Sponsors

CURRENT SPONSORS

ACADEMY AWARD/OSCAR SPONSORS:

($8,001 – $10,000)

  • Joy Ann Woodland Butler, (MOTHER OF SELAH), Lutcher, LA
  • Stephanie R. Hollins – Maringouin, LA
  • Louise T. Hollins – Maringouin, LA

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD SPONSORS:

($5,001 – $8,000)

  • Hugh Caffery, Valentine Chemicals – Lockport, LA

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD SPONSORS:

($3,501 – $5,000)

  • Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge/Charles Lamar Family Foundation
  • The Late Jackie Wesley, A. Wesley’s Funeral Home – Maringouin, LA
  • The Late Brother James Fluence – Lutcher, LA
  • Bayou Regional Arts Council – Houma, LA

DOVE AWARD SPONSORS:

($2,501 – $3,500)

HUMANITARIAN AWARD SPONSORS:

($1,501 – $2,500)

  • Paul Rainwater, Rainwater Consulting President – Baton Rouge, LA
  • New Orleans Toursim & Culture Fund – New Orleans, LA

DIRECTOR’S GUILD SPONSORS:

($501 – $1,500)

    • Dr. Vellanki, St. James Primary Care – Gramercy, LA
    • Pearl Turner
    • Guitar Center #711, Bryan Kerlec, Store Manager – Harahan, LA
    • The Krewe of Muses, c/o Katherine Conklin, Chairwoman – New Orleans, LA
    • SNF Flopam – Plaquemine, LA
    • Joseph Robins, J. Robins CPA, LLC – Baton Rouge, LA
    • El’Freda & Ofori Agboka – Carnation, WA
    • Marvin Schaffer, Jr., Schaffer Family Funeral Home – Rosedale, LA
    • Hillar Moore, EBR Parish District Attorney – Baton Rouge, LA
    • Edward J. Robinson, L&R Security – New Orleans, LA  
    • Bryon Garrety, Garrety & Associates – Baton Rouge, LA
    • Hugh “Skip” Lambert, Lambert Zainey, Founding Partner – New Orleans, LA
    • Ryan Rayburn, State Farm Insurance Agent – Prairieville, LA

CONTRIBUTORS:

($301 – $500)

