Louisiana American Choral Directors Association

Executive Officers

President
Dr. Louise Labruyere
8729 Hermitage Place
River Ridge, LA 70123  
llabruyere70123@yahoo.com
 

Vice President
Past President
Pam Givens
Ruston High School
900 Bearcat Drive
Ruston, LA 71270
(318) 225-0807
(318) 251-2202
pgivens@lincolnschools.org

President-elect
Alissa Rowe
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10815
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-2334
(985) 549-2892 fax
arowe@selu.edu

Treasurer
Natalie True
Louise McGeehee School
2620 Laurel Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 460-8996
natalietrue@gmail.com

Exec. Off. continued

Secretary/Membership Chair
Kathy Cordova
Ouachita Parish High School
103 Savoy Drive
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 345-2708
cordova@opsb.net

Editor The Choral Advocate/LAACDA Russ Givens
Claiborne Christian School
334 Laird Street
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 396-7968
(318) 397-0567 fax
russ.givens@claibornechristian.org
la.acda@yahoo.com

Louisiana ACDA
Past Presidents’ Council

Burt Allen

Ken Fulton

Marian Steed

Ed Deckard

Laura Lane

Sara Lynn Baird

Raymond Sprague

Brian Galante

Meg Frazier

Lori Wagner

Repertoire and Standards Chairs

Children’s Choirs
Dr. Brenda Walker
EBRP Children’s Choir
Broadmoor High School
10100 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225) 926-4200
drbrendawwalker@aol.com


Junior High/Middle School
Sharon Stephenson
W. W. Lewis Middle School
1752 Cypress Street
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337) 625-8917
sharon.stephenson@cpsb.org


High School Choirs
Steven Galliano
Catholic High School
225 South Donmoor
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 929-9957
sgalliano@catholichigh.org


College and University Choirs
Co-Chair Collegiate Honor Choir
Dr. Deborah Chandler
University of La at Monroe
410 Auburn Avenue
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 342-1592
(850) 566-3473
chandler@ulm.edu 


Children's Choir All State Coordinators
Barbara Walker &
Cheryl Dupont
New Orleans Children’s Chorus
5604 Woodlawn Place
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 488-3889
(504) 488-5973 fax
cheryl dupont@hotmail.com


Youth Choir All State Coordinator
Randall Boyd
1279 East Sibley Road
Choudrant, La.  71227
(318) 614-3735/ 768-2844
rboyd@aep.latech.edu

Women’s All State Coordinator
Judy Snow
The Dunham School
11111 Roy Emerson Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 767-7097
(225) 767-7056 fax.
judysnow@bellsouth.net

Two-Year College Choirs
Steven Edwards
Delgado Community College
615 Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 671-6373
Sce504@bellsouth.net

Ethnic/Multicultural Choirs
Co-Chair Collegiate Honor Choir
Dr. Caroline Carson
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
(504) 280-6037
cpcarson@uno.edu
choralmusicrules@hotmail.com

Music and Worship
Susan Cauley
Pineville Junior High
Emmanuel Baptist Church
236 White Oak Drive
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 640-5514
jscauley@suddenlink.net

Youth and Student Activities
Dr. Julia Thorn
Centenary College
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, LA 71134
(318) 869-5175
(318) 560-0606
jthorn@centenary.edu

Show Choirs
Dana Lux
Tara High School
9002 Whitehall Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 927-1153
dlux@ebrpss.k12.la.us

Male Choirs
Linda Monta
Sulphur High School
100 Sycamore Street
Sulphur, LA 70546
(337) 528-7733
linda.monta@cpsb.org

Women’s Choirs
Dr. Leonard Raybon
Tulane University
102 Dixon Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 458-6447
coroleoni@gmail.com

Men’s Choir All State Coordinators
Dr. Ric Watkins &
Cedric Bridges
73030 Lion Drive
Covington, LA 70433
ric.watkins@stpsb.org
cedric.bridges@stpsb.org

LMEA Vocal Chairman
Fran Hebert
Nichols State University
SFA Music Division
PO Box 2017
Thibodaux, LA 70310
(985) 448-4600
frantasteeque@yahoo.com