(The Center Square) – Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission employee salaries total over $2.8 million, with the executive port director making over $400,000 annually.
Operators make between $60,000 and $70,000 a year, according to the state’s Division of Administration.
The port authority pays for salaries through local taxes and fees. Operations and revenue of the port drives the funding. Nineteen employees are the salary list, according to the website of the Division of Administration.
Finance and Human Resources Director Gloria Washington told The Center Square that the salary data is up to date as of Oct. 3.
Executive Port Director Eric England is the highest paid at $404,310 a year. General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer Dannye Malone has annual salary of $328,231; Washington $226,878; Engineering and Planning Director Richard Nance $203,726; and Operations Director Tyler Comeaux $202,010.
The five lowest-paid are either Operator III or Operator IV positions. The lowest Operator III position is paid $66,107, and the lowest Operator IV position is paid $79,400.
The data shows no compensation for Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission members Walter O. Bigby, Jr., Erica Bryant, Stephen Callaway, Brian Crawford, Sam Gregorio, Roy Griggs, James Hall, Rick Prescott and Joshua Williams.
While a 2026 budget has not been added, the 2025 budget shows $3.9 million budgeted for employee salaries and benefits and $3.1 million for operating expenses. Other expenses and expenditures show $21.7 million in Capital Outlay, $7.4 million for other charges, $1.4 million for professional services, and $10,000 budgeted for employee travel.
