Lora Ann Chaisson

Lora Ann Chaisson is the Principal Chief of the United Houma Nation (UHN) and is a resident of Pointe aux Chenes, LA. She is the daughter of Theo Chaisson and the late Betty Sanders Chaisson. Ms. Chaisson serves as the Delegate for the UHN to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). She was elected as the Southeast Regional Area Alternate Vice President for NCAI. She is also a current member of the United States Department of Labor Native American Employment and Training Council as well as a Board Member for the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA). Locally, she is an appointee to the Lafourche, Assumption, and Terrebonne (LAT) Workforce Board. Ms. Chaisson is employed as a Vice President of Tribal Solutions Group. Her work with Tribal Solutions Group encompasses a variety of divisions with solution based services in areas such as education, gaming, medical, and broadband/communications specifically for tribal nations, entities, and enterprises. Previously, she worked with the Inter-Tribal Council of Louisiana and the Institute for Indian Development within both the domestic violence and the workforce development programs. Lora is an alumnus of the American Indian Opportunity Ambassador Program – a national organization providing capacity building and leadership development for Native American professionals looking to grow their communities. During her free time Ms. Chaisson enjoys teaching friends and family traditional Houma Indian basket-weaving, jewelry-making, and cooking. She has exhibited her work at various venues, and in addition, is a long-standing presenter at the New Orleans and Jazz Heritage Festival has presented for decades.