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Meet Katie Jewell! Katie is the President of the Pointe Coupee Chamber of Commerce for 2023. Katie is a Nurse Practitioner at the Pediatric Clinic of St. Francisville with Dr. Pat Schneider. Prior to this, she worked at Our Lady of the Lake's Children's Hospital in the pediatric Emergency Department and the pediatric Surgery Unit. Katie is a proud member of the sweetest dance krewe in Louisiana, The Baton Rouge BeignYAYS, and serves as their social media coordinator. She is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

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Katie grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana and moved to New Roads in 2014. She is married to Lucas Jewell and has two children, Carter (9) and Andrew (5).

Katie is proud to serve on the Chamber of Commerce and eager to work for the residents of

Pointe Coupee Parish!

My name is Emily Bueche. I live in New Roads with my husband, Blair, and two children, Carter and Camille. I work for the Pointe Coupee Sheriff’s Office as the Sheriff’s Executive Assistant. On the weekends you’ll find me spending time with my family and friends. I have lived in Pointe Coupee most of my life, it’s home. Over the years, I have become passionate about promoting growth in our community. Local businesses, both large and small, truly are the backbone of our parish. With our support, these entities can thrive, in turn maintaining Pointe Coupee as wonderful place to raise a family. 

I am proud to begin serve as a Board Member for the Pointe Coupee Chamber of Commerce. 

Codi was born and raised in New Roads, Louisiana.  A graduate of Catholic of Pointe Coupee, she has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, communications, and business development. After graduating from Louisiana State University in 2003, she began her career in Napa, CA, as the marketing and onsite sales manager for two Napa Valley wineries. In 2007, Codi joined The Shaw Group Inc. as their corporate events manager and eventually moved to Charlotte, NC as part of the company’s Power Group. She moved back home to New Roads in the fall of 2010 to join the management team at Delta Land Services, LLC. She is Delta’s Chief Marketing Officer, leading the sales department and conducting all internal and external communications, client relations, branding, and event management.  Her hobbies include running, writing, and culinary arts.  Codi, her husband, Michael, and their two girls are proud to be a part of the community that forms and upholds the rich heritage and culture of Pointe Coupee Parish. 

April R. LeJeune has been servicing the people of Pointe Coupee since 2008 when she and her husband built their home in Lakeland, La. Not being originally from Pointe Coupee she wanted to get to know and love all things Pointe Coupee so she began volunteering for Pointe Coupee Service Leaders in 2011.

April is passionate about Pointe Coupee Parish and wants  to watch all of the areas flourish. April has volunteered with Pointe Coupee Service Leaders for the past ten years and she is a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Lakeland, La When not working or helping the Pointe Coupee community, April enjoys spending time with her husband, their children Alaina and Myles and
cheering on the Tigers!

Amanda McDuff is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Pointe Coupee Electric Cooperative.  Amanda is also a certified internal auditor with over ten years of internal audit experience.  Amanda graduated as a University Medalist from Louisiana State University, where she received her degree in Finance.

Amanda is originally from North Louisiana but has lived in New Roads since 2013.  She is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Mother’s Culture Club in New Roads.  Amanda also serves on the Finance Committee at Catholic of Pointe Coupee. She enjoys spending time with her husband and three daughters especially on the water whether it be on the beautiful Louisiana lakes or down south deep sea fishing.  She loves the community of Pointe Coupee Parish and feels blessed to work and raise her kids in such a great community. 

Mindy LaCour has been in Pointe Coupee Parish since 2018, moving from Houston, Texas with her husband Greg. She is currently the Executive Director of the Pointe Coupee Historical Society. She enjoys being a part of the team that puts on events in the Parish and manages the Poydras Center. In her former career, Mindy was the Assistant Director for  the Humble Independent School District Special Education Department. Mindy and Greg have 2 children and 2 grandchildren, all in Texas.

Meet Tom Logan!  Tom grew up in Houston, Texas and moved to New Roads in 2013.  He is married to Karla Logan and has three children, Jack, Andrew, and Lucy Claire.  Tom is a licensed insurance agent and currently works for Jeff Ritche at State Farm.  Prior to joining the insurance industry, Tom worked in sales at Sunshine Equipment.  Tom is a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, the New Roads Lions Club, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the False River Golf and Country Club.  He enjoys fishing and golfing in his free time.  Tom is proud to serve on the Chamber of Commerce and looks forward to working for the residents of Pointe Coupee. 

Whitney Hammond- Gremillion is one of the newest assets to our board. She is a native of Morganza, Louisiana and currently resides in Zachery, Louisiana with her husband, Brewster Gremillion. Whitney has been employed with the City of New Roads since 2005 and works in the Human Resource Department. She enjoys traveling, helping others, spending time with her family, and interior decorating. She is very innovative and looks forward to bringing many great ideas to the planning sector of the board.

Monica Bartee Walton is currently the Human Resources Director for Arbor Family Health.  She has been with Arbor (also known as Innis Community Health Center) for eight years.  Prior to Arbor, Monica has worked in finance, human resources as well as the public and private sectors in accounting.   A native of southern California, Monica considers New Roads home.  She is a graduate of Catholic of Pointe Coupee and received her B.S. in Business Management from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.  She is a member of St. Mary of False River Catholic Church, where she serves as a Eucharistic Minister and a Wedding Coordinator.  Monica’s passions include spending time with her husband, her family and cruising. 

Carlyn Morales is a native of Baton Rouge and has lived in Glynn, LA since 2009. As a child, she was raised on the weekends at the Pelican Yacht Club on False River, where she raced sailboats with her father. She returned to Pointe Coupee Parish to raise her family in a small town community. Carlyn is currently the Pointe Coupee Parish Tourism Director. She is passionate about agriculture, her parish and finding adventures with her husband Pete, and two children, Ryder and Myer.