Three executives of the Louisiana Department of Highways will head the 12th annual convention of the Southeastern Association of State Highway Officials September 30 - October 2 at Asheville, North Carolina. They are, left to right, E.J. James, chief engineer of the Louisiana department, outgoing president of the regional group; J.A. Kinkead, project control engineer and SASHO secretary-treasurer, and Norman E. Lant, urban engineer, who is a member of the 12-state board of directors. Scheduled to succeed James as SASHO president is W.H. Rogers Jr., North Carolina state highway engineer, now serving as vice president of the organization.

Photo is dated 1953.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.