Volunteer Leadership

LRA Officers

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Mark Latter

2025 LRA Chair
Latter Hospitality: The Bower, The Bower Bar, Birdy's Behind the Bower, & Tujague's Restaurant, New Orleans

Octavio Mantilla

Vice-Chair
BRG Hospitality: August, Domenica, Luke, Pizza Domenica, Shaya & Willa Jean, New Orleans

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Emery Whalen

Treasurer
QED Hospitality: Jack Rose,
Bayou Bar, Hot Tin, and the Silver Whistle Café, New Orleans

Michael Eastman

At-Large
Auto-Chlor Services, LLC

Peter Sclafani

At-Large
Phil's Oyster Bar, P-Beau's, Portobello's Grill, Baton Rouge; and SoLou Baton Rouge & Lafayette

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Billy Clark

At-Large
Galatoire's Restaurant & Galatoire's 33 Bar & Steak, New Orleans

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Alan Guilbeau

Immediate Past Chair
PJ's Coffee & New Orleans Roast

LRA Board of Directors

Tony Abadie*, QED Hospitality Group
Randy Barrios, Fremin’s & Flanagan’s
Keith Bond*, Mel’s Diner Part II
Ralph Brennan*, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
Geordie Brower III, Dickie Brennan & Co.
Katy Casbarian*, Arnaud’s Restaurant
Billy Clark, Galatoire’s Restaurant
Randy Daniel, OMW Restaurant Holdings
Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor Services
Mickey Freiberg, A La Carte Foods
Alan Guilbeau*, PJ’s Coffee
Greg Hamer, Sr.*, B&G Foods
Nick Hazard, Crescent Crown Distributing
Stephen Hightower, University Club
Bobby Hufft, Ecolab
Paul Hutson, Taste Buds Management
Jason Jones, Sysco New Orleans

Rob King*, Pitt Grills & Southern Kitchens
Megan Klock, Ruffino's
John Lalla, Natco Food Service
Mark Latter, Latter Hospitality
Garret LeBlanc, B&G Foods
Helen LeBourgeois, TLC Linen Services
Michael Maenza*, MMI Culinary
Octavio Mantilla, BRG Hospitality
Jake Palmer, Acme Oyster House
Dwight Prudhomme, Schilling Distributing Company
Greg Reggio*, Taste Buds Management
Scott Ricci, Drago's Baton Rouge
Melvin Rodrigue*, Galatoire’s Restaurant - President & CEO
Peter Sclafani*, Phil’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant
Randy Stein, Mr. B’s Bistro
Brad Watts, Cecelia Creole Bistro/The Loft/ River Room
Emery Whalen, QED Hospitality

*Past Chairs