Louisiana Restaurant Legends Honorees
The LRA Restaurant Legends Award recognizes the long-term dedication of employees of the restaurant industry, with 20 or more years of service at one establishment. Since the program's inception in 2006, the LRA has recognized more than 200 individuals who have made a career in Louisiana's restaurant industry. Collectively, they have more than 6,000 years of service.
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Julie Acosta
B & G Foods, Houma Licha Alarcon Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Cecilia Alexander DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Ronnie Alexander Petroleum Club, Lafayette Boubekeur Aliouche Cafe Vermilionville, Lafayette Carla Andrus Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Clarence Angelle Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Shirley Anthony Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Baton Rouge Stephen Archacki Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Cathy Aucoin Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Delton Auzenne Petroleum Club, Lafayette Myrna Ayo Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Sheri Baker Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Shirley Barlow Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Garland Barras Red Lerille's Health , Lafayette Joyce Bates La Provence, Lacombe Sue Beaullier-Bayard DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Denis Blanchard Flanagan's Creative Food & Drink, Thibodaux Wilma Blood Lea's Lunchroom, Lecompte David Boehm Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Shawn Bordelon Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Rebecca Borne DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Carol Boudreaux Charley G's, Lafayette Carol Bourgeois Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Kevin Bourgeois DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Donna Brantley Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Steve Brignac Republic National Distributing Co., Lafayette Michael "Hollywood" Broadway Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Margaret Brooks Warehouse No. 1 Restaurant, Monroe Darlene Broussard B&G Foods, Morgan City Linzie Brown Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Todd Brown B & G Foods, Houma Debbie Butts Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Karry Byrd Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Diana Caillouet B & G Foods, Houma Carlos Campos Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Maria Campos Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Ron Canedo Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Michael Carpenter Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Carlos Castillo Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Arnold Chabaud Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Cynthia Chaisson Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Michael Chaisson Guidry's Reef Restaurant, Lafayette Steve Charles Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans John Constantine Petroleum Club, Lafayette Julie Cormier Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Donna Cortez Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie Nancy Cox Fausto's Restaurant, Coushatta Terri Cramer LA Pines Café, Slidell Maxine Crawford LA Pines Café, Slidell Regina Crouchet DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Betty Davis Frostop, Laplace Terrance Davis Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Christine DeCuir New Orleans CVB, New Orleans Marilyn Demars Lasyone's, Natchitoches Inez Montes DeOcha Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Trula DiSalvo Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Mitchell Dowling Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Charlotte Doyle Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Cynthia Dronet Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Allison Duhon Shucks, Lafayette Deanna Duhon Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Roy Duhon Petroleum Club, Lafayette Audrey Dunn B & G Foods, Houma Josephine Edmond Carmel Inn & Suites, Thibodaux Jeanette Eisworth Don's Seafood & Steak House, Baton Rouge Michael "MC" Emmons Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Regina Falgoust Ground Pat'i, Houma Clayton Fasnacht Schilling Distributing Jessie Mae Felix Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Karl Folse Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Lorena Flock The Rib Room, New Orleans Liz Flugence-Colbert DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Thelezia Folse Spahr's Seafood Restaurant, Des Allemands Jane Fonseca Spahr's Seafood Restaurant, Des Allemands Billy Fontenot Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Harold Fontenot Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Homer Fontenot Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans John Fontenot Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Dequatta Ford Soileau's Dinner Club, Opelousas Melissa Fournet Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Amanda Frederick B&G Foods, Morgan City Denise Gaudin Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Jessie Gautreaux Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Thomas Gegenheimer B & G Foods, Houma L. Dean George Petroleum Club, Lafayette Margaret Narcisse George Petroleum Club, Lafayette Nedia George Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Connie Girard Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Phillip Girard Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Alicde "Paul" Gobert Petroleum Club of Lafayette Susan Goins The Kitchen Restaurant, Monroe David Gooch Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Nicholas Granger Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Johnnie Graves Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Lynn Gregoire Spahr's Seafood Restaurant, Des Allemands Charles Grimaldi Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Wendy Gruntz Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Charlotte Guidry B & G Foods, Houma Terrilee Guilbault Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Judy Guillory Soileau’s Dinner Club, Opelousas Fernando Gutierrez Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans William Guyon Auto-Chlor® Services, LLC, Alexandria Ben Hall Ground Pat'i, Lafayette Dot Hall Bon Ton Café, New Orleans Sandy Halverson Spahr's Seafood Restaurant, Des Allemands Emile "Skip" Hebert The Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans Carolyn Henry B & G Foods, Houma Virginia Henry Soileau's Dinner Club, Opelousas Trish Himel Capitol City Produce, Baton Rouge Jessie Holmes Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Arlene Hulin DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Sylvia Hunt Shucks, Lafayette Valenia Ivery Broussard’s, New Orleans Edie Jackson Fausto's Restaurant, Coushatta John Charles "JC" Jackson Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans |
Russell T. Jackson
University Club, Shreveport Jessie James Bountiful Foods, Inc., Monroe Gloria Johnson Dave's Cajun Kitchen, Houma Emanuel Jones The Rib Room, New Orleans Merlene Jones Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Beverly Key Louisiana Fried Chicken, Minden Stacy Long Krol Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Marie Laborde Lea's Lunchroom, Lecompte Elouise Lafleur Ruth's Chris Steak House, Baton Rouge Erika Lalande DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Jason Lambert Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Annette Landreaux Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Gerard Landry Republic National Distributing Co., Lafayette Christi Eisworth Langlois Don’s Seafood and Steak, Baton Rouge Robert LeBas Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Nancy Leger Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Mark Lerille Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Dorothy "Ms. Dot" Levine Shucks, Abbeville Carrie Lewis Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City John Livings DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Philip "Skip" Lomax, Jr. Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Daisy London Fausto's Restaurant, Coushatta Jason Long B&G Foods, Morgan City Linda Louviere Mel's Diner, Broussard Charlene Madison Wilburn Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Melba Mathieu Freshko Foodservice, Lake Charles Clement Mayard Red Lerille's Health & Racquet Club, Lafayette John Tim McConnell B&G Foods, Morgan City Freddie McKnight Drago's Seafood Restaurant, Metairie Michelle McRaney Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Daniel Meaux Guidry's Reef, Lafayette Ella Meaux Borden's Ice Cream Shoppe, Lafayette William "Billy" Melancon Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Scott Mensman Republic National Distributing Co., Lafayette Jessie Merrell Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Randy Merritt Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Sharon Mertz Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Dalton Milton The Rib Room, New Orleans Laverne Moore Mariner's Restaurant Bernadine Morgan Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Margaret Mouton Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Buford E. Moyers Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Sheila Annette Murray University Club, Shreveport Amy Myers Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Donna Nassans Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Patricia Ned Soileau’s Dinner Club, Opelousas Joann Nunnery Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Manuel O Campo Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Garrett O'Conner Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Juan Orantes The Rib Room, New Orleans Souna Osman DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Corey Paris Petroleum Club, Lafayette Glen Perry Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Jerry W. Perry Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Sonnia Perry Shucks, Lafayette Jorge Pesantes The Rib Room, New Orleans Kim Peterman Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Debra Phillips Flanagan's Creative Food & Drink, Thibodaux Cynthia Prince Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Joey Quebedeaux Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Pat Reed The Kitchen, Inc., Monroe Cecil Ramsey Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Carla Richard Shucks, Lafayette Denise Richard Petroleum Club, Lafayette Mary Robinson Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Roger Rojas Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Eric Ross B&G Foods, Morgan City Bonita Rowell Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Shirley Rubin Soileau’s Dinner Club, Opelousas Hilda Ruffin B & G Foods, Houma Jenny Scott Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Larry Sherman Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Mac Simmons, Jr. Petroleum Club, Lafayette Beverly Simon Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Leslie Smith Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Ted Smith Casa Mañana, Lake Charles Richard Smith Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Lora Songe Ground Pat'i, Houma William Spahr Spahr's Seafood Restaurant, Des Allemands Vivian Spraul Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Randy Stein Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Mike Stewart TLC Linen Services, New Orleans Thomas "Uptown T" Stewart Pascal's Manale, New Orleans Carlo Streva Cat Enterprises/McDonald's, Morgan City Bryant Sylvester Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Dorris Sylvester Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Imre Szalai Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Karen Terry Arnaud's Restaurant, New Orleans Julia Thomas Soileau's Dinner Club, Opelousas Murray Thomas Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Tyrone Tine Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette McKinley Trahan Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Ron Triviz DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Elmina Utomi Petroleum Club, Lafayette Hugo Valdes The Rib Room, New Orleans Donna Wakula LA Pines Café, Slidell Laurie Ward Ground Pat'i, Houma Beverly Washington DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Chantelle Washington Mulate's Cajun Restaurant, New Orleans Jackie Washington Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Richard Washington Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Glenn Weaver Sysco Foodservice, New Orleans Leon West ARAMARK, New Orleans Keenan White Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Barbara C. Williams Flanagan's Creative Food & Drink, Thibodaux Gloria Williams Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Baton Rouge Louis Williams Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Tina Willis DoubleTree by Hilton, Lafayette Tracie Winters Shucks, Lafayette Floria Woodard Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans |
