Travis Albert is a native of Baton Rouge, LA and Class of 1999 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Robert E Lee High School. Mr. Albert attended Xavier University and later found interest in welding. He later pursued his interest by attending and graduating from Capital Area Technical College, now known as Baton Rouge Community College in 2010. Soon after he began his career as a combination pipe welder and for 10 years. In 2017, Travis used his talents to start his own business, Royalty Welding and Metal Fabrications, which has been growing and very successful. He has also volunteered his time to teaching and certifying youth in welding at Broadmoor High School over the last two years. Seeking to serve his community more, he started a non-profit organization called Building Better Futures BR in order to mentor young men on how to obtain successful careers through other avenues outside of college. Travis Albert was elected 2nd Vice President of NAACP Baton Rouge Branch in 2018 and recently re-elected to serve his second term.