The Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) inducted Charles Goodson of Charley G’s in Lafayette into its Hall of Fame during the annual President’s Reception and Grand Awards Banquet on Aug. 6.
Goodson has been an LRA member for almost 21 years, and during that time served as a chapter president, state president, state board of director and chairman of the association’s Legislative, HostPAC and Membership Development committees as well as the Chapter President’s Council.
Goodson served on the National Restaurant Association’s Board of Directors and received the LRA’s “Active Member of the Year” award in 1993 and the “Restaurateur of the Year” award in 2001. Goodson is also a founder and chairman of the EatLafayette campaign that promotes local eateries in Lafayette, LA.
Other members of the LRA Hall of Fame include Ralph Brennan, Virginia & Savare DeFelice, Gregory Hamer and Shirley Deluzain.
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The Louisiana Restaurant Association is one of the largest business organizations in the state, representing more than 7,000 restaurant operations and related businesses. The restaurant industry in Louisiana is the state’s largest private employer with 130,000 employed directly and another 55,000 indirectly employed. Restaurants in Louisiana are expected to generate sales of $4.8 billion in 2006.
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