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Acknowledgements

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Sherri H. LeBas gratefully acknowledges the contribution of DOTD staff, Policy Committee members, Advisory Council members, planning partners, and the consultant team in the development of the 2015 Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan.

POLICY COMMITTEE

Ms. Sherri H. LeBas, PE Secretary of Transportation (Policy Committee Chair)

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

State Senator John A. Alario President of the Senate

Louisiana Senate

State Senator Robert Adley Chair, Senate Transportation Committee

Louisiana Senate

State Senator Mike Walsworth Louisiana Senate

State Representative Charles E. “Chuck” Kleckley

Speaker of the House Louisiana House of Representatives

State Representative Karen Gaudet St. Germain

Chair, House Transportation Committee Louisiana House of Representatives

State Representative Stephen E. Pugh

Louisiana House of Representatives

Mr. Steven Grissom Secretary of Economic Development (replaced Stephen Moret)

Louisiana Department of Economic Development

Mr. Robert T. Scott President

Public Affairs Research Council

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EXECUTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Dr. Eric Kalivoda, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) (Chair) Mr. Joe Accardo, Jr., Ports and Waterways Advisory Council Chair, Ports Association of Louisiana Mr. Heath Allen, Aviation Advisory Council Chair, Lake Charles Regional Airport Mr. Carmack Blackmon, Freight Rail Advisory Council Chair, Louisiana Railroads Association Mr. Dennis Decker, Regional Planning Officials Advisory Council Chair, DOTD Ms. Cathy Gautreaux, Trucking Advisory Council Chair, Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Inc. Mr. Vince Latino, State Highway Operations and Maintenance Advisory Council Chair, DOTD Mr. Kent Rogers, Community Development and Enhancement Advisory Council Chair, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments Mr. Michael Bridges, Undersecretary of Management & Finance, DOTD Ms. Nita Chambers, Deputy Secretary of Management & Finance, DOTD Mr. Kirk Gallien, Assistant Secretary of Operations, DOTD Mr. Phil Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intermodal Transportation, DOTD Mr. Toby Picard, Assistant to the Secretary for Policy, DOTD Mr. Kevin Reed, Assistant to the Secretary for Policy, DOTD Mr. Richard Savoie, Chief Engineer, DOTD Ms. Janice Williams, Project Development Division, DOTD Mr. Shawn Wilson, Chief of Staff, DOTD

AVIATION ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Heath Allen, Executive Director, Lake Charles Regional Airport (Chair) Mr. Michael Burrows, Deputy Director of Aviation, Lafayette Regional Airport Mr. Brian Capone, Manager, Baton Rouge Flight Standards District Office Ms. Yvonne Chenevert, Airport Manager, False River Regional Airport Mr. Bryant Francis, Director of Airports, Shreveport Airport Authority Mr. Scott Gammel, Airport Manager, Alexandria International Airport Mr. Steve Hadley, Regional Representative, National Business Aviation Association Mr. Walter Krygowski, Deputy Director and COO, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Mr. Edd Lee, Airport Director, City of Natchitoches & Natchitoches Regional Airport Mr. Anthony Marino, Director of Aviation, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Mr. Dale Morris, Managing Director Government Affairs/Community Relations, American Airlines Mr. Ron Phillips, Aviation Director, Monroe Regional Airport Ms. Yasmina Platt, Regional Manager-Central SW Region, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Mr. Bradley Reed, President, Louisiana Agricultural Aviation Association Mr. Randy Robb, Executive Director, Chennault International Airport Authority Ms. Peggy Romero, Assistant Airport Manager, LeGros Memorial Airport Mr. David Slayter, Airport Director, Houma-Terrebonne Airport Mr. Steve Windham, Executive Director, Office of the Lieutenant Governor

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

Mr. Kent Rogers, Executive Director, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (Chair) Mr. James R. Amdal, Senior Research Associate, University of New Orleans Transportation Institute Ms. Rachel DiResto, Executive Vice President, Center for Planning Excellence Mr. Ed Elam, President, Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association; Associate, Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. Ms. Val Horton, Transportation Enhancement Program Manager, DOTD Ms. Donna Lavigne, Public Transportation Director, DOTD Ms. Kim Marousek, Planning Director, St. Charles Parish Planning Department Ms. Nancy McPherson, State Director, Louisiana AARP Mr. Michael Mitchell, Transit Manager, Lafayette Consolidated Government – Transit System Mr. Brian Parsons, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, DOTD Ms. Karen Parsons, Principal Planner, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission Ms. Lori Reneau, Executive Vice President, Monroe Chamber of Commerce Ms. Ann Wills, Director of Local Public Assistance Programs, DOTD

FREIGHT RAIL ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Carmack Blackmon, General Counsel/Legislative Representative, Louisiana Railroads Association (Chair) Mr. Richard D. Bertel, Chairman & CEO, Rio Grande Pacific Corporation N.O. Gulf Coast Railway" Mr. Davis Burleson, General Manager, Acadiana Railway Mr. Jeff Davis, General Manager, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Mr. Dan Freeman, Patriot Rail Corporation Mr. Craig Gardner, Chief Operating Officer, SJB Group, LLC Mr. David Kobe, Supply and Logistics Manager, Rubicon, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth Lawlor, Resident Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation Mr. Tom Lobello, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Ms. Karen Parsons, Principal Planner, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission Mr. David Stuebner, Manager/Network Strategies, Canadian National Railroad Mr. Drew Tessier, Director of Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad Mr. French Thompson, III, Director/Public Private Partnerships, BNSF Railroad Mr. Cortney White, Director of Engineering & Security, Port of Greater Baton Rouge

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PORTS AND WATERWAYS ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Joe Accardo, Jr., Executive Director, Ports Association of Louisiana (Chair) Mr. Clem Barbazon, Transportation Manager, Pellerin Milnor Corp. Mr. Si Brown, III, President, Bruce Foods Mr. Joel Chaisson, Sr., Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana Mr. Thomas Chen, Traffic Coordinator, Formosa Plastics Mr. Chett Chiasson, Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission Mr. Kenneth L. Crier, President, ILA Local 3000 Mr. Sean M. Duffy, Sr., Executive Vice President, Louisiana Maritime Association Mr. Patrick J. Dufresne, Executive Director/CEO, Port Manchac/STPPC Mr. Eric England, Executive Port Director, Caddo-Bossier Port Commission Ms. Cherrie Felder, President, Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Mr. Pat Gallway, Chief Operating Officer, Port of New Orleans Mr. Craig Gardner, Chief Operating Officer, SJB Group, LLC Mr. Wyly Gilfoil, Director, Lake Providence Port Commission Mr. James Murphy, Gateway Office, U.S. Maritime Administration Mr. Gary Soileau, Executive Director, Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission

REGIONAL PLANNING OFFICIALS ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Dennis Decker, Assistant Secretary Office of Multimodal Planning, DOTD (Chair) Mr. Kevin Belanger, Chief Executive Officer, South Central Planning & Development Commission Mr. Walter Brooks, Executive Director, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission Mr. Grant Bush, Executive Director, Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development Commission Mr. Darrel Goza, District 04 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Marshall T. Hill, District 05 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Mike Hollier, Planning Manager, Lafayette MPO Mr. Steve Jiles, District 07 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Murphy LeDoux, District 08 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Leo Marretta, MPO Administrator, Houma-Thibodaux MPO Mr. Kenneth Mason, District 58 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Doug Mitchell, Planning Director, North Delta Planning and Development District Mr. William Oliver Jr., District 03 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Kent Rogers, Executive Director, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments Ms. Allison Schilling, District 62 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. James Setze, Executive Director, Capital Regional Planning Commission Ms. Heather Smoak Urena, Executive Director, Kisatchie-Delta Regional PDC Mr. Michael Stack, District 02 Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Chad Vosburg, District 61 Engineer Administrator, DOTD

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STATE HIGHWAY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

ADVISORY COUNCIL Mr. Vince Latino, Chief of Maintenance, DOTD (Chair) Mr. Peter Allain, State Traffic Engineer, DOTD Mr. Scott Boyle, Area Engineer, DOTD Mr. John Broemmelsiek, Traffic Operations Engineer, FHWA Mr. Ed Courville, Traffic Engineer and Operations Administrator, DOTD Mr. Roy Dupuy, Landscape Architect, DOTD Mr. Ken Free, District 58 Construction Engineer, DOTD Mr. Kirk Gallien, Executive Management Officer, DOTD Mr. Stephen Glascock, ITS Engineer Administrator, DOTD Mr. Phillip Graves, Area Engineer, DOTD Mr. Terri Hammack, District 61 Maintenance Engineer, DOTD Mr. Don Johnson, Management and Budget Administrator, DOTD Mr. Lyle Leblanc, District 02 Engineer, DOTD Mr. Chris Lissard, District 03 Project Engineer, DOTD Mr. David Miller, Structures and Facilities Maintenance Administrator, DOTD Mr. Leslie Mix, Maintenance Management Administrator, DOTD Mr. Troy Roussell, District 58 Project Engineer, DOTD Mr. Keith Tindell, District 04 Operations, DOTD

TRUCKING ADVISORY COUNCIL Ms. Cathy Gautreaux, Executive Director, Louisiana Motor Transport Association, Inc. (Chair) Mr. Reggie Dupre, President, Dupre Transport, LLC Mr. Glen Guillot, President, Southeastern Motor Freight Mr. Randy Guillot, President, Triple G Express, Inc. Mr. Fertano Jackson, Transportation & Environmental Safety Section, Louisiana State Police

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