Preston Castille Jr.

Preston Castille joined Taylor Porter in 1994 and was a Partner and member of the Executive Committee. He retired from the partnership in January 2020 and is currently Of Counsel with the firm. Mr. Castille is engaged primarily in education and business law. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Castille worked as an economist for the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. In October 2019, Mr. Castille was elected as the District 8 member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). BESE is the administrative body for all Louisiana public elementary and secondary schools.

Mr. Castille is active in various education-related organizations. He is the Immediate Past National President of the Southern University Alumni Federation and is a current member of the Tulane Law School Dean Advisory Board. Mr. Castille served on Governor John Bel Edwards’ Education Transition Committee in 2015. He is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Schools for Baton Rouge and President of Helix Community Schools. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Volunteers in Public Schools.