National EMS Academy Names New Director The National EMS Academy has named Acadian Ambulance Operations Manager Taylor Richard as its new director. Posted: Jan 21, 2021 3:36 PM Posted By: Akemi Briggs January 21, 2021—The National EMS Academy has named Acadian Ambulance Operations Manager Taylor Richard as its new director. He will take the place of Kirk Lacour, who has moved into a full-time role within Acadian’s legal department. Richard has been with Acadian for 10 years, having served as a paramedic field supervisor and operations coordinator in North Texas before assuming his most recent role as operations manager in Ouachita Parish. He is a member of Leadership Ouachita’s 32nd graduating class.