August 14, 2018 Kenneth B. “Tad” Martin was appointed to the Board of Commissioners of Chennault International Airport Authority, the governing body for Chennault International Airport. “I believe that Chennault International Airport is a driving force for the continued diversified economic growth of Southwest Louisiana,” Martin said, “and I am excited for the opportunity to contribute to that growth.” Martin [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, July 31, 2018 5:00 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, President Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Secretary/Treasurer Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner Mr. Tad Martin, Commissioner Commissioners Absent: Mrs. Denise Rau, Vice President Mr. [...]
July 9, 2018 LAKE CHARLES — Andrea LaFleur has been promoted to Director of Executive and Airport Affairs at Chennault International Airport Authority. LaFleur has worked under five administrations at Chennault after starting at the airport 24 years ago as a receptionist. From there she rose through the ranks to become executive assistant, a position she held for the last 10 [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 20, 2018 5:00 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, President Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, Vice President Mrs. Denise Rau, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner Mr. Kenneth [...]
June 13, 2018 Chennault International Airport recently dedicated its boardroom to the former Lake Charles Mayor Ed Watson, a man whose advocacy was instrumental to the creation of modern-day Chennault. During his four years in office from 1985-1989, Watson successfully campaigned for the former Air Force base to reopen as an industrial airpark, making his case before both Congress and [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, May 16, 2018 5:00 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, President Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, Vice President Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner Mr. Kenneth W. Nabours, Commissioner Commissioners Absent: Mrs. Denise Rau, Secretary/Treasurer [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:00 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, President Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, Vice President Mrs. Denise Rau, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner Mr. Kenneth [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:35 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, President Mr. Andrew D. Hankins, Vice President Mrs. Denise Rau, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Commissioners Absent: Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner [...]
Kevin Melton Selected As Chennault Executive Director Wednesday, April 4, 2018 LAKE CHARLES, LA. — The board of commissioners of Chennault International Airport Authority announced the selection of W. Kevin Melton as Chennault’s executive director, effective late April. Melton joins Chennault from American Airlines, where he was a project manager facilitating and directing airport terminal and hangar construction projects for [...]
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:00 p.m. CIAA Board Room/ 3650 Sen. J. Bennett Johnston Avenue/Lake Charles, LA 70615 ATTENDANCE Commissioners Present: Mr. Charles K. Dalgleish, President Mrs. Denise Rau, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. James G. Gobert, Commissioner Mr. Rico Guillory, Sr., Commissioner Mr. Bill Hankins, Commissioner Mr. Kenneth W. Nabours, Commissioner Commissioners Absent: Mr. [...]
