Jeff Landry removed his chosen board chair, Roy Carubba, and replaced him with Peter Vicari, who Landry appointed to the board just last month. At several board meetings, a governor-appointed chair of the board has emphasized how much time he’s spending getting to know the staff. Because of the Flood Authority’s crucial purpose, the public cannot afford to have it run by a board chair who acts recklessly. At the February 2025 board meeting, Carubba announced that he was saving the SLFPA-E $300,000 by eliminating contracts for grasscutting, a task that would hence be performed by Levee Board staff, he said. The board chair’s role is to provide leadership to ensure the board fulfills this role effectively —no more, no less.