ILA'S CAMPBELL TO LEAD NEW ORLEANS PORT BOARD

The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans elected James O. Campbell as its chairman.

He succeeds Danny Hughes, whose term as chairman expired. Hughes will continue to serve as a commissioner.

Campbell, who is president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 3000, is the first ILA president to serve on the board. He has led the local ILA since 2000.

Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco appointed Campbell to the board in November 2004, as one of four representatives from Orleans Parish to the seven-member panel, which governs public port operations in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes.

The board’s commissioners serve five-year staggered terms