R-Metairie
Senator Appel was elected to the Louisiana Senate in 2008. From 2012 until 2015 Senator Conrad Appel was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education. He currently serves on the Finance, Education, Commerce, and Environmental Quality Committees.
Prior to his political career, he had served as Chairman of many civic organizations including:
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans
The Jefferson Economic Development Commission
The Jefferson Business Council
The Area Councils of the Chamber
The Jefferson Council of the Chamber
Senator Appel has been recognized as an Outstanding Legislator by the Louisiana Family Forum, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association, GNO, Inc., and numerous other civic and business organizations. He has also appeared as a speaker at several National education events.
Senator Appel has been the Owner for more than 40 years of ConstructionSouth, Inc., a general construction contractor. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University achieving a degree as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He is married and has two children.
