ALLIANCE/CHAMBER SWLA
Leadership Shares Good News in Nation’s Capital
Standing (left to right): The Picard Group Senior Director of State Affairs Mike Michot; IBERIABANK Market President and 2019 Chamber SWLA Chair Phil Earhart; United States Congressman Clay Higgins; Alliance/ Chamber SWLA President/CEO George Swift: McNeese State University President and I-10 Task Force member Dr. Daryl Burckel; and The Picard Group Deputy Director of Policy Evan Boudreaux.
IBERIABANK Market President and 2019 Chamber SWLA Chair Phil Earhart; Alliance/ Chamber SWLA President/CEO George Swift; McNeese State University President and I-10 Task Force member Dr. Daryl Burckel; United States Senator Bill Cassidy; The Picard Group Senior Director of State Affairs Mike Michot; The Picard Group Deputy Director of Policy Evan Boudreaux.
The Picard Group Senior Director of State Affairs Mike Michot; Alliance/Chamber SWLA President/CEO George Swift; Chennault International Airport Executive Director Kevin Melton; United States Congressman Mike Johnson; McNeese State University President and I-10 Task Force member Dr. Daryl Burckel; Chennault International Airport consultant Gerald Theunissen; The Picard Group Managing Director of Consulting Services Andrew Richard; IBERIABANK Market President and 2019 Chamber SWLA Chair Phil Earhart.
United States Chamber of Commerce Executive Director of Southwest/South Central Regional Office Monique Thierry; McNeese State University President and I-10 Task Force member Dr. Daryl Burckel; The Picard Group Senior Director of State Affairs Mike Michot; IBERIABANK Market President and 2019 Chamber SWLA Chair Phil Earhart; Alliance/ Chamber SWLA President/CEO George Swift; United States Congressman Ralph Abraham; Chennault International Airport consultant Gerald Theunissen; The Picard Group Managing Director of Consulting Services Andrew Richard; and Chennault International Airport Executive Director Kevin Melton.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Leadership from the SWLA Economic Development Alliance/Chamber SWLA visited the nation’s capital in order to update federally elected officials and government agency leaders about the continuing economic prosperity occurring within the state’s southwest region.
The local delegation included: Alliance/ Chamber SWLA President/CEO George Swift, IBERIABANK Market President and 2019 Chamber SWLA Chair Phil Earhart, McNeese State University President and I-10 Task Force member Dr. Daryl Burckel, and Alliance/Chamber SWLA Vice President of Policy and Strategic Development Eric Cormier.
During the visit, the local delegation visited the offices of each member of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation, obtained updates on federal business policy at the United States Chamber of Commerce, heard insights from former members of the state’s Congressional delegation during a breakfast hosted by the Committee of 100, and hosted the week’s main lunch event in which United States Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnuchin was the keynote speaker.
“It is a pleasure to represent the interest of the region and Chamber SWLA family membership during the annual trip to the nation’s capital,” said Swift. “Our multibillion dollar expansion is known to top leaders in Congress and cabinet members. Our infrastructure issues are a top priority also.”
Earhart noted that the insights provided to the delegation by Washington belt-way insiders will be beneficial to the Chamber SWLA staff and board in creating policy initiatives that champion business causes within the region.
“Our efforts are targeted and efficient. Knowing that the Chamber SWLA’s presence in Washington D.C. is appreciated and respected is reassuring. Everyone we talked to understands the importance of our region and business community to the interests of the nation in regards to manufacturing, energy and petro-chemical production.”
The Alliance/Chamber offers thanks to all of the members and staffs Louisiana’s Congressional delegation who spent time with its leadership.