A century plus of commitment.
Our Mission
The Ouachita River Valley Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes the development of water and land resources projects that are engineered and economically feasible, environmentally sustainable, and publicly acceptable that enhance the general welfare of the people in the Ouachita River Basin in Arkansas, Louisiana, and the Nation.
While the major focus of the Association is on operation, maintenance, and completion of the Ouachita-Black Rivers Navigation Project and associated infrastructure, the Association also supports economic development projects throughout the Basin.
ORVA History
A river basin of opportunity.
Since 1893, the Ouachita River Valley Association (ORVA) has promoted the development of water and land resources projects that enhance the welfare of the people in the Ouachita River Basin in Arkansas and Louisiana.
1893
Ouachita River Improvement Association Founded
The Association was organized in 1893 as the Ouachita River Improvement Association with the sole purpose of obtaining a year-round commercial navigation system on the Ouachita River in Arkansas and Louisiana.
1950
Renamed to Ouachita River Valley Association
In 1950, the Association was renamed as the Ouachita River Valley Association. With this rename came an expansion of the organization’s objectives to include the full myriad of benefits that could be derived from water and water resources development throughout the entire Ouachita River Basin.
Present
Continued Commitment
Board of Directors
Committed to the sustainability of the Ouachita River Basin.
Randy Denmon
President
Volkert Engineering
P.O. Box 8460
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 366-0836 (Mobile)
randydenmon@volkert.com
Brandon Waggoner
Vice President
Tensas Basin Levee District
505 District Drive
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 323-1130 (Office)
(318) 366-9873 (Mobile)
Brandon.Waggoner@tbld.gov
David Richardson
Secretary / Treasurer
Camden Water Utilities
P.O. Box J
Camden, AR 71711
(870) 818-0052 (Mobile)
davidrcamdenh2o@cablelynx.com
David L. Weeks
Executive Director
13516 Hwy 65 S
Transylvania, LA 71286
(870) 366-3834 (Mobile)
david.weeks.ORVA@outlook.com
Arkansas Delegation
Judge Robbie McAdoo
Ouachita County
PO Box 644
Camden, AR 71711
(870) 675-0507 (Office)
judge@ouachitacounty.org
Judge Mike Lofton
Union County Arkansas
101 N Washington
El Dorado, AR 71730
(870) 814-1201 (Mobile)
mloftin@unioncountyar.com
Denny McPhate
111 Opera St.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
(501) 321-6866 (Office)
(501) 622-63386 (Mobile)
dmcphate@cityhs.net
Corbet Lamkin, PhD
160 Ouachita 338
Chidester, AR 71726
(870) 685-2896 (Home)
(870) 904-3338 (Mobile)
clamkin2020@gmail.com
Mayor Crystal Marshall
City of Crossett Arkansas
201 Main Street
Crossett, AR 71635
(870) 415-0014
crystalmarshallofcrossett@gmail.com
Mayor Charlotte Young
City of Camden Arkansas
206 Van Buren St NE
Camden, AR 71701
(870) 837-5500
mayor@cityofcamdenar.com
Robert Edmonds
City of El Dorado
501 N Washington
El Dorado, AR 71730
(870) 863-4244 (Office)
(870) 866-7211 (Cell)
raedmonds@hotmail.com
Louisiana Delegation
Johnny Martin
Terral River Service Inc.
10100 Hwy 65 South
Lake Providence, LA 71254
(800) 228-1961 (Office)
jmartin@terralriverservice.com
Mayor Staci Mitchell
City of West Monroe
2305 N. 7th St.
West Monroe, LA 71291
318-396-2600 (Office)
smitchell@westmonroe.la.gov
Gene Moore
Parker Towing
728 Highlandia Dr, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(205) 924-0633 (Office)
(225) 287-0317 (Mobile)
GeneMoore@gmsbr.com
Monty Adams, Jr.
Caldwell Bank & Trust Co.
P.O. Box 1749
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-9209 (Office)
montya@caldwellbankandtrust.com
Kevin Crosby
Lazenby & Associates, Inc.
2000 North 7th Street
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 387-2710 (Office)
kcrosby@lazenbyengr.com
Brian Moore
Advancion Sciences
350 Louisiana Hwy 2
Sterlington, LA 71280
(318) 665-5245 (Office)
(318) 243-6312 (Mobile)
bkmoore@advancionsciences.com
Brian Bergeron
Monroe Terminal, LLC
1940 La. Hwy 1 North
Port Allen, LA 70767
