2026-27 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL OFFICERS
RileyBusenlener President
2026-27 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lance Africk
Nathan S. Africk
Allison Briede Badon
Sidney J. Barthelemy
Vicky Bayley
Walter F. Becker, Jr.
Thomas Beron
Kathleen Orr “Kaki” Birtel
Cecil “C.J.” Blache
Peter Bodenheimer
Stephen H. Boh
Gregory M. Bowser
Ralph O. Brennan
Richard C. Briede
A. Vernon Brinson
Steven D. Brinson
Sean M. Bruno
Erin V. Burns
Ronald V. Burns, Sr.
John R. Busenlener
Riley Busenlener
Brian Capitelli
Christopher Capitelli
Ralph Capitelli
Ben B. Carollo
Michael M. Christovich
Edith Joy Brown Clement
Miles P. Clements
Stanley J. Cohn
Jay Corenswet
Charles V. Cusimano, II
Charles V. Cusimano, III
P. Keith Daigle
Suzanne Dardis Daly
John J. “Jack” Dardis
Joseph M. Dardis
Brian P. David
J. Thomas David
John E. David
Oliver S. Delery, III
Lawrence Ditoro, Jr.
Meghan Donelon
W. Scott Duggins
Jay C. Dumas
Erik W. Fabacher
James W. Fabacher
Thomas A. Flower
Kyle M. France
Timothy B. Francis
Jonathan Friedman
Brad N. Frischhertz
Lloyd N. Frischhertz
Fabian K. “Fritz” Fromherz
Kurt Fromherz
Bruce J. Gaubert
Ryan M. Gaubert
Mary Jane David Gillette
Gary J. Glueck
Holly Carter Gordon
Jennifer Jeandron Guenard
Marlin N. Gusman
Marlin N. Gusman, Jr.
Oscar M. Gwin, III
Oscar M. “Mac” Gwin, IV
Michelle Gaiennie Hamrick
Joseph Henican, IV
Hudson A. Higgins
Peter H. Hopkins
Brian A. Jackson
Raymond J. Jeandron, Jr.
Raymond J. Jeandron, III
Cappy Meyer Johnson
William J. “Bill” Kearney, IV
Clifford H. Kern, III
Jay H. Kern
Dr. Jeff Kuo
Betsy Becker Laborde
Eric Laborde
Jack Laborde
Anne Teague Landis
James C. Landis
G. Charles “Chuck” Lapeyre
Jason Loerzel
Telley S. Madina
Archie Manning
David B. Melius
Conrad Meyer, V “Monty” Montgomery, Jr.
Monique G. Morial
Dr. J. Lee Moss
John Lee Moss, Jr.
Brandon Nelson
Dr. Wayne D. Pierce
Nicholas E. Pontiff
Michael O. Read
Michael O. “Beau” Read, Jr.
Dorothy “Dottie” Reese
Jerry E. “Jay” Romig, Jr.
Mark C. Romig, APR
Richard D. Roussel
M.P. “Pete” Schneider, III
George R. Simno, III
Jeffrey F. Simno
Renny Simno
Kennedy Smith
Richard R. Smith
Patrick Summerour
Brad Treuting
Stephen R. Treuting
Jenny L. Tripkovich
Dennis J. Waldron
James P. Waldron
Roderick K. West
Camille Whitworth
T.C. Wicker, IV
T. Carey Wicker, III
David G. Wolford
Charles C. Zatarain, III
Caroline C. Zatarain
Michael P. “Mick” Zatarain
Ashley Melius Zito
Lee Zurik
Sam Zurik, Jr.
Sam Zurik, III
Beignets, bananas foster, snowballs, hurricanes, pralines, and king cakes – all staples of New Orleans and all so sweet. But what if New Orleans didn’t have its sugar? Things wouldn’t be so sweet. And if New Orleans didn’t have its Sugar Bowl, many other things in the city wouldn’t be so sweet.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl, a staple of the New Orleans sports community since 1935, celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2023. The Bowl is well-known throughout the country for bringing the best in college football to New Orleans – 29 different national championship college football teams have traveled to New Orleans thanks to the Sugar Bowl, as well as 21 Heisman Trophy winners and 167 future members of the College Football Hall of Fame.
However, less well-known are the Bowls’ other contributions to the region.
Every year, the Sugar Bowl supports the community through the hosting and sponsorship of local sporting events, recognition events and scholarships. In the last decade, the Sugar Bowl has hosted nearly 500 amateur athletic events, honored thousands of local athletes, donated over $5 million in support of teachers, and awarded over $1 million in scholarships. In the new College Football Playoff (CFP) era, the Sugar Bowl has hosted six CFP games and the 2020 CFP National Championship, an event made possible by a nearly $6 million contribution by the Sugar Bowl Committee.
Additionally, the Bowl hosted a season-opening kickoff game in 2022, and added a music event with the legendary Garth Brooks in 2023. Drawing nearly one million fans into the region to experience Louisiana culture, all Sugar Bowl events over the past 10 years have generated an economic impact of over $2.5 billion and nearly $200 million in direct tax revenue.
by Derick
by Ryan
