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What's At Stake: The Need is Great and the Time is Now

LA DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson will discuss the current state of Louisiana’s infrastructure, steps the department has taken to remain efficient and effective and the impact this legislative session will have moving forward.

Dr. Shawn Wilson was appointed Secretary of the Department of Transportation by Governor John Bel Edwards on January 11, 2016 after 10 years of executive service at DOTD. 

Wilson earned a B.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Louisiana and holds a Master of Public Administration degree as well as a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs from Southern University.

During his first year as Secretary, DOTD was successful at securing and obligating nearly $150 million additional federal dollars on major I-10 widening from I-49 to New Orleans.  Secretary Wilson most recently completed his work on the Governor’s Transportation Task Force that recommends an annual investment of $700 million in Louisiana’s multimodal infrastructure.

Shawn and his wife, Rocki, reside in Lafayette.  Together they have two children, Shawn Denise (22) and Joshua Bakari (14).