Approved Pre-Service Training Instructors

All school bus drivers must undergo 44 hours of pre-service training prior to approval. See below for a list of authorized instructors.

NOTE: All approved instructors must be authorized by the LA Department of Education.

To have your name added to this list, please email pamarina@nola.gov.

Approved Master Instructors
In addition to training school bus drivers, master instructors are authorized to train school bus driver trainers.

George Horne
Horne Enterprises

Metairie, LA
Phone: (504) 456-0141
chestnut38@aol.com

 

Approved Instructors

Lydell Banks
First Student

1037 Peters Rd
Harvey, LA 70057
Phone: (504) 262-0060
lydell.banks@firstgroup.com

 

Donyelle Brown

Phone: (504) 430-6085
tbrown9560@gmail.com

Sherleen Cooper
Cooper's Defensive Driving

9015 W. Judge Perez Dr
Chalmette, LA 70043
Phone: (504) 931-3382
sherleen.cooper62@gmail.com

Delisha Deason
Odom's Transportation

Phone: (504) 319-7634

Dolly Dicken

647 1st Avenue
Harvey, La. 70058
Phone: (975) 379-8209
JustDolly1966@aol.com

Darwin L. Griffin Jr.
First Student

1037 Peters Rd
Harvey, LA 70057
Phone: (504) 858-9796
darwinlgj@gmail.com

Laquenta C. Hill
First Student INC.

(504) 361-1900 EXT. 107
Laquenta.hill@firstgroup.com

Nakia Jones
Nikki's Etc. LLC

3501 Holiday Drive, Suite 311
New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
Phone: (504) 914-7944
nikkiprt@bellsouth.net

Antoinette Lewis

Phone: (504) 495-2684
antoinetterl@outlook.com

Dana Matthews

Serving Lafourche Parish
Phone: (985) 293-3641
scuddy8@gmail.com

Gus Matamoros
First Student

1037 Peters Rd 
Harvey, LA 70057
Phone: (504) 615-1974
gus72173@gmail.com

Alexis Schwertz 
Phone: (985) 258-8282
Fax: (985) 798-5129 
alexis.schwertz@yahoo.com

Gerald (Jerry) Theriot

Phone: (504) 329-4574
jaatee@cox.net