Audubon Commission

Contact Information

Phone:(504) 581-4629
Website:https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/audubon-commission
Mail to:

P.O. Box 4327
New Orleans, LA 70178
 

Purpose

The Audubon Commission administers, operates, and maintains facilities including Audubon Park, the Aquarium of the Americas, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, the Species Survival Center, the Louisiana Nature Center and other educational, cultural and recreational facilities, and performs such other duties as are provided by applicable law, subject to the provisions of the City's Master Plan, its land use regulations, and its permitting authority.

Composition

The Mayor appoints twenty-four members with the advice and consent of the City Council.  

Current Composition

Appointed By/Elected Official on Board

First Name

Last Name

Term Expires

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

VACANT

VACANT

6/30/2022

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

VACANT

VACANT

6/30/2021

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Emily

Vuxton

6/30/2026

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Lex

Kelso

6/30/2024

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Ludovico

Feoli

6/30/2027

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Storey

Charbonnet

6/30/2021

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

J. Kelly

Duncan

6/30/2023

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Leila

Eames

6/30/2027

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Ashley

Francis

6/30/2026

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Dolfinette

Martin

6/30/2024

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Gayle

Benson

6/30/2026

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Sally

Shushan

6/30/2024

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Wilmer

Jacobs

6/30/2022

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Jermaine

Smith

6/30/2026

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Diedre Pierce

Kelly

6/30/2023

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Field

Ogden

6/30/2025

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Frances

Fayard

6/30/2025

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Minh

Nguyen

6/30/2024

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Catherine

Morrell

6/30/2023

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Charles

Teamer Sr.

6/30/2021

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Coleman

Ridley

6/30/2023

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Emily

Wolff

6/30/2028

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Victor

Jones

6/30/2025

Appointed by The Mayor with advice and consent of the council

Xavier 

Angel

6/30/2021
 

Term Length

Six years. Terms are staggered so that four membership terms expire each year.

(Created by: La. R.S. 9:2795.2; City Charter Sec. 5-801, et seq.)