Governor Jeff Landry recently appointed Michael A. Thomas as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) for a five-year term.
With the alignment between Port NOLA and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), Thomas will also serve as Chairman of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission.
Thomas takes over from Joseph F. Toomy, whose last five-year term began on 16 August 2019, and officially ended on 15 August 2024.
“It has been an incredible honour to...