Louisiana
Personnel moves at EisnerAmper, LSU Health, Louisiana Bar Foundation
New Orleans
Jennifer Fuselier, Sarah Tilden and Michael Morse have been named as partners in the New Orleans office of EisnerAmper.
Fuselier is a partner in the audit services group. She has nearly 15 years of public accounting experience, overseeing fieldwork and performing financial statement audits, single audits and other services for nonprofits, governments and charter schools.
She earned a bachelor’s in accounting from LSU and a master’s in accounting from the University of New Orleans.
Tilden is a partner in the advisory services group. She has nearly 15 years of experience, six of which were spent in the private sector. She specializes in accounting and finance, compliance, financial management and disbursements.
She earned a bachelor’s in accounting from Ferris State University.
Morse is a partner in the audit services group. He has 15 years experience providing audit and consultation services including employee benefit plans, construction and marine vessel supply.
He earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in accounting, both from LSU.
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LSU Health New Orleans has named five new deans.
Promoted from interim dean to head of their respective school were: Dr. Richard DiCarlo, dean of medicine; Dr. Angela Amedee, dean of graduate studies; Dr. Edward Trapido, dean of public health; and Dr. Erin Dugan, dean of allied health professions.
Dr. John Gallo has been named dean of dentistry.
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Elia Diaz-Yaeger has been named chief legal officer for OnPath Credit Union.
Diaz-Yaeger has more than 20 years of litigation experience, in areas such as commercial litigation, defense, environmental complex litigation and board governance. She was previously a shareholder at Lugenbuhl and served on the board of directors for OnPath for more than 12 years.
She earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and a law degree from Loyola University School of Law.
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Laura Cangelosi Sewell has been named executive director/chief executive officer of the Louisiana Bar Foundation.
Sewell has been with the foundation for 19 years, starting as development director in 2005. She is a seasoned fundraiser with a background in state contracts and nonprofit management.
Baton Rouge
Ryan Aldridge and Dana Daigle have been named as partners in the Baton Rouge office of EisnerAmper.
Aldridge is a partner in the consulting services group who has more than 10 years experience. He leads class action, mass arbitration and mass tort claims administration projects.
He earned a bachelor’s in economics from LSU.
Daigle is a partner in the advisory services group. She has nearly 15 years of experience in financial management, disbursements, forensic accounting, compliance and litigation support.
She earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in accounting, both from LSU.
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Mike Gennaro has been hired as assistant vice president of commercial lending for the Bank of Zachary.
Gennaro previously worked in the commercial real estate sector for Derbes Falgout Commercial Real Estate and EXP Commercial. He founded Gennaro Commercial Realty.
He earned a master’s in business administration from LSU E.J. Ourso College of Business.
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Dr. Steven Gremillion has been named chief medical officer for Our Lady of the Lake Health.
Gremillion is a practicing cardiologist who has been with Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Louisiana Cardiology Associates for more than 30 years. He has served in multiple leadership roles within Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, including chief medical officer for the health system.
Gremillion will continue to see patients at the cardiology group’s offices in Baton Rouge and Port Allen.
He earned his medical degree from LSU Health New Orleans. Gremillion completed a residency and a fellowship at Vanderbilt University.
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Matt Doiron has been hired by V. Graham as a director.
Doiron has more than two decades of experience in financial and operational management, most recently serving as director of Mount Logan Management. Before that, he spent 18 years at Capital One and Hibernia National Bank, where he held roles including senior vice president relationship manager.
He earned a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in business administration, with a concentration in finance, both from LSU.
Louisiana
Louisiana receives $18.9 million in FEMA grants for hurricane recovery
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana will receive $18.9 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery, Sen. John Kennedy announced Thursday (May 14).
Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will support disaster recovery efforts and repairs in communities impacted by Hurricanes Ida and Francine.
Kennedy said the funding will support Lafourche, Jefferson and Terrebonne parishes, as well as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
The grants include $8.8 million to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission for permanent repairs from Hurricane Ida.
Jefferson Parish will receive $5.3 million for management costs from Hurricane Ida.
Terrebonne Parish will receive $2.6 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will receive $2.2 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.
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Louisiana
Louisiana National Guard troops return to Washington for Trump task force
GOP-led states sending hundreds of additional National Guard troops to DC
Three GOP governors have pledged to send hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to aid Trump’s federalization of the city.
Straight Arrow News
Louisiana National Guard soldiers have returned to Washington, D.C., on a second deployment as part of President Trump’s continued crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.
Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington nine months ago to trigger deployments of states’ National Guard troops to the capital.
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry first sent a contingent of Louisiana soldiers to Washington in August 2025. Lt. Col. Noel Collins told USA Today Network on May 13 that all of those soldiers returned to Louisiana by the end of December.
Landry’s latest deployment of Louisiana soldiers includes about 125 who began assisting other soldiers and local police May 12.
Louisiana’s soldiers won’t make arrests, but they will patrol high-traffic areas while playing a supporting role for the D.C. National Guard and local police.
The White House has said its capital crime task force has made more than 12,000 arrests since August and seized thousands of illegal guns.
Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.
Louisiana
Louisiana students make biggest gains in nation
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – A new report shows Louisiana students are making some of the biggest gains in the country, with state education leaders celebrating the progress.
The newest national report card now ranks Louisiana 32nd in the nation, a jump from 49th in 2019.
“Louisiana is no longer about Louisiana simply believes, but for K-12 education, Louisiana achieves,” said state Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley.
The jump comes mainly from improved reading and math scores, making Louisiana the only state that has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Jeff Landry said the achievement comes at an opportune time for the generation to capitalize on economic developments coming to the state.
“These young men and women are going to get an opportunity we have never had. These kids get to grow up in a new Louisiana at a time when they are getting the education they need,” Landry said.
Brumley said the focus is now on attendance, more tutoring, higher teacher pay, and job readiness.
“Tutoring for every kid to get a little extra help if they need it; differentiated pay so we can target pay in a very precise way to those teachers doing great work for kids; and in the elevation in career and technical education,” Brumley said.
While leaders are celebrating, Brumley said the real work is keeping that momentum.
“Louisiana doesn’t have to be last. Indeed, we can be number one. We will continue to see great results,” Brumley said.
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