Board members

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Ernest P. Price, Jr., Chairman

Entergy Corporation

Ernest Price Jr. is a lifelong New Orleans resident   with a strong record of community engagement. He has served on the Board of  Directors of the New Orleans Recreation Development Foundation since June 2017 and has held the roles of Board Chair and Commissioner on the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission since June 2019. He joined the Board of Directors for Educare New Orleans in September 2019 and served as Vice Chairman until the board’s dissolution in April 2025, when its responsibilities transitioned to Clover New Orleans, Inc. Ernest currently serves on the Board of Directors for Clover New Orleans, Inc.

Ernest holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, both from Louisiana State University. Professionally, Ernest is a Senior Manager in Entergy Corporation’s Incident Response department, where he ensures effective business continuity planning and coordinated, safe response to incidents impacting customers and the communities Entergy serves. He began his career at Entergy as a summer intern   in 2004 and has previously worked in Risk & Insurance Management, Organizational Health & Diversity, Financial Planning, and Corporate Development.

Ernest and his spouse, Crystal Marks-Price of Lafayette, LA, own five McDonald’s franchises, including two in the New Orleans metropolitan area. They are the proud parents of their 8‑year‑old son, Caiden, who actively participates in   NORD athletics, including baseball, soccer, and basketball.

Kyle Walker, Ex-Officio

NORD Commission, Chair

Kyle Walker currently serves as Director of Administration and Disaster Claims for Property and Facilities at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, where she leads the administrative response to federally declared disasters, manages state insurance claims, and directs departmental financial, personnel and contracting functions. She also serves as Staff Senate Secretary and previously held the role of Assistant Director of Purchasing.

Her nonprofit leadership includes serving as Secretary-Treasurer of the Hollygrove-Dixon Neighborhood Association and Treasurer-Secretary of the New Orleans School Facility Finance Foundation, which provides financing to renovate public schools. She has also served as Secretary of the Newman Parent Association, Vice President of the University City, Missouri Library Board of Trustees, and as a volunteer with Washington University’s Alumni and Parents Admissions Program and the College Admissions Project’s Young Leadership Council.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with dual majors in Marketing and Organization & Human Resources from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a John B Irvin Scholar, and a Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Shreveport.

Kyle Walker is honored to serve on the NORD Commission and is committed to advancing high-quality programming and access across all facilities. She is married with two sons and a member of Celebration Church.