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​Michael Maenza
2023 LRA Chair
MMI Culinary, Mr. Mudbug's Catering
​and SWEGS Kitchen in the Greater New Orleans area

LRA Officers

Alan
​Guilbeau

Vice Chair
​PJ's Coffee & New Orleans Roast in
​New Orleans

Mark
​Latter

Treasurer
Latter Hospitality: The Bower, The Bower Bar, Birdy's Behind the Bower, & Tujague's Restaurant in New Orleans

Octavio Mantilla

Secretary
​BRG Hospitality: August,
​Cho Thai, Domenica, Luke, Pizza Domenica, Shaya &  Willa Jean in New Orleans

Emery
​Whalen

At-Large
QED Hospitality,
Jack Rose Restaurant, 
Pontchartrain Hotel, Bayou Bar, Hot Tin rooftop bar and the Silver Whistle Café 

Michael
​Boudreaux

Immediate Past Chair
​Juban's Creole Restaurant &
SoLou, Baton Rouge

LRA Board of Directors

Tony Abadie, Jack Rose Restaurant, New Orleans
Glen Armantrout, Mahony's Po-boys & Seafood, New Orleans
Bruce Attinger
Randy Barrios, Flanagan's Restaurant & Fremin's Restaurant, Thibodaux
Keith Bond, Mel's Diner, Lafayette & Broussard
Michael Boudreaux, SouLA and Juban’s Restaurans, Baton Rouge
Patrick Brennan, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, New Orleans
Ralph Brennan, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, New Orleans
Geordie Brower III, Dickie Brennan & Co., New Orleans
Michael Carmouche, Ecolab, Baton Rouge
Katy Casbarian, Arnaud's and Remoulade Restaurants, New Orleans
Billy Clark, Galatoire's Restaurant & Galatoire's 33 Bar & Steak,
New Orleans
Chauncey Davis, Ben E. Keith, Sulphur
Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor Services, Jefferson
Mickey Freiberg, A La Carte Foods, Belle Rose
Alan Guilbeau, PJ's Coffee, Covington
Gregory Hamer, Taco Bell—B&G Food Enterprises, Morgan City
Nick Hazard, Crescent Crown Distributing, New Orleans
Stephen Hightower, City Group Hospitality, Baton Rouge
Jason Jones, Sysco, New Orleans 
Rob King, Pitt Grills & Southern Kitchens, Lake Charles
John Lalla, Natco Food Service, Reserve 
Mark Latter, Tujague's Restaurant, The Bower and Birdy's, New Orleans
Helen LeBourgeois, TLC Linen Services, New Orleans
Mike Maenza, MMI Culinary, Mr. Mudbug's Catering and SWEGS Kitchen in the Greater New Orleans area
Octavio Mantilla, BRG Hospitality, August, Luke, Shaya, Willa Jean, Domenica, Cho Thai & Pizza Domenica, New Orleans 
Matt Massey, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, Baton Rouge
Jake Palmer, Acme Oyster House
Dwight Prudhomme, Republic National Distributing Company, Lafayette
Greg Reggio, Taste Buds- Zea/Semolina, New Orleans, Metairie, Baton Rouge, Lafayette
Scott Ricci, Drago's Seafood Restaurant, Baton Rouge
Melvin Rodrigue, Galatoire’s Restaurant and Galatoire's 33 Bar & Steak, New Orleans
Paul Rotner, Acme Management Group, Metairie
Peter Sclafani, Phil's Oyster Bar, Portabello's Grill, P-Beau's, SouLA, Jubans,  Baton Rouge 
Randy Stein, Mr. B’s Bistro, New Orleans
Emery Whalen, QED Hospitality, Jack Rose Restaurant, New Orleans