About Conrad
Conrad Appel is a successful, conservative business leader who is President of Construction South, Inc. in Metairie. He has over 35 years of construction management and real estate development experience and has helped create thousands of Louisiana jobs.
As the father of two children, the future of Jefferson Parish is extremely important to Conrad. That is why he actively promotes the economic and civic environment in Jefferson Parish through his participation in numerous economic development and civic organizations.
Conrad Appel is running for State Senate to put his business and civic experience to work for the people of Jefferson Parish.
Business Experience
- Construction South, Inc., President
- Construction Management Services, Inc., President
Professional and Civic Activities (Past and Present)
- Member - Governor Jindal's Economic Development Transition Team
- Chairman of the Jefferson Business Council
- Chairman - East Jefferson Council and Area Councils of the Chamber
- Chairman and founding director of Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
- Jefferson Parish Select Committee for East Jefferson Hospital
- Jefferson Parish Business/Education Collaborative Team
- Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
- Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- Board of Directors of the World Trade Center
- Board of Directors – Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR)
- Director of the Flood Protection Alliance
- Board of Directors of the Louisiana Tax-Free Shopping Board
- District Chairman and State Board of Directors of the Louisiana Associated General Contractors
- Director – Metrovision
- Commissioner of the Governor’s Workforce Development Task Force
- State and National Legislative Committees
- Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Crime Commission
- Vice President and Director of the Metropolitan Area Committee
- Member – Krewe of Argus
- Board of Directors of the Louisiana Children’s Museum
- Member – National Rifle Association and Ducks Unlimited
- Board of Directors – Suburban Gun and Rod Club
- Member – Lake Pontchartrain Basin Association
- Member – Coastal Conservation Association
- Member – Audubon Institute
Education
- Bridgedale Elementary School
- T H Harris Junior High School
- Graduate of Isidore Newman High School
- Graduate of Louisiana State University,
- BS in Electrical Engineering (1973)
