Biography

Secretary Glenn Ledet  

An accomplished leader with 20 years of expertise, Glenn Ledet, Jr. has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors building public infrastructure across the Gulf Coast. Most recently, Mr. Ledet spent the last 1.5 years serving as the Executive Director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, leading the agency’s implementation of State’s $50 billion Coastal Master Plan.

No stranger to public service, Mr. Ledet also spent additional time at CPRA as the Assistant Administrator of the Operations Division, managing the implementation of large-scale flood protection infrastructure projects. 

Mr. Ledet also has an extensive engineering and business background serving for over 13 years in the engineering industry, including multiple years in management positions with a nationally renowned engineering, planning, and construction management firms, where he led strategic growth, business development, and operations efforts. In those capacities Mr. Ledet, had the opportunity to work for various Departments of Transportation across the Southeast US including LA DOTD.  

Mr. Ledet has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Louisiana State University, and is a licensed Civil Engineer in multiple state’s in the gulf coast.