The achievements of the Southern Rail Commission would not be possible without the dedication of our champions and elected officials:

  • Senator Wicker

  • Senator Cassidy

  • Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith

  • Senator Cantwell

  • Senator Tester

  • Mayor Billy Hewes, Gulfport

  • Mayor Michael Favre, Bay St. Louis

  • Mayor Andrew M. “FoFo” Gilich, Jr., Biloxi

  • Mayor Jay Willis, Pascagoula

  • Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, Baton Rouge

  • Mayor LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans

  • Former Mayor Barney Arceneaux, Gonzales

  • Mayor Friday Ellis, Monroe

  • Mayor Sandy Stinson, Mobile

  • Joe McHugh, former CEO of Amtrak

  • Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves

  • Alabama Governor Kay Ivey

Alabama CHAMPIONS

  • US Senator Byrne

  • US Senator Baker

  • AL Senator Albritton

  • Baldwin County Commission

  • Coastal Alabama Partnership

  • Mobile Mayor Stimpson

  • Mobile County Commission

Louisiana CHAMPIONS

  • Baton Rouge Area Foundation

  • GNO Inc.

  • Baton Rouge Area Chamber

  • Louisiana Super Region Rail Authority

  • Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome

  • New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell

  • Gonzales Mayor Barney Arceneaux

  • Elected officials in St. Charles, St. James, Jefferson and St. John Parishes

Mississippi CHAMPIONS

  • Bay St. Louis City Council

  • Gulfport Mayor Hewes and City Council

  • Biloxi Mayor Gilich and City Council

  • Pascagoula Mayor Maxwell

  • Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce

  • Hancock County Board of Supervisors

  • Hancock Chamber of Commerce

  • Jackson County Board of Supervisors

  • Gulf Regional Planning Commission

  • Long Beach Mayor Bass

  • Pass Christian Mayor McDermott and Board of Alderman

  • Ocean Springs City Council

  • Gautier Mayor Gollott and City Council

  • Mississippi Transportation Commission

  • Diamondhead Mayor Schafer and City Council

  • D'Iberville City Council