Gov. John Bel Edwards continued his statewide tour meeting with business leaders and elected officials from the Acadiana region on Friday.
The governor is soliciting new ways for business leaders and elected officials to come together with the common goal of stabilizing and reforming the state budget to avoid the imminent $1 billion fiscal cliff, a news release from the govenor’s office stated.
“I have covered almost every corner of the state on my statewide tour, so it was nice to be able to spend time with local officials and business leaders in the Acadiana area and benefit from their insight and suggestions,” Edwards said. “I appreciate their willingness to engage with me about the challenges and opportunities they perceive in an area of the state where so many Louisianans have been fighting to recover from the oil and gas downturn. There are many important takeaways from our conversation today, and I look forward to working together to continue stabilizing the state budget and avoid the approaching fiscal cliff.”
The governor has led similar meetings in Shreveport/Bossier, New Orleans, Alexandria, Houma, Baton Rouge and the Northshore area.
Friday’s participants listed in the news release were: Andrew Bellard, Home Care Associates; Christa Billeaud, Acadiana Chevy; Kathy Bobbs, Women’s and Children’s Hospital; Jim Bourgeois, One Acadiana; Dr. Quentin M. Brisco, Chiropractic Care; David Callecod, Lafayette General Health; Lucy Chenevert, State Farm Agent; Robert Daigle, Southern Lifestyle Development; Bernie Dupre, Dupre Energy Services; William H. Fenstermaker, Fenstermaker & Associates; Steven Hebert, Billeaud Companies; Mary Ellen Henry, JohnPac; Cathy Indest, Iberia Cultural Resources Association; Bryan Lee, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center; E.J. Krampe III, MacLaff, Inc.; Korey Kimball, The Bayou Company; Will LaBar, CGI Federal; Robert Mahtook, Mahtook & LaFleur; Wayne Phillips, SLEMCO; Courtney Reynolds, Greater Southwest Black Chamber of Commerce; Missy Rogers, Noble Plastics; Paul Segura, Segura Development; Brenda Stelly, Oil Center Research International; Ledricka Thierry, Thierry Insurance and Thierry Law; Jerry Vascocu, IBERIABANK; Monty Warren, Beau Box Commercial Real Estate; Richard Zuschlag, Acadian Companies.
The site of the meeting was not reported.
