About NELEA
Our Leadership
Jack Hammons — Mayor of Winnsboro, Louisiana
Winnsboro Mayor Jack Hammons has a forty year background in private business and has been married to Bobbie Newton Hammons for fifty-two years. They have three daughters, Paula, Rhonda, and Sandra and one grandson.
Hammons served for twelve years on the Franklin Medical Center Board of Commissioners, six years as Chairman of the Board. He is a member and past president of the Winnsboro-Franklin Parish Chamber of Commerce and was awarded the Chamber of Commerce “Spirit Award” for his volunteer work in the community. He has also served as president of the Winnsboro Merchants Association for eight years, seven years as president of the Winnsboro Economic Development Foundation, and six years as a Franklin Parish Head Start advisory member.
- Mayor, City of Winnsboro, 1998-present
- Alderman, City of Winnsboro, 1990 -1998
- Board Member, Franklin Parish Council on Aging
- Board Member, Franklin Parish Tourism
- Advisory Board, Northeast Louisiana Food Bank
- Charter Member, Princess Theatre
- Board Member, Northeast Delta Resource Conservation & Development
- Executive Board, Louisiana Community Development Authority
- Advisory Board, Northeast Louisiana Technical Schools
- Board Member, Franklin Parish Museum
- Board Member, Winnsboro Historic Commission
- Chairman, Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance
- Chairman, Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum
- Board Member, Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc.
- Member, Winnsboro Lion’s Club
- Member, Winnsboro-Franklin Chamber of Commerce
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Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance is a private membership, not-for-profit corporation utilizing local, state, federal and private resources and programs to enhance the available economic elements present in our region to promote and grow.
What we do
We provide technical assistance, loan programs, technical communication, education and preside as the Coordinating Responsible Authority for the Northern and Central Renewal Communities.
Case studies
NELEA was deeply involved in bringing the Conagra Foods plant to the Delhi, LA community.
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NELEA recently produced a video detailing the economic opportunities still available in Louisiana during the current economic conditions.
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