governor, secretary of state, and legislators’ seats. In the River Parishes, the offices of parish president for St.…
