RLC Interim Report
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Co-Chairs 3 The Resilient Louisiana Commission Membership Roster 4 Synthesis of Initial Task Force Recommendations 21 2 A MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS Governor Edwards, On behalf of the Resilient Louisiana Commission, we are pleased to submit these preliminary recommendations to help inform your decisions on safely re-opening our State. The immediate response to COVID-19 has been unlike anything in Louisiana’s history, which prompts a thoughtful approach for next steps to protect our families and restore our economy. Recommendations to-date have been prioritized for the short-term, offering both direct action as well as conceptual considerations depending on the most immediate needs. We look forward to our continued work that now shifts focus to more long-term recovery measures and resiliency planning. We, the Commission, have clearly benefitted from your thoughtful appointment of our members who reflect creative problem-solvers from the public and private sectors. While diverse in our backgrounds, we are truly united in our commitment to our State’s successful future. Thank you for your courageous leadership through these most trying times. We remain honored to support your efforts for all of Louisiana. Respectfully, Don Pierson and Terrie Sterling RLC Co-Chairs 3 THE COMMISSION NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Terrie Sterling Co-Chair Chief Executive Officer, Terrie Sterling Consulting Sec. Don Pierson Co-Chair Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development Sec. Kimberly Lewis Robinson Lead, Ex-Officio Secretary, Louisiana Department of Revenue Member Commissioner Jay Dardenne Ex-officio Member Commissioner, Division of Administration Dr. Jim Richardson Ex-officio Member Professor, LSU Rep Paula Davis Designee of LA House Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Sen Ronnie Johns Designee of LA Senate Louisiana Senate President Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser Member Office of the Lieutenant Governor Scott Hensgens Member Managing Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson Bill Hogan Member President & CEO, Century Next Bank Michael Lafitte Member Owner, Shreveport Haberdashery Walt Leger, III Member Senior Vice President for Strategic Affairs & Executive Counsel, City of New Orleans Ti Martin Member Owner, Commander's Palace Sonia Perez Member President, AT&T Louisiana Tyron Picard Member Founder and Principal, The Picard Group Louis Reine Member President, Louisiana AFL-CIO Jade Brown Russell Member Principal, J.D. Russell Consulting, LLC Tim Temple Member President, Temptan, LLC 4 TASK FORCES ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Michael Hecht Leader President and CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc. Scott Martinez Leader President, North Louisiana Economic Partnership Sec. Don Pierson Commission Member Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development Assigned to Task Force Jerry Bologna Member Executive Director, JEDCO Jim Clinton Member President, Central Louisiana Economic Development Alliance Guy Cormier Member Executive Director, Police Jury Association of Louisiana Flozell Daniels Member President & CEO, Foundation for Louisiana Chris DeGulle Member Director, Louisiana Business EOC John Gallagher Member Executive Director, Louisiana Municipal Association Adam Knapp Member President and CEO, BRAC Ramesh Kolluru Member Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Vic LaFont Member President and CEO, South Louisiana Economic Council Camille Manning-Broome Member President and CEO, Center for Planning Excellence Chris Masingill Member CEO, St. Tammany Corp. Quentin Messer Member President and CEO, New Orleans Business Alliance Jan Moeller Member Executive Director, Louisiana Budget Project Michael Olivier Member Committee of 100 Odell Riley Member President H.O.P.E for Monroe Rocky Rockett Member Executive Director, GBEDF Larkin Simpson Member Vice President Major Employers Division, CLEDA George Swift Member SWLA Economic Development Alliance Tana Trichel Member President and CEO, North Louisiana Economic Alliance Troy Wayman Member President and CEO, One Acadiana Michael Williamson Member President and CEO, United Way SE Louisiana Pat Witty Member Director, Small Business and Community Services, LED 5 TASK FORCES HEALTHCARE AND HUMAN SERVICES NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Veneeth Iyengar Leader Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, City of Baton Rouge Mayor's Office Randy Morris Leader Rural Hospital Coalition, West Carroll Health Systems Terrie Sterling Ex-Officio Member Chief Executive Officer, Terrie Sterling Consulting Terry Bonnette Member CEO of LCMC Health Lisa Bruhl Member Deputy Asst. Secretary - Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs Clay Countrymen Member Partner in the Healthcare Group - Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P Greg Feirn Member CEO of LCMC Health Dr. Lester Wayne Johnson Member Vice Chancellor of LSU Medical School and State Board of Medical Examiners Renee McCuller Member Vice President of Nursing, Willis Knighton Health System Demetrious Porche Member Dean of LSU Health Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana School of Nursing Teddy Price Member Vice President, Louisiana Nursing Home Association Todd Stevens Member President and CEO of Mary Bird Perkins - Our Lady of Lake Cancer Center Edgardo Tenreiro Member CEO of the Baton Rouge General Warner Thomas Member President and CEO of Ochsner Health Steve Udvarhelyi Member President and CEO of BCBS Louisiana Richard Vath Member President and CEO of the Franciscan Missionaries of our Lady Health System Scott Wester Member President and CEO of Our Lady of the Lake 6 TASK FORCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION William LaBar Leader Vice President, Consulting Services, CGI Erin Monroe Wesley Leader Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, Cox Communications Sonia Perez Commission Member President, AT&T Louisiana Assigned to Task Force David Aubrey Member Regional Vice President, External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T Omar Bhatti Member Vice President, Technology Shared Services, General Dynamics IT Terrell Boynton Member Director & General Manager, New Orleans Digital Transformation Center Janet Britton Member General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resource, EATEL April Brumfield Member Director, Government Affairs (South Region), Verizon Mike Dozier Member Chief Information Officer, Lafayette General David Facey Member President, Sell Swipe Melissa Mann Member Vice President, Government & Public Policy, CenturyLink Charles Masters Member Vice President, North America Client Innovation, IBM Shawn Usher Member President , Sparkhound 7 TASK FORCES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Jimmy Maurin Leader Founder and Past Chairman, Stirling Properties Alden McDonald Leader President and CEO, Liberty Bank Rep Paula Davis Commission Member Louisiana House of Representatives Assigned to Task Force Bill Hogan Commission Member President & CEO, Century Next Bank Assigned to Task Force Ann Marie Allen Member Executive Assistant, Liberty Bank Morris Anderson Member Agent, State Farm Insurance Tom Clark Member Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP Helena Cunningham Member Owner/CEO, National Housing Consulting Services Ann D. Duplessis Member Senior VP Retail Banking, Liberty Bank & Trust Stephen Hanemann Member Partner, Kean Miller LLP Bill Hogan Member President and CEO, Century Next Bank Hunter Hill Member Regional President, Iberia Bank Brian Keller Member Chief Marketing Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Ginger Laurent Member COO Louisiana Bankers Association Martin Mayer Member President and CEO, Stirling Properties Markham R. McKnight Member President and CEO, BXS Insurance Company Marcos Ramos Member Managing Broker, Godwyn & Stone Real Estate Sharon Swains O’Neal Member Owner / Agent, Best & Swains Insurance Agency Barry H. Spizer Member President and CEO, SRSA Commercial Real Estate Inc. Mike Wampold, III Member President and CEO, Wampold Companies 8 TASK FORCES TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Shawn Wilson Leader Secretary, LA DOTD Gregory Morrison Leader Progressive Strategy Group, LLC Gerrelda Davis Ex-Officio Member Executive Director, LCPA Bill Hogan Ex-Officio Member President and CEO, Century Next Bank Tim Temple Ex-Officio Member, President, Temptan, LLC Commission Member Assigned to Task Force Robert S. Boh Member President and CEO, Boh Bros. Construction Co. LLC Steve Davison Member Developer, Squire Creek Country Club Randy P. Guilliot Member President, Triple Express, Inc. Jaclyn Hotard Member Parish President Bryan Jones Member Gulf Coast Deputy Office Leader, HNTB Corporation Renee Lapeyrolerie Member Commissioner, Multimodal Commerce Robert Maness Member Col., Ret. James E. Mayo Member Mayor Sandra McQuain Member Executive Director, England Airpark/Alexandria International Airport Dan "Blade" Morrish Member Former State Senator, District 25 Roger Ogden Member President, Ogden Development Drew Tessier Member Sr. Director Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad Dinero' Washington Member CEP SproTran 9 TASK FORCES MANUFACTURING NAME RLC ROLE OUTSIDE POSITION Tommy Faucheux Leader Senior Manager, State Government Affairs, Dow Chemical George Swift Leader President and CEO, SWLA Economic Development Alliance Jade Brown Russell Commission Member Principal, J.D. Russell Consulting, LLC Assigned to Task Force Alta Baker Member President and CEO, Safe Haven / SW Louisiana Robert Barouse Member CFO, Elmer Candy / Northshore Kim Cusimano Member Manager, NA Government & Public Affairs, Sasol