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