Senior Officers & Staff

Donald "Bubba" Jenkins, Jr. grew up watching his father, Donny, become a successful member of the home building industry. Now, a graduate of LSU's E. J. Ourso College of Business and with over fifteen years of experience with Jenkins Homes, Bubba has taken on a leadership role within the company. He specializes in designing and customizing house plans as he works with both clients and subcontractors to make sure our clients' dreams and expectations come to fruition. Bubba resides in Western St. Tammany Parish with his wife, Beth, and his two daughters. He enjoys leading a weekly Bible study at First Baptist Church of Covington, a place where he and his family continually grow closer to God and to each other.

JULES GUIDRY started his residential construction career in 1996 when he founded his company, Highland Homes. Since that time, he has focused on the single-family sector of the residential construction industry and built over 400 homes for families throughout southeast Louisiana.

During his 27 years in the building business, Jules has served on the Board of Directors of the Northshore Homebuilders Association and in 2016 as the Associations President. He also has served on the Louisiana Home Builders Associations Board of Directors since 2015 and is currently serving as its State Representative, representing the LHBA on the National Association of Home Builders Board of Directors. Additionally, he currently serves on the NAHB National Leadership Council, as well as the 1st Vice Chairman of BUILDPAC, the National Association of Homebuilders Political Action Committee.

As a lifelong resident of Louisiana, Jules’ passion is advocating for safe attainable housing, and increasing homeownership for Louisianians across the State.

Adrienne Fontenot comes to the Louisiana Home Builders Association with 20 years of experience in the non-profit industry, specifically with a local Home Builders Association. She holds a degree in Public Relations with a minor in Business Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

During her professional career, Adrienne has served on the Boards of Directors for the Executive Officers Council at the National Association of Home Builders and other local non-profit charitable agencies. She is a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and was named the recipient of the John Gentry Excellence Award in 2017.

Adrienne and her husband, Jared, are the parents of three children.