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LRA Education Foundation

Our Mission

We enhance the restaurant and hospitality industry’s service to the public through
education and workforce opportunities.

LRAEF Board of Directors

Greg Reggio, Chair, Taste Buds Management
Garret LeBlanc, Vice Chair, B&G Food Enterprises

Tony Rodrigue, Secretary/Treasurer, Acme Oyster House
Michael Eastman, Immediate Past Chair, Auto-Chlor Services

Alan Guilbeau, Bengal Products
Caroline Rodrigue,Galatoire's
Derrick Dunne,Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Emery Whalen,QED Hospitality
Justin Kennedy,Parkway Bakery & Tavern
Karen Coaxum,Coaxum Enterprises
Megan Klock,Ruffino's
Octavio Mantilla,BRG Hospitalty
Stephen Hightower,Baton Rouge Epicurean Society

Academic Advisor
Dr. Yvette Green, UNO Kabacoff School of HRT 

Industry Representatives
Felton Jones, PJ's Coffee

Ex-Officio
Stan Harris, CEO, Louisiana Restaurant Association
Jonathan Baynham, Executive Director

​LRAEF Articulation Agreements

The LRA Education Foundation is proud to partner with these educational institutions through articulation agreements, which provides a smooth transition of credits from the completion of ProStart I and II. We are grateful to these schools for their commitment to the foodservice and hospitality industry.

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Emeril Lagasse Foundation Announces Fall Grants Nearing $200,000

November 15, 2023

Latest News Funding Supports Youth from Diverse Backgrounds to Further Life Skills  Emeril Lagasse Foundation awarded nearly $200,000 in grants to non-profit organizations that support its mission to inspire, mentor, and enable youth to reach their full potential. “We support programs that provide mentorship to the most vulnerable youth in our communities. We help them to…

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