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 165 individuals who have made a career in Louisiana's restaurant industry. Collectively, they have more than 5,000 years of service.
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Julie Acosta
B & G Foods, Houma Licha Alarcon Alesi's Italian Restaurant, 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 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 Wilma Blood Lea's Lunchroom, Lecompte David Boehm Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Shawn Bordelon Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Carol Boudreaux Charley G's, Lafayette Donna Brantley Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Michael "Hollywood" Broadway Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Margaret Brooks Warehouse No. 1 Restaurant, Monroe Linzie Brown Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Todd Brown B & G Foods, Houma Debbie Butts Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette 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 Steve Charles Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans John Constantine Petroleum Club, Lafayette Julie Cormier Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Nancy Cox Fausto's Restaurant, Coushatta Terri Cramer LA Pines Café, Slidell Maxine Crawford LA Pines Café, Slidell 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 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 Karl Folse Alesi's Italian Restaurant, Lafayette Lorena Flock The Rib Room, New Orleans 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 Denise Gaudin Chris' Poboys, Lafayette Jessie Gautreaux Red Lerille's Health Club, Lafayette Thomas Gegenheimer B & G Foods, Houma 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 Charles Grimaldi Galatoire's Restaurant, 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 Dot Hall Bon Ton Café, New Orleans Emile "Skip" Hebert The Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans Carolyn Henry B & G Foods, Houma Virginia Henry Soileau's Dinner Club, Opelousas 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 Annette Landreaux Red Lerille's Health Club, 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 Carrie Lewis Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Philip "Skip" Lomax, Jr. Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Daisy London Fausto's Restaurant, Coushatta Melba Mathieu Freshko Foodservice, Lake Charles Clement Mayard Red Lerille's Health & Racquet Club, Lafayette Freddie McKnight Drago's Seafood Restaurant, Metairie Michelle McRaney Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Ella Meaux Borden's Ice Cream Shoppe, Lafayette William "Billy" Melancon Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, 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 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 Glen Perry Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Jerry W. Perry Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Jorge Pesantes The Rib Room, New Orleans Kim Peterman Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Debra Phillips Flanagan's Creative Food & Drink, Thibodaux Joey Quebedeaux Don's Seafood & Steakhouse, Lafayette Pat Reed The Kitchen, Inc., Monroe Cecil Ramsey Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans Denise Richard Petroleum Club, Lafayette Mary Robinson Sue's Country Kitchen, Bossier City Roger Rojas Galatoire's Restaurant, 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 Leslie Smith Acme Oyster House, New Orleans Ted Smith Casa Mañana, Lake Charles Richard Smith Galatoire's Restaurant, New Orleans Randy Stein Mr. B's Bistro, New Orleans Mike Stewart TLC Linen Services, New Orleans 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 Elmina Utomi Petroleum Club, Lafayette Hugo Valdes The Rib Room, New Orleans Donna Wakula LA Pines Café, Slidell Trish Himel Capitol City Produce, Baton Rouge Jessie Holmes Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans 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 Floria Woodard Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans |
