The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) Board of Commissioners appointed new officers for a nine-month term, including Joseph F. Toomy as chairman, Walter J. Leger Jr. as vice chairman, and James J. Carter Jr. as secretary-treasurer.
With the Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad merging, Port commissioners and officials now serve on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission as well.
Toomy will replace Jack C. Jensen Jr., whose nine-month time as chairman and five-year term as commissioner came to an end last month. Jensen Jr. will continue to serve as a commissioner on the Board until his replacement.
“We thank Jack Jensen for his strong leadership and dedicated service as Chairman of our Board,” stated Brandy D. Christian, Port NOLA president and CEO and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission (NOPB). “Under his leadership, the Port of New Orleans finished a US$140 million expansion of the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal with the addition of four new 30 meters gauge cranes, and made significant progress on the Port’s second container terminal project—the new US$1.8 billion state-of-the-art Louisiana International Terminal.”
Toomy was appointed to the Board in August 2019 by Gov. John Bel Edwards. He previously served on the Board of Commissioners for the first time from 2009 to 2014 and as board chairman for the first time in 2013.
“Joseph Toomy has brought decades of invaluable experience and knowledge to this board,” said Christian. “We look forward to his contributions as chairman as we continue our work on vital infrastructure projects critical to the future growth of the New Orleans global gateway.”
