Past PPLA Presidents
| 1947-1949 | *Leon M Trice, Sr. M. Photog | Metairie |
| 1949-1950 | *Phyllis Moore, M. Photog | New Orleans |
| 1950-1951 | *Lee Webb, M. Photog | Morgan City |
| 1951-1952 | *Eric McVadon | Baton Rouge |
| 1952-1953 | *Otis Johnson | Shreveport |
| 1953-1954 | *Leon Trice, Jr. M. Photog | Metairie |
| 1954-1955 | *Calvin Blue | Lafayette |
| 1955-1956 | *Don D. White, M. Photog | Bogalusa |
| 1956-1957 | *George Shorter | Shreveport |
| 1957-1958 | *R. William Long | Lafayette |
| 1958-1959 | *Fulcran Randon Jr. | New Orleans |
| 1959-1960 | *John E. Kuhlman, M. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1960-1961 | *David Hunt | West Monroe |
| 1961-1962 | *Frank Lots Miller, M. Photog., Cr. | New Orleans |
| 1962-1963 | *A.J. Rybiski Jr. | Lake Charles |
| 1963-1964 | *N.R. DeGravelles, M. Photog., Cr. | Thibodeaux |
| 1964-1965 | *Simon Lee | New Orleans |
| 1965-1966 | *Durwood Griffin, M. Photog. | Monroe |
| 1966-1967 | Thurman C. Smith., M. Photog., Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1967-1968 | *Ronald Montelepre | New Orleans |
| 1968-1969 | *Eugenie Stoll Ragan, M. Photog. | Kenosha WS |
| 1969-1970 | *Jack Kohara, CPP | Alexandria |
| 1970-1971 | *Ninfa Guidry | Franklinton |
| 1971-1972 | *Tom Drummond, Jr., M. Photog., Cr. | Shreveport |
| 1972-1973 | *Alvin Doyle, Jr. | Baton Rouge |
| 1973-1974 | *Jesse Grice | Morgan City |
| 1974-1975 | *W.R. Cowen, Cr. Photog., CPP | Shreveport |
| 1975-1976 | *Paul Malone, M. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1976-1977 | *Frank Hampson, M. Photog., Cr. CPP | Shreveport |
| 1977-1978 | *Ory Miguez | Franklin |
| 1978-1979 | *Leon Bolen, Cr. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1979-1980 | *Bill Bourdier, Jr. | Opelousas |
| 1980-1981 | Marvin Hardee, Jr. CPP | Morgan City |
| 1981-1982 | *Edwin Shell | Bossier City |
| 1982-1983 | Ralph J. Romaguera, M. Photog., Cr, CPP, API, F-ASP | Metairie |
| 1983-1984 | *David K. Gleason, M. Photog., Cr. CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1984-1985 | *Dick Goodall, M. Photog., Cr. ABI | Shreveport |
| 1985-1986 | Phil Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr. | Kenner |
| 1986-1987 | Jarvis Hebert | Breaux Bridge |
| 1987-1988 | Joe Bergeron, M. Photog., CPP | New Orleans |
| 1988-1989 | *Rita May Bolen | New Orleans |
| 1989-1990 | Ken Knight, M. Photog., Cr, CPP | Franklinton |
| 1990-1991 | *Emile Navarre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Mandeville |
| 1991-1992 | Scot Smith, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Shreveport |
| 1992-1993 | *Erol Thibodeaux | Alexandria |
| 1993-1994 | Tom Elwell, Cr. Photog. | Metairie |
| 1994-1995 | Jim Layne, Cr. Photog, CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1995-1996 | Emily Barre, Cr. Photog. | New Orleans |
| 1996-1997 | Ed Broussard, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Lafayette |
| 1997-1998 | Thomas Wintz, Cr. Photog., CPP | Baton Rouge |
| 1998-1999 | James P. Pitre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Houma |
| 1999-2000 | Tim Babin, Cr. Photog., CPP | Gonzalez |
| 2000-2001 | Bert Burr | Bogalusa |
| 2001-2002 | Michael Spangler | Baton Rouge |
| 2002-2003 | Cecil Kersh, Cr. Photog, CPP | Metairie |
| 2003-2004 | Bryan Broussard | Lafayette |
| 2004-2005 | John Michael Hanna, M. Photog, Cr. | Metairie |
| 2005-2007 | Don Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Slidell |
| 2007-2008 | Terry Daigrepont, Cr. Photog. | Slidell |
| 2008-2009 | Patrick Bates, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Ponchatoula |
| 2009-2010 | Rick Massarini, M. Photog., Cr., CPP | Westwego |
| 2010-2011 | *Wade Ponthier, Cr. Photog, CPP, ABI | New Orleans |
| 2011-2012 | Ralph J. Romaguera, Jr., M. Photog, Cr.,CPP, F-PPLA | Metairie |
| 2012-2013 | Barbie Vallot, M. Photog, Cr., CPP | Ponchatoula |
| 2013-2015 | Karla Byron | Patterson |
| 2015-2016 | Terri Eddington, M.Photog., CPP, F-PPLA | Shreveport |
| 2016-2017 | Yvette B. Ponthier, M.Photog., Cr., CPP,ABI,F-PPLA | New Orleans |
| 2017-2018 | James Whigham, Cr.Photog., CPP | Gretna |
| 2018-2019 | James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA | Patterson |
| 2019-2020 | Joel Treadwell, Cr.Photog., CPP | Covington |
| 2020-2021 | Chantal Fontenot | Washington |
| 2021-2022 | James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA | Patterson |
| 2022-2023 | Lela Whiddon, M.Photog., CPP, | Evangeline |
*Deceased