A step closer: Four finalists are in the running to succeed Freddie Pitcher Jr. as chancellor of the Southern University Law Center. Pitcher resigned the position in June 2015. The finalists names were made available this morning in a news release. They are: Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit Judge John Michael Guidry; Southern University Law Center’s Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Russell Jones; Southern University Law Center Interim Chancellor John K. Pierre; and Roederick C. White Sr., Southern University Law Center Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. SU System President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton will submit the finalists names to the SU Board of Supervisors for final interviews and consideration, the news release says.
Taking the lead: Phil Frost, director of BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, has been named chairman of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association Board of Directors. Frost was installed as chairman at the association’s recent annual membership meeting at L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles. “I am honored to be serving LTPA and the 750 members the association represents across the state,” Frost says in a statement. “This organization has worked to lead and strengthen Louisiana’s tourism industry for 55 years now and I look forward to working with my fellow board members to keep the momentum going.”
Reinvestment: The 1772 Foundation, which was named in honor of the restoration of Liberty Hall in Union, New Jersey, has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation. The monies will be used to help the trust save and protect endangered historic buildings across Louisiana, says Louisiana Trust board president Michael Echolst. The impact of the proceeds goes beyond one “generous gift,” he adds. According to the trust, revenues generated from the sale of one historic property is used to bring another endangered historic property up to marketable condition. The Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation was founded in 1979. It’s mission is to promote the preservation of Louisiana’s heritage and historical resources.
