Red River Waterway Commission Board of Commissioners
| Name | Red River Waterway Commission Board of Commissioners |
| Contact Person | Mr. Colin S. Brown - Executive Director |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 776 Natchitoches, LA 71458-0776 |
| Phone Number | 318-352-7446 |
| Fax Number | 318-352-8156 |
| Board Email | colinbrown@redriverwaterway.com |
| Website | www.redriverwaterway.com |
| Legal Authority | LARS 34:2301-2317 |
| Year Created | 1965 |
| Organizational Placement | N/A |
| Purpose/Function | Local sponsor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project; J. Bennett Johnston Waterway |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 11
Number Currently Serving: 11 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 14
Estimated number in current year: 12 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $150 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $41,678.00 Current year budgeted: $59,400.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $24,608.00 Current year budgeted: $45,000.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 19 Part-time: 2 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | This entity has a December 31 year end. We will update when the amounts are final. Commissioner Rogers M. "Mickey" Prestridge passed away February 05, 2018. The Governor appointed Ronald F. Lattier to the Caddo Parish seat November 03, 2017 Commissioner James "Doug" Brown resigned from his position as an At Large member of the Commission on August 23, 2017. The Governor then appointed Roy A. Burrell to the position on September 29, 2017 Commissioner W. Alvin Owens resigned from his position on the Commission September 20, 2017. The Governor then appointed Michael P. Deville to the position on July 20, 2018 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Vernon Roberson, retired from the Waterway on August 02, 2018 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Larry Baum, retired from the Waterway on September 10, 2020 Commissioner Roy Burrell was replaced by the Governor's appointment of Versa Clark on June 30, 2020 Commissioner Larry Sayes was replaced by the Governor's appointment of Jacques Goudeau on June 30, 2020 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Greg Robertson, retired from the Waterway on January 10, 2021 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Mike Boydstun, retired from the Waterway on October 31, 2021 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Ryan Ingles, retired from the Waterway on May 20, 2022 Red River Waterway Commission employee, Eric Gilmore, retired from the Waterway on August 26, 2022 |