Board of Commissioners

Governance

The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission was created by Act # 9 of the Louisiana Legislature in 1952. The port commission is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana. The port governance is a 17-member commission appointed and serving at the pleasure of the Governor of the State of Louisiana. The port commission’s responsibility is to establish policy and provide oversight for the port’s development. Port commissioners are selected from the parishes served by the port. The current Board of Commissioners and officers is listed below:

Mr. Bobby Watts
President
East Baton Rouge Parish

Ms. Lynn Robertson
Vice President
West Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Lawrence G. Pierson
Secretary
Iberville Parish

Mr. James E. Walters, Jr.
Treasurer
East Baton Rouge Parish

Ms. Rebecca A. Cunard
East Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Hall L. Davis, IV
West Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Michael D. DeLaune
Ascension Parish

Rev. Shelton C. Dixon  
East Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Ted H. Glaser
Pointe Coupee Parish

Ms. Brenda R. Hurst
Pointe Coupee Parish

Mr. Bob Kelly
Louisiana Farm Bureau

Mr. Troy S. LeBoeuf
Ascension Parish

Ms. Angela R. Machen
East Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Travis M. Medine
Louisiana Farm Bureau

Mr. Jessel M. Ourso, III
Iberville Parish

Mr. Donald M. Schexnayder
West Baton Rouge Parish

Mr. Cedric A. Upshaw
East Baton Rouge Parish