Volunteer Leadership

LRA Officers

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Alan Guilbeau

2024 LRA Chair
PJ's Coffee & New Orleans Roast

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Mark Latter

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

Octavio Mantilla

Treasurer
BRG Hospitality: August, Domenica, Luke, Pizza Domenica, Shaya & Willa Jean, New Orleans

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Emery Whalen

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

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

Mike Maenza

Immediate Past Chair
MMI Culinary

LRA Board of Directors

Tony Abadie*, QED Hospitality Group, GM
Randy Barrios, Fremin’s & Flanagan’s - Director of Restaurant Ops
Keith Bond*, Mel’s Diner Part II - President/Owner
Michael Boudreaux*, Juban’s Restaurant & Catering - Co-Owner
Ralph Brennan*, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group - Owner
Geordie Brower III, Dickie Brennan & Co. - Operations Manager
Katy Casbarian*, Arnaud’s Restaurant - Co-Proprietor
Billy Clark, Galatoire’s Restaurant - General Manager
Randy Daniel, OMW Restaurant Holdings
Michael Eastman, Auto-Chlor Services
Mickey Freiberg, A La Carte Foods - Customer Relations/Sales
Alan Guilbeau, PJ’s Coffee - EVP Business Development
Greg Hamer, Sr.*, B&G Foods - President
Nick Hazard, Crescent Crown Distributing - Vice President
Stephen Hightower, City Group Hospitality - Mg. Partner
Bobby Hufft, Ecolab
Paul Hutson, Taste Buds Management - CEO
Jason Jones, Sysco New Orleans - Regional Sales Manager

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

*Past Chairs

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