New Orleans Aviation Board

Contact Information

Phone:(504) 303-7552
Website:https://www.flymsy.com/business/leadership/
Board address:

900 Airline Drive
Kenner, Louisiana 70062
 

Mail to:

P.O. Box 20007
New Orleans, Louisiana 70141
 

Purpose

The New Orleans Aviation Board oversees the administration, operation, and maintenance of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The Board represents the City in all aviation matters in consultation with state, national, and international government agencies.

Composition

Mayor appoints nine members with approval of the City Council.

 

Current Composition:

Appointed By/Elected Official on Board

First Name

Last Name

Term Expires

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Chief Justice (Ret.) Bernette J.

Johnson

6/30/2022

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

J. Douglas

Thornton

6/30/2021

Kenner City Council recommends three names and then the Mayor appoints one with City Council approval

Joseph “Nick”

Nicolosi

6/30/2022

Designated by resolution of the St. Charles Parish Council and then appointed by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans with City Council approval

Gary

Smith

6/30/2022

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Ruth

Kullman

6/30/2022

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Neil

Abramson

6/30/2022

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Roger

Ogden

6/30/2022

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Michael

Bagneris

6/30/2020

Appointed by the Mayor with City Council approval

Octave “Todd”

Francis III

6/30/2019

 

Term Length

Five years.

(Created by: La. R.S. 2:131 et seq.; City Charter Sec. 5-601, et seq.)