Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) and Executive Director Steven Picou, A.A.E., were recently recognized at the South Central Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (SCCAAAE) conference in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Picou received the Airport Project Award for the New LFT Terminal and the Commercial Service Airport Award on behalf of LFT. Picou has served as the Executive Director of Aviation for LFT since 2015. He holds a degree in
Professional Aviation from Louisiana Tech University and is a commercial/instrument-rated pilot.

He is also an accredited member of the American Association of Airport Executives. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has held key leadership positions in the aviation industry that include oversight of airport facilities and operations, management of construction projects, and more.

Picou also supervised the construction of the landmark new LFT Terminal Project, which began in November 2018 and was completed in January of this year.

The South Central Chapter of AAAE is a professional association comprised of individuals and businesses involved in the management of airports in the midwest, southwest, and southern regions of the United States and Central America.