Irma Muse Dixon (born 1952 July 18, New Orleans, Louisiana) was the first African-American elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC). Commissioner Dixon represented the Third District on PSC from 1992 (replacing Louis Lambert) through reelection in 1998 to the term ending in 2004. Dixon previously represented House District 95 in the Louisiana Legislature for 4 years (elected 1988, reelected 1991) immediately prior to being elected to PSC in 1992.[1] Dixon's 12 years of service on PSC brought her a commendation from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in 2004.[2]
Dixon's losing races[3] occurred in 2002, 2004, and 2007:
A graduate of Walter L. Cohen Senior High School, Dixon obtained her B.A. from Southern University. She holds the degree of MSW from Tulane University and is a fellow of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.[4]
Dixon has served in state government with the Office of Employment Training and Development and as an undersecretary in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; and in New Orleans city government as Director of the Department of Recreation. She is a security manager for Xyant Technology. She is active in the Urban League, the Boys and Girls Club of New Orleans, the YWCA, and New Orleans' Second Baptist Church. In 2009 she was chosen to head Beacon of Hope, a New Orleans charitable organization.[5]