Governor Landry announces new Louisiana CPRA appointments

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry named former state lawmaker and Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove as the Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday.

“I am honored to be appointed by Governor Landry as Chairman of CPRA – entrusted with Louisiana’s wetlands, bayous, coastline, marshes, barrier islands, levees, floodgates, etc. I will work to ensure that the projects are expeditiously and economically built and maintained for the people of Louisiana, for our future, and for our way of life for generations to come,” said Gordon E Dove.

Dove was elected Louisiana State Representative from 2004 to 2016 where he served as Chairman of House Natural Resources and Environment Committee. He also served on the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority in the House of Representatives.

From 2016-2024 he served as the Terrebonne Parish President.

Also, Glenn Ledet Jr. PE will be the Executive Director of CPRA, Tony Alford will be the Chairman of the Governor’s Advisory Commission, Ben Bienvenu will be the Commissioner of Conservation, and Dustin Davidson will be the Chief of Staff for the Department of Natural Resources, Landry announced.