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. Chairman Jack C. Jensen, Jr. and Vice-Chairman Joseph F. Toomy represent Jefferson Parish. Secretary-Treasurer Walter J. Leger, Jr. Commissioner James J. Carter, Jr., Commissioner Sharonda R. Williams, and Commissioner Darryl D. Berger represent Orleans Parish. Commissioner Jeanne Ferrer represents St. Bernard Parish.

Jack Jensen, Commissioner, Board of Commissioners

Jack C. Jensen, Jr.

Chairman

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Joseph F. Toomy

Vice-Chairman

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Walter J. Leger, Jr.

Secretary-Treasurer

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James J. Carter, Jr.

Commissioner

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Sharonda R. Williams

Commissioner

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Jeanne E. Ferrer

Commissioner

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Darryl Berger, Commissioner, Board of Commissioners

Darryl D. Berger

Commissioner

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