Louisiana Hotel
& Lodging Association
201 St. Charles Avenue
Suite 4100
New Orleans, Louisiana
70170
T: 504-525-9326

Who's Who

President	Delton Smith Smith Management Co. Shreveport LA
First Vice President	Gary Jupiter Courtyard by Marriott Baton Rouge, LA
Second Vice President	Ben Roberts Homewood Suites New Orleans, LA
Secretary/Treasurer	Amy Hudson Hampton Inn Hammond, LA
Chairman of the Board	Bret Chittenden Expotel Hospitality Metairie, LA

Directors	Patrick Dettwiller Drury Hotels New Orleans, LA David Johnson Waterman Hotel Baton Rouge, LA Ryan Kitchen Hampton Inn Jennings, LA Mary Larose Marriott-Metairie Metairie, LA Vimal Patel Q Hotels LaPlace, LA David Piscola N.O. Hilton Riverside New Orleans, LA Sharon Thornton-Idler Hampton Inn Alexandria, LA Joyce Veney L'Auberge Dulac Hotel Lake Charles, LA Charlene Wiltz Holiday Inn Express Henderson, LA

Exec Vice President	William Langkopp, CHA, CAE La Hotel & Lodging Assn. New Orleans, LA
Legislative Rep.	Jessica Starnes Baton Rouge, LA
	Louisiana Hotel & Lodging Assn. 201 St. Charles Avenue Suite 4100 New Orleans, LA 70170 (504) 525-9326

News

September 8, 2026

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Legal Briefs

January 30, 2024

From the Office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. The National Labor Relations Board has filed an expansive complaint again…

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January 05, 2024

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December 14, 2023

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