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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
    • Privacy Policy >
      • ADA Compliance

Past LRA Chairs

Past Leadership


The Louisiana Restaurant Association respectfully acknowledges its volunteer leaders who shared their time and talents to further the mission of the organization during their tenure as President or Chair. The success of the LRA was built on the foundation they established.
2021 Keith Bond
2020 Peter Sclafani
2019 Paul Rotner
2018 Rob King
2017 Greg Reggio
2016 Katy Casbarian
2015 Tony Abadie
2014 Bruce Attinger
2013 David Hearn
2012 Melvin Rodrigue
2011 Tommy Cvitanovich
2010 Mike Walker
2009 Glen Armantrout
2008 Jerry Kolniak
2007 Don Weems
2006 ​Dawn Davis
2005 Les Guerin
2004 Miriam Juban
2003 Mark DeFelice
2002 Don O'Toole
2001 Dickie Brennan
​2000​ Gregory Hamer 
1999 Jim Doull
1998 Charles Goodson
1997 Louis Dupuy
1996 Brooks Gregg
1995 David Blitch
​1994 Steve Watkins 
1993 Tom Dillon
1992 Ralph Brennan
1991 Don Gerald
1990 Bill Bailey
1989 Don McCutcheon
1988 Shirly Deluzain
1987 Jerry Fein
​1986​​ J.N. Grimes​​
​1985 Herb Roller
1984 Nash Barreca
1983 Emery Saulnier
1982 Dean Metcalf
1981 Ermine Chandler
1980 Elfray Dupre
1979 Frank McCutcheon
1978 Bud Frazier
1977 Howard McDaniel
1976 Billy Murrell
​1975​ Roger McConnell
1973-74 James C. Spell
1972-73 Jules A. Sevin
1971-72 Clovis D. Walker
​​1970-71 Alan Pankratz
1969-70 J. Hampton Smith
1968-69 J.B. Delerno
1967-68 Jack Tullos Jr. 
1966-67 Joe Fein Jr.
1965-66 Owen Brennan Jr.
1964-65 Bill Garrett
1963-64 Ernest L. Masson
1962-63 James C. Spell
1961-62 ​Richard Brennan
1960-61 James Litchford
1959-60 Jason F. Berry Sr. 
1958-59 ​Howard Daughtery
1956-57 Glenn O. Smith Sr. 
1954-55 Harold E. Wise
1953-54 Peter R. Dalovisio
1952-53 Lloyd Bearden
1950-51 Bobby Pappas
1949-50 Ed Seiler Jr. 
1948-49 A.S. D'Amico
1946-47 ​​Glifton Ganus

LRA Emeritus Leadership


The LRA's Emeritus leadership consists of those former board members who have served on the LRA Board of Directors with distinction and excellence. Their contributions to the association have created a lasting legacy. We thank them for their service to the restaurant industry.  
John Eastman
Tammy Smitherman
John O'Meara
Deb Morel
Tommy Cvitanovich (2011)
Nash Barreca, Jr. (1984)
Dickie Brennan (2001)
Dawn Davis (2006)
Shirley Deluzain (1988)
Robert Giancontieri
Les Guerin (2005)
David Hearn (2013)
Miriam Juban (2004)
Jerry Kolniak (2008)

Rod Latiolais
Jerome LeBoeuf
Deb Morel
Don O'Toole (2002)

Mike Walker (2010)
Year in parentheses denotes service as LRA Chair. 
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