Jindal makes appointments to Board of Regents, Southern University board

Gov. Bobby Jindal today announced appointments to the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University that feature a number of well-known Capital Region residents. Among the Board of Regents appointments are Richard Lipsey, founder and CEO of Lipsey’s Inc. Also appointed to the board are Joel Dupre and Edward Markle, both of New Orleans, as well as Robert Levy of Vienna and Mark Abraham of Lake Charles. For the board overseeing Southern, Jindal has appointed Leon Tarver of Baton Rouge, who serves as executive administrator of the Center of Cultural Heritage and International Programs at Southern University System. Another local reappointee to the board is Antonio “Tony” Clayton of Port Allen, who is senior partner at the law firm of Clayton and Fruge and an assistant district attorney of the 18th Judicial District. Other appointments to the Southern board announced by Jindal today are Michael Small of Slidell, Raymond Fondel Jr. of Lake Charles, and Rev. Joe Rascoe Gant Jr. of Shreveport. All appointments are subject to state Senate confirmation. Jindal has also named eight members to the University of Louisiana System Board, including Robert Shreve of Baton Rouge, CEO of Gulf South Business Systems. That story can be found here.