New Orleans, LA - The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans selected new officers with the election of Tara C. Hernandez as Chair, Darryl D. Berger as Vice Chairman and William H. Langenstein, III, as Secretary-Treasurer during the Sept. 26 monthly Board meeting.
With the Port’s acquisition of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) effective Feb. 1, 2018, Port Commissioners also serve as Directors of the NOPB Board. Hernandez will serve as Chair of NOPB’s Board of Directors, Berger as Vice Chairman and Langenstein as Secretary- Treasurer.
Hernandez joined the Board in July 2016 when she was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards. She succeeds Arnold B. Baker whose term as Chairman expired this month. Baker will continue to serve on the Board as a commissioner until his five-year term ends in April 2020.
“I would like to thank Commissioner Baker for his service and leadership on this Board, and I am honored to take the baton as Chair,” said Hernandez. “I look forward to continuing to work with my fellow commissioners, Port leadership and our stakeholders as we take bold, strategic action to create opportunities on and off Port property and help drive a secure, sustainable future for our jurisdiction and the state of Louisiana.”
She brings a wealth of experience in real estate development and entrepreneurial endeavors to the Boards and is a respected leader within the Greater New Orleans business community.
Hernandez is President of New Orleans-based JCH Properties+, a boutique urban real estate development firm that specializes in the conversion of underutilized real estate into residential, commercial and mixed-use redevelopment projects.
