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  • Home
    • Latest News
    • Upcoming Events
  • About Us
    • History
    • Leadership >
      • Past LRA Chairs
    • Executive Team
    • Staff Directory
  • Membership
    • Join Now
    • Benefits
    • LRA Partner Programs
    • Advocacy
    • Chapters
    • Ask the LRA
  • Training
    • Louisiana Hospitality Jobs
    • Servsafe Foodservice Manager
    • ServSafe Alcohol
    • ServSuccess
    • ServSafe Allergens
    • Manage My Restaurant
    • Servsafe Food Handler
  • Workers' Comp
    • About Workers' Comp
    • Pay Your Premium
    • Agents & Brokers
    • Coverages
    • Claims
    • Loss Prevention
    • Questionnaire
    • Compliance Reporting
    • LRA SIF Staff Directory
    • Contact Us
  • Showcase
    • Attendees
    • Exhibitors >
      • Booth Rates
    • Hotels & Travel
    • Contact Us
  • Education
    • About Us
    • ProStart >
      • Educator Resources
    • Annual Partners
    • Giving >
      • Serving the Future
    • Apprenticeship
    • LRAEF Scholars
    • Contact Us
  • Media
    • Publications >
      • À La Carte Magazine
      • A Little Lagniappe Blog
    • Socials
    • Video
    • Podcasts >
      • We Live to Eat
      • Capitol Connection
    • Awards
    • Advertise
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It's the Simple Things

Our Mission


The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation (LRAEF) is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in 1995 and is governed by a board of directors made up of restaurants, industry experts and educators in the hospitality industry. The Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation exists to enhance the industry's service to the public through education, community engagement and promotion of career opportunities. 

The three main programs that LRAEF offers are ProStart, a high school culinary and restaurant management program; the LRAEF Scholars, which provides scholarships to students pursuing a degree in culinary arts or hospitality; and the Restaurant Youth Registered Apprenticeship, which is an earn as your learn program.
ProStart®
LRAEF Scholars
Apprenticeships

Current Leadership


LRAEF Board of Directors
Jason Jones, Sysco, Chair 
Tammy Smitherman, Heartland Payment Systems, Vice Chair 
Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor System, 
Secretary/Treasurer
Alan Guilbeau, PJ's Coffee
Glen Armantrout, JMH Hospitality
Bruce Attinger
Michael Carmouche, Ecolab
Scot Craig, Katie’s Restaurant & Francesca by Katie's
Octavio Mantilla, BRG Hospitality
Greg Reggio, Taste Buds Management
Emery Whalen, QED Hospitality
Derrick Dunne, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Craig Dennison, Immediate Past Chair 
Academic Advisor
Dr. Yvette Green, UNO Kabacoff School of HRT 


Ex-Officio
Stan Harris, LRA President & CEO
Michael Maenza, LRA Chair

​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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