Walter Monsour, who resigned as president and CEO of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority in late November, has joined the regional design and program management firm CSRS, where he will lead a newly consolidated private sector development business unit.
In a written statement, CSRS President and CEO Michael Songy says the company—which specializes in infrastructure, facilities, commercial development and grants management for public- and private-sector clients—is growing its private-sector business and needed a leader “with expertise to enhance our current management team and better support our growth in this space. … Walter deeply embodies those characteristics and brings to our team a wealth of experience ranging from land development and infrastructure financing to unique public private partnerships.”
Monsour headed the RDA from 2009 until late last year, when he resigned amid controversy over the agency’s financial troubles. He previously served as chief administrative officer to Mayor Kip Holden, worked for decades in the private sector, and served as Parish Attorney and Chief Administrative Officer in the 1980s under Mayor Pat Screen. He did not return a call seeking comment in time for publication this afternoon.
CSRS was founded in 1978, and its portfolio includes several major infrastructure and engineering programs in the area. The firm is responsible for the engineering work on the East Baton Rouge Parish Sanitary Sewer Overflow Program and is program manager for the parish Green Light Plan. It also provides services to the state on the Coastal Impact Assistance Program and to East Baton Rouge Parish Schools.
Among its private sector clients are the Village at Magnolia Square, Raising Cane’s and Oceaneering International. —Stephanie Riegel
