BATON ROUGE — The board of directors of the Louisiana Housing Corporation elected Lloyd “Buddy” Spillers as its new chairman of the board at a special meeting April 27.

“The Legislature and the Administration, in their wisdom, saw that there was a change needed in the direction of the corporation and appointed a new board,” Spillers said. “I’m honored to be selected as the first chair and am pleased with the representation of these board members. I’ve had professional dealings with the LHC for the past 20 years, and there is a trust deficit overlooking the organization. The key to repairing and increasing the public’s trust in the corporation is to provide complete transparency.

“The LHC board is now truly representative of the public we serve, and it’s an honor to be working alongside my fellow board members. I want to assure Louisiana residents that they are our customers, and in my position as a board member, we will see to it that the LHC is run like a business. Customer satisfaction is going to be a top priority, and I’m confident that we will be able to make it happen.”