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The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans consists of seven commissioners. They are unsalaried and serve five-year staggered terms. The Governor of Louisiana appoints Board members from a list of three nominations submitted by local civic, labor, education and maritime groups.
The Board reflects the Port’s three-parish jurisdiction, with two members from Jefferson Parish, four from Orleans Parish and one from St. Bernard Parish. Vice-Chairman Jack C. Jensen, Jr. and Secretary- Treasurer Joseph F. Toomy represent Jefferson Parish. Commissioner William H. Langenstein, III, Commissioner Walter J. Leger, Jr. Commissioner James J. Carter, Jr., and Commissioner Sharonda R. Williams represent Orleans Parish. Chairman Charles H. Ponstein represents St. Bernard Parish.

Charles H. Ponstein
Chairman

Jack C. Jensen, Jr.
Vice-Chairman

Joseph F. Toomy
Secretary-Treasurer

William H. Langenstein, III
Commissioner

Walter J. Leger, Jr.
Commissioner

James J. Carter, Jr.
Commissioner
