2022 Dealer of the Year

Joel P. Oustalet

BUBBA OUSTALET CHEVROLET CADILLAC, INC. JENNINGS, LOUISIANA 1961-2022

2022 LADA Dealer of the Year

JOEL P. OUSTALET

LADA honored Joel P. Oustalet posthumously with its Dealer of the Year award during the LADA Annual Convention at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., on June 25, 2022. Joel’s daughter Jolie accepted the award on behalf of their family.

“It was one of the highest honors of my career to present this award posthumously to Joel,” said LADA President Will Green. “Joel exemplified the Dealer of the Year award in all that he did, and we received an overwhelming number of nominations for him. That, coupled with the Board’s unanimous decision to elect him Dealer of the Year, reinforces not only the amazing dealer Joel was, but also the love he garnered as a person from his fellow dealers.”

An excerpt from Joel’s obituary states: Joel P. Oustalet’s business, fellow dealers, and employees were his life! He was most passionate about serving his fellow Louisiana and national dealers. Joel was a Louisiana Auto Dealer Association Chairman, National Automotive Dealer’s Association Vice Chairman of Region II, and board member of Louisiana Dealer Services. He was honored to be named the National Automotive Dealer’s Association Director of the Year and the 2011 NADA Convention Chairman. Joel was chosen to represent fellow dealers on Ford National Dealer Council. He was instrumental in protecting dealers from many government regulations and wanted to preserve the industry for future generations.

Joel epitomized the best of us, and we are glad to further celebrate his legacy as the 2022 Louisiana Dealer of the Year.