Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Murphy joins Port NOLA board

NEW ORLEANS - Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Todd P. Murphy to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in July to succeed Commissioner Jack C. Jensen.

Murphy was sworn in during July 25's monthly Board meeting and will serve a 5-year term.

Murphy will be a representative of Jefferson Parish on the 7-member regional board.

With the Port’s alignment with the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad in 2018, Port Commissioners also serve on the NOPB Commission. 

Murphy is an economic development leader and veteran of the financial sector. A native of Metairie, La., he currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of M Wealth Advisors-Raymond James.

He's spent nearly 10 years as President of the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce and Ex-Officio Administrator of the organization’s Charitable Foundation and Political Action Committee. 

Under his leadership, the chamber was awarded a Five-Star Accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and was honored three times in the past decade as the most outstanding Chamber by the Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

He has a bachelor’s degree from LSU and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. 

The Port NOLA /NOPB Commission boards are unsalaried positions and members serve 5-year staggered terms. (Port NOLA 07/25/23) Port NOLA | Gov. John Bel Edwards Appoints Todd Murphy to Port of New…

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