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2025 Transportation Conference

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Description

Join us for our 2025 Transportation Conference at the Cook Hotel & Conference Center on the Louisiana State University campus.

Meet and speak directly with agency leaders, regulators, and politicians as we discuss issues ranging from infrastructure to logistics that affect the everyday operations and business of Louisiana's transportation industry.

PRE-CONFERENCE DINNER

Join us for margaritas, chips and salsa before the 2025 Transportation Conference! Details can be found below:

Date: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Superior Grill at Highland (7333 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808)

We’re looking forward to an evening filled with great conversations, connections, and plenty of opportunities to collaborate. To save your spot, please RSVP by emailing renee@lmta.la

AGENDA

Please note the agenda listed below is subject to change without notice.

8:00 - 8:30 am
- Breakfast
8:30 - 8:35 am
- Welcome, Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.
8:35 - 9:15 am
- Federal Transportation Update
  - Speaker & Agency: American Trucking Associations (ATA) Vice President of Legislative Affairs Alex Rosen
9:15 - 10:00 am
- Cargo Theft
  - Speaker & Agency: Traveler’s Insurance Scott Cornell
10:00 - 10:30 am
- Police and the Scale Houses
  - Speaker & Agency: Louisiana DOTD Police Chief Jeff Melchior
10:30 - 11:00 am
- BREAK
~~11:00 - 11:30 am~~
- ~~The Latest from the Port Perspective~~
  - ~~Speaker & Agency: Port of NOLA Chief of Operations Rob Byers~~
11:00 am - 12:15 pm | LUNCH - Presented by Guillory Petroleum Transport & Rene's Industries
- Louisiana’s Tangled Tax Code
  - Keynote Speaker: Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson
12:15 - 12:30 pm
- BREAK
12:30 - 1:00 pm
- Safety, Towing, Inspections, Weight and Online Issues
  - Speaker & Agency: Louisiana State Police Commander, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division Captain Bert Dabadie
1:00 - 1:30 pm
- Workforce in Louisiana, What Needs to Change
  - Speaker & Agency: Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Susana Schowen
1:30 - 2:15 pm
- Strategies for Managing Risk and Achieving Success
  - Speaker & Agency: Great West Casualty Company VP Risk Control Services Rick Maidens
2:15 - 3:00 pm
- Insurance Fraud
  - Speaker & Agency: Insurance Department Deputy Commissioner Nathan Strebeck
3:00 pm
- Board of Directors Meeting