Archives: People

Kayla Thomas

September 2, 2025

Kayla serves as the Administrative Assistant for Lela, a division of the LPFA,  and provides administrative support primarily for the Lela operations and marketing as well as for the LPFA as needed.

Heather C. Songy

September 2, 2025

Heather C. Songy of Metairie was appointed by Governor John Bell Edwards to the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Board of Trustees. Serving in the New Orleans area, Songy is currently Vice President of Commercial Lending for Investar Bank, a Louisiana based national bank.  With more than 23 years in the banking industry, she is an…

Casey R. Guidry

September 2, 2025

Guidry, of Thibodaux, is a licensed clinical social worker and the CEO of Start Corporation, which serves to promote opportunities that enhance the self-sufficiency of people who are impaired in their abilities to live and function independently.

Dannye W. Malone

September 2, 2025

Malone practices in the areas of corporate law, entertainment law, business transactions, civil litigation and public sector law. His experience includes representing business and governmental entities in state and federal courts, representation of public sector administrative bodies and charter schools, structuring complex commercial transactions, public bid law and zoning litigation, police and municipal liability claims,…

David W. Groner

September 2, 2025

David W. Groner is an attorney and the president of David Groner, PLC. A lifelong resident of New Iberia, Groner has served as chairman of the Atchafalaya Land Commission, a member of the Iberia Medical Center Board of Trustees and is a partner with Standard Title for Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes.

Matthew T. Valliere

September 2, 2025

Mr. Matthew T. Valliere of Zachary was appointed by Governor John Bell Edwards to the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Board of Trustees. Mr. Valliere is the Chief Executive Officer at CareSouth in Baton Rouge. CareSouth Medical and Dental is a private, non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center that provides a comprehensive range of community-based medical, dental…

Craig A. Cheramie

September 2, 2025

Craig A. Cheramie, a top-producing independent investment representative and personal financial specialist, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. Cheramie was appointed to the LPFA Board of Trustees by Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2010. With more than 35 years of professional expertise as a Certified Public Accountant, Cheramie is an…

Ronald H. Bordelon

September 2, 2025

Ronald Harris Bordelon is President of CORE Energy, Ltd, a nation-wide firm part of The CORE Group, one of the largest construction managers in the nation, and former Chief Facilities Officer and Assistant Superintendent for the Louisiana Department of Education. In this role, Ronald was responsible for all aspects of the $2B+ School Facilities Master…

Guy Campbell III

September 2, 2025

Prominent Monroe attorney and businessman Guy Campbell III was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. Campbell, a tax attorney and partner at Snellings, Breard, Sartor, Inabnett & Trascher, LLP in Monroe, was appointed to the LPFA Board of Trustees by Gov. Bobby Jindal. He also serves as…

Rachel Simmons

September 2, 2025

Rachel serves as the LPFA’s receptionist and  is responsible for answering and forwarding all telephone calls for the LPFA. Rachel also facilitates the faxing and distribution process for the office, greets and assists visitors, generates correspondence, spreadsheets, and reports, and assists as needed with various projects.