Kevin M. Kelly

Kevin M. Kelly is the founder and owner of Port Cargo Service, LLC, a group of companies that specialize in logistics. His operations include more than 3 million square feet of industrial warehouse space—the largest of its kind in the South. In addition to this business, Mr. Kelly has a keen interest in preserving New Orleans’s historic structures. He has served on a number of boards and committees, including the Louisiana Trust of Historic Places, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Historic District Landmarks Commission, Preservation Resource Center and The Trust for Public Land. In 2003, he also purchased the 19th-century Houmas House, embarking on a restoration of the mansion and its gardens to their former glory as “the Crown Jewel of Louisiana’s River Road.” It remains his private residence, but he has opened it to the public to share the estate’s heritage, a legacy spanning more than 200 years.

Chef Jeremy Langlois

Jeremy Langlois began his culinary journey at the age of 16 in May 1995 when he joined Chef John Folse's White Oak Plantation Team. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to prep cook within seven months. Chef Folse recognized Langlois' potential and offered him a scholarship to attend the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University.

After gaining experience in "a la carte" preparation and kitchen intensity at Lafitte's Landing Restaurant at Viala Plantation in January 1998, Langlois was promoted to Executive Chef at the award-winning Lafitte's Landing Restaurant at Bittersweet Plantation at just 22 years old. He became the youngest Executive Chef of any restaurant in the DiRONA organization, which includes 750 premiere restaurants in three countries.

Currently, Langlois is the Executive Chef of Houmas House Plantation's Latil's Landing Restaurant, which was named one of the top twenty best new restaurants in America by Esquire Magazine. He creates delicious dishes in his unique "Nouvelle Louisiane" style, using only Louisiana's freshest local ingredients. He is passionate about delivering unforgettable experiences to his guests.