Volunteer Leadership
LRA Officers
Octavio Mantilla
2026 LRA Chair
BRG Hospitality: Delacroix, August, Domenica, Luke, Pizza Domenica, Shaya & Willa Jean, New Orleans
Emery Whalen
Vice-Chair
QED Hospitality: Jack Rose,
Bayou Bar, Hot Tin, and the Silver Whistle Café, New Orleans
Billy Clark
Treasurer
Galatoire's Restaurant & Galatoire's 33 Bar & Steak, New Orleans
Stephen Hightower
At-Large
University Club Baton Rouge
John Lalla
At-Large
NATCO Foodservice
Greg Reggio
At-Large
Taste Buds Management
Mark Latter
Immediate Past Chair
Latter Hospitality: The Bower, The Bower Bar, Birdy's Behind the Bower, & Tujague's Restaurant, New Orleans
LRA Board of Directors
Tony Abadie*, QED Hospitality Group
Justin Adkins, Republic National Distributing Company
Buddy Aucoin, Ben E Keith Company
Randy Barrios, Fremin’s & Flanagan’s
Keith Bond*, Mel’s Diner Part II
Kyle Brechtel, Brechtel Hospitalty
Ralph Brennan*, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group
Geordie Brower III, Dickie Brennan & Company
Katy Casbarian*, Arnaud’s Restaurant
Randy Daniel, OMW Restaurant Holdings
Michael DiSimone, Link Restaurant Group
Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor Services
Mickey Freiberg, A La Carte Foods
Alan Guilbeau*, Bengal
Greg Hamer, Sr.*, B&G Foods
Nick Hazard, Crescent Crown Distributing
Bobby Hufft, Ecolab
Paul Hutson, Taste Buds Management
Jason Jones, SYSCO
Rob King*, Pitt Grills & Southern Kitchens
Megan Klock, Ruffinos
Garret LeBlanc, B&G Foods
Helen LeBourgeois, TLC Linen Services
Michael Maenza*, MMI Culinary
Patrick O'Bryan, Bon Temps Grill
Jake Palmer, Performance Food Group
Dwight Prudhomme, Gulf Coast Beverage
Scott Ricci, Drago's Baton Rouge
Melvin Rodrigue*, Galatoire’s Restaurant
Tony Rodrigue, Acme Management Group
Peter Sclafani*, Phil’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant
Randy Stein, Mr. B’s Bistro
Brad Watts, Cecelia Creole Bistro, The Loft, River Room
*Past Chairs