Landry promoted Scott Ballard, one of the owners of PJ's Coffee, to chairman, and appointed prominent New Orleans trial attorney and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Roderick "Rico" Alvendia to the board that governs the LSU system, including two Shreveport campuses.

Gov. Landry appoints new members to Louisiana's university boards, introducing diverse expertise to influence higher education policies.

Jeff Landry continues to shape the LSU board with a new chair appointment and one new board member appointment.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors Thursday morning.

For seven months, the Louisiana Board of Ethics kept private documents about the financial interests of a handful of Gov. Jeff Landry’s staff that are supposed to be public under state law.

Gov. Jeff Landry picked three former elected officials and two retired state judges Monday to serve on the reconfigured Louisiana Board of Ethics that expands from 11 to 15 seats this month. Two of the governor’s members are former state lawmakers.

Jeff Landry on Monday announced appointments to five open seats on the Louisiana Board of Ethics. According to a news release, the new members are: The board expanded from 11 members to 15 after state lawmakers this year approved changes to the board's composition.