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David Couvillon

David Couvillon is retired, but does do consulting work. He was born in Lafayette, LA in 1956 and currently lives in Brusly, LA. Married to Peggy Starling, they have 4 grown children and four grandsons and three granddaughters.


David graduated from Port Allen High School in 1974 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After 2 years, he was released from active duty and attended Louisiana State University where he received a BS degree in Business Management in 1982.


During this time, David maintained his affiliation with the U.S. Marine Corps as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. A combat veteran of two wars, David commanded an infantry battalion in in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, David was the Military Provincial Governor for Wasit Province in Iraq. David retired from the Marines in 2014 after 39 years’ faithful service to our country.


After graduating LSU, David began his business life as an Assistant Vice President with Fidelity/Hibernia National Bank in Baton Rouge overseeing security and fraud protection for the Credit Card Division. He was instrumental in developing software, now a standard process worldwide, to identify suspect credit card purchases. David next spent 24 years with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield in in the Medicare Division leading teams in Claims Processing, EDI, Enrollment, and Review over five states. He also was Regional Vice President with Weiser Security Services for two years, leading the Western Region (4 states) to become the leading region in the company, even in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As the Operations Manager for Xerox handling a document archiving contract with the State of Louisiana for one year, David eliminated a severe backlog for the Department of Children and Family Services.


As the Director of Office of Group Benefits with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for 5 years, David has presided over a re-orientation of workload and staff that has led to Claims, Customer Service and Membership & Billing substantially meeting the Service Level Agreements of the BCBSLA’s largest contract.


As CEO with the Louisana Office of Group Benefits, David oversaw health and life insurance for over 240,000 lives of Louisiana state employees, retirees, and dependents, as well as affiliated public agencies. Retiring in January 2024, David is enjoying life!


His community interests are many as well. David is a volunteer, member and officer in many organizations and activities such as the Marine Corps League (Past Detachment Commandant), Knights of Columbus, Veterans of Foreign Wars (Jr. Vice Commandant), American Legion; Reserve Officer Association (Past Department of Louisiana Commander); Military Order of the World Wars (past Vice-President); Military Officers Association of America, Boy Scouts of America, Spirit of America (Special advisor), and the Baton Rouge Blues Society (Past President), as well as on the Parish Council for St John the Baptist Catholic Church. He is also currently on the Board of Directors for the West Baton Rouge Historical Association and President of the West Baton Rouge Museum; the Board of Directors for the Slim Harpo Music Awards; the Board of Directors Baton Rouge Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation; and, Commissioner with Louisiana Naval War Museum (USS Kidd). Additionally, he speaks to other organizations and schools about the Marine Corps, veterans’ affairs, and patriotism. His personal awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 nd Award), Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon (2 nd Award), Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal (8 th award), and Armed Services Reserve Medal (3 rd Award). David was inducted into the Cadets of the Ole War Skule (LSU) Hall of Honor in 2006; and is the 2014 recipient of the “Slim Harpo Ambassador Award.”

David Couvillon
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