brian northpresident and CEO of District 5 Savings Bank in New Orleans, has been named 2024-2025 chair of the Louisiana Bankers Association Board of Directors.
north succeeds Joseph F. Quinlan III, of First National Bankers Bank in Baton Rouge. Mr. Quinlan will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board for the immediate past year.
Other officers for 2024-25 are as follows:
next chairperson Michael R. VizardChairman and CEO of Cross Keys Bank, St. Joseph
accounting Jason D. SmithPresident and CEO of Bonvenu Bank, Bossier City
Delegates at the association convention elected two new directors:
Northeast region: howard dee smith President and CEO of Winnsboro State Bank.
Northwest region: Kyle D. Kennington Mr. Stonewall, Senior Vice President, Community Bank of Louisiana
Other association directors who will continue to serve next year are as follows:
Acadiana region: kip bertrand washington state bank
Capital Area: Mark S. Marion No. Zachary Bank
Center: Darryl J. Ellerbee Jr. Delta Bank in Vidalia
South Central Region: Ronald J. Falghast Vacherie’s First American Bank
Southeast region: tod mcdonald of Liberty Bank and Trust Co., New Orleans.
Southeast region: Jeff Ehlinger New Orleans BankPlus
Southwest region: Samuel V. Wilkinson First Federal Bank of Louisiana in Lake Charles
General members: Shiley Berrett at Lakeside Bank in Lake Charles.
ginger laurentCEO of LBA in Baton Rouge.
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in Baton Rouge La Divina Italian Cafe is one of 20 small businesses to be featured in the 2024 “Small Business Success Stories” video project by SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
May is National Small Business Month, and SCORE celebrates America’s entrepreneurs by sharing their successes and inspiring others.
mary and Lance LeBlanc with the guidance of the SCORE Baton Rouge Area Chapter, opened La Divina Italian Café in November 2013 and has grown it into a thriving, locally owned business.
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Dr. Angela C. JohnsonLSU Health New Orleans, chair of the internal medicine department and professor of clinical medicine, has been named president of the American College of Physicians.
The Board is an advisory board to the Board and in addition to representing members at the national level implements national projects. The governor is elected by local ACP members for a four-year term.
Johnson is an internist and serves as section chief of internal medicine, associate program director, and professor of clinical medicine at LSU Health New Orleans. She is also director of the medical subspecialty clinic at LSU Health Medicine and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
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Two women who founded a digital consulting firm in New Orleans have been named members of the American Association of Political Consultants’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.
Founder and Principal of Last Word Strategies Christine Breithaupt Founder and CEO of Shoreline Strategies Kathy Alsfeld Announced as a member of the class. Both women are graduates of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.
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St. Francisville Bank added three new members to its board of directors.
James J. Clyde I am the owner and president of Vivatas, an IT consulting company.
Elizabeth D. Levasseur He is the Chief Compliance Officer at KG&L Capital Management, an investment advisory firm.
Lawrence Maestri He is a co-founder of Maestri Marel, which manages and brokers a portfolio of commercial, retail, and multifamily properties throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.
