Keith Lewing 

Mr. Lewing is a lifelong resident of Anacoco, Louisiana. From 2000 to 2012 he served as a councilman for the Village of Anacoco, serving from 2001 to 2012 as mayor pro tempore. In 2012 he was elected Mayor of Anacoco. He is currently serving as the District D Vice-President of the Louisiana Municipal Association.  

He is the owner of Howard Lewing Construction, Inc., a residential and commercial construction contractor and also a volunteer Firefighter on the Anacoco Fire Department.

Both the Village of Anacoco and Mayor Lewing are huge supporters of Fort Johnson. One of the greatest honors he has enjoyed since becoming mayor is escorting troops who are deploying overseas or returning home.

Danny Reynolds

Mr. Reynolds is the City Councilman at Large in DeRidder, LA.  He currently owns and operates D3 Rentals, LLC and is a producer with Exit Real Eastate Consultants.

Danny graduated from DeRidder High School in 1993 and joined the LA Army National Guard where he served from 1993-2001 as a 63H/Tracked Vehicle Repairer achieving the rank of SGT/E-5. Wearing the uniform was always a rewarding experience for him. He learned to be a leader and did so with a “lead by example” attitude. His training and experience gained him employment with Leir Seigler Services, LLC, and an opportunity to go to South Korea as an inspector where he managed an inspection team of 22 people responsible for over 3000 pieces of rolling stock.  

Danny has been a member of the Rotary Club of DeRidder for 14 years where he served as president from 2018-2019 and again in 2023-2024. When he isn’t working, he enjoys antique cars, antique shopping, and travelling. The things he loves the most in life are God, family, and friends. Danny shares his life with his wife Crystal and four daughters—Kailea, Destiny, Trinity, and Ava along with sons-in-law Camron and Colby. Most recently, Colby and Trinity added their daughter Crue to the family.

Jerry Shirley

Mr. Shirley, life-long resident of Beauregard Parish, has always believed and lived the work ethic his parents taught him from childhood. His experience in the political, economic, and military aspects of Southwest Louisiana make him about serving on the LAFA Board of Directors.

After graduating from DeRidder High School and McNeese in Business Education during the Vietnam era, Mr. Shirley served the Army Infantry by walking point with a scout dog in the jungles for the 1st Cav. Division.  After his stint in the Army, he returned to SWLA where, in the intervening years, he has owned several businesses, worked in sales and life insurance, taught high school business education, driven a school bus, and role-played to train soldiers at Fort Johnson.

His greatest exposure in public management, personnel, budgets and finance, legal matters, economic growth, and public policy has been his eight-term tenure as an elected Beauregard Parish Police juror, a position he currently serves.    He is a team player who understands the roles of listening, cooperation, and compromise which being in group management requires.