January 4-6
Welcome Class of 2024!
DoubleTree by Hilton 1521 W. Pinhook
Thursday, January 4
Dress: Business Casual
5:40 p.m. Meet in lobby of hotel for Name Tags & lanyards.
Ride Bus to reception.
First Horizon Bank Tower, downtown: 200 W. Congress St./Corner of Buchanan St.
6:00- 7:30 Opening Reception Host and Sponsor: First Horizon
Friday, January 5
Dress: Casual
7:30 Hotel Vermilion Ballroom: Breakfast Buffet open
8:00 Program Orientation and Class Introductions (breakfast on-going)
9:00 “Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi”
The people, places and history that shape our state.
- Jay Dardenne, Commissioner of Administration (‘94 Alum)
10:30 Break
12:15 Break & casual lunch at hotel
12:30 Welcome/Regional Overview
- Mandi Mitchell, CEO, Lafayette Economic Development Authority (’05 Alum)
1:15 Front of Hotel – Board Bus for Alumni House – University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1:30 University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Welcome
- Dr. Joseph Savoie, President, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (‘97 Alum)
2:15 “State-of-the-State” Overview
- Barry Erwin, CABL
3:30 Break – Small Group breakout discussions
4:15 Board Bus for Lafayette Tour/Tides Medical
4:45 Tour of Tides Medical
- Doug Payne, COO, Tides Medical (’23 Alum)
- Joe Spell, CEO, Tides Medical
5:30/45 Board Bus to Acadiana Center for the Arts
6:00 Arrive at ACA Socializing, drinks and tour
7:00 Sing-for-Your-Supper…? Dinner
8:30 Load bus, return to hotel
Saturday, January 6
Dress: casual
7:30-8:30 Vermillion Ballroom: Breakfast Buffet Sign up for door prizes!
9:00 Leadership Louisiana 2023 Class Survey on Public Issues
- Marie Centanni, Facilitator, Leadership Louisiana
10:00 Break
10:15 Community Leadership in Action
- Tina Bingham, Executive Vice President & Chair, McComb-Veazey Neighborhood (’19 Alum)
11:15/30 Adjourn — Have a safe trip home!
See you in Thibodaux…March 7-9
Thanks to our Local Session Sponsors
Thanks to our Statewide Sponsors
Wurtele Fund at BRAF
Coughlin Saunders Foundation