  • OfficerReports.com, Courtney Sparkman, CEO & Founder – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Rev. Dr. Gordon J. Taylor – New Sarpy, LA
  • The Baton Rouge Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Foundation, Clay Young Chairman & Lt. L’Jean McKneely – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Greg Veron, Veron’s Supermarket – Lutcher, LA
  • C. Diane Fluker – Bloomington, IL
  • Leandre Millet, Millet Law Office, LLC – LaPlace, LA
  • Law Offices of Rosalyn Ruffin-Duley – LaPlace, LA
  • Mrs. Lola Kimble Green – Lottie, LA
  • Sheleen Jones, Art by Sheleen Jones – New Orleans, LA  
  • Allen V. Davis, Allen V. Davis & Associates – Gonzales, LA  
  • John Gray, Continuum Music & Jazz Musician – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Cooper’s A/C Clyde Cooper – St. James, LA
  • Rhett Spano, esq., Law Office of Attorney Rhett Spano – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Allan Berger, esq., Allan Berger & Associates – New Orleans, LA  
  • Dr. Kinesha Harris, PhD, Southern University Asst. Professor of Chemistry – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Dr. Christopher Butler, Lit Smiles Pediatric Dentistry – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Terry Everson – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Ron C. Adams, Law Office of Ron C. Adams, LLC – Laplace, LA
  • Patrick Pendley, Pendley, Baudin, & Coffin, LLP. – Plaquemine, LA
  • B & B Enterprises, Brock Taylor, Owner – Gonzales, LA
  • Dodson & Hooks, Kenneth “Kenny” Hooks – Baton Rouge, LA 
  • Linetta Gilbert, Gilbert & Associates, LLC – New Orleans, LA
  • Helen Dotson, Iberville Parish Candidate for Constable Justice of the Peace Ward 4 – Plaquemine, LA
  • Ashley Griffin-Bennett, Realty & Investment Group – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Cindy Zimmer, Tompkins Pharmacy – Lutcher, LA
  • Stephen Alexander, Alexander Law Firm – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Vernon Thomas, esq., Candidate for EBR 19th District Judge 19th – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Frank Scurlock, Candidate for Mayor of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA
  • Lisa Braud Weber – St. James, LA
  • Vincent Hoang – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Akeem Burl – Laplace, LA
  • Denise Waguespack, St. James Nursery – Gramercy, LA
  • Don R. Williams, attorney-at-law – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Rufus H. Craig, Jr., Rufus H. Craig & Associates – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Todd Comeaux, Comeaux Law Firm – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Mark Grant – Port Allen, LA
  • Dodson & Hooks, Kenneth “Kenny” Hooks – Baton Rouge, LA 
  • Clyde Cooper, Cooper’s A/C & Heating – St. James, LA
  • Ernest Lee, Sr., Candidate for Orleans Parish Sheriff – New Orleans, LA
  • Antonio Cousin, Service First Real Estate, Broker/Owner – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Brenden Craig, Candidate for City Court Judge, ES 2A – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Joseph Bikulege, Candidate for Mayor City of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA
  • Jonathan Anthony Roberts, Candidate for Councilmember, District E – New Orleans, LA
  • Kenesha Antoine, The Bluest Ink Notary Services – Baton Rouge, LA 
  • April Selmon, A & E Towing & Transportation – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Derroclecia Dunn, D’Agency Real Estate – Baton Rouge, LA 
  • Carlar Alexander-Smith, esq., Attorney at Hammonds, Sills, Adkins, Guice, Noah, & Perkins, LLP & Notary – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Brian LaFleur, BJL Group – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Jamillia Stevenson, esq., Attorney-at-Law – Chandler, TX
  • Madeline Bailey, Law Office of Madeline Bailey, LLC – Gonzales, LA
  • Jeffrey M. Heggelund, Heggelund Law, LLC – Gonzales, LA
  • Michael Wilkinson, French Quarter Realty, Realtor/Broker – New Orleans, LA
  • Stan Adkins, Stan’s Tax Service –  Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Eugene  Priestley, Le Petit Theatre Board Member – New Orleans, LA
  • Stephen Sterling, III, Sterling Law Firm – Baton Rouge, LA  
  • Michael Jones, Sr., Quality Auto Detailing & Lawn Care, LLC – Baton Rouge, LA

“FRIENDS OF JAVON OPHELIA BUTLER, MPA”:

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES

 

  • Congressman Cleo Fields, U.S. Representative 6th District – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Congressman Troy Carter, U. S. Representative 2nd District – New Orleans, LA

 

LOUISIANA STATE SENATORS

 

  • Senator Regina Ashford – Barrow, Louisiana State Senator District 15 & Senate President Pro-Tempore – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Senator Gregory Miller Louisiana State Representative, 56th District – Destrehan, LA

 

LOUISIANA STATE REPRESENTATIVES

 

  • Louisiana State Representative Adrian Fisher, District 16 – Monroe, LA
  • Representative Joseph Orgeron, Louisiana State Representative, District 54 – Cut Off, LA
  • Louisiana State Representative Joseph Orgeron, District 54 – Larose, LA
  • Louisiana State Representative Chad Brown, District 60 – Plaquemine, LA
  • Representative Barbara Reich-Freiberg, Louisiana State Representative, District 70 – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Representative Kathy Edmonston, Louisiana State Representative, District 88 – Gonzales, LA
  • Representative Sylvia Taylor, Louisiana State Representative, District 57 – Laplace, LA

 

ASCENSION PARISH

 

  • Ascension Parish Councilman Joel Robert, District 2 – Gonzales, LA
  • Ascension Parish Councilman Travis Turner, District 3 – Gonzales, LA
  • Honorable Judge Keyojuan G. Turner, 23rd JDC, ES , Div. E – Gonzales, LA
  • Ascension Parish Councilman Oliver Joseph, District 1 – Donaldsonville, LA
  • Christie Mayeux, Justice of the Peace, 2nd Justice Court – Prairieville, LA
  • Chief Sherman Jackson, City of Gonzales Chief of Police – Gonzales, LA
  • Mayor Leroy Sullivan, Sr., City of Donaldsonville – Donaldsonville, LA
  • Councilman Michael Sullivan, Sr., Council Member City of Donaldsonville, District 5 – Donaldsonville, LA

 

ASSUMPTION PARISH

 

  • Assumption Parish Police Juror Chris Carter, Ward 6 – Paincourtville, LA

 

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

 

  • Honorable Chief Justice  John Michael Guidry, Louisiana Court of Appeal for the First Circuit, Second District & Candidate for Louisiana Supreme Court – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Honorable Judge Brittany Bryant Jorden, City Judge City Court, Division C, City of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Honorable Judge Gail Grover, Juvenile Court, Election Section 2B – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Late Councilwoman Ronnie Edwards-Baton Rouge Metro Council, District 5
  •  Councilman Cleve Dunn, East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Councilman, District 6 – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Mayor-President Emile “Sid” Edwards, East Baton Rouge Parish – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Councilman Aaron Moak, East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Councilman, District 4 – Greenwell Springs, LA
  • Honorable Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose, 19th JDC Division K – Baton Rouge, LA   
  • Councilman Anthony Kenney, East Baton Rouge Parish Metro – Baton Rouge, LA 
  • Cliff Lewis, EBR Parish School Board Member Dist. 5 – Baton Rouge, LA

 

IBERVILLE PARISH

 

  • Chief Hosea Anderson, Town of Maringouin Chief of Police – Maringouin, LA
  • Councilman Steve “Pine” Smith, Iberville Parish Councilman – Plaquemine, LA

 

ORLEANS PARISH

 

  • Mary Anne Mushatt, OPDEC DISTRICT A –New Orleans, LA
  • Beverly Richard, OPDEC District A – New Orleans, LA
  • Ronald Coleman, OPDEC District B – New Orleans, LA
  • Jonathan Stewart, OPDEC DISTRICT B Board Chair – New Orleans, LA
  • Edwin Shorty, Jr., OPDEC DISTRICT C – New Orleans, LA
  • Candice Taylor, OPDEC DISTRICT A – New Orleans, LA
  • Councilman Freddie King, New Orleans City Council man District 3 – New Orleans, LA 
  • Sheriff-elect Michelle Woodfork, Orleans Parish Sheriff – New Orleans, LA
  • Councilman Oliver Thomas, Candidate for Mayor City of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA

 

 

ST. JAMES PARISH

 

  • Glenn Waguespack, St. James Parish Assessor, Convent, LA
  • St. James Parish President, Honorable Pete Dufresne – Paulina, LA
  • Mayor Patrick St. Pierre, Town of Lutcher – Lutcher, LA
  • Town of Lutcher Alderman Thomas George – Lutcher, LA
  • Sheriff Claude Louis, Jr., St. James Parish Sheriff – Convent, LA

 

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH

 

  • Councilman Vernon Bailey, St. John the Baptist Parish Council, District 6 – Laplace, LA
  • Michael Green, Jr., St. John the Baptist Parish Constable District 4 – Laplace, LA  

GRANT AWARDS:

  • Bayou Regional Arts Council, Louisiana Division of the Arts & National Endowment of the Arts – Houma, LA
  • Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge/Charles Lamar Family Foundation – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Nalco An Ecolab Company – Garyville, LA
  • Union Pacific Community Ties Giving Program, Drew Tessier – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Wal-Mart Community Impact Grant – 2023 & 2025 Gonzales, LA & 2024 Donaldsonville, LA
  • New Orleans & Company – New Orleans, LA
  • Jazz & Heritage Foundation Grant – New Orleans, LA
  • New Orleans Tourism & Culture Fund – New Orleans, LA