
Leadership
We welcome all who want to help Downtown grow and thrive.
Downtown Development Authority Leadership
The Downtown Development Authority’s mission is the physical, economic and cultural development of the the downtown district— preserving and enhancing its important place as the heart of Lafayette and Acadiana.
In addition to the staff at DDA, the organization is overseen by a seven-member board.
DDA Board Members
OFFICERS
Greg Walls – Chairman
Greg Walls Buiding + Design, Johnson’s Boucaniere, Walls Properties, Live + Work Downtown
Miles Matt – Secretary/Treasurer
Matt & Allen Law Offices
MEMBERS
Eric Crozier
ACSW Architects
Marie Centanni
Centanni Communications
Gus Rezende
Social Entertainment, Central Pizza, Tropical Smoothie Café
Denice Skinner
DenMar Staffing
Downtown Lafayette Unlimited Leadership
Downtown Lafayette Unlimited aims to create cohesion amongst Downtown business leaders, advocate for their success, and market the district’s assets. DLU is a member-based organization whose daily activities are carried out by DLU staff members, led by a board of elected members who can serve on five committees: Executive, Membership, Public Relations, Fundraising, and Programming.
Want to be a part of Downtown Lafayette’s Board of Directors? DLU’s board members are required to be due-paying members of the organization and must be nominated by an existing board member. Become a member today.
DLU Board Members
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Will LaBar
Past President
CGI Federal
Luke Sonnier
Secretary/Treasurer
Techneaux Technology
Jessica Hauerwas, President
LogoJET, Inc
Matthew Thibodeaux
Past President (2021)
Klout 9
John Morris, At-Large
Jones Walker, LLP
Eli Ramirez, VP for Fundraising
Cornerstone Financial
Alex Laggner, VP for Membership
Home Bank
Leah Graeff, VP for Public Relations
Maison Title
MEMBERS

Philip Gould
Documentary/Architecture Photographer
David Austin
Envoy Mortange
James Colvin
Beausoleil Books & The Whisper Room
Maggi Bienvenu
One Acadiana
Madeleine Groth
Madeleine Groth, DDS
Jake Guidry
B1Bank
Brandy Cavitt
Brandy Cavitt Company
Pat Trahan
First Horizon Bank
Heather Guidroz
Tsunami Restaurants, LLC
Tina Shelvin Bingham
Lafayette Habitat for Humanity
Seterah Mirian-Delcambre
Latter & Blum
Jared Guilliot
Guilliot Family Dental
Candace Gulotta-Haggart
Festival International de Louisiane
Rev. Jessica Lowe
First United Methodist Church
Ambrose Stearns
Kean Miller LLP
Trey Ware
Black Café