Elected to serve the 9th Senatorial District in 2008, Conrad Appel has worked alongside local, parish, and state officials to provide a stronger climate for economic development, a better education for our children and safer neighborhoods to raise our families.

Business Experience - Construction South, Inc., President. Construction Management Services, Inc., President. Professional and Civic Activities (Past and Present) -

Member – Governor Jindal’s Economic Development Transition Team. Chairman of the Jefferson Business Council. Chairman – East Jefferson Council and Area Councils of the Chamber. Chairman and founding director of Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO). Jefferson Parish Select Committee for East Jefferson Hospital. Jefferson Parish Business/Education Collaborative Team. Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Greater New Orleans, Inc. Board of Directors of the World Trade Center. Board of Directors – Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR). Director of the Flood Protection Alliance. Board of Directors of the Louisiana Tax-Free Shopping Board. District Chairman and State Board of Directors of the Louisiana Associated General Contractors.

Director – Metrovision. Commissioner of the Governor’s Workforce Development Task Force. State and National Legislative Committees - Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Area Committee. Member – Krewe of Argus. Board of Directors of the Louisiana Children’s Museum. Member – National Rifle Association and Ducks Unlimited. Board of Directors – Suburban Gun and Rod Club. Member – Lake Pontchartrain Basin Association. Member – Coastal Conservation Association. Member – Audubon Institute. Education - Bridgedale Elementary School, T H Harris Junior High School, Graduate of Isidore Newman High School, Graduate of Louisiana State University, BS in Electrical Engineering (1973).